The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-28
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL
HOME TEACHERS
NOT THE BEST
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS TAKE
STAND ON QUESTION.

General Sentiment at Meeting Today
Was Against Employing Residents Of
Town to Teach, Because Too Familiar
Acquaintance Is a Handicap-Asso-
citation Work Carried On in Sections.
No general session of the Minnesota
Educational association was held today:
The educators assembled in st. Paul
met in their various sections to discuss
topics of peculiar interest to each di-
vision. The association resumed it's
meeting this afternoon. The polls closed
for the primary election at noon today,
and the votes are being counted. The
names expected to show in the lead
for president are Professor A. e.
Haynes of the state university, Pro
fessor R. Watson Cooper of famine
and G. G. Schulz, assistant state super
1ntendent. If no one receives ma
jority, another vote will be taken to-
morrow morning.
School Board Members Meet.
Discussion at the meeting of the as
sociated school boards at tine Ryan no.
that sentiment is against the employ
ing of teachers whose homes are To-
Gated in the same town as their work.
Nearly the entire morning was taken
up in debate over this subject. The
discussion was started by paper on
"The Employment Of Home Teachers
in Our Public Schools by Mrs. Julia
3: Moore Of the Wells school board ar;
She opposed such employment. The
home teacher, she said, is handicapped
by home influences and social duties. in
maintaining proper dignity and disci-
pline. She quoted from the report Of
the state high school Inspector, A. w.
Rankin. to show that he Endorsed the
| idea that "pull'' gives home teachers
employment at the expense of the home
"The word :graft',' she said, "too
nearly describes the employment Of
home teachers in some graded schools,
whose positions are looked upon as
personal perquisites.
""The home teacher,' she concluded,
"needs the influence Of outside spheres
and the home school needs the up-to-
date methods Of the new outside teach
| err
Several speakers supported the po-
sition >taken by Mrs Moore, among
these being former Senator Halvor-
son of Dawson. A few defended the
home teacher, among her friends being
Senator G. H. johnson of Nicollet
county. O. A. Allen of Hector made a
strong address, bringing out the point
that the home applicants character is
always known, whereas that Of the out
Judge w. H. Skemp Of Cloquet
brought out an amusing trouble of his
home school board.
"We have a superintendent he
said, "who, tho married, has weak
ness for employing pretty girls. He
generally selects good teachers, but the
| trouble is they soon get married and
leave us. ~ ...-s...~
About sixty persons we're present at
the Associated School Boards meeting.
James H. Sharp Of Moorhead, presi-
dent, presided. 49,.
''Fire'' the Sarcastic Teacher.
An interesting and well-attended
meeting was that Of the graded school
section held in the Sunday school room
of the Central Presbyterian church.
Edward A. Macdonald, principal of
Sank Rapids schools, read q paper on
TThe Influence Of Sarcastic Teacher
G HRsn" the Vital Principles of Child 5
"Sarcasm,' he said, "is dangerous
weapon and one which may not be legit
imately used in teh school room nc
matter what the contingency. There is
no more deadly foe to the future Of the
child in school than the sarcastic pri
mary teacher. Discharge her. She is
unfit to. teach, unable to control, pc.
tent influence for evil
Principal A. B. Jardine Of Dundas
read paper on the effect of school
life, mentally and physically He Ia
mented the tendency to "crowd' pu.
pills. 'This has led,,' he said, "to the
pernicious home work rule. Home
work destroys home life, makes school,
of the home and teachers Of the par
ents." ..sa..E
O.. F. Hawkins Of Akeley read a pa
per on arithmetic in which he said The
text books of today are too cumber
some, and the problems too intricate
, Accuracy and rapidity should be thu
aim,' he said.
F.. M. Eddy Of Sank Center was I'm
able to be present to speak as SEIZED
: uled. if,
! Science Discussion.
: The time of the high school section
i. was occupied at Central Presbyterian
a church with Ground table, discus
Y sion on the general subject Of "Sci
ence.o The church auditorium wa
j. about half filed. E. II. Nicholas
n teacher Of science in East Side high
s Minneapolis, read the first paper, o.
g T. OCOpo anu MtIuOuS VI IuySlCS LII Ill
j High School The subject was furthe
: discussed by Dean Frederick S. Jones
j. professor Of physics, Minnesota univer
Il sity, and M. A. Britzius Of the Contra
4 high, Minneapolis.
4 :" Chemistry: Its Scope and Meth
i ods'' was the subject of a paper b.
j George Weitbrecht,. principal of Me
- chanics Arts high school. st. Paul. Pro
il lessor George B. Frankforter Of tn
= : state university led the discussion O
I the paper. Carl L. Wilrich Of Contra
:. q high school, Duluth, gave an address
= on stPractical Value Of Biology dis
cussion Of which topic closed the morn
: ing's program.
Elementary Section.
Three papers were presented at tn
! meeting Of the elementary section i
), Central Presbyterian church. 'tDe
g scription Work in st. Cloud Norma
/ Grades was discussed by Isabel Law
e renee of that institution s faculty
a " Narration Work in the Moorhead MOI
e mall was the topic Of paper by Bell
/ NJ. Deans Of Moorhead. uSentenc