The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1901-10-04
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
By County Supt. L. r. Clark.
Kinsley Schools.

Kinsley Schools.
Enrolment to date 218.
Average daily attendance for first
month 2O3.4.
Number of cases of corporal pun
ishment g.
Number of cases of tardin ness Al.
Per cent OF attendance .95.
The Junior class made the best rec
ora IN attendance--their per cent of
attendance being 100, and no tardi-
ness.
Miss Runser has the largest room
46.
The High School had only one case
of tardiness.
Judging from the looks of the inter-
iOr of the schOolhouse in Dist. No. 6
there are some boys in that communi-
ty whose place is in the reform sch ool.
Wogen Jensen has been appointed
director of Dist. No. 7. Fred Jensen
was elected but repudiated the office.
The elder MIR. Jensen served as treas
urer of this district from 1882 to 1898.
Misses Hobble and johnson the
teachers at Lewis spent Saturday and
Sunday at Kinsley and report the
schools progressing nicely. A library
of twenty books has been ordered.
The first meeting of association dis
trict No. l was held in the county sup
erintendent's Office Saturday after
noon, Oct. 2S The following mem
bers of the association responded to
the roll call: Nell Alexander, Kittie
Blanchard, Rosa Hottewitz, Alice
Beezley, Edith Beck, Eva Schnatter-
ly, Mabel Teed. Other teachers pres
ent were: Prof. Baugher, Harriet
Hobble, Minnie McMichael, Mr.. Leath-
erwOOd.
Supt. Clark opened the meeting by
explaining the purpose of association
work and it's value TO teachers who
have an earnest desire to improve
their teaching.
Mrs. Bailey, who was to have led
toe discussion upon the subject,
What TO do and what not to do ON
the first day of school" being absent,
a general discussion followed. Prof.
Baugher emphasized the Importance
OF getting everything ready before tae
school opened, no matter If it took all
the forenoon to do it. He also spoke
of the necessity of maintaining as
good discipline on the first day as
on any day after.
The story ''Phelps' Mamma and the
Teacher" read by Miss Beezley, took
up the fond parents side of the bad
boy problem and showed that boys
are sometimes made bad by the ignOr-
ance and shortsightedness of their
teachers. 1t was an altogether differ
ent line of thought than that usually
presented at teachers meetings, and
provoked some discussion, the con-
sensus of opinion being that the pic
ture was greatly overdrawn.
1t is good plan, however, for
teachers to look at the child OCCASION
ally through the parents spectacles.
Prof. Baus her in giving IA Bit of
Fatherly Advice" said SO many good
things we hardly know what to refrain
from mentioning. He advised teachers
to keep the avenues of Information
open. Don't think that because you
have studied psychology you know
all about children "'rhe parents of
your pupils know far more about
their peculiarities than you do"
Re careful with whom yon associ-
ate" 1T is not necessary that you
attend every party in the district
''Study the e.sons.'' ''1f you fail
before your pupils you lose portion
of their respect and then it is harder
to govern"
As a majority of the teachers prefer
To meet in the afternoon the next meet
ing will be held at tie court house
Saturday, Oct. 2i.
Programs will be sent to- members
Of the association. Teachers from
other districts who are in town on the
dats of meeting are cordially invited
t0/attend.
4 A son was horn to MIR. and Mrs.
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