Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-06-28
WOOD COUNTY TRAIN
ING SCHOOL
By j. E Perry.

4Hc graduation exercises OF 5ne
Wood County. Training school last
Friday afternoon commenced with a
song, Sailing.
Miss Jennie L. Raath debated the !
subject of Training Schools of Wis
consin. Provisions were made for
these schools by the legislature of |
1899. amended in 1901, and liz 1903. |
Before one practices profession there
must. be preparations for il. Our
rural schools do not get the attention
needed and it is important that they
have more and betterfor from these
many of our greatest of men have
come.
Our Normal schools cannot supply
the demand. Experience has proven
that our high schools cannot. or do
not tit teachers for their work. 1t is
very evident that we need more
schools to train teachers. Our school
was organized in 1908 The enroll
ment is forty, and the year four terms
Of ten weeks each.
Miss Hall discussed ventilation, and
showed the need of plenty. pure fresh
air. for the lack of this made pupils
very restless. This is felt more in our
country schools than elsewhere. She
described the construction and work
ing OF stove manufactured for the
purpose of reaching perfect VEN
tilation. Teachers must look after
not alone mental, moral, but physical
development
Miss Closuit opened to view the great
need of teaching the Filipino and
some of the difficulties in the way.
Two unknown quantities, prejudice
for whites and objection to teaching
on American lines. In an interest
ing manner she gave a description of a
typical American school as taught by
male teacher of fifty boys and girls.
The Filipino pupil is quick to learn,
has skill in writing and mathematics.
Miss LaVaque started in with the
ward caucus and then to the county,
state and national convention and
revealed very plainly as to how man
was put in nomination as candidate
for the presidency. After the ballots
were cast told very plainly the course
to be pursued up to and including the
tinaugurations. The whole, as the
speaker believed complex matter,
covering nearly a years time. (Your
reporter thinks this young lady is far
more able to vote intelligently than
many who have the privilege.)
| Song-Slumbering-
The Hawaiian Islands was brought
| to our notice by Miss johnson, who
said although insignificant in size,
yet were of vital Importance to US for
many reasons, one of which being
a coal depot. With them in our
own possession, no foreign nation in
time of var could get coal ON our
western shores. We ought to have
more ofsthem; There are thousands
of white people who are up-to-date as
regards modern achievements. The
school system the same as ours. In
closing repeated the national hymn.
Geographical Influences upon
American history was presented by
Miss Christian in a manner pleasing
to us of the north and west. The
hills of New England and scenery in
connection with the great lakes and
the mighty mountains of the west,
would make good citizens.
Miss News, Growth of Wood County,
will be found in full in another
column.
The Panama Canal, despite the
criticism of some of our politicians as
to the purchase of it, (yet all are glad
we have it, was held up to our own
view by Miss Sharkey, by giving a
history of trips of the battleship
Oregon at the breakout of the Span
lish-American war, and said that
5000 miles of that run might have
been saved had there been Panama
canal. She gave an account OF the
work done up to the time of its pur
chase by the Uuited States. The
value to US and all the world was
forciably shown. 1t was an immense
project. one third of which is nearly
completed. Whole length of canal As
miles and the cost $3.50, 900. 900.
Song-Anvil chorus.
Miss Ada A. Potter gave list of
seven sSchool Virtues" 1, attend
ance; 2. punctuality; 3, neatness;
4, accurate; 5, silence; 6, inclination;
IL. obedience. In all of these the
teachers should be a model and i'm
press them upon her pupils.
AS environment has much to do in
molding life and character, SO Miss
McKeown argued that the "SchOol
Room should be an inviting place.
That many of them were the oppOsit,
should be kept tidy. pretty pictures.
in front, bulletin boards of school
work aud of the news of the day,
neat book case filled with useful
books.
Miss Fern Miller, in ideal erected a
Country School House," and equip
ped it completely for work and made
of its surroundings. A lawn Of beauty
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