Wisconsin Journal of Education, Volume 3The Association, 1873 - Education |
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... practical results attained . In every school I visit I find pupils spelling words that have no more meaning to them than Greek or Choctaw . No explanations are given or required , and having no hold upon the understanding , memory ...
... practical results attained . In every school I visit I find pupils spelling words that have no more meaning to them than Greek or Choctaw . No explanations are given or required , and having no hold upon the understanding , memory ...
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... practical enough . We spend to much time upon Grammar , Geography , etc. , and too little upon science . One great difficulty is , there are no text - books adapted to district schools . He wished he could cajole TYNDALE and HUXLEY into ...
... practical enough . We spend to much time upon Grammar , Geography , etc. , and too little upon science . One great difficulty is , there are no text - books adapted to district schools . He wished he could cajole TYNDALE and HUXLEY into ...
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... practical operation of the law of last winter , remitting tuition fees to pupils entering the University upon gradu- ating from graded schools of the State . A spirited discussion followed , in which Messrs . REYNOLDS , SMITH ...
... practical operation of the law of last winter , remitting tuition fees to pupils entering the University upon gradu- ating from graded schools of the State . A spirited discussion followed , in which Messrs . REYNOLDS , SMITH ...
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... practical utility in the report . On a vote being taken , the resolution was lost . STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS . Mr. ALBEE reported the condition of the Normal School at Oshkosh . Last year the total registration was 158 ; average membership ...
... practical utility in the report . On a vote being taken , the resolution was lost . STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS . Mr. ALBEE reported the condition of the Normal School at Oshkosh . Last year the total registration was 158 ; average membership ...
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... practical instruction in mental and ethical science . These , with the inestimable treatise of Dr. Isaac Watts , on the Im- provement of the Mind , written more than a century ago , should have a place in every teacher's library . But ...
... practical instruction in mental and ethical science . These , with the inestimable treatise of Dr. Isaac Watts , on the Im- provement of the Mind , written more than a century ago , should have a place in every teacher's library . But ...
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Page 127 - He, too, is no mean preacher: Come forth into the light of things, Let Nature be your Teacher. She has a world of ready wealth, Our minds and hearts to bless Spontaneous wisdom breathed by health, Truth breathed by cheerfulness. One impulse from a vernal wood May teach you more of man, Of moral evil and of good, Than all the sages can.
Page 320 - Cincinnati, read at the last meeting, made the following Report, which was adopted. "The Committee to whom was referred the Communication...
Page 165 - In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand : for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Page 448 - That therefore, which makes a good constitution, must keep it, viz: men of wisdom and virtue, qualities that because they descend not with worldly inheritances, must be carefully propagated by a virtuous education of youth...
Page 127 - Nor less I deem that there are Powers Which of themselves our minds impress; That we can feed this mind of ours In a wise passiveness.
Page 5 - State shall be entitled to six representatives in the Normal Schools, and in case vacancies exist in the representation to which any Assembly district is entitled, such vacancies may be filled by the President and Secretary of the Board of Regents. 2. Candidates for admission shall be nominated by the...
Page 321 - In its incorporation the duty of the State to provide for the education of the young is recognized.
Page 8 - It presents in an inexpensive form, considering its great amount of matter, with freshness, owing to its weekly issue, and with a satisfactory completeness...
Page 236 - Ought the Chinese and Japanese Indemnities to be refunded unconditionally, or devoted to specific educational purposes? " In the discussion of the question, Mr. Chin Laisun, of Shanghai, will speak of the New Educational Movements of China, and Prof. EH House, of the Imperial College of Tokei, (Yedo,) on "The New Educational Plans of Japan.
Page 33 - It is the duty of the state to provide for the education of every child within its borders, and to see that all children obtain the rudiments of an education. The constitutional provision that all...