Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-17
TEACHERS MEETING.
Review of the Principles and Exercises of
the System of Physical Culture
DIR. Phillips Address.
COURSE IN NEEDLE WORK.

Grade 1.-How to thread a needle; how
to tie knot in thread; use of thimble;
exercises in running and overhanding.
Grade 2-Revlew running and over
handing; hemming, seam-sewing, wide
hens, make bag; make a pillow slip.
Grade 3.-Review hens; teach gather
ing; plain fells, patching, spool knitting;
make an apron.
Grade 4.-Review fells. bias fells,
French seams, sewing on buttons, cut
stitch, cross-stitch, feather stitch, darn
ing tears and cuts.
Grade 5.-Review work of fourth
grade. Herring bone stitch, darning
stockings, flannel patching, blind hem
ming.
Grade 6.-Review of fifth grade work.
Button-hole stitch, cut button-hole, tuck
ing, knitting.
The regular monthly meeting of the
city teachers was held at the high school
yesterday morning. Supt. Phillips an
nounced a part of the morning hour
would be devoted to a review of a few
of the fundamental principles and exer-
cises of the system of physical culture
used in the public schools The exercises
were led and directed successfully by
Miss Annette Muslin. Miss Loula Brad
ford and Miss Emma Wellman. The sys
tenn used in the public schools is the
Pruce system of physical culture and
Delsarte, which was introduced several
years ago, and has proved excellently
adopted to public school work. The
drills given at the teachers meetings
serve to instruct the new teachers and to
unity the work in the several schools.
After the physical exercise drills, Prin-
cpal J. b. Cunningham, of the Paul
Hayne school, presented a paper on 1.-THE
Trained Teacher the Best Teacher"
The address contains much that will be
of interest both to teachers and the pub
llc-generally, and will be printed in full in
next Tuesdays State Herald.
DR. Phillips addressed the teachers on
the subject of moral instruction in
schools. He said that moral instruction
is the most important subject that can
be brought to the attention of teachers.
On every hand we are confronted with
how moral standards, imperfectly devel-
oped conceptions of right and wrong.
Mems actions are prompted by low incen-
tives and selfish motives. Men in high
positions are frivolous and Indifferent,
and handle the most serious and sacred
questions of life without any apprecia-
tion of their responsibility. There is a
woaful lack O. incerity and want of in
tensity of character. Office is sought
and used for frivolous ends without any
recognition of the responsibility 1t en-
tails. The attitude of our representatives
in the legislature towards questions af-
fecting the present and future welfare of
the state is universally an index Of their
moral and economic standards, of their
conceptions of right developed by their
special environments. If great reforms
are needed, If gambling is to be sup
pressed, If reformatory for youthful
criminals is to be established, If preven-
ton of crime is to be sought>aS we'll as
its punishment, If new constitution is
to be framed, If righteous laws are to
be enacted and morality is to be regarded
as an attribute of the state as well as of
the individual, the speediest and most
direct way is perhaps through the proper
education of the children now in the
schools. Let high ideals be inculcated,
let high moral principles be implanted,
let high moral standard be developed
in the schools of today, and the general
assembly of Alabama twenty years hence
may not disappoint the demands of
moral commonwealth.
The salaries paid to the teachers for the
past month amounted to $3,902. IS. This
amount had been borrowed by the board
of education for the purpose from Steiner
Bros. on a note payable within four
months with interest.
COLORED TEACHERS
At 2:30 p. m. a meeting of the colored
teachers of the city was held. and after
the payment of the monthly salaries,
Supt. Phillips lectured to them on various
lines of school work, giving specific in
structons regarding the course of study.
Reports from the principals of the several
cOI0reQ Sc0OOlS lnuIcdteu great liupTONc-
ment in the line of Industrial work which
has been inaugurated this year. A com
mittee of the teachers under instruction
from DR.. Phillips have systematized the
work in sewing, which Is now regular
branch of instruction, without which no
girl can complete the elementary course.
After this your certificates of proficiency
for the girls include sewing. The commit
tee reported the following:
Grade VII. Review work of fifth and
sixth grades. Practice In patching AMI
making garments, measuring and cutting
patterns.
In addition to the above course the
girls are given daily lessons in the art
of housekeeping, including cooking, ETC.,
but facilities are wanting for the COM
plete development of this course.
The boys are taught various lines of
work such as cobbling, basket making,
mat weaving, and chair Gaming.
This work is progressing very rapidly
and the pupils are doing good work con-
s:dering that it has been just begun and
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