The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-28
Observation-Disclosures
Session of Sedgwick County
Normal Ended.
EXAMINATIONS NEXTWEEK
Closed With Speeches and
RecitationS.

Yesterday the tventy-seventh annual
session OF the sedgwick county normal
institute closed. Very efficient instruc-
tors had been secured and this enroll
meat reached At. Glasses in all The
branches requisite for q first grade GER
tidicats have oeen in session every day.
For the last three weeks classes have
been held in the afternoon. and those who
chose 10 come decided what branches
+ should be studied
The Rotations yesterday were con-
/ Quoted in their usual order until 1.SC
when al adjourned TO the chapel. Mss
/ Floye Malouee kindly gave a selection
/ from "Helen's Babies" Then the teach
ers' instructors We're given an opportun-
/ iry 70 deliver their farewell speeches
/ Prof Buck as the one longest IN the
/ service. spoke first and urged upon the
! teachers the necessity OF pride and con-
1 tentnent In their work.
+ Prof knight prefaced HIS remarks witt
+ congratlating himself upon the great
number OF facts he had earned during
/ the past month. Professor knight said
that the greatest nranc taught in any
school was reading and the best text
book. the newspaper. All children have
ideas; what the teacher must do is 70
teach them 70 recognize their own
( thought as expressed by symbols. Any
child can think IN the concrete. he must
be taught u think in the abstract. 20 give
his own ideas expression in the arbi-
trary symbols in general use.
/ Mr. Messerley spoke OF the Inspiration
+ TO nobler efforts that these annual meet
ings give 70 a teacher; OF the renewed
energy and determination 20 do better
work than ever before. Mr.. MesseTley
also spoke OF the tendency toward su-
( perficialty in the work OF making the
work extensive rather than intensive
thus hiding most eGectually the true aim
Of education. that is the ability 70 think
rather than the mere reeui5ition Of know
ledge
The committee on resolutions which
was appointed a few days ago made The
following report which was unanimously
adopted.
Whereas. The teachers OF sedgwick
county normal Of 1871. approaching the
earnest work that has been done by It's
able corps Of instructors. realizing that
. they have devoted an their snergy and
zeal 10 the work. and that the relations
between Instructors and teachers have
always been mutual and harmonious. de-
sire 70 express our thanks and gratitude
% these Instructors. Therefore De IL
Resolved. That 70 Professors Buck.
Knight. AlesserIey and Temple. and 10
Miss Furnish for the music. the Sedg-
wick County Normal now assembled ex-
tend 20 them our thanks. best wishes and
hopes for future success which their ener-
81 and zeal have proven that they de-
serve. Be IT further
Resolved. That we extend our thanks
and gratitude 20 Superintendent SERGE.
who has worked 50 earnestly FOR the
success ~ the normal and the teachers
and hy our association with man Of so
corgeaiaI a nature. approaching the wis
dom ~ his kind advice. believe THAT We
can 80 cat TO our respective schools and
teach with a higher aim IN life. with
greater love for our work. for our pupils
Fer humanity and for our Creator. BE
60 further
Resolved That we az teachers apDre-
cis-a the work done by Mr. PARROT fl
seeing % rhe welfare ara comfort Of lie
teachers and express our regret that he
WIZ not De with - again.
Misses Susie Paul Fannie Ray. Lila
Seal Howes. Stella Barnes. Nary Phi
1893 Matte H.nman 14rs. PEBBLES Nj
carson. Charles Richard. Cecil Hewes
owen Good ard John Mcpherson were
visitors at tae institute Saturday.
Mrs Anice Publcs. local superintendent
az the Mercy department q the y. c.
T. t. addressed the institute yesterday
the forming Of banus Of mercy.
At the general exercises yesterday
morning SIR Temple gave talf on pen
n.anship. touching upon most ~ the
euesr.o-s usually asked FL the examira-
tons These talks given each day by
the different Instructors have been very
interesting and Instructive
Yesterday afternoon ny Temple. aided
~ lfr Perrin Dunn. conducted the ar
ternoon class. The proposition % the
instructors was 20 answer any question
ia the course ~ study The branches
giving the most trouble seem % be gram
mar and arithmetic and the Afternoon
was given ~ % the discussion q difficult
points IN these branches
The committee IN selection q books /
reported THAI they had purchased the
following books. Janice Msrialth. !
The Choir IrvfsfIe~ Richard CarVei- I
David Ha-,in. VIA Crlsis TO Have T.
a1d TO Hold prisoners ~ Hope. 1
Red Rock. In C0urection with IRE
De WuI1-ehtv Cain. -StaiSy ard CO. /
'The Gentleman From Ir-lara- Pc 4
Back wolGs Breed "Lr uooisT an 4
the Hsarts ~ Ills c1ultrg1eu. with 4
Kitchener ~ Ehart11w sri -Boy.
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