Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1869-09-17
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familiar questions In the most distinct
manner. Everything about their homes
IS thus made familiar. They now commit
In concert, after which the whole school
explain the terms used in geometry by
placing their hands into various geomet-
rical positions. The little ones now ling
the b song, after which she gives the
little ones states to draw with, which keeps
them busy.
Next is the advanced class in Geogra-
ply. One rises in her seat and tells all
about North America she can think Of.
Another describes Maine in the same way
another the motions Of the earth. cir.
eles, rivers, divisions of land, govern
ment, races, everything in nature. They
ask their own questions and answer them.
She calls this class colnnteers, as each
one volunteers to rise and tell what they
know. This exercise was passed through
in tho most rapid manner, and without
the least apparent restraint She now
brought forward something that was new
to us. 1t was ball Of black yarn which
she used for globe. She run knitting
needle through 1t to represent globe,
and sewed some white yarn around it TO
the equator and large circles,
and her globe is complete. Some bits of
paper on it represent islands or whatever
she chooses. Pins stuck into it represent
men in different parts OF the globe. She
holds il up TO the class, revolves it slowly
and pronounces one day. then two days
and so on. In short her ball Of yarn
globe, in her hands, is almost living
reality. There is scarcely limit to the
she makes with il. One
scholar goes to the outline maps and
points out a State and tells something
about it, and then they all repeat the
States in concert. The teacher throws in
a remark now and then for the sake Of
arres,ing their attention. rs for example,
"What State was it that VIM. Penn was
so kind as to settle?"
Water is now passed round TO the
children, and the little ones are permitted
to go out and play with their playhouscs
in the yard. The teacher interests her
self in all their plays.
Next came gymnastics, defamation,
singing and reading. The little ones are
called in, their drawings on their states
and examined and praised as the best.
She next introduced an exercise on the
yowels. She did not wish any to rise that
did not understand the vowels. Nearly
all arose and gave the vowel sounds in
concert, and their application in words.
Then came the consonants. Thus the
whole alphabet was completely analysed
in few minutes, as well as applied to
words.
Next came an exercise in Chronology
in which the leading events in the history
Of the world were recited in concert. Then
a series of Bible questions followed, and
then History. Then came drill IN the
use of compound words, each pupil fur
nishing examples. Then the sorts OF
words were pointed out, the polysyliab'es'
showing the root, prefixes, and aiiiAes'
This was followed by a defamation.
The Multiplication table is now taken
up. One rises and repeats the table at
random with great rapidity. This e1er-
else is worthy of imitation.
Class in Arithmetic. She takes po-
tato and calls il unit, then cuts it up
and illustrates fractions with it. The class
thoroughly understood her illustrations,
as | found on testing them. She puts
small examples in fractions of all the
rules on the board, so they can see them
rs whole and in al their relations. She
draws the geometrical figures on the
board and has talk about them. Now
and then she had bit of humor. She
asked little one the meaning of demi.
and received the reply that it meant half.
Then, said she, 'demi.john means hd!t
of John, does it?'
Next came Grammar The pupils fur
nish their own examples for analysis and
parsing. The analy sis was very minute
and complete. She tells class to rest
their eyes moment. Next came aspell-
ing exercise from the advanced class.
One rises and spells hue, color, Hugh,
mans name. hew to cut, and then COM
poses sentences and makes use of these
different words in sentences and spells
them. This was splendid exercises:
The arthmetical tables are now recited
by the whole school in concert. | MOTTO
ed the very smallest recited them from
hearing the others.
Now came came reading exercise,
and lastly a valedictory by one of the
Misses, closing with Scripture responses
and the Lords Prayer in concert.
The order of the school is perfect. Ev-
cry scholar yields cheerlully to her will.
Much attention is paid to reading. She
is rapid in execution. and keeps the atten-
ton her pupils on the alert. The amount
of labor she will perform III single day,
is greater than that of any person we ev-
err knew. Like everybody else she has
her peculiarities, but they are harmless.
Her school-room is adorned with pic
lures, outline maps.and trimmed with ev-
ergreens, making it look like some pleas
ant parlor. A large picture of Washing
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