The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-22
TEACHERS ARE HOT
WHO WOULDN'T BF, WITH THE
THERMOMETER AT 1922

aud Wflfsd Through Yesterday at the
County Examinntion-Otherw They
ar. Wen Enough Satisfied Today Closes
Successful Sess!on-Standard of Institute
Work Raised-Deview of the Session.
Today marks the close of the Sedg-
wick county normal institute, in session
since July q, the last two days being
devoted to examinations.
They were were not making nearly
so much fuss about 1t yesterday, but
the members of the institute were real
ly ever so much buiSier than during
previous days of the session when they
were accommodating, or otherwise, the
informa ton that they wished yesterday
and will wish today they had, if so be
they neglected to store it up.
In the terrible heat, 102 in the shade,
there sat all day 10 teachers-to-be, or
not TO be. as the case may be, driving
away with a bright new steel pen
apiece, filing their answers to the in
terrogatories of the state board of edu-
cation in the case of Ray, Harvey ct
Well hath the poet sung:
NOW doth the agitated pedagogue
With chin on hand and pencil point at
ear,
With vacant eye betok' ming nameless
fear,
With parching throat, chin quivering.
brain afog,
- all day long and va.nly strive to jog
His memory (Which seemeth out of
gear,
That IL may serve the wherewithal to
clear
His pathway through the intellectual bog
Nher=n he sorely fioundereth, while near
There stitch he whose countenance
The poor, bewildered applicant doth
mock
As ii he had a corner on the stock
OF human lore; whereas his look doth
mean
But this: he took a second grade last
year"
And that is the way it looked in the
examination rooms, and, sure enough,
as if to tantilize them in their misery,
there would drop in ever and anon, es-
pecialy anon, the holder of a state GER
tificate, or the teacher who had the
good luck to take first or second
grade last year, and coolly sit and stare
at the perspiring, willing, fagged-out
examines, with all the unconcern of
sion of friendly interest, as who should
say: That's the way l got my start.
Owing to the extreme heat many ap-
plicants were unable to get through on
schedule time, but superintendent
Mackey kindly made excuses for the de-
linquents, ignored the time limit and
let them linger over their work
until they finished the days quota of
branches, which comprised reading,
arithmetic, physiology, geography, or
biography and grammar. Today's list
will include constitution, history, pen
manship and theory and practice, for
all grades, with physics and bookkeep-
ing extra for the first grade, which VIII
end the examination and begin period
of what for many will be anxious sus-
nense. At least week will be neces-
earv, even with the rapid work TOT
which the present examining board is
noted. to get out the grades OF the ap-
plicants. f!
The present session of the institute
has been characterized by a perceptloly
higher range of work in all classes.
That is, there was less OF the acaoefiilc
demanded and more of the professional
POSSIBLE The same refining in the
temper of the teachers in attendance Is
also revealed by the most furtive peep
into the stacks of examination papers,
which reveal grasp of subjects 1ndl-
eating that somebody has been doing
good work away out in the country dis
grict schools, and has so given the in
statute a chance TO exercise It's hlSner
Notwithstanding to the use OF ma
terial already on hand.
The institute work has been under the |
direction of DR.. J. NJ. Naylor as con-
ductor, assisted by Mr.. D. S. Pence, Mr.. |
o. W. Jones. Mr.. W. H. Isely, Mr.. c. +. |
Adams and Miss Carrie c. Shuts
DR.. Naylor holds the state record for
institute work in the same !
having now finished his ninth |
session in Sedgwick county. His depart
ment included the classes in history,
physics and didactics and he has added
fresh laurels to his already large and
well-earned collection.
Mr.. d. S. Pence, whose record as
school principal in Wichita, as county
superin tendent and as institute man is
too we'll known to require further men
tion, has had charge of two arithme-
tic and two grammar classes besides
all of which he has han
died TO the delight and satisfaction OF
ali. Any unwonted neatness and legi-
bility in the papers of applicants or
even and uniform results in answers to
questions in branches in Mr.. Fences
department may be wisely attributed
to his rare skill as a teacher of PEN
and TO the even distribution
Of work over the entire domains of
grammar and arithmetic. Members of
his classes remark him as man of no
hobbies, but as one who holds his
teachers to what they need in their
OWN development.
Upon Mr.. @. w. Jones has devolvef
the duty Of experimenting Mr.. Pences
efforts in steering the mind pedagogic
safely among the shoals and quicksands
Of the particularly shoaly and quick
sandy variety of arithmetic deemed
the proper thing by the state board Of
education. Reading. also fell TO Nj
Jones share OF the work. Besides
these, it was his to direct research into
the marvels and mysteries of the fear
fully and wonderfully made human sys
tenn and 10 take the absurdities Of En-
gEsh photography as he found them
and endeavor 10 assist suffering
humanity TO make the best Of them.
AS deliberate and thorough worker
whose work consists IN getting his class
IS to working for themselves. Mr.. Jones
has won the respect and confidence or
all under his tuition. Mr. Jones has
been engaged IN school work for twelve
years at Sterling, Hutchinson and Null