versity, Columbia; Geo. L. Osborne, Pres. War- Address--Junius Jordan, State Supt. of Arkan rensburg Normal. General Discussion. Music. Too Much Laboratory Teaching vs. Too Little Music The True End of Education-Geo. F. Ayres, Music. The Study of Light in Elementary Schools- Louis. General Discussion. Music. AFTERNOON EXERCISES-1:30. Music...... General Discussion. Music. Physical Health the Basis of Intellectual and Music. The Dingley tariff bill which passed the house some time ago and was sent to the senShould the County Institute be Pedagogical?-ate, has been reported to that body from the R. H. Jesse, Pres. State University, Columbia. finance committee with many radical amendDiscussion--John R. Kirk, State Supt., Jef- ments. It is practically a new bill and was ferson City: Dr. H. M. Skinner, Chicago, Ill.; called up in that body on May 18. The retroR. D. Shannon, Prin. Houston public school. active clause was stricken out, and the time General Discussion. fixed for the law to take effect is July 1, 1897. Music. Scientific Temperance in Public Schools--Mrs. Neva Thomas, Springfield. After one of the bitterest and most prolonged contests known in this country, the Hon. Discussion--Mrs. W. H. Winningham, West W. J. Deboe has been elected senator from Plains high school. General Discussion. Kentucky to succeed Mr. Blackburn. Time and again Dr. Hunter was within one or two votes of election, and while he was the caucus nominee of his party, he could never get a majority of the votes in the legislature. Mr. Deboe was a member of the legislature. Dr. Angell, the recently appointed minister to Turkey has delayed his departure to Lis place of duty on account of the troubles be Address--R. H. Jesse, Pres. State University, tween that country and Greece. Demands of Columbia. indemnity against the so-called sublime porte for the destruction of property belonging to Americans in the Armenian riots, are now pending. So far, Turkey has treated these demands with supreme contempt, but it is the purpose of this government to enforce them. If warships were sent there just now it might appear as if our government had taken the advantage of Turkey. Crawford was Missouri's representative and won second place in a contest in which five states were represented. Chancellor Chaplin of Washington University, will deliver the annual address this year, and Rev. Morgan of the Christian church, Warrensburg, will deliver the baccalaureate ser mon. Where Is It “At?” Of all the funny things we say, so often in our chat, there's nothing that so "takes the cake" as this: "Where is it at?" We hear it used so very much 'bout this thing or 'bout that, a household phrase, I believe I'll say, this question: "Where's it at?" Much concern is now felt in financial circles on a count of the gold shipments abroad. Some claim these shipments are due to the fact that many merchants are buying extensively in foreign markets in anticipation of a rise in prices in the event of the passage of the Dingley bill, now before the senate. This condition of affairs causes the balance of the trade to be against us, and the difference is paid in gold. How long these shipments will continue is unknown. The treasury at Washing.er coat nor hat, his mamma says to get them ton City has something more than one hundred and fifty million in gold, about fifty million more than is considered necessary for redemption purposes. Normal Notes. WARRENSBURG. Commencement June 10. Prof. Campbell has been out sick recently. Mr. L. W. Thomas of Higginsville has entered recently. Mr. Hansford McCurdy of Mt. Vernon, has entered for professional work. Mr. Percy T. Hemus gave an enjoyable "lecture recital." under the auspices of the Browning society recently. The board of regents has begun the repairs and improvements authorized by the recent general assembly. Indications point to a successful session of the summer school, which convenes immediately after commencement. The graduating classes this year are up to the usual standard of size. There will probably be 110 in the elementary class and about 40 in the advanced Prof. Norton attended the child-study congress in Chicago about the first of the month. He returned full of enthusiasm and reports a profitable visit. We received visits from representatives of the Woman's Press Associations and the G. A. R. at the time of the recent meetings of these organizations at Pertle Springs. Mr. Byron Crawford, accompanied by a retinue of fifteen, invaded Kansas at the time of the Interstate Oratorical contest. Mr. The little boy comes running in with neith quick, he says, "Where are they at?" I don't know "nothing" 'bout your things, you careless little brat, if you would only hang them up you'd know "where they are at." "Tis "swallowing down an elephant and straining at a gnat " to notice things as small as this, this clause "where is it at;" but it's wrong to tear the language up and mash it down so flat, by belching out in spondee verse "I don't know where I'm at."-Searchlight. Summer School. The third session of the New School of Methods in Public School Music is announced for July 12-28, 1897. The faculty includes Mr. Fred H. Ripley and Mr. Thomas Tapper, the authors of the Natural Music Course, Mr. Wm. L. Tomlins of Chicago; Mrs. Emma A. Thomas of Detroit, Mich., and Miss Nannie C. Love of Muncie, Ind. In addition to the music, the school offers courses in Physical Culture, by Mrs. Louise Preece of Minneapolis, Minn.; in Penmanship, by Mr. C. C. Curtiss of Minneapolis, Minn.; and in Drawing, by Mrs. F. R. Elliott of Aurora, Ill. The session will be held in Chicago at the rooms of the Oakland Club, which is delightfully situated on the south side. Full particulars can be obtained from the American Book Company, 521-531 Wabash Ave., Chicago. He who reigns within himself, and rules passions, desires, and fears, is more than king.— MILTON. LESSONS IN DRAWING. BY W. T. PARKS, DENVER, COLORADO. NOTE. For methods of making measurements see lesson in May number, of which this is a continuation. It would be well to study and compare plates (1) and (2) given in last lesson with (3) and (4) of this; noticing differences; in (3) and (4) none of the horizontal faces are parallel with the front of the body. I will give briefly the most difficult steps in drawing (4). 3. Measure the nearest edge (distance from a to b.) To measure vertical edges, the pencil must be held vertically. 4. Measure the width of the nearer end (hold pencil horizontally) and lay it down on base line-a to c represents it-and draw an indefinite vertical 2 from c. 5. Hold pencil horizontally as for taking measurements, and raise or lower it as requir ed until you can just see the corner of the box represented by e under the left end of it; and note carefully where the pencil appears to rest against the edge represented by 1: whether one-fourth, one-third, one-half, two-thirds, etc., up from a or down from b; mark this point on 1 as d, and draw a line through a parallel to o o; where it cuts 2, will be the proper place for the corner e. 100 42 6. ƒ should be found asb; that is, by laying off e f, the apparent length of that edge, from e. 7. Measure length of box, in this one case, equal to a g, (hold pencil horizontally), and draw an indefinite vertical line 6. Locate corner i as e was located. 8. Find j same as f was found. 9. Draw an indefinite line from j to the left and parallel to o o, h, i, etc.; measure farther end of box, (hold pencil horizontally), and lay off width on this line; and through k draw an indefinite vertical. 10. Hold pencil horizontally so that left end coincides with corner represented by e-see how far the pencil passes above j-in this case about one-fourth of ij above j-lay it off on 6 above j and draw a line parallel to o o, cutting 10 in e, the required corner. 11. Draw f 1 and 1 j. 12. Measure the edge represented by 10 and measure down from 1 to locate n; draw 13 and 14 and the box is completed. I have explained how to draw objects the size they appear to be, but should you wish to draw them larger or smaller, all you need to do is to double, tripple, quarter or halve your measurements; for instance, in drawing Fig. (1), I find that a b appears to be one and onehalf inches long, and should I wish to make my drawing only one-half as large, I would simply lay off three-fourths of an inch for the edge a b, instead of one and one-half inches; and I would likewise halve all other measurements. But should I wish the drawing twice as large, I would double each measurement, which would make a b 3 inches, and would draw other parts in proportion. Plate (3) is drawn in a similar manner to that of (4) but it is much easier. To the inexperienced it may seem that the two plates represent the object in only two positions, but by a little shifting of the paper you will find that each drawing represents the object in four positions. Turn the Journal so that the right side is towards you and Fig. (1) represents the box at the right with the center on a level with the eye; (2) appears at the right also, but with the bottom on a level with the eye; (3) appears below and at the left of the eye; (4) appears below and at left also. Plates (1) and (2) referred to here will be found in May Journal. Now turn so the top of the paper is towards you, and (1) will represent the box above the eye with the center directly in front; (2) represents it above and the left side in the line of vision; in (3) the object is shown as appearing above with the corner xx directly in front; (4) represents the box above and at the left. Now turn your paper so the left side is towards you and (1) will represent the box at the left with the central line xx on a level with the eye as in other positions of this figure; (2) represents it at the left with the upper edges level with the eye; (4) represents it below and slightly to the right; (3) shows it at the right with the edge xx on level with eye. A measuring rule may be substituted for the pencil, in which case, it will be very easy to determine and proportion the measurements. If any edge is taken as a unit or standard by which to judge all others, it should be the nearest one, especially if such be vertical. It will be noticed that the farther end of all the drawings are smaller both vertically and horizontally, than the nearer ones, that is correct. Stand in the middle of a large street or lane and look up or down it and you will observe that the houses or fences will gradually approach each other, and finally meet some distance away; you will notice also that the road or street appears to rise and the top of the houses, fence posts and trees grow shorter, all meeting at the level of the eye and directly in front. Stand on one side of the street or at one end of a long room. both at the middle and the side, and observe appearances as before. Study and draw and you will learn much I have not the space to tell you. The old stone house shown here was drawn according to the principles illustrated. PRACTICAL PEDAGOGY. BY. J. N. PATRICK, A. M. help each other in the preprration of their lessons, nor during the recitation. When seat-mates become helpful to each other or Author of "Elements of Pedagogics," "Pedagogical chummy, separate them at once. If the Pebbles," and "Higher English." Some of these may have been published be fore, but they are all good enough to bear reprinting.-ED. 1. Pupils learn how to read during the first, second and third years of school life, provided their teachers know how to train them and are persistent in their drilling. 2. Pupils acquire their school habits during the first and second years of school life. If they acquire bad habits, the teachers are wholly responsible. 3. A teacher should never become so lost in a recitation that he is not present to the pupils in their seats. A tactful, trained teacher never loses himself in the schoolroom. He is ever at home to every pupil in the room. 4. A teacher who can neither see nor hear cannot train pupils to see and hear. Many schoolreom failures are due to the fact the teachers are both blind and deaf. They are blind to "position" and deaf to restlessness. 5. A teacher without presence has no power to inspire pupils. Mere clothes and a license to teach can never lead children to feel and to do. Personality distinguishes mind from matter. teacher sleeps, pupils visit, copy and beg. 8. Require every pupil in the class to give undivided attention to the reciting pupil. At the word "attention" each pupil should stop his work and give undivided attention to the reciting pupil. 9. In practical arithmetic, require the pupils to solve the simplest problems in each "case" orally. Slate and black board should be used only when the results of an operation are too large to carry in the mind. Pupils should be trained to think out relations without the use of slate or blackboard. Much oral analysis is better than much blackboard ciphering. 10. In the first, second, third and fourth grades, require the pupils to stand in the rear of the room in all formal class recitations. They should stand erect, three or four feet apart. 11. In oral spelling, require pupils to pronounce each syllable of the word, then use the word in a sentence. Ask the pu pils for other words which have about the same meaning as the word spelled. 12. In the first, second, third and fourth grades, require pupils to answer questions and make statements in complete, concise 6. Except in the first and second grades, sentences. If the pupil does not express a teacher should seldom pay any attention himself clearly and concisely, say "again,” to the wants of pupils in their seats while and give him a chance to correct himself. he is hearing a recitation. Most school A teacher's method should keep the puwants will keep till intermission. Teachers pils awake and alert. should not permit pupils to annoy them while hearing a class. 13. In questioning a class, put the question to the class as a class, then call upon a 7. Pupils should not be permitted to pupil to answer. Glance your eye along |