Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-01-05
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tention Of Educators.
Moscow, Dec. 2s-The second days
session OF the State Teachers Associa-
tion called out a large attendance. III.
n. Smith. superintendent OF schools for
Latah county. began the exercises By
presenting thorough and practical pa
per on .'The Rural School Problem;
Needs and Limitations" He especially
condemned the law permitting inter-
county certificates. Principal ]. b. Eas-
ter of Moscow. followed with a discus
sion of the topic. Organization and
Course OF study" lie favored greater
Capitalization of school power. and the
establishment of a graded course from
the kindergarten to a national uniyers-
lily. ]. ]. Swartz OF Moscow. had an
interesting paper on ''The Powers and
Rights of the Teacher" taking up the
school laws of the various states In an
instructive way. q. q. Strong OF Cana
closed the mornings exercises with n
discussion OF 1.-THE Teacher Outside the
School," outlining a true course of con-
duet. In the afternoon there was gem
eral discussion OF educational topics.
Superintendent Corner OF Whitman. be-
| ing among the speakers. Owing to the
absence of President Faris. the associ-
alton had been without an official head
Professor +. II. Thompson of Kend-
rick, was appointed temporary presi-
dent, and committees on nominations
resolutions and auditing were an
nounced. A very interesting round
table" talk on Psychology by Profess
or o. l.. Waller. of the Washington
Agricultural college at Pullman.
brought the session to a close.
Professor Waller delivered an address
In the evening on THE Economic Value
of Habit The formation of a habit
Is like the making of a road or path
through a thicket or jungle. IL the
path once made In used regularly II
soon becomes well beaten. Otherwise
IL win be obliterated. We grow In mus
cuiar action and mental grasp In pro-
portion 20 the number of right habits
formed. Some of our tendencies are In
herited. some intuitive. The educator
Is interested I'm what can be added 10
the inherited tendencies by acquisition,
Only through habit can the power OF
mind and body be utilized. The more
varied and manifold the repetitions
OF an act or process. the more unre-
stricted win be the acquired skin. No
one can become really successful until
the petty minor details of his work
are performed automatically, as the re-
suit OF habit. This can be shown TO be
the case In all callings and professions.
Habit lays down not only the trunk
lines OF association. but II furnishes mo-
mentum Of mind and will A student
should learn to classify his knowledge.
He should read moderately and reflect
much. Poiiteness morality. order and
a thousand other things are best taught
by habit.
Today's session win close the meet
Ing. The principals are TO discuss
College Entrance Requirements" and
IL Is expected that the outlining OF
uniform course OF study for the schools
Of the state win receive a good share
of the attention. This Is felt 10 be one
OF the crying needs. c. A. Foresman
OF Lewiston. northumberland of
public instruction. win also he among
the speakers. A reception rendered the
association by the lady teachers of the
public schools and the ladies' Of the
university faculty. win be given in the
evening.
COURSE IN AGRIcuLTuRE
MOSCOW. Dec. 1.-THE winter course
In agriculture offered by the University
OF Idaho. begins January "a. 1895. and
continues six weeks. No charge for
tuition. Instruction in the following
subjects will be given: Agriculture.
horticulture. dairying. stock breeding.
stock feeding, farm engineering. farm
mechanics farm botany. farm entomol- |
ogy. farm physics. farm chemistry. |
farm accounts. farm physiology, arith- /
metic. grammar. literature. United /
States history course OF lectures on
home Horticulture. butter making. do
nestle science and ART IL offered "a
farmers wives and daughters.