Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-03-22
TRAINING SCHOOL NOTES.

agricultural schools at Marinette,
Wis, Wednesday of last week They
are the Isaac Stephenson schools
rather than the Marinette county
schools, the site and money for the
buildings having been given by the
senator. However, the maintenance
and patronage being from the county
they may fairly be called county insti-
buttons. The agricultural school lacks
adequate grounds for proper develop
ment, but the senator has ample
grounds adjacent and his generosity
and personal interests will doubtless
provide necessary room for desirable
expansion. III. NJ. Olson. capable
and forceful man, is principal of both
schools, but the better organization
of, and the manifest firmness of grip
upon the work of the training school,
with the greater efficiency and yigor
of the work in that school make evil
dent the difficulty of finding a man
equally expert in widely divergent
lines. 1t was long ago noted that one
cannot serve two masters: no more
can he serve unlike interests equally
well. 1t was pleasure to see pupils
and teachers struggling with the same
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TO contend with, and to note the in
tereSt, determination, and large meas
ure of success in their work. We are
indebted to them for y day of genuine
pleasure and for many cOurteSieS.
The interurban cars enabled us to see
both cities and to note the various
industries and the magnitude of the
traffic by rail and boat. 1t is great
hIlCinnCC 0Qnfnr xyifl q of
10000.
Mr.. Wells stopped off train at
Oconto to call upon Miss Macdonald.
Her great gift of organization is evil
dent in the best arranged Office of a
county superintendent within his
knowledge or experience. Everything
is so orderly and conveniently organ
lied that any information on any sub
ject within the range of the records
can be had on minutes notice with
out disorder OR confusion.
In her school visitation she makes
notes on the work, offers hopeful sug-
gestions, and arranges for meeting
on Saturday of those visited during
the week at some convenient point
where she may go over the work with
them and give such help as may be
needed. From the Office she sends cut
lesson plans, educational exhibits to
be used and passed on to other schools.
written directions for using them
most effectively accompanying the ex-
hibits. She had a two days educa-
tional rally at Oconto last winter in
which she was assisted by two insti-
tute conductors from the state normal
schools. Last Friday and Saturday
she had a teachers meeting at Gil.
lette, with Principals Olson and Jack.
son CT the Marinette and Wood county
Draining schools as helpers. AT Ocon.
to one OF the three six-weeks' summer
schools, conducted by the state, is tc
be held. Things are doing there that
are worth while Her natural power
of leadership and the spirit in which
all IS done make her efforts acceptable
| an6 cordially welcome. She is in
sympathetic touch with every phase
of the work.
Hall an hour was spent at the high
school with city Supt. Milton Stanley
a friend of former days.
| On the return, Mr.. Wells had the
| pleasure of visit with a brother anC
his family at Green Bay, Wednesday
night.
Miss Hamacler spent one day of her vaea-
] ton at the New London training school
They are occupying rooms in one of the ware
buildings, and with an enrolment of fifty
four find themselves somewhat crowded fol
room. They have three members on theil
faculty who seemed to have very much the
same problems to deal with that we find il
our own school, Miss Hamacker received
courteous attentions from the faculty ano
found some valuable suggestions which She
intends trying in her own work She comes
back to the Marathon county training school
however, believing that we too are accomplish
ing some good things. Miss Hamacker alsC
visited the Stevens Point normal school.
Miss Bohrer visited a number of ware
schools in st. Paul during her vacation ant
returned feeling proud of Wausau's schools
and her teachers. While many of the best
buildings are as well lighted and ventilated al
any school in Wausau, others in which hun
dredS of children are accommodated are
dingy, dark, and lonesome on the brightest
days. 1t seems farce to have periodical ex-
amin alton of the eyes of children and con-
tinue to keep them in such places. In one OF
the middle-claSS districts she found a school
which was in every respect a model. Among
a thousand children ranging all the way from
nized, but any child at any time. if called
upon by teacher or visitor must make an
effort to tell what is being done in the class
must make a speech. sing a song or ask and
answer question upon the subject of man
nerS. A short period Is taken each day foI
the formal study of manners During that
period questions are asked and answered con-
corning table manners, street manners, school
manners and in fact manners recognized to be
the best in all walks of life AS result OF
this study the school mentioned impresses a
stranger as being very superior in its activity
and artistic attachments along many lines
The children appear happy, vivacious. pro-
gressive and up-to-date in the things of life
which really worth while