The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-28

It was only last week that school closed
and already the minority is luxurlating
in long lazy days while the majority Is
busy in other lines of work The NJ q. A.
convention has kept any number of teach
ers in the city and one can find tutors
for anything from arithmetic to basketry.
Tutoring is a favorite occupation for
teachers in the summer months but there
have never been so many tutors in the
city as just at present. The last week
Of school notices were posted in the diff
ferent buildings and advertisements were
inserted in the papers that the pupils who
failed might know where to find help.
The university summer school has
always employed a group of Minneapolis
teachers and others are scattered through
the state in summer schools and Institutes
Miss Ella Patterson of the Central High
School will have charge of a summer
school and vii have several of her assoc
ciates on her staff of teachers. Miss
Emma Roberts, assisted by Miss Florence
Wales, is conducting classes in painting
at the Central High School, and otLer
teachers are at work in special lines in
various places from New York to San
Francisco.
The teacher brings a trained intellect
to bear on her new occupation and she
seldom makes a failure Of what she un-
dertakes. Her vacation is seldom fritz
tered away in aimless trifing and If she
does not seek change for her health she
goes to an eastern college or experiment
station to extend her knowledge along
some particular line. Professor Conway
Mcmillan will take a group of teachers
west with him to study the algae Of the
Pacific ocean. -
One of the teachers sold stocks last
summer and made over 500 a month. A
teacher has a large circle of acquaint-
ances, and the number of ones friends
counts for much in business. Insurance
is another field that tempts many Of the
school marms and, while they have grum=
bled at the annoyance of the visits of in
transform themselves into agents and
seek to beguile Others into taking out
policies. t-r-.l -
II get enough teaching in the winter
said one of the teachers, "and in the
summer / want an entire change. Last
summer wanted to travel but had
nothing to travel on; secured the
really was all that the manufacturers
elaimed-and was able to pay my ex-
penses on a trip west by stopping wher-
ever wished and varying sight seeing
with canvassing." % it@-.~ -.
Any number Of feminine pedagogues go
canvassing. It is the cheapest way to
travel and the agents learn much of hu-
man nature and geography. They sell
all sorts of things, books or hooks and
eyes. Though, really, soaps, perfumes,
powders or anything that appeals to the
vanity of women takes best" said one,
who had had experience. -.
A pleasanter method of paying ones
travelling expenses is by conducting a
travel party. 1t is not everybody that
can do this, as several teachers have
found to their sorrow. The task needs
executive ability tact and confidence.
Eastern teachers have found it profitable
across the water. The steamship COM
panies pay certain per cent to- the
conductor and If her party is large enough
she finds herself on her return with the
memory Of a delightful trip and a little
balance as we'll. Last summer Miss Jane
Jeter took a party OF Minneapolis people
abroad but the N, E., "A. interfered With
extended trips this year. ~ ,,...,,. +-... r,
Miss Martha West has a farm at Min
netonka where she raises chickens and in
vacation Miss West personally looks after
the welfare Of the 'abroilers.'' There are
other teachers who have bought small
plots of ground which they fondly dignity
by the name of farm and to which they fly
the moment school closes They find that
the raising of potatoes is far: more in
teresting than the teaching of Latin and
quite as exciting. III ~ -. I'll -.-
The teacher who seeks a change for her
health often finds some quiet farmhouse
! where the farmers wife is only too glad
Of her company and. what little. assist
apne she can furnish in the manifold sum-
mer tasks in place of "board money
The teacher grows brown and rosy as she
helps feed the chickens OF pulls the veget-
| ables for dinner. Occasionally she gives
variety to her days by. taking the country
school for a term, but the terms do not
dovetail into those of the city convent
/ emily SO that she presides over the lit
tie sunburnt frame building as substf-
tute rather than a regular teacher.
The camera increases the bank account
of several teachers who roam a1eld in
! search of interesting bits of city or ooun- :
try life. Commercial photography has
| attracted some Of these amateur photog-
raphers, and the little group of Mime
apolis writer's keeps them busy Illus
trating the articles sent to the various
! magazines.
Interest in basketry continues, as II
should when one considers the excellent
examples shown at the Western Draw
ing Teacers' convention, and nearly every
| neighbo1heod has it's teacher who spends
| an hour once or twice a week with tn,
ambitious students while all around then
are rata and rattan, and hanging in the
back garden are hanks and hanks Of rafle
dyed by process known only to the
teacher and warrantedtoretain their bril-