The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-07-30
A Day in the Primary School of Oswego.

| clseS there was class In reaulng from
cards and one in numbers. The young
mathematicians were filed around to
the side of the room to a shelf contain.
i ing pebbles. Their lesson was the sub
traction of two from all numbers under
ten. W o slrss
At the close of the lessons five or ten
minutes were spent in physical exercis-
es and singing, which were very anus
ing. u
Then followed an object lesson on
an umbrella--for parts, their position
and uses.
Later in the forenoon the children
had lesson on Turkey-for principal
and secondary parts. 1t was illustrated
by large colored picture of the bird.
There was much animation in all the
exercises. The marching was fine.
Single file was changed to "doubls ile''
or double quick" at the word.
The B Class.-This contains child
rem in their second school year. They
read in the second reader and their ex-
ercises in numbers are upon results that
do not exceed one hundred. No peb-
bles are used at this step. In phonri
spelling the children gave words under
st. initial as stone, stove, store, etc.,
which the teacher printed on the board.
The first general lesson was on In.
dia rubber-te develope the idea OF
elasticity; the second on Form = a
description of the different kinds OF
triangles. - Gs} ai g.
On the board was a map of the
school house = drawn according to
scale, which furnished some very inter-
esting exercises. These lessons in
place are preparatory to the study Of
geography.
In the A class the results of the OBJ.
ject system are really wonderful. From
observing the parts of some foreign ami
NAL, the children are readily led to in
fer its habits and give the adoption of
the parts to the habits. They will COM
pose different objects giving every quail
ity belonging to either. The present
lesson was on Water and Alchohol.
Though when presented to the children
they appeared exactly alike; upon close
examination they found their only re-
semblance to be that both were LIQUIDS.
colorless, transparent and useful.
Under differences-Water is inodor.
Gus, tasteless, cold, refreshing, incom-
bustible and natural.
Alcohol is sapid, Intoxicating, stimu-
lating, artificial, odorous, combustible,
conservative and vegetable substance.
The uses of each and qualities on which
the uses depend were noticed.
In this room the city map takes the
place of that of the school house.
The spelling lesson-words contain
ing the different sounds of O-the
tables in number and the general lessons
were reproduced by the children on
their states.
Under the desks you will find no
I" dogs-eared I" spelling book, well
thummed Colburn nor single covered
Monteiths Geography, only these states
and reader.
The confidence and accuracy with
which the children express themselves
is surprising. None of them will ever
be heard to describe the tents of our
encampment as being either "kinder
square" or "sort o. rounded"
In all the rooms there will be seen
upon a portion of the blackboard beau
tiful designs in Inventive Drawing.
They are composed of given number
of lines or a certain combination of
angles. These were drawn by the
children without any pattern, that is,
they inUented them. The best figures
found on their states were put on the
board. Miss G.
THOUGHTS OVER THE KILLED IN BAT