Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-04-02
Teachers Meeting.

Y
county Teachers Association was helC
at Phillipsburg March 2S, 1896,
Association called to order by the
president.
The following program was carried
out:
Opening. Singing by association,
"Music as an Educator" Mr.. A B,
Dixon. Mr.. Dixon not being present,
the subject was discussed by Messrs.
Morgan, Thomas and Prof. Riste.
Current Events" by Miss q. j. K,
Mather. Miss Mather had placed a
table of current events on the black
board, and considered the association
as class in school. She took up
topic after topic and called on differ
members OF the association to give a
summary of the facts relating to said
event. Miss Mather said, IF / were
teaching current events in my school,
would require pupils to fill ont the
blanks"
Needed Reforms in School Room
Work and how to get tbem," by Prof.
o. A. Lewis. Among the many ex-
cellent thoughts, Mr. Lewis gave the
association were the following: One
reform needed was more thorough
knowledge of current topics; the lIv-
ing present and not 80 much in the
dead past He spoke of the ReUie,U
of ReUieWs in very commendable
terms, as an educator on this line.
Another reform necessary for the per
petuity Of our country is higher re-
gard for constituted authority. The
teacher in disciplining pupils teaches
regard for authority. Another need
is the sufficient preparation Of teach
ers. The one who is unwilling to
thus fit himself should fnd some
other vocation. II is true that the
real teacher, often does not get pay
enough, but at the present time the
country is probably dong all it can.
Mr., Lewis emphasized, teach obedI
ence to law, law in it's boadest sense
This address produced a spirited dis
oussion. Prof. Riste said The boy
who does not respect and obey his
teacher in the school is the boy who
1oes not respect and obey his parents
u the home, and will be the man who
will not respect and obey constituted
authority the laws Of his country"
This subject was discussed further by }
Mr.. @, l. Smith, Miss Mather, M
JountrymaD, Supt TsdloCk :;
,thers. W. A. Reeder of Logan 'no
o have discussed this subjer was
wrote the committee thsnki w. ne
or placing his name on pr ~ '% kna
aid that 1t would be iU Rrsn' UuI
lin to be here. 'posS'oie lor
"What Reading sh' mia b. o,,o,,,,
'ged other than Le' RoL 10 ), eH ~ "
lowe. MIR. Lowe o Az p ,Ss " "A; ~.
r I,1,. Oh aU 'Sa Snna reading and its re-
Via ~ ~ ;U. 4ts are; first. To give
Ud W O ~ NV 9pret the printed page
.;"a W "o. oOS0 IN knowledge; second. To
. ,ue o "s able, intelligent and effec-
49, ~" expression; third. To form
re- re, .sbits and cultivate taste for
LII ,,;I able reading, and to round and
-, d up the character of the future
= IN and woman. We need not onIv
Aore reading, but different kind
TT,om that usually found III text books
we should protest against that text
look that furn lshes child with dis
orted view OF life and give mere frag-
nents lnstes'i of great masterpieces.
at the clio 10 Of the literary program
llscellsneo Is business was tr,msact
q, and 81 Jtlon 2 of Article III of the
onstltutlf n was amended to read ~
blows: Meeting shall be held once
acn mo 18th at such q time and place
shall be designated by the County |
1ecnE i've Committee, excepting that,
lrlnF the months of April and Avg
70 Y lclusive, such time and place
'Sil he optional with the Exc cntive
on 'mittee of each district
I'm motion of Miss @, j G. Mather,
sssrs. Riste, Lowe and Gaumer
ere given vote Of thanh for tax
lg the matter of this meeting in
and, preparing program etc.
Adjournment.
CLARA O HV ,o Soo,r