Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1898-12-08

es impossible to one who needs TO
make his living at it,"
g. M. Lauver, ST. Frances: "All
advance In educational thought has
come ond must come from the pro-
fesslonsl teacher. To become pro-
fessional 1t is necessary of working
up to higher profession. How we
rise; from teaching to pill and calo-
mel dosing, to law, to matrimony
Learning work implies bungling in
the learning, What an immense
amount Of bungling results from
stepping stone teaching! II we want
to better conditions, salaries included,
let us set the stepping stone to the
school house 40 high as to be out Of
reach Of the unworthy and sordid."
Supt. r. d. Emery, Norton, dis
cussed 1.-THE One Thing Needful,"
taking the ground that it is a law
providing for equitable scnool taxa.
ton. Introducing his subject he said,
in part; "A man is not necessarily
narrow because he is possessed Of
some to him all absorbing idea. The
universe OF thought may be explored
by expanding and ever ferCing out
ward the boundaries Of the idea which
TO you seems paramount There 10
something universal in every pattic.
ulsr. A representative universe is
ensphered in every drop Of water.
Socslled practical common sense has
become fetish, the object OF worship
Of some little people, which il you
speak against, You shall not be for
given in this world, nor in the world
to come" As to the necessity for
concentrated action on the subject Of
taxation he said: Let us make this
the common hobby for this year, and
fitting it with proper trsppings, ride
it in into the capitol Of our state, Co.
tablish its quarters on the very floor
Of the Legislative hall, and make it
veritable nightmare TO all who oppose
it,"
Prin. W. g Riste, Colby, thought
the best way 10 secure the several
necessary reforms in school matters,
is to first remove tho superintendency
out Of the reach Of politics as far as
possible He was willing, neverthp.
less, to lay aside personal opinion and
to labor for the one thing agreed up.
on by those interested.
Prin. I. B Moore, Athena, opened
the afternoon session by reading his
paper, "How to Deal With Our New
Course Of Study" he suggested tho
necessity Of studying the course. II
IS not too difficult TO do most Of the
work. Too great results must not be-
expected at once. The ends to be at
tanned must be seen and then there
must be consistent effort to secure 1t,
even il departures are necessary. The
teacher must have resources.
F. b. Snyder insisted on using il.
But say to use it is not using IL. "To
make good use Of it, the teacher in
whose hands it is placed must first
understand 1t and its requirements.
They must have more knowledge Of
the things required to be done and to
be taught. Our teachers are, in gen.
ersl, not prepared to use 1t, 1t is i'm.
portant that they should prepare
themselves"
Culture Studies" was the subject
OF a paper by Miss Bertha Tritt, Hill
City. The enlargement OF the child's
mind is the principal thing. Wshave
the whole world Of tho't to draw upon
for the benefit Of the child. The work
is to be begun when the chlld's school
life begins, and must not end before
he leaves. His judgment is developed
but il the work begins at the proper
time the interest will never need cuI.
tlvation.
Prin. Anna Bates, Jennings, pointed
out that environment has much to do
with the formation of character. Macy
children grow up to criminals because
they have no chance to become any
thing else. Acquaintance with the
thought and store of the world de-
vslops q sympathy with human life.
Language is the center Of culture
and the child's greatest Inheritance
is his mother tongue.
In the same line with the two pre-
ceeding papers was e. o: Casters
discussion on the subject, Mature
Studies" There are no new begin