Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-01-25
TEACHERS IN SESSION.
Report Of the Dickinson County As
ISOLATION Meeting.

Dickinson County Teachers asso'
citation met in the assembly room Of
the Abilene high school on Saturday,
January 20. Eighty teachers were
present and judging from the interest
shown and the part taken in the dis.
cussions, the meeting was a success.
Much good must result in the coming
together Of earnest, progressive
teachers to discuss topics Of interest
in their profession. The meeting
was called to order byA. E. Lockhart.
The first number on the program was
paper on "School Room Ventilation"
presented by Miss Carrie Kugler.
Some of the ideas advanced we're:
Poorly ventilated school rooms are
the rule, owing to carelessness Of
teacher and to lack OF means. This
causes "mean" pupils and irritable
teachers. In the discussion which
followed NJ. ID. Settle and Miss AIRY
Holland gave some helpful means Of
ventilation.
H. d. Wilson, teacher Of music at
the county high school, pleased the
audience with vocal solo.
The subject Of the second paper
was "Relative Value of Mental Train
ing and Acquisition of Knowledge"
by A. +, Lockhart. The paper was
full of good things for the teacher. 1t
was practical, well prepared paper.
W. H. Wagner, Supt. Humbargar,
Supt. Niesley and others entered the
discussion which was lively one.
Miss Anna Sandborn talked at
length on "What Help May the Coun-
ty High School Reasonably Expect
from the District Teacher" As all
the teachers Of the county are inter-
ested in this subject, full synopsis
Of her talk will be given. Miss Sand.
born emphasized the fact that the
district teachers can do much toward
helping the county high school. She
said;
"ln the papers returned by appli-
cants for the high school two things
were plainly noticeable: First, poor
ness of language; second, poorness in
mathematics. In the other branches,
students we're reasonably good.
1.-THE high school can reasonably ex-
pect from the the district teacher a
higher standard of language work,
first, In expressing individual thought
orally; second, in written compost
ton. The means for this end are:
In general work, LIST, complete SEN
fences, End, reproductions of CONVEX
sations, Sd, observation; in specific
work, knowledge Of the parts of
speech, sentences, notifications and
agreements. The essential things in
language are graded work and thor.
oughness in each step.
"A higher standard of mathematical
work in mastering, LIST, fundamental
principles, End, accuracy, rapidity,
Sd, business methods in all problems,
4th, practical work, essentials, com.
plete oral solutions, complete written
solution, order and form emphas lied.
Out of language, comes expression;
out of mathematics, logic.
Corporation; In work, LIST, high
school part Of the district school,
End, every district ought to be repre-
sented, 3rd, high school takes the
place Of the New England academy;
in sympathy, lst, visits Of patrons,
End, in encouraging these young peo-
pie to take advantage Of the means at
hand to increase their own ability"
Harvey Kugler, A. c. Dietz, Horace
King, Loson Odle and others entered
the discussion which followed. Supt.
Humbargar took the opportunity to
tell the teachers that the books now
in force In this State must be taught
and taught by every teacher. That
good teacher can take q poor book
and do good work, while poor
teacher can do nothing with a good
book; that he wanted no more com.
plants from the teachers about not |
being able TO teach from some Of |
those books, Those teachers who
could not attand thia poaatino NAV