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OMAHA ILLUSTRATED BEE.
MJIIUSKS 1'1'HLIC SCHOOLS FIRST GRADE AT FREMONT UNDER M ISS JENNIE RHOADES , TEACHER.
Nebraska Public
School System
( Continued fiom Third 1'age. )
Is not neglected , but it IH no longer the
pilmary object.
In the dllteient NebniHka Reboots It la a
ploasuio to note the oxpicH.slon , animation
and geneial Intel eat of those classes whcHO
teacheiH , either by tile use of this or Homo
Hlmllar method , eau.sed their puplju to feel
that their leading losso'n waa moio than
the ini'ic1 passing ov/'r E , > ninny pages.
As a child loams to do by doing , the con-
ntiui'tlve woik In which ho cioates and ex-
piesMM thought for himself Instead of In-
teipieling that of another , Is of even moio
importance IIH a developing agent. The woik
IH begun an oial binguiigo when the child
Hist enters school. He IH leipilied ( o ile-
Hirlho Hlinido objei'tH befoio him , or a mem
ber of the claas peifomiH ono or Hevornl
nits and ho tells what IH done. Ho IH
taught to give hints for piodiiclng ceitain
I'lli'i'ts , ! IH , for liiHtnm.0 , hints of summer
time :
KOHCH aie In bloom
\Voinon aio fanning themselves.
ItlidH ait < singing in the tioon , etc
Later , thcHo are used In composition and
In developing his power of vlmmll/alioii and
ability to desnlbe what appears to him.
lie IH lequlied to call to mind some per-
( on or place bo has seen and desc'ilbn It
IIH ho seen It The untrained child will al
most Invaiiably dcscilbo all points with
equal foice. It is the purpose to lead him
to iecognl/o and doscilbu those things vvhlcli
distinguish it fiom others ot the sanio clasf
and HI eauso It to bo letalned In memory. .
rV < T 'lNI'H III VlNllllll/lll Illll.
The f > llo\vlng are e\ercl-es in visualisation
IIH they v\eio lecelved from puplla :
Of person :
A light-halted little fellow will
big blown eyes and led cheeks vvo.m
a blue dress and Hits at the table , eating
lie holds the spoon In his loft hand. Kouitl
glade , Cielo.
A llllli ! glil with a hluo dicss Is standing
by a big box making mud pies. Kouitl
guide , del i ) .
Of plnco :
11 Is very pleasant to Hit bosldo the rip
pllng biook overshadowed by tall , greei
11 eon. It Is silent but for the twitter o
the hiidH as they build their nests. Sov
i-nth grade , Ctete.
Simple descriptions ! to emphasize Icadlni
She Is a largo , lleshy woman with bin
eyes , light hair and dimples' In each check.
She IH bright , witty and full of fun. Sixth
giade , Huatileo
Ilo was tall ami broad-shouldered , with
u Kit go head and long face. Ho was very
la/.y and did nothing but cat bin meals and
go bunting. Ho slept twenty years In the
mountaliiH. Sixth grade , Beatrice.
Exoicises are also given In the analysis
of the effects produced by certain poetical
vvoids or phrases In appealing to the reader
by recalling past experiences , as , melan
choly onlnd.
"Melancholy mind" lemliids mo of the
sloiy of "The Water Babies , " where Tom
canio down the wrong chimney Into a room
whoio theio woto a great many plctnies.
The ono that took Tom's fancy was a man
hanging on a cross. When Tom looked
at It ho felt sad and turned to look at
honiethlug else Sixth grade , Nebraska City.
"Sober with woik and silent with care"
lemlnds mo of ono day last summer. I
VVIIH Hitting on the steps , thinking of differ
ent UiingH , when suddenly I happened to
look up and I aw an old man with a white
beard ami a pickax over his shoulder. Ho
went so patiently by , and I should not
have known ho was passing had I not
looked up. His fonm was somewhat bent
and his face oh ! what a pitiful one to
NEBRASKA'S 1'UBLIC SCHOOLS H101I SCHOOL AT HASTINGS ,
NEBRASKA S PUBLIC SCHOOLS-HIGH SCHOOL AT NELSON ,
look upon' ' Such a wornout expression that
told of trouble and pain As ho passed
ho bicathed a long , deep .sigh one of the
Kind that tolls of a sorrow that one ne\er
shows to others , but bears alone. I have
never seen him from that day , but I have
thought of him over and over again Slxtl
grade , Nebraska City.
Efforts are also made to cultivate th (
pupils' power to locognlze underlying spir
itual types and character effects , as , " /
windy , dusty day. "
If a windy , dusty day were changed InU
a person she would bo an old lady. Shi
would bo cioss and scold every ono whc
came near her. She would have a dirtj
dross and a dirty house and would novel
have a kind word for anybody. She vvouli
never get up early In the morning and woub
sit aiound the stove all day. She woub
never go to see people when they wen
sick and she would have dirty children , to <
Third grade , Crete.
If the golden rod were changed into i
person it would ho a little girl. She wouli
bo kind and sweet and would always tr ,
to do what she could to help people Thlri
grade , Crete.
The value of this work does not lie ii
the child's productions , which at best an
but the crude expressions of an unripe judg
I'H lf , J--.B " V " f
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inent , but In the training which ho Is
celvliig for faomcthlng bettor. In the
torpretatlvo work the motlvu of the chile
to understand the selections titudle < l. '
motive of the teacher is broader and throt
the lesson of today she cultivate * * his 1
of reading , Ills power to understand i
crltlclso what ho reads and a deslro
the best and most elevating of the. wor
literatim ; . In the constructive work he
gradually given the ability to express
the moht effective use of oral or writ
language the Ideas which he de lres
convoy.
Not many schools In the state fall to
Uila work at all , and at Crete , Nobra
City , Falrbury , Mlndon , Beatrice , Albion
many other places the plan is fully can
out In all of the grades.
As reading and composition are the fo
dation of nearly every other branch taui
a general movement towards their Itnprc
ment cannot but have a powerful effect
the whole school svstem. L. S. V
Breaks the Record
Susan II Anthony recently broke
recoid fur bO-year-olds In u three tli
visit to Oftiolt. dm Ins which she addre :
u business college , thrco women's rli
attended two banquets and a luiifli
given In her honor , presided at a t'nltai
meeting and eat for her photograph.
A New Epoch
in Plow Trade * f
Co.'s Solid Train ' *
Lininger & Metcalf Shipment
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Case Plow Goods From Racine to Omaha.
' ' \L 1'LOW TRUX
LININGER & METCALF COMPANY'S Sl'ECIL
An interesting feature of the successful
mplement Uealerb' convention held last
week in Omaha was the prompt ariival on
chedulo Unit 3 o'clock , Wednesday after
noon , January 10th , of the Lininger &
Metcalf Co.'s special Implement train via
the C. B. & Q. railroad. This train , con
sisting of 34 carloads gaily dccoiated with
bunting , appropriate faigns and Hags , pulled
by a double-header engine , was wel
comed by members of the linn , employes
and visiting dealers as it diew up before
the magnificent new Burlington station
where It remained for two dajs a biibject
of comment to all in-coming and outgoing
passengers. The train was in cbaigo of
the popular division superintendent of the
C. B. < t Q. , Mr. H. S , Storis of Creston , ac
companied by the elllclent local fi eight so
licitor , Mr. 11. C. Haye of Omaha
Time was in the memory of many
Omaha people when ngrUultuial Imp'e-
mcnts were brought Into this state in
piairio schooneib or by boat or later , found
their way from the railway tciminus at
Iowa City and Council Blutts. The wild
est imagination could not piophesy that a
trade of over $15,000,000 per annum in agri
cultural implements would be done in the
year 1899 from Omaha and Council Rluffa.
This fact alone speakh volumes for the fer
tility of the great farming conitnunltj sur
rounding this city. The Lining r &
Metcalf Co. is the pioneer jobbing house
In Omaha. Their growth has been a rellex
of the growth of the teirltory in which they
do business. They were the Hist t < ) inau
gurate the trainload shipments of agri
cultural implements , the above being the
sixth trainload i etched by them within
the last few years. Omaha has espejlil
reahon for being proud ot this institution
because of its strictly local character. Un
like other concerns it is not a branch house
of any factory , nor are its affairs dictated
by non-residents. It has been largely due
to the unceasing efforts of the senior mem
ber of this firm , lion 0. W. Lininger , In
locating new houses that Omaha has become
an Implement center.
in- The prosper ! ' thlt. Him has enjoved Is
Is shared with the citizens of this community
'he because the capital of this firm IH Invested
Sh In the city of Omaha and state of Ne
braska for the up-bulldlng of the com
ive
ml munity.
To cater to the wants of the trade ttlbu-
tor
' tary to Omaha bus been the aim of the
d's
is members of this linn for the last thirty
years. How well they have succeeded In
in
this is evidenced by the volume of biiblnct-s
ten
done by them , which is easily llrst In tlu
to
line In which they are engaged.
This firm claims the distinction of being
llse the only Jobbing house in the conntiy that
ska carri08 a full u,10 , Of evciything need'd b >
an Implement man , from a thieshing ma-
led chlno to a buggy whip. Occupying mote
than twice the lloor space of any whole
inht - sale hotibo in the city they are constantly
; ht , adding to the Mxe. of their plant. With
voon trackage facilities equalled by none , they
on serve their customeis with prompt hhlp-
ments. A list of the prlmlpal manufactur
ers whose goods are sold by this firm will
bo an explanation of their growth Manu-
factuiers who are represented by Llnlngor
the & Metcalf Co. are household imna-i among
the farmers of this country. Their gooila
sod stand for honest workmanship and Integrity
ibs The corporation of the Llnlnger & MeUalf
[ Hill Co consists of the following well kuowii
Ian gentlemen :
Q. W. Llnlnger , President.
.1 M Metcalf , ViceVicsldent
II I * Devalon , Tieahiner.
R L. Haller , Societaly.
All are identified with the business and
social life of Omaha.
F L H\LLiU , S
Some of the pilnclpal factoiies aie
Mlti hell & Lewis Co , Racine , Wis , maU-
ors of the "MiU'lieir wag n
J. I Case IMovv works , Racine , WK ,
mfgh. of plows , planters and cultlvatois ,
disc haiiows , etc
Stodilaid Mfg. Co , Dayton , Ohio , mfgs
the "Tiger" line farm machlneiy.
Hocking Valley Mfg , Lancaster , Ohio ,
mfg. shelleis , hoiso poweis , etc.
Joliet Mfg. Co. , Joliet , 111 , mfgs. ot Ku-
leka power coin shollers.
Cutaway Hat row Co. , Hlgganum , Conn. ,
mfgs. of the Oonnlno Cutaway disc hainiw
I OKKICH AND \VARiilOl Si : OF Till : LININGIW < t MIJTCVLF COMI'\NV
i
\ C i\ans : Mfg Co , Spilnglleld , 01110 ,
coin planters and potato planters
Ilrown Mfg Co , Xanesvllle , Ohio , mfg.
( loiiulnu "Biown" eultlvators.
Johnston HaiVfHter Co. , Batavla , N. Y. ,
binders , headeis and mowers.
Daln Mfg Co , Carrollton , Mo. , hay stack
ers , sweep and feed mills.
Davis Caroline IJnglno Works Co. , Watoi-
lee , Iowa , Giant Killer mills.
ItodeiicK Lean Mfg. Co , Mansfield , Ohio ,
all hteel lever haiiows.
Thompson Carriage Co. , Oskosh , WIs. ,
Climax hprlng wagons ,
Slaver Caiilago Co , Chicago , 111. , bug
gies , cniiiages and line innahoutH.
T. T. Ha > docK Cairlogo Co. , Albany. X.
Y , cm rlages.
Clikago I'Ved Mill Co. , Chicago , 111 , corn
grlndeis , Victor mills.
Osgood Sc.ilo Co , BUigiinitoii | | , N Y ,
farm and portablescales. .
Hnmpluo ) Ac Son , Joliet , HI. , Dittoi end-
gate seeders.
S. Freeman & Sons Mfg. Co. , Racine
WIs , wind mills and seedots.
Milburn Wagun Co , Toledo , Ohio , faun
and Sarven wheel hollow axle wagon.
Bctlendoif Axle Co. , Davenport , lowi.
all hteel gear wagons and trucks.
Bullalo 1'itts Co , Buffalo , N Y , thriHh-
Ing machinery
Indiana Wagon Co , Lafayette , Ind. ,
O'Brien farm wagons ,