The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-11

July 1 had time and again TO
be proud of the fact that Butte had
not joined the so-callcc new education
| crusade. / was interested to know that
after many years hunting for the short
and Easy roads to learning, the profess
sion was about to realize that there Is
no royal road Ii is interesting TO know
that we can now teach the fundamentals
of reading. writing. arithmetic, spelling
| the A h & and the good old multlpllca-
ton tables and be with the profession
in what is generally called progress.
think IL is safe to say that there VIII
be more practical teaching IN the
United States this year than there mas
been i'm the past five years. The aboli-
ton of the fads was a public necessity.
Nearly one-third of the time in the pub
lie schools of the East was given up 10
a special study Of persons, events anu
things. The homely fundamentals were
neglected for the fads and fancies. a
change was necessary and the people
made it," CHere Mr.. Hendricks read an
editorial from the Chicago Tfibune On
"Fads in the Public SchooT').
There are some things relating 10
our duties, yours and mine, about Wnlch
there must be no Observation-Disclosures
The schools of n district are placed III
charge OF a board of trustees by a vote
of the people. The trustees are placed
/ unQeF DtdN1 DpHlS ~ ShhA
full accounting OF the affairs OF the
schools. The trustees are empowered by
law TO levy taxes to build school houses,
employ teachers, janitors, etc, n
make all necessary expenditures, exact
rules and laws for the government OF
the schools. The laws and rules are IN
your possession. They provide for three
| departments in the teaching force:
Executive department-the city super
intendent: supervisory and teaching
nrincipals: observation-disclosures. The city
SUPERINTENDENT Is the executive ofilcef
of the board of trustees. Ii is therefore
my duty TO enforce the rules OF the
board and carry out its directions. rms
have always done n VIII do WIN
out fear or favor. me ruies % tme
hoard must be obeyed without question.
II violated the penalty is defined by the
hoard and a teacher should not ask for
mercy. The rules are reasonable. L
have no authority to change or violate
them and you have to teach your pupils
to respect the laws by setting an exam
pIe in this particular. The rules mean
Just what they say. ~
.sThe humblest school in the district
Is entitled to as efficient teachers as the
mora pretentious ones. 1t is the teacher
and not the building appliances ana
books that make the school. one schooi
e 10 he lust as good as another. II VIII
he my aim to assist you. i want the
children in one school to feel that they
are receiving just as much attention as
tbay are in another. | VIII try 10 ASSIST
,lou l am going to be honest with you
and am sure YOU will return the COM
nIimant. | want you TO think for your
selves and act accordingly. To secure
the best results we must have co-opera-
ton"
An teachers will report to their princi'
nails tomorrow morning at s:oo o Cloch
1rha eubstitute and cadet training teach
ers viii meet i'm the High school gym
pasium at $3.50 tomorrow morning
After the teachers meeting the primer
raIs met and discussed matters IN z
general way. g.,
the coming year are:
High school.
| j. q. Mckay, principal 235 west cop
/; ]. p. Rowe. assistant principal sci
5 ence. 400 West Quartz.
/, Fannie Corbin. literature department
, 5O6 West Galcna.
: RaIIe CaIkins. mathematics depart
ment, ZIG West Granite.
clara Corbin, eloCution and phNslca
culture. SOC West Galena.
Ida NJ. Robins, German department
2S5 West Copper.
Harriet McCasky, Latin department
524 West Galena. -
sue Baldwin, Latin and language, 40
West Quartz.
Ella Spafard, algebra and geometry
12i Colorado. On
Ella Orr. history department 60
West Park.
Delphine Mayronne. French depart
ment, 3Ol West Granite.
Alice Dinsmoor, special Office teacher
534 West Galena.
Any short. eighth grade, 534 Yves
Galena.
Charlotte Cahoon Csubstitute), sew
enth grade, Bee Hive.
Lillian PasChal, seventh - eight
grades, 405 West Granite.
Martha Nichols. office teacher, -
South Washington.
Washington.
r. c. Hastings, principal, GO Yves
Galena. .
!, Ada Madden. eighth A, 2l9 Sout
Jackson.
Minnie Leonard. Sth b, 6lS Yves
Granite.
Josie Il. Duke, seventh a, The Mary
- land.