The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-04-05
MEETING or THE TEACHERS.

soathsrn District Association Holds In
teresting session at Post FaiIs.
One Of the most successful meetings
Of the southern district Kootenai County
Teachers association was held after
noon and evening at Post Falls last
Saturday Ia the Methodist church.
Many Of the citizens Of that place show.
ed their interest In education by attend
ing the afternoon session. and during
the evening session the church WAS
crowded 10 lis utmost capacity. The
following teachers were present:
Mr.. Dandy, Mr.. aud Mrs. Van Duzer,
Rathdrum; Prof and Mrs. Cummings,
Misses Davis. B1lemAn, Mr.. Pape.
Ceur d'Aiene; Misses Nogle, Brown,
Messrs. Brown, Morley, Steel, Egbers,
Post Falls.
The afternoon session was devoted to
the following: Roll call answered by
quotations from various authors.
Language in the second and third
grades" Miss coleman "If good
foundation for the correct nse OF Ian
guAge be laid In these grades, plenty OF
oral drill must be given"
THIS paper was followed by very in.
teresting talk by Mr. Brown on CORES
ponding with schools that are situated
IN places Of note.
Mr. Pape read a very interesting pa
per on Journalism la which he asserted
that the school which interests itself In
the leading topics Of the day is the
school that turns out the most progress.
siVe scholars. Mr.. Egbers followed
with discussion Of arithmetic.
The evening program was as follows:
THE model teacher from a school
boards standpoint" Plenty OF com.
mon sence must be used by the teacher
and he should never do for the child
what the child can do FOR himself. No
school can be well Taught that is not
well managed" were few OF the ex-
cellent things said by Mr.. shsnks.
"The model schoolboard from the
teachers standpoint" Prof Cummings.
THIS paper created much interest as the
professor made several concise state
ments which were much 20 the point.
Among other things he said. The
influence Of an excellent schooIboard
upon school caunot be over esti-
I mated"
THE model teacher from a parents
standpoinr'-Mrs. +. NJ. Nogie. In
the course OF her talk Mrs. Nogle said
Those who have never had the train.
ing Of child are often more pronouuc-
ed in their views than those who have
wish a child 10 obtain knowledge moi
merely TO pass, hut to take up the
duties Of life. A child must have phys
ical as well as mental development.
The model parent from teachers
standpoint'-Mr. Dandy. Parents,
said he, should teach children self de
nial. The bad boy in school is the in
dulged boy at home, and he never be-
comes a good citizen
"The model teacher In seciety"-Misi
Clara Bingham. She spoke briefly o.
the relation of the teacher to society.
Reminiscences-Mr. Van Duzer
Parents, teachers aud schoolboardi
must work together IL they would hav,
4 successful school,"
"The money value Of an education
W. A. Brown. The money value o
an education is I, 200 days of schooling
worth 5000"
Very delightful music both voca
and instrumental was furnished durinJ
the evening by Mrs, Finders, Misse
Rowe, Young, and Messrs. Patterson
Warren and Overstreet.
The next meeting OF the association
; will be held in Ceur d'Alene, and W,
hope that the visiting teachers will b,
accorded as warm and hospitable vel
come as was given them by the citi
gems Of Post Falls.