The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-02-26
TEACHERS MEETING.
Interesting Sessions Held at Wood
land Friday and Saturday..

I
The teachers OF Woodland and vicin.
ity held an exceptionally interesting
meeting in the A. G. church of that
place on Friday evening and Saturday
morning, February 20 and 81.
The following excellent papers were
read and discussion of each was spirit
and Ri HUTCHINSON y Goo ID Roads snd
sion by ' Q. ". Beaumont, A. w. V.S VIII.
son, Chas. K. Coontz and j. A. McIn-
tosh.s Mr.. Dye read the "Good Roads"
part Of his paper Friday evening and
the "Good Schools part Saturday
morning. emusic in the Publ:
Schools" by E. o. Coontz, was discussed
by +. F. Newlin; "The Teaching of
Grammar, by Cleo Bryson, discussed
| by Eli Hutchinson.
| These meetings were we'll attended, ,
both by teachers and patrons, and from
the interest manifested Woodland has
not yet lost her educational spirit but
rather she is keeping ahead of any
other township in. the county, sending
more of her boys and girls to high
schools than any other township in the
county.
| The following names were registered
as those of teachers in attendance:
| Chas. K. Coontz, Z. o. Coontz,
| Il. +. Newlin, Cleo Bryson,
| j. E. Coontz, Grace Rayn,
| Lena Stephens, L. H. Carver,
Everett Massey, Lulu Adair,
Edyth Bryson.
The above registered from Woodland
and, vicinity, those from other points
being s. T. Massey, Olive Wilson and
Alice Massey, of Lineville; Lena Bea.
yers, Of High Point; Angie and Mary
Sears, of Decatur City; j. A. Mcintosh,
Eli Hutchinson and James Cozad, Of
Leon.
Through the courtesy OF the editor of
HE REPoRrER we publish this week Mr.:
James Cozad,'s paper, "The Value Of
Good Attend ance''. as he was not at
the meeting.
we earnestly hope that the good PEG,
PIE ana teachers, especially of the scnool
townships throughout the county, may
eaten The idea Of holding similar meets
lngs, for much and lasting good i.
pound to be done.
"THE VALUE OF GOOD ATTENDANCE"
i BY JAMES CozAD.
There are several important requirements in
the present day school discipline that II lived
up to by the pupils OF our schools are equi-im-
portant to both teacher and scholar. Perhaps
the one that is as essential as any other one
requirement and that is as conducive to good
results as any other, is the one calling for
good, regular and prompt attendance, and the
value Of good attendance in the education
and future success in life of the scholar and
the inestimable value Of such attendance TO
the teacher, as well as the evils resulting from
poor or irregular attendance OF the pupil.
1 will endeavor to point out. First, let us
look at the manner in which the irregular OF
poor attendance of pupil Is detrimental to
the teacher and, In fact the entire member
ship of the school that is under the direct
management of that teacher
Each scholar is expected to advance so far
in his or her studies each school day, In our
present school system course of study is
laid out for each department OF our schools
and the course as prescribed is in keeping
With the text books as chosen by the board OIL
, directors for 1ha: course. These text books
are, if you will allow me to use the term, pro
: gressive or perhaps it is better to say, are a
chain of information TO which each link is an
essential and most necessary feature or part.
IT, to use this Illustration mo chain is
stronger than its weakest link, the va,'ae of a
pupil learning or fully mastering each lesson
is lnestimable and this method is the only one
conducive to perfection, competency or fit.
ness. if you please to advance TO a text book
higher in the course of study and to compile
tiou of their education along the line of that
particular study II each pupil does his full
duty by his parents, his teacher himself and
yea, even all OF the patrons OF the school. he
will accept and endeavor or strive to perfect
himself In as much OF that text book as he
can each day master, If they all do this con
scientiously it is much easier for the teacher
Il to conduct the recitation, and he will then
devote his time during such recitation, and
properly so, in drawing out the knowledge
of the lesson that each scholar has attained
and to help and strengthen the more dull
membersof tbeacla and to draw out new
truth or theories from the lesson and impress
the lesson on the minds of all members Of the
class Now, If the teacher in the examination
or review OF the former days lesson. finds a
! question answers, II know nothing about thai
lesson; wasn't here yesterday, he 1.-THE
teacher will perhaps devote the time, he
the current lesson in helping that one scholar
get the good, profitable thoughts from the
previous days lesson, and which, perhaps the
| scholar failed to study for some trivial excuse
In this way his nom attendance of the day be-
fore will be detrimental TO the entire class.