Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-12-11
Teachers Column

mo man or woman of the humb-
lest sort can be really strong. gentle.
pure and good without the world be-
ing better for it. without somebody
being .comforted by the very exis
tence OF that goodness.
IF you would make good at your
work you must be in love with it,.
You cannot live anything but mis-
cradle mess of a life unless your
heart is in your work. Make a busi-.
ness OF loving the children. Chill
dren are always IovabIe and you must
have an affection for them to make
good. It's your luck TO be engaged
in business which IS easy to fall in
love with. Remember those things
and when you go back to that little
school house on the hill try and do
them" DR.. McAndrew. Assistant
Superintendent, New York City
Schools, at State Teachers Associa-
tion-
Miss Agnes Stowe, teacher in Dis
trict 43 Bethel, and the members of
The school board, Mrs. John Schreib-
er. Chas. Swisher and W. E. Stowe,
are planning a big event at their
school house. Saturday, December 1S.-
Christmas program by the pupils;
box supper: singing by the Wilcox
quartette, district %, Mr.. Beason
teacher: first class victrola music
from district fl Downer, Nerna
Marcy teacher; address by ]. Fl. Mes
ley, principal OF high school: reading
of original poems Sheriff Altman, the
Smoky Hill poet and an illustrated
lantern slide lecture by the county
superintendent are some of the fea-
lures advertised TO fill the evening.
The money made from sale of boxes
and lunches will be used for needed
school equipment. 1t seems that our
districts are consolidating on the
community social proposition very
successfully.
Big Creek Hall neighborEood also
is following the above. plan. Miss
Shriner, Miss Hancock and Miss Ollie
Neff from districts 81, % and % give
literary program in the Hall before
the holidays. Two years ago Misses
Rosie Zeman, Phronia Mall and Ethel
Carpenter held real '.Literaries"
every two weeks at the Hall, young
people coming long distances to take
part in debates, singing, music, SPELL
ing contests, etc. The writer often
wishes there were county social
agent whose duty would be to pro-
vide the right kind of amusements
and entertainments at frequent inter-
walls in each district. Parents, teach
ers and the county superintendent
are too crowded with work to have
time to provide for the much needed
''play periods" both for themselves
and Others
We read last week in one of the
Golden Belt papers the things con-
sidered by good authorities necessary
to well balanced life. The ques
tion was tried on some of our teacher
friends, land other friends without
comment or explanation. The an
swers invariably were: Health. edu-
cation. religion. friends, wealth. 1t
was providential that such a course
was pursued during the weeks school
visitation for on return we found a
number of letters each containing the
question: What is the matter with
teachers2" A few added lines of ex-
PLANTATION revealed the fact that the
writers of the letters had been re-
quested to give paper on that sub
ject and so needed the opinion of
superintendents.
After spending whole evening in
brown study and calling up before
our mind lone Thousand foot reel"
of movies entirely of teachers and
their failures and successes there
could be but one conclusion, no an
swer. Each case is different varying
with individuals, times and condi-
tions. The December number of
1.-The Survey contains a most excell-
ent article on this subject by Eliza
beth Hodgson entitled "What Ails
The Teachers' This writer thinks
the world looks upon the teacher
more as human tool than as human
being-not permitting the teacher to
live normal life. 'She writes if you
were to meet a live button hook, the
only thing you could think of to say
TO him would be, how do you like
hooking2'
She rightfully complains that the
public is demanding too much of
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