Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-11-02
TRAINING SCHOOL NOTES

Superintendent of Schools S. B.
Tobey spoke at the Marathon County
Training school last week on "The
Elements Of Success which are the
common virtues: power of attention,
Industry, prCmptness. obedience, dis
catch, system, love Of truth, cheerful
ness under heavy burdens, and self
denial. Those belonging to the priv
ileged class are not the ones whose
every want has been provided for, but
those that can measure up to the
Standard Of those clements. The
teachers Of today have better oppOr-
lunities than ever before to measure
themselves by the clements Of sue
cess in serving others, thus putting
themselves in the privileged class.
The members CT the senior class
gave the annual Halloween party at
the Training school on last Thursday
evening. The guests were initiated
in the dimly lighted furnace room
ghost stories were told in the attic.
he only light being a lantern; dane
| ng was enjoyed in two class rooms
on the lower floor, a victrola for each
saving been provided The several
| tCN'tflH NclE oCpDI lul6IE uSCOIdjGu
and light refreshments were served.
The Model department Of the school
| had their Halloween party Friday af-
| Jernoon from to 4. Invitations had
been issued to the faculty and stu
| dent teachers. The room was deco
| rated with crepe paper, and the
boards with appropriate drawings.
| When the black curtains were drawn
and the lights turned on, one forgot
| t was not an evening party Specia.
| music ad games had been prepared
for the entertainment. Popcorn, pea
nuts and apples were served.
Miss Regina Bondowski returned to
school last week, after an absence of
some length due to the illness and
| death OF her brother. Miss Viola
| Neitzke is absent on account Of a
sprained knee. The accident occurred
Thursday evening during an encoun-
ter with one of the ghosts
Miss Ruby Waldron spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends at Stevens
| Point. She reports a Halloween par
| ty with no end of a good time.
| On Friday and Saturday. October
80 and 81. occurred the annual school
board convention for Marathon coun-
| ty On Friday the school board mem
bers together with goodly number OF
| eaCherS Of that section, convened al
Athens. On Saturday a similar meet
-ng was held in Wausau for the board
| members and teachers Of the Central
and Eastern parts of the county.
The speakers at the conventions
were Mr. A. A. Thompson, State Rural
school inspector. Supt. ]. E. Giessel
and Prin. d. A. Schwartz of the Mar
athon County Training school.
Mr. Swartz spoke on the subject
The Teacher" He brought out the
| hought that the teacher is really tht
| school that Just as the teacher is Sc
will b. the school be. He discussed
several of the traits and Qualitie:
which are demanded of all teachers
and then made reference to the partic
ular qualities necessary in the ruraI
teacher Mr. SwartZ asserted thai
the most valuable thing the schoo
does for the child is not the facts O.
knowledge which are taught but the
habits which it helps the child tC
form. and which give direction to the
entire life Hence the Importance Ot
developing a love for nature and thu
out Of doors. an interest in farm
work and love for farm life.
He asserted that new type of ag
riculture would have to be taught
lan3 that teachers would have TO bt
prepared 70 do more Of the practica
agricultural teaching in place Of tht
ipurely textbook work. Above all she
would have TO organize the boys ant
girls into clubs for competitive worl
in the raising of prize animals ant
lpriZe grains. holding for the purpose
IOf stimulating interest in this work
interdiStrict fairs and contests. ant
lmaking use of the county fair for tn,
same purpose.
Mr. Swartz brought out the fac
that opportunities are all about u!
for vitaliz:ug the work Of the countr!
school ard connecting it with the in
tcreStS OF the community in which
is placed. 1t remains for the teache
TO utilize the means at hand to til,
, end that every boy and girls in ou
country schools shall have that which
Is the heritage of every boy and cir
. in America. whether from country O.
, city. the best school and the best ed
,, ucation within the power of the stat
to give.