Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-02-27
A NOVEL SUBJECT.
Which Was Spoken on by Twelve Diff
ferent Teachers at the General
Teachers Meeting on
Friday.

Which Was Spoken on by Twelve Diff
ferent Teachers at the General
Teachers Meeting on
Friday.
| Tie regular monthly general teachers
MEETING, held in the assembly room of
the High School on Friday, proved to
| be very interesting one. A teacher
from each grade of the city public
schools gave short talk on what the
teacher in the grade below mine should
have done to prepare pupils for my
grade" Principal G. G. Parlin COM
menced first and gave five minutes
talk. Then he was followed by eleven
other teachers, of which Miss Nora A.
Holden was last. Following are the
names of the different teachers who
spoke on the above subject, which is
self explanatory:
Mr.. c. c. Parlin-Principal.
Miss Helene Merk-High School.
Mr.. j. p Briggs-Eighth Grade.
Miss Fanny E. Hawk-Seventh Grade.
Katherine Bucklin-Sixth Grade.
. Elizabeth Rhodes-Fifth Grade.
Karen Opdahl-Fourth Grade
Florence Knight-Third Grade.
Clara Koppe-Second Grade.
!" Franc Strobridge-First Grade.
Josephine Maynard-Sub-Prima-
ry Grade.
Miss Nora A. Holden's remarks were
the last upon the pragram, and as they
are of especial interest to every parent
in the city, the PnoT publishes the
same in full. Miss Holden is kinder
garten supervisor, and those who have
children attending that department,
as well as all others, should read what
she has to say:
Although we come last in this long
list of school years and their necessary
requirements, we by no means consider
our work least We believe next to
the mother our work the most impor-
tant:
"What notices grand in camp or hall
Has Freedom flag unfurled
But the kindergarten free to all
Is the noblest in the world.
The end of life is character,
The crown of work is worth,
And to teach the true life of the soul
Is the noblest work on earth"
We can only speak of the faults and
good points of the home training as we
have observed them, in the children
sent to the kindergarten, generally
speaking, from four to six.
Our plea to the mother is: attempt
rational, respectful treatment of your
child. Lead him to do right for rights
sake, and not for nickle or a few
cents abjure all rewards save the pleas
ure of doing for others and the delight
that follows good action. Treat your
child as an individual, who has rights
that must be respected.
If one of your friends should ask you
a question, would you not answer ?
Yes, but how often we see parents re-
fuse to answer questions because it is
too much trouble. If he asks you the
names of;people, tell him. 1t will help
him when he becomes mayor or minis
ter. When the age of comparing ar
rives, as it will, if he ask if place is as
far as China, say yes or no. Above all,
always give the child your interest.
When after weary hours of hard labor
for the little undisciplined fingers,
piece of work is brought home to give
to mamma with SO much love and pride
in what he has accomplished, let him
know his labor is appreciated.
If we live with our children in the
truest sense we will gain and keep their
confidence through life. Except We
become as little children, We can in no
wise enter the kingdom of heaven"
We often find people Directing to the
public kindergarten because associates
found there are undesirable. This is
natural; but the mother forgets that
good is stronger than evil, and that the
highest and best education she can give
her child is how to choose the good and
refuse the evil by ruling over it. 'No
man liveth unto himself alone," but he
must be in sympathy with the commun-
ity, and subject to the laws of that COM
munity Your child needs to know how
to live in peace and harmony with his
fellow creatures, and in no way can
this better be taught than in the kin
dergarten or your yard.
When you tell your child, "You must
not play with Johnnie Jones, he is a
bad boy and will make you bad" You
have done him a great wrong and inn
planted a sense of evil where there was
none Train him to think good not
evil. Then while yet child he will be-
gin to do his share in the work for the
great whole which no one is exempt
from. For we are all our brothers
keeper.
A few practical instances from our
own kindergartens will serve to illus
trate our meaning. One cold day this
winter little girl observing that one
of her companions lin much humber
circumstances than HERSELF had no
mittens. She Immediately expressed
wish to give the child her own. She
consulted her mother and was freely
given the permission to do so. The
same child came to kindergarten on
Valentines Day laden with messages of
love for little ones, who otherwise
would have none. Who can say that
the intercourse with uncultured child
rem had harmed that child.
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selves. II is much less trouble for you
to help him dress, button his shoes, put
on cap mittens and coat, but that will
not teach the child to gain independ-
ence With this idea in mind one of