The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-27
TEACHERS HOLD LAST
MONTHLY MEETING
Closing Session Is Exceeding
ly Interesting.
RESOLUTIONS ARE READ
Pleasing Lecture Is Delivered
Before Gathering.

The last monthly meeting of the presen
year was held by the teachers institut'
Saturday, April %. There was big at
tendance present.
The meeting opened usual with sing
ing and roll call. Superintendent knight
briefly reviewed the program of the meet
ing of superintendent recently held in
Atlanta.
There was something of interest from
each department, the primary, grammar
and high school
Mr.. knight mentioned the paper OF
Frank M McMurray Of Columbia Uni
versty, New York City, on What Omis-
sions Are Advisable in the Present Course
OF Study" as being 10 him the most in
teresting of the session.
Mr. Carson continued his discussion OF
United States history. begun in the
March meeting. In brief, the effect OF
the intercolonial wars Of the revolution
airy war was the development OF the
American spirit. Mr.. Carson closed with
glowing tribute to washington, Lincoln
and Mckinney.
Mr. Isely gave q lesson in science. The
study of birds and insects tends to de-
velop the habit of observation. Mr.. Isely
spoke in particular of the butterfly. trac-
ing it through the different stages of
metamorphasis the egg, larvae, chrysalis
and image or adult.
Miss Emma MCGEE principal of the
Irving school, read the following resolu-
tions:
'Whereas, by the providence of God,
one Of our fellow teachers Miss Florence
Bowers, has been called from our midst
we wish to express our deep sorrow for
our loss. Although she only taught in
our schools for four months, she en-
deared herself to all by her sweet manner
and cheerful disposition
Therefore, be it resolved, That we ex-
tend our heartfelt. sympathy TO her be-
Teaved parents; and be is also
Resolved, That a copy of these reso-
buttons be sent to the family and that
they be placed on the school records"
After a brief recess Prof E l.. Payne.
head OF the department of mathematics
in the State Normal at Emporia. deliver
ed a lecture upon Short Cuts in Mathe-
MATES" Prof Payne gave to the teach
ers a mastery presentation of his sub
ject, in which he was thoroughly at home
ICON amore."
Prof Payne illustrated on the black
board many short cuts in multiplying.
dividing. factoring. etc, with ease and
rapidity that made the problems as he
called them only play.
The lecture in part was as follows:
since the stars sang together" it is
fitting that teachers inquire as 10 whether
there can be found better methods of
teaching arithmetic than those used by
our sires and grand-sires
During the las half century theer has
been marvellous progress in method in all
things pertaining TO material growth.
lie is not an old man who can remember
the old reaping hook and has followed for
many a day the scythe and cradle. Well
does he remember when the Buckeye
dropper made its appearance in the neigh
borhood and became nine days wonder.
Then soon came the self-rake, the header
and the self binder.
Now on the great western wheat fields
may Toe found the sixteen foot header
with the self-hinding attachment or the
threshing attachment propelled by the
traction engine 1t has not been a long
time since the wheelbarrow gave place to
the OK cart. the OK cart to the two-horse
wagon. and the wagon in turn to the rail
way train and the automobile The flint
lock not a long time ago gave way to the
percussion cap muzzle loader. the muzzle
loader in turn giving way 10 the breech
loading repeating rife the machine sun
that canebe fired 500 times a minute. and
lie modern war monster that can throw
shell a score OF miles. Compare old
1ronsdes with Farragut's fleet entering
Mobile Bay. or even with the Monitor and
the Menimac and these in turn with such
ships the Maine and the Oregon
In 1872 "A post road was established be-
tween Bosto nand New York and letters
were carried with the speed Of ten miles
an hour. Then came the overland stage
the railway train. making speed of from
forty to sixty miles an hour. yet not sat
isfying man; for he must have the tele-
graph and the telephone The little log
school house on the hillside with its slab
seats and window panes OF oiled paper
has given place TO the ma gnificent we'll
equipped modern school house These de-
vices are but methods Of arriving at re-
suits. Literature. science and the fine arts
have perhaps kept pace with material