The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-09-19
TEACHERS READING CIRCLE.
Organized at the High School Last
SATURDAY..

! Pursuant to invitation forty teach
ers last Saturday were present at the
first session of the North Side Section
of the Redwood County Teachers AS
ISOLATION. Several sent regrets ex-
pressing their inability to be present.
Supt. Race occupied the morning ses-
sion outlining the plans and purpose
of the years work. He spoke of the
Ideal Music Chart and Importance of
music. The price, $3.50, was very
cheap and all who can ought to de-
vote at least ten minutes daily to vo-
cal note music. He urged the import
ance Of each district adopting course
of study, similar to the manual con-
tanning eight years of work. It's
practical course and aims at system
of helpful work. Classification regis
ters and monthly reports were urged
as part of a good schools apparat
us. They unite pupils, teachers and
parents. The afternoon session was
occupied forming plans for the associ-
alton for school year of '95 and 49,
The following organization was per-
fected:
President I. N. Tompkins, vice
president Margaret Larkin, Secretary
Dagmar Jorgenson, ex-Com. S. j.
Race, j. L. Torrens, Estella M. Stew
ems and John Norgard, Social COM
mittee Miss Juliet Brooks, Miss Mile
Birum and A. N. Hills, who will well
come strangers.
"The Reading Circle" said Supt.
Race, had 80 members last year. I
want to reach the 100 mark this year.
Does the work help you? Are you
broadened and made better students
by your membership in the circle?"
There was very marked expression
of belief in the affirmative of the
above and many similar questions.
Mr.. Race continuing said the best
teachers-all the first and second
grade certificate holders are the most
enthusiastic members. They put in
the most time, they attend these meet
ings the most regularly and are in all
ways in advance of those whose edu-
cation was completed at graduation.
The two books, Whites Elements of
Pedagogy and Schoolmaster in Come
dy and Satire, were adopted for the
full years. work. Supt. Torrens was
elected as conductor of the class in
Pedagogy and he assigned the first IS
pages for the first lesson in October.
Mr.. Race was duly elected leader of
class in The Schoolmaster in Comedy
and Satire and he assigned the two
topics, Rabelais and Ascham, for the
October meeting with the following
specials:
Discussion of the preface of the
book, Barbara Cumming; Biography
of Rabelais, Ida Dinneen; His Peda-
gogy, Miss Cora Adsit; Comparison
with Roger Ascham, Ella Root; BIZ
ography of Ascham, Mary Lang; AS
cham as teacher, Catherine Kelly;
Ascham as a literary man, Emma
Peterson; Round table discussion by
the association.
Each of the leaders asked for indi-
vidual work and urged each one to
have something to say. One import
ant feature of the years work will be
the social science department. At
each meeting some one or two mem
bers will be appointed to prepare for
the succeeding meeting an essay up
on some historical, scientific or educa-
tional subject. Miss LANCE opens the
October department with a paper on
Elementary Geology. The committee
on program announced for the next
meeting the following:
| Roll call, and response by members
with quotation from some poet OF
statement of some important current
event; Music under direction of Stunt
Torrens; Recitation. Agnes Hitchcock
Select reading, S. j. Race; Element
arg geology, Mary LANCE; Recess 70,
social work, introductions, etc; Read.