The Miami School Journal from Paola, Kansas • 8

TRY IT. PECIAL NOTICE TO I 4 One of our leading teachers sends TeacherS. us the following along with her report: Mianii-co. is taking in tlw matter is unwise. On tho other hand they heartily join Mr.

Lane who t4I do not see what any one can say against gradation." 1 Miss Cordie Taylor's "Life and Mr. Zcrchor. Accept my thanks for the co-opera When you are limiting for something TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION. The first meeting of the year was held in Paola, September 28. It being the first, also under the permanent organization, many felt anxious to see liow wisely our excentive committeee had planned.

All are satisfied that the permanent organization will prove very beneficial, and add increased zeal to the" tion you have made with me in my work. mce in Silks, velvets, Plushes or A long-felt want in our schools has been something to free us from tardi Dress Goods and Trimmings ness and irregular attendance, result 1 US 1 Death" of Garfield was beautiful. If teachers could read such productions in such tones how it would mellow the hearts and lives of our pupils, and lead them to higher planes. Bixby's philosophy class started off in good shape. Mr.

Light will hear wha Of any description, you can find you "want at profession. Our meeting Saturday was one of those delightful, home-like, family gatherings, where each spoke what ing from carelessness of pupils. It has been met in your offering to publish the names of those pupils which the monthly report shows fair in deportment and no absence or tardy murks. It is just the right thing in my school, some he felt in a simple way. Formality was MITCIILER BROS'.

unknown. Genuine sociability and good will prevailed everywhere. choosing even to miss the county fair The following teachers honored the rather than be absent one day and fail They are headquarters for Dress Goods. They also carry a full line of occasion with their presence cind help: in getting their names in the honor ro. teachers' noNoit roll.

Tims far only two have been tardy and the civil government, on the outline he published in The Republican and Spirit of September 12. Leetham sent in his work on English History, which is given -in another column. Before the association adjourned it appointed a committeo to prepare music. C. A.

Shively, May Dillman and Hugh Riley were appointed as a committee. Meeting adjourned with the feeling that each would bring someone with him to the next meeting. both of the first morning of their the celebrated Shoes, attendance. If any teacher thinks it .1 will not prove a success you tell them to try it and see. May we not have 80 or 90 reports next month CRITICISM- ENGLISH HISTORY.

The following is the history lesson for Criticism of teachers without inves he next meeting of the association: tigation causes much trouble. There 1. Geography of the British Isles. 2. Britainsunder the Romans.

8. Saxons. 1 4. Invasions of other tribes during are spme people Who appear to take in the whole world with a single sweep and boldly condemn matters they have And guarantee every pair to give the wearer satisfaction. Compare them with those, you have paid and 4.00 a pair for, and you will bo convinced that they are the best shoe ever sold for the money.

MlTCHLEli BROS. FUPILS JDEFA ttTMENT- Under this head wo will publish a few letters from school children. Teachers please call the attention cf your school to it. We have but one that we will publish this month, They will make good language exeyeises. fox your schools, as they arc published.

just never investigated. For example, your he period of Roman and Saxon rule. The book I recommend is Anderson's School History of England Revised 2diiion published by Effingham, May- chiidhasbeen going to school for three or four months and does not know her letters therefore that teacher is '4no Now you have passed judgment without investigation, and not even aware that the mode of teaching a child to read has all changed since you went nard 771 Broadway, N. Y. Thwe wishing the book can send to, wv ad- will orTTHrd to them, 6r they can send di rect themselves.

C. F. Leetiiam, to school, that they begin with words first and not with letters, and that your child is not expected to know its letters at this time. Again, Jennie comes Louisburg, Kas, Mr. Leetham sent us an extended out line but Ave have no room for it.

Just as home and tells her parents ''she stalled well that each outline his own work. Rudolph Stachling, Dis. No. 28: Lydia A. Spalding, 79.

Alice Bastin, 44 3. Katie Riley, 99. C. A. Shively, 54.

A. Rookstool, 22. AnnaVickers, 71. Grace Wingert, 58. May Dillmau, 46.

Samuel Rookstool, 44 51. AlpheusLane, 44 29. II. A. Rossman, 44 44 49.

G.r.Glendenning, 4" 44 70. Arthur -Williams, 44 44 16. J. M.Firebaugh, 44 4 4 29. Maggie Haney, 44 4 4 9 7.

Anna Scothorne, 44 4 4 67. Mattie Scothorne. 69. Cordie Taylor, 44 44 14. Florence Logenecker, 4i 96.

Cyrus M. DeBall, 83. J. T. Maddox, 44 21.

Ora, Vickers, ,4 '78. W. II. Murphy, 44 44 91. Ella Palmer, 44 4 4 27.

Itetta McCall, 32. Mary McCarthy, 44 55. II. F. 44 14.

W. D. Ilardwick, 68. Nettie Murray, 98. Maud Brown, 50.

Florence Brown, 21. Nannie Malone, 44 4 54. Harvey Reed, 77. S.T.Parker, 44 15. Maggie Kershner, 4t 64.

Adele Cheasbro, 44 14. Lizzie Magill, 44 44 52. George Price, 41 44 48. C. S.Bixby, 44 44 12.

Newton Folks, 44 44 20. Forty-two employed teachers in Mi-ami-co. enrolled. This is an excellent showing but wre want seventy at our next meeting. Some of the teachers failed to enroll and hence do not appear on this honor roll.

Among a large number of interested visitors, teachers not employed, and others we mention Emma Ilardwick, Lora Oldham, Nellie Emery, Grace Elliott, Bertie Stachling, Etta Spaulding, also Mrs. A. R. Hodges, teaching in Le-nexa, and George F. Atkisson, at Hol-liday.

The programme was carried out as anticipated, except a recitation by Miss the teacher in arithmetic." How is that, Jennie, says papa. Well, I asked him to solve a question for me and he read the question and then told ARITHMETIC. Accuracy and rapidity iii the funda mental rules of arithmetic are the as pori'QoUoi. Is- JCax September SO, 1S89 Editor, Mamma saw. In the -hst School-Journal that' you wanted the little folks to write you a letter, and so I thought that I would, write one.

I don't supposed that I can write It good enoughtto have it published. This Is the first time that I ever wrote to any thing like this and I hardly know how. IwTasten years old last July, I go to school now and Hike my teacher real her name isMisswler I had a nice time vacation and I had a surprise party my birthday and I gots lots of pres-ants there vyere twelve boys and girls all together. I am a going to read the me to try until to-morrow, and if I did not get it by that time he would show me how. 'He acted just like he didn't know how to get it." Under such circumstances Pa is too apt to tell over the neighborhood that the teachei can't do the 44sums" in arithmetic; he can't i requisites until the pupil is twelve to fourteen years old.

"We make a great mistake in spending so much time on problems requiring reasoning before this age. It is a great waste of time and energy to try to teach such problems before the reasoning faculty begins to develop, and if accuracy and rapidity are not developed before the age of reason, it scarcely ever is afterward. We should see to it that all this counting on fingers and clatter of chalk on the board are eliminated from the school. Combinations and tables teach the "school;" the children actually begin to think they know more than the teacher. He is ruined in that district.

School may as well close. Be careful of the criticisms you offer on your teacher. Stand by him and he will do better work. ScnooL-Journal to fmd out who writs .1 letters I use to go to school at Osawato mie when mamma taught there I hope should be as familiar as the a c. A world of worry and perplexities would that there will be some of my 03awat omie schoolmate's letters In the School be avoided by following the above plan Journal.

Respectfully, May Day. Age THE OLD AND THE YOUNG. There is one fault which belongs dis tinctively to young teachers, viz: To credit the pupil with thinking when he is only repeating the. thoughts of an Children should be directed in early years toward their life work. It is not well to leave this matter until they have reached maturity.

In, whatever direction the child shows skill and taste there his efforts should be directed and trained. Deferring this is about as sensible as the lady in Milwaukee, who is the mother of nine children. Not one of them was named until it wras twelve years old. The children were called by number, one, two, etc. When they were twelve years old each chose his own name and was baptised.

The education of children should not be conducted on this plan. other, and also to overestimate the Adele Cheasbro, who said 44she did not progress of his pupils. There is also one fault which belongs distinctively to old teachers, viz: To under estimate the progress and thinking power of his pupils. If the teacher develops in 'J know she was on the programme;" and the civil government class was ommit-ted on account of the absence of Mr. GRADATION- Reports on grading are coming in more than ever before.

I am convinced that I can be of immeasurably more benefit to the schools by this close system of supervision than heretofore Let every teacher grade. If you have not a classification register and course of study you can. get them at my office without expense, If you have trouble, Write me. Let me again caution all about so many classes. Consolidate everywhere.

Disintegration, going to pieces.is the bane of every school. One class for each pupil will not do; It does not acquire ability or skill to teach school in that way. scholarship he becomes more critical. Light. It is well that each person on The clouds have been removed from a great many-things which he now sees the programme be present, if not in person, by proxy.

in the clear light of mature understand' We may especially, mention the on by C. A. Shively. ing. He finds it easy to conclude, that the efforts of children to-day, when It first outlined the subject, then pre placed in comparison with the child' sented some of the difficulties with One ot our teachers, Miss Nona Cad-wallader, has been called home since our last issue.

Nona taught last winter in No. 83, two miles east of Louisburg, She was much beloved by her pupils and associates. Possessing so amiable and loving a disposition, others could not resist being like her. Her life was a success. I sy i a ren of years ago, suffer in the comparison, especially in the power to think.

These two points are worthy of thought. answers, which much pleased the teachers, as he struck fairly between the eyes everytime. Out of the fifty teachers Ralph Brown is principal of high schools of Troy, Ohio. present no one pretended to say the step John Morgan is in Felicity, Ohio. I.