The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-04
NO "SHOP" TALKED
CITY TEACHERS HAVE A SEASON
OF REFRESHING.

Those who Went Away During Vacation
Tell Something of the Best of Whal
They Saw and How 1t Impressed Them
From Mountain, Sea, Lake Plain
Each Brings Back Some Gem of Expo
riepce-Then Miss Mulvey Tells Them
What They All Missed by Not Staying
at Home.
The first general meeting of the city
,eachers was held in the Normal rooms
yesterday morning from to y O'CLOCK.
The motto adopted for the meeting
was, Let us, then. be what we are, and
speak what We think, and in all things
keep ourselves loyal to truth and the
sacred profession OF friendship" Super
intendent Dyer conducted the deVo-
tional exercises. after which the roll
was called, the principals responding
by each giving a mixim which had been
helpful in school The association join
ed In singing led by Miss Jessie Clark,
supervisor of music. The motto on the
program read, ALAS for those that
never sing, but die with all their music
In them
The first subject for discussion was
'sThe New System of Drawing" led by
Miss Belle Stever, principal of the Nor
NAL school She spoke Of the import
ance of drawing instruction in public
schools. showing that there is hardly a
career in which drawing would not be
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the simple reason that it teaches one to
see correctly, to remember what one
has seen and to give form to thought.
Miss Stever favored the new system
which has recently been introduced in
the city schools, believing it to be the
object OF the Thompson system to point
out the manner in which drawing may
be made Of the most practical value to
the pupil.
Further discussion was participated In
by Misses Jessie Adams, Mary Barwfse
and Helen Aherne. superintendent
Dyer also made some remarks IN behalf
of the Thompson system, which was
generally conceded by all to be superior
10 any course in drawing formerly used
in Wichita, both for the development
Of power, skill in execution and practi-
cal benefits derived therefrom.
Something About Chicago Universi-
~" was the subject of 1O-minute paper
by Mr. DUnllin. This was a graphic
and interesting description of Chicago
university, its corps OF teachers, its
equipments, the education acquired in
It's libraries, Laboratories, observatories,
In championship with many scholars
of different degrees and under the guild
ence of skfTlful teachers, who are not
only apt t. teach but apt to inspire
and apt to enlarge the boundaries Of
knowledge
Miss Mary Kelly gave a report of the
National Educational association. She
said that the annual gathering of the
National Educational association at
Buffalo, n. Y, in July, equaled, If not
ecIpsed the other conventions of this
great convention year, that the prac-
teal results from this yearly gather
ing were beyond measure. Every school
teacher who attends carries back to
his work new ideas, new theories OF
instruction, and gains the stimulus to
put some Of them into operation The
convention platform is the forum from
which the combined thought of the best
educators Of the age is announced and
commented upon Miss Kelly made
mention Of a number of excellent ad-
dresses, among which was one on
Horace Manu." by United States Com
missioner of Education Harris, and also
one by Bishop Vincent, which was gen
orally considered to be one of the finest
addresses ever delivered before an audi
ence.
Miss Minnie Stuckey read an inter-
esting paper on Buffalo, the City Of the
National Educational Association" She
said that among the elements which
contributed TO the success of the Ma
tional Educational association this year
was its location. Buffalo abounds In
advantages which are strictly educa-
Gonal in their influence. Miss Stucley
spoke Of its commercial advantages,
described its public buildings. resi-
6ences, churches streets and places Of
interest TO the tourist
Suggestions for the Improvement OF
the General Meeting was the topic Of
a symposium discussed in three diyis-
ions: Professfonally-Mis Hattie Cox
and Amy Burd: sociaIly-Afisses Kate
English and Jennie Daugherty; gener-
ally-Mr. Carson and Miss Ida Mills.
The discussion was lively and profit
able one, each speaker giving some
timely and beneficial suggestions.
the program was the three minute talks
On ''rhe Summer Vacation by nine
teachers selected by the superintendent
TO describe their summers outing. Miss
Sadie Caldwell told OF her trip to the
mountains and gave a graphic word
picture OF the magnificence of Colorado
scenery, where beauty is always pres
ent. monotony an unknown quantity,
while grandeur greets the reverant eve
Of all who traverse the fastness of her
Rocky mountains
Miss Genevieve Costello talked on
Here and There-And What 1 Saw"
describing many portions of the east,
where she visited.
Mr.. r. F. Knight gave a very inter
esting and instructive account Of the
Democratic convention at Chicago.
which was IN session while he was there
Though Mr.. knight IS a staunch Re
publican, he confessed that William J.
Bryan is a great orator; that the Ne
braska statesman electrifies his audi
ence and that when Bryan declared
that Mankind shall not be crucified
on a Cross OF gold,' the applause was
unlike any he ever heard.
Back East" was the subject of a
talk by Miss Cleveland, In which she
told of her visit TO New England and
particularly of Vermont, where most
Of her vacation was spent
Something About Bryan's State" by
Miss Lizzie Dickinson; Impressions OF
McKinley's state by Miss Gertrude
Jackson, and THE Wichita Summer
School" by Miss Anna Leichardt, were
each bright AID entertaining as well "a
Awarded