Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-02
Summer School Closes.

The Summer School that closes Fri
day, ranks well among such schools
held in this county in the past. The
attendance was good and the interest
in each recitation manifested a desire
on the part of every pupil to get the
most possible good out OF the work.
Teaching has become profession. 1t
is no longer process of merely herd
ing the pupils, or examining ma.
chine, nor is 1t a matter to be treated
lightly. The person who enters the
profession without realization of the
vast responsibility they assume will
make failure. Teaching is not
matter OF giving book knowledge to
the pupil. The teacher who teaches
the pupil how to think methodically,
how to grasp certain fundamental
principles aid correllate all other
minor points about them is doing a
service far greater than merely teach
ing them facts of the books. This is
one strong reason why the candidates
for the profession, aye the experienced
teacher, too, should enter the Summer
school, is to come in contact with
those who have trained their minds
to act methodically. Few teachers,
when they first begin, know how to
think methodically along certain lines.
They have crammed for the examina-
ton and think that all sufficient. But
IT Is true, too, that teachers thus
equipped generally find themselves so
ANTICIPATED that they have to drop out
and lind employment elsewhere. Then
again, the teacher who opens the eyes
and ears of pupils to the great beauty
OF the world about them, the glory of
a sunset, the perfectness of the flowers.
the sacredness of life, does far more
than the one who is not alive to the
work
No pupil can retain all there is in
ing mind with facts and retain them.
Association with the world of objects
about them will give them an idea to
cling to, to hold and recall the facts.
10 know where to find the object of
their search is almost as well as to
know the thing itself
The educators all over the country
are awakening to this fact, and are
working toward that end, Summer
Schools all over the country are OPEN
ing the doors for better enlightened
and more progressive teaching. The
small wages paid in the profession
keep many who would like an educa-
ton from attaining it. A mere pit
lance is given them and then ire
mendous amount of work expected.
Patrons do not seem to realize this
fact. They demand of the teacher
good appearance, neat and tasty dress,
and yet scarcely pay them enough to.
clothe themselves, so that the summer
school is the only opportunity many
have of advancing. Then too, the
Summer School is ahead of Normals
from the fact that we learn to do by
doing. The average teacher may take
all the notes possible at an institute
but will scarcely look at them after
they have gone home, but the imita-
tive in the teacher lays on the ways of
the instructor and will use their
methods scarcely knowing that they
do so. We are safe in saying that
those who We're in attendance this
year go away protited and far ahead of
what they We're when they entered.
G. f. Brown and wife returned
home Saturday from their trip to the
lakes, refreshed by their outing.
w. w. Smith, at the Rock Island
depot. received word from his COM
pany stating that all points within 10
miles would receive round trip rates of
one and one-third fare to the county
fair, to be held September 1921, the
limit to be %.
We some times make mistakes, or
rather people change their minds and
do not leave town when they expect
to, and sucs was the case of the Misses
McIlvain, who did not leave for Denv-
er until Wednesday ofthis week, when
they started for their outing.
Albert Mason Harris will appear at
the Methodist church, Thursday even
ing, August Is. This will be a fine re-
cital. He comes highly recommended.
Those who have heard him speak most
highly of his ability as an entertainer
and an instructor. All should avail
themselves of this rare opportunity OF
. listening to man Of worth.
The Republican State Convention
was held in Des Moines. Wednesday
) The following persons went down to
attend to business, be delegates OF
spectators and to meet the people and
see the sights. John A. Nash, w. G.
Elliott, Fred H. Blume, A. H. Ed
wards, Theo. F. Myers, Sam Handles
B. c. Brookfield, Hon. H. F. Andrews
, Edwin Delahoyde, John r. Jenkins
Charles Vail, w. r. Copeland, w
H. O'Connell and +. Nj. Leet.
Through the months of June anC
July our baby was teething and tool
a running off of the bowels and sick
ness of the stomach says o. p. M
l holiday, of Deeming, Ind. Hi.
: bowels would move from five to eigh
, times day. | had a bottle of Cham
!, berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoe,
: Remedy in the house and gave hin
a four drops in a teaspoonful of water ant
e he got better at once" Sold by Nicl
Dotfing d Co., Extra, and A. H. Rob
/, erts, Audubon; druggists.
We are in receipt of copy of TIL,
premium list of the Twenty first An
nua] Fair to be held September 10 p
!, Anyone desiring copy of the SAM
! can obtain it by calling on any Of tn,
e officers of the association. Owing Il