El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-05
From Saturdays Dailyr
The PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
Items Of Interest Concern
ing Their Work.
THE TEACHERS MEETING
It Was Held At the High School Build
ing This Morning and Attended By
Nearly All the Teachers.-The Elk
ercises Thereat We're Both In
struetiye and EntertainQ,

structive and Entertaing.
At 8 o'clock this morning q grade
meeting was held by the various public
school teachers at the Central school
building. - 1t lasted until ten, after
which a teachers meeting was held.
The subjects discussed at the grade
meeting and the participants were as
follows:
First grade: Miss Maule leader
Work suggested by her for November.
Subjects for discussion, 'Reading;"
Miss Mamie Lyons opening discussion;
numbers" Mrs. Fitzpatrick, open
ing.
Second grade: Miss Stanton, leader
Work suggested for November. Sub
ject for discussion. Language" Miss
Cole opening; Reading" Miss Logan
opening.
Third grade: Miss Dix leader.
Work suggested for November. Sub
iects Language" Miss Barlow open
ing; "Penmsnship;" Mr.. Lopez open
ing.
Fourth grade: Miss Jessie Lyons
leader-Work suggested for Novem-
Der. Subjects for discussion, 'Arith-
Geography. Miss Wilson opening.
The fifth, sixth and seventh grade
teachers under the leadership respecti-
vely of Mics Sexton, Miss Gallagher
and Miss McKie, discussed work sug-
gested for November.
The high school teachers met in
Prof. Roach's room and discussed the
subjects: preparation needed by
high school pupils to enter the univer-
sity," Miss Hubbard; 1.-THE true sec
ret in maintaining discipline, Miss
Tarvey.
TEACHERS MEETINGS.
The teachers meeting was presided
over by Prof. Putnam and the roll
call resulted in about twenty five
teachers answering to their names,
There were q few absentees and their
delinquency moved Prof. Putnam to
rewarksthat teachers habitually failing
to attend the meetings would not be
recommended for positions next year.
The superintendent remarked furth-
err on some matters OF Importance to
teachers and pupils. Among other
things he requested all teachers whose
pupils are dismissed ct an early hour
rem went straight home instead of
lettering near the building to annoy
other grades.
When he had finished, the exercises
were opened with reports from the
teachers who attended the grade
meetings. Each leader as called, an
nouncing the results of the discussions.
Probably the most important an
nouneement was that made by Miss
Sexton concerning school readers:
She said that the teachers had
agreed that Appleton's readers were
abominable and urged that a change
be made for next session. Opinions of
many teachers were expressed and
then Prof. Putnam called for q rising
vote to determine how many favored
abandoning Appleton for another au-
thor, two-thirds of the audience rose
from their seats.
1.-THE teachers meetings are not only
decidedly useful to the teachers them
selves, but entertaining and instruct
i've to an outsider.
OThe subject chosen by Prof. Putnam
for this mornings meeting had been
thoroughly studied by those present and
he examined his auditors concerning
1t. In fact the resemblance of the
teachers meeting to school room was
marked.
The subject chosen for study was
"The Jesuits," and the examination
was thorough and the facts brought to
light entertaining.
The examination was conducted un-
der sub heads or divisions of the main
question and had been written upon
the black board in the following or
der.
Importance of Jesuits schools, Beg.
inning of schools, Training of Jesuit
teachers, Uniform methods of instruc-
ton, Money, how obtained, Glasses OF
subject methods, Associations for vol
untsry study, Appeals to self-respect,
school houses, Methods OF teaching
Latin, Attention-how secured, Private
study, Repetition of studies, Thorough
ness, Length of course, Examinations,
Moral and religious training, Punish.
ment of pupils, Definite aim of Jesuits,
Reception and reproductive power
Cause of popularity, Learning to be
made pleasant, Importance of the
Jesuit system.
,&3 Public School Notes.