Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1904-11-26
Teachers Rally a Success.

not so very well attended, certainly a
very successful meeting.
The evening session drew a fair sized
crowd. r. E. Boosinger gave very
interesting talk on the subject, 1.-THE
Public School," j. Ernest Converse an
able address on the subject, 1.-THE Re-
public" This was followed by an
address by Supt. +. w. Howe on the
subject OF, "The Future Citizen"
Their addresses were all Of high
order and full Of good things.
Supt. Howe treated his subject from
the standpoint Of "A practical teacher
and we think that no progressive
teacher could afford to miss it.
Saturday IS session was called to order
by the Pres, HI. L. Winters with about
thirty teachers present.
Supt. Tics gave talk on "Cause and
Effect" which in our judgment. WAS
of more practical benefit TO a rural
teacher, than a months work in
school when theory alone is given.
The contrasts that were shown, re-
lating to old fashioned methods, and
the modern up t0-date ones, were cert
ainly we'll selected.
This was followed by a paper on
English" by Miss McLeese which
was masterpiece and we think that
when the bungling methods that are
at present used in presenting this SUBJ
ject to pupils are considered, this essay
alone would haye paid any teacher for
the time and effort required TO be
present.
Miss Edythe Fortune read paper
on "The Environments Of the Pupil
and Miss Lou A. Rice on Social feat
ures of School Life. After listening
10 these papers ii was not hard to guess
why these teachers are successful in
their work, for the papers plainly
showed that they were written by
persons who had at least other inter
ests than Friday evening and the
monthly visit to the Treasurer's office.
Miss Milliman Of Charlevoix gave a
short talk IN Manual Training.
Prof DeVoe gave an interesting ad-
dress on science work. Supt. Howe
followed and emphasize few points
that had been given by other speakers
in his pleasing and practical way.
NJ. NJ. Burnham addressed the lnsti-
tute for few minutes and gave some
comparisons between modern and old
fashioned methods, which should be a
source of pride for the modern teacher
He said, "Those teachers whom /
mostrevers were not the abest scholars
but were those who by their example
Of living taught that which was noble. "
1t Is hardly necessary for us to add
that more truthful words were never
spoken.
A program was arranged for SINH
lar meeting to be held in CharlevOiX
In three weeks from date of this one
which Will be Dec. 9-10.
These meetings are being held foi
teachers, aud we think that teachers
ought to avail themselves of the op
portunity Of attending.
Merchants, Ministers, Doctors, Law
yers, etc, have their conventions fol
mutual benefit, and we certainly think
that there is no profession in which
mutual intercourse is more needed OF
is productive OF greater good than ir
the teaching profession.
1t may seem strange, but the names
OF teachers who show enough of pro-
fessional spirit, TO be present at some
Of these meetings are retained by the
Examining Boari Of the county, and
it 10 certain that what influence this
Board has and any favors it may show
In the way OF recommending teachers
will be used In favor of teachers who
! place themselves Ia these meetings.
J. II. MILFORD,
COMMISSIONER OF SCHOOLS