Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-11-24
TRAINING SCHOOL NOTES.

Miss Emma Plateau, of Dancy, Mr..
Irwin Heise, of Rib Falls, and Miss
Bohrer spent the entire day on Monday
in visiting schools in the town of Stet-
tin. Much that was observed in the
line of instruction was highly com
mendable. Two graduates of 1908 were
inspected and one of 1907. The equip
ment of all the schools had greatly inn
proved since the last visits made. In
one, however, where the teacher was
doing most excellent work in arithmetic.
there was still an absence of that most
necessary part of the equipment of a
good school, viz: good generous piece
of slate blackboard. Certainly, if all
the money spent in Christmas presents
in each district were turned into a
blackboard fund, no estimate could be
made of the benefit to each child, so
great wonld be the return. If the great
need for black aboard space were rightly
appreciated, no set of school officers
would rest day or night until every
school were supplied.
In arithmetic, writing, expression,
spelling, drawing, geography, history,
the English language, in everything,
progress can be satisfactorily made
only when that most necessary black
board is provided Teachers should
urge and entreat their school officers
to provide it, children should clamor
for it, for the next best thing to clear
thought is the expression of that thought
geographical, arithmetical, phonetical
or historical terms on clear and i'm.
questionable black board.
School officers of Marathon county:
Buy new black boards Burn up the
shiny old painted planks which have
been called blackboards and with them
build bonfire which shall shed light
upon the countanances of the children
IN the uttermost parts of this vast agri-
cultural area known as Marathon
county; commonwealth in itself which
revels in material luxuries, but which
must add TO those the luxEries of in
tellect before it can claim he position
of being first in the state.
Miss Maude Holton of Abbotsford,
who graduated from the training school
in 1902, and from the Oshkosh State
Normal school some years laler, was
united in marriage to Sigurd Jerdee on
Wednesday, Nov IL. She has made a
fine record as a teacher in the western
part OF the state. We earnestly hope
that her interest in the public schools
will not be lessened because ct her
change of occupation. Mr., ard Mrs
Jerdee will make their home in the
village of Star Prairie, St. Croix Co.,
Wis.
The following Thanksgiving program
is being prepared by Miss Mcdonald
for the pdrpose OF illustrating to the
training school student what may be
J done in country school to impress
upon the children of those schools the
meaning of the joys and solehnities of
the Thanksgiving season. The true
meaning Of many of our purely Ameri-
can holidays is not at present compre-
hended by the great mass of people,
who call themselves American citizens.
1t becomes at once the pleasure and
the duty of our public school teachers
to make known this meaning to the
youth of our 'asid. Parents of students,
members of the board, and friends of
the school are cordially invited to a t
tend the exercises on Wednesday, Nov.
%, at 2 p. m.
PROGRAM.
Roll call responded to by giving a
verse of praise, and a statement of
something for which you are thankful.
| Proclamation. Martha Weber
Black Board Drawings. Josie Voshink
Thanksgiving Song. Eleanor Yonker
Mnsic.............. Matte Petersen
/ Recitation. Recommendation Unmus
The Thanksgiving Table...............
......-.......-........Lydia Zamzow
A Thanksgiving Party ......Lydia Strege
A Thanksgiving Story. Edna Nachtle
Chrysanthemum Game,
.............................~ Weinkauf
| Apple .Estelle Wartman
pkin................... Taicher
Song BY School...-Thanksgiving Hymn