Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-03

A class of primary girls and boys, taker
from the public schools, was used te
demonstrate the practicability of hel
method of teaching.
A double quartette, consisting o.
Training School graduates, sang The
Drawing of the Day. in an effeetiye
manner, and it was followed by elias:
exercise in Primary Reading" by Miss
Nellie Siekler, who also used a primary
class from the public schools to demon
strate her plan. Words were written
on the blackboa and the children
were told to think of one of them, after
which one of the scholars was told tc
point out and pronounce the seyera
words, in an effort to pick out the one
which had been selected This i'm
pressed the words upon the minds oi
the children so that they were not cas-
lily forgotten.
An interesting essay on the 'Advan-
tages of Practice Teaching" was given
by Miss Anna Bradley, who explained
the Marathon plan and brought out
many points in regard to it which are
not generally known. She told what a
teacher, according to her idea, should
be, and her thoughts on the subject
were practical and well put.
A piano solo was played by Miss Mar
garet McGrath, following which an
aceoxy -, tuTLo nntor;o Modo1 Snhaolc,,
was given by Miss Tena Peterson. The
county model school system in Ontario
is very complete and efficient, and turns
out competent teachers who have been
carefully instructed in the branches
needful in their school work.
The Glass Prophecy was given by Mis-
ses Maude Marsh and Josephine Rein,
who were supposed to have come to-
gether to talk over old times in 1910.
Miss Marsh had just completed tour
of the world, and during the course of
her travels had come in contact with
each member of the class, who was en-
gaged,in some occupation to which he
or she was peculiarly fitted. The
prophecy was well worded and laugh
able.
Following the prophecy, the gradu-
ates lined up on the stage and were ad-
dressed by Prin O. E. Wells, who COM
mended the class for its work in the
school and impressed upon it the neces-
sity of doing all things well and estab-
fishing reputation for the Marathon
Training School which should be far
reaching. He said that the class would
be carefully watched, for it was the first
product of a new school which stood
alone among the educational institu-
tions in the United States He had
faith in the school and faith in the first
class, and believed that they would both
be heard from in the years to come.
His remarks were helpful, and laid out
map of action which will be help to
each graduate. The diplomas were
then presented to the class, after which
the graduates asked with ore voice,
whats the matter with Mr.. Wells?
He's all right Who's all right? Mr..
Wells"
An instrumental solo, "Queen of the
Night" closed the interesting exercises,
and it was played by Miss Blanche
Dunn.
The musical director for the evening
was Miss Rosalia Bohrer, assistant prin-
cipal of the school, and the piano ac-
companist, Miss Grace E. Leahy.
The first years life of the Marathon
Training School for Teachers has shown
that the experiment, as 1t has been
called, will soon be one of the county's s
solid educational institutions Much
credit for the good work of the first
year is due to Principal o. Z. Wells and
Assistant Principal Miss Rosalia Rohrer,
who have labored hard to make the
school thorough success, and have
put into forty weeks the educational
energy and stimulus in teaching and
practice gathered in lifetime. Next
year is looked forward to with anticipa.
ton, as one which will be still more
fruitful and still more a demonstration
of the need of such school in every
county in the state. May the time soon
come when it will be found necessary
to build County Training School
building In some pleasant location in
this city, which shall make the institu-
ton permanent and widely known and
copied.
The graduates of the first class are as
follows
Sarah E. Ably Mary s. Marson