The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-06
Normal School Notes.

David Colvin. former teacher of this
county but now an employee of the Fra
ternal Aid association. visited normal
| yesterday
| Miss Fanny Ray went TO her home in
Valley Center on the noon train 10 remain
over Sunday.
J. W. Grinstead. one of the members OF
the county board of examiners. was hak-
ing hands with his friends at normal yes
| terday.
The attendance Saturday vas little nlore
than half of the usueal numoer. many
teachers having gone home for the 18th.
failed to come back for the one remain
ing session of the week.
There win be no classes on Monday, but
work will begin again Tuesday at 7:30
Several changes in class work are prom
ised for next week. and it is the aim of
all the instructors to make all the exer-
cises as helpful TO every one. as possible.
1t is hard to make the recitations salts
factory to all. The older teachers wish
methods, while the younger ones demand
matter. Those who have been teaching
some time would like TO have new or bet
ter methods of presenting work to classes
and plans that have been proved success
full by others. Others ask for brief re-
view in the common branches, months
preparation for the approaching examin-
alton.
Mrs. Alice r. Sites will enroll and do
regular work in classes. She like num-
Der of others enjoys the association with
the other teachers.
Mrs. NJ. A. Houston, who has taught the
primary grades at Valley Center, for
several years, visited several classes Sat
urday morning. Her daughter accompan-
led her.
Miss Carnnie Adams the Maize primary
teacher, looked in on her friends at
work for a few minutes yesterday.
Prof. Thos De Haven, in the absence
of work in his classes at the business
college, visited the various classes dur
ing the morning
Mr.. Temples class in penmanship is in
creasing in numbers as well as interest.
The teachers evinced their patriotic SEN
timent by singing America" very hear |
tily the day after the glorious Fourth |
in the chapel exercises.
Prof. Buck read a part of the sermon |
ON the Mount from the sixth chapter Of |
Superintendent Sence will organize spec |
al classes next week for afternoon study. |
The work will be optional with the stu |
tents. The instructors with perhaps a |
few of the more experienced teachers,
viii preside. and the studies to be taken
Up will be such as a majority think they
need most. Such classes as these last
7ear proved a splendid success, and it is
anticipated that much good will be de-
lived from them this month.
In the general reading class, in the line
# primary reading, a discussion was pre-
,ipitated over the question of teaching |
children to print or to write as they be-
in TO learn the forms of letters.
Mrs. Hershey, Misses Bowers, Parker.
Paul and Ray and Messrs. Hickman,
Tifer. and Sence offered suggestions. 1t
vas decided that a judicious use of both
he print and script will prove most ben
fetal to small people.
Professor Buck remarked in this class.
e had found two classes of wise people
n the school rom, viz: Scholars whose
usiness is to get knowledge and teach
RS whose business is to give knowledge
he wisdom of the pupil is not always
ecognized or appreciated in the school
Dom.
The class in Current Events is dis
ussing the status of the Philippines po-
teal and commercial. President Roose-
elts action for July 4. with reference
} the islands, makes the discussion of
MS subject timely.