The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-22
THEY QUOTE SIR LoUNFEL.
City Teachers Association Enter into the
Spirit of Christn a Times.

The fourth general meeting Of the
city teachers was held yesterday in the
Normal rooms at the City building.
There was a full attendance present
and much interest was manifested in
the program, as it was given at the
close of the first term of the Wichita
public school.
The motto adopted for yesterdays
meeting was, mot What We Give, But
What We Share" The motto was fes-
TONED with Christmas greens. After
devotional exercises the teachers Of the
High school responded with quotations
Suggestions about Fourth grade lam
guage, the first subject on the program,
was treated by Miss Walker, and dis
cussed by Misses Stanton, Jordan and
Blakely. The suggestions were many
and varied. To speak, write or in
terpret a thought correctly is the course
pursued in this grade. From interest
ing conversational lessons on subjects
of nature and animals the children will
learn TO like composition work and good
results are obtained in this line in
compare lively short time. Technical
grammar is not taught in this grade.
The parts of speech have a place in the
outline OF work to be pursued and are
readily taken up by the pupils when
they are taught the relationship Of
those words.
Miss Kelly next read a very interest
ing paper full of many excellent de-
vices ON the subject of geography teach
ing in the grammar grades. The Misses
Dorsey, Bruner, Keith and Mccoy fol-
lowed in an interesting discussion on
the subject After the position of the
country and the correct pronunciation
of names, the natural characteristics
have been taught imaginary journeys
can be taken. Product maps prove
helpful to impress upon the mind of the
child the location of the product. Pic
lures and reading matter arouse inter-
est and are helpful. The question
arose as to whether too much reading
and too many pictures are brought into
the work which tend to make the SUBJ
ject easy, but to take away the real
practical knowledge which should be
acquired. This was discussed at some
length by various ones and many diff
ferent opinions were expressed. The
prevailing opinion seemed to be that
the best way was the delightful and in
structive one.
After a recess of ten minutes Mr..
Dyer continued his remarks of the last
meeting on SyntaX, which all Will find
helpful in understanding our own lam
guage.
superintendent Dyer made the 1ollOw-
ing announcements:
The city schools will have an exhibit
of vertical writing at the State Teach
ers' association. The exhibit will show
the advancement made and the advan-
tages OF the vertical system over the
oblique system. Work from all grades
viii be included.
The superintendent will not be in
the office from Tuesday until Saturday
on account of attending the State Teach
ers' association at Topeka.
The following teachers will attend
the meeting Of the State Teachers as
sociation: D. S. Pence. Frank r. Dy-
er, Lulu Sheppard, Aletha Miller. ]. n.
Allen, r. f. Knight, Helen Aherne,
Belle Stever. Minnie Stuckey, Hattie
Smith, Jennit Dougherty, Ella Taft.
Laura ]. Phillips, Sallie SAKE, Anna
Leischhardt. and others.
Seventeen pupils diving outside of
the city were reported by the teachers
as paying tuition to the school fund.
The meeting was an extremely inter-
esting one and adjourned after adopt
ing the following motto for the next
meeting:
Persons who can only be graceful
and ornamen tal-who can give the
world nothing but flowers-shold die
young"