The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1877-11-16


should lie put down summarily; tina
there is no need of but one book in geog
raphy, or in Arithmetic either, for tina
matter. Adjourned.
Morning SESSION.. Opened with praye
by Rev. Mr.. Calhcart. The call of the rol
showed 6S present The subject of "Dis
trict Libaries and Literary Societies" wa
discussed.
j. f. Galbreath thinks library n goot
thing. Has one in his school has maya
zines and two agricultural papers, and st
Nicholas tor the younger children. Dom
see why the teachers do not exert them
selves to secure "a library; thinks every
school can have library if they will make
the effort.
Miss Laura Bradley has sufficient diff
Guilty collecting book fees, without trying
to collect money for library.
Mr.. Galbreath is in favor OF literary socie
ties but would like them to meet in some
one else's school-house.
Edwin Williamson has society in his
school-house; has some dirt to clean up
but approves of them Notwithstanding.
Miss Anna Mitchell organized one in
her school last year regards it as a sue
cess in spite of tobacco juice.
Egbert Smith has had one for six
years and deems it u success.
Mr.. Burkins thinks literary societi es
beneficial.
Mr.. Wetherell will make the experiment
of a library; is in favor of literary socie-
ties if the use of the school. house can be
secured.
Mr.. Brown thinks library impractica-
bic in school house where the tramps
cannot be kept out of the house, as is the
case in his house.
J. M. McNabb thinks teacher becomes
negligent at times in care of books.
Mr.. Jones favors both libraries and So
cieties.
Mr.. Harlan thinks the care of the house
must rest with the teacher.
George Jackson thinks all such meetings
are protected by the law. An association
should always go in company with the IL
brary.
j. A. Calhoun has been engaged for ten
years in literary societies and is willing to
endure little tobacco juice for the sake of
the good work they do. The dirt is no
worse than in cases of prayer meeting or
even of school itself
"Penmanship" came next. VIM. A.
Wheeler thinks twenty minutes time
enough for writing. Would pay especial
attention to the manner of holding
a pen, and to the position of the body.
f. A. Brown wants to know how we are
to teach writing, if desks are so high that
children can't reach them.
Geo. Jackson would begin with lines;
next teach the curves most letters should
have the down strokes made lightly as the
up ones. Be careful to have children
write carefully. A great deal of the flour
ishing done in commercial colleges is all
fourishes. Thinks Bond g. Co.'S. pens yery
good for teaching writing.
Mr.. Burkins advises collecting the copy
books; not allowing the children to write
promiscuously.
Mr.. Burkins made motion that the
School Board be requested to furnish en-
grnved copy-books, which was adopted.
Mr.. Wethcrell has ten minutes forenoon
and afternoon collects the books when
the writing is done.
Mr.. Calhoun thinks the engraved copy
books useless; that penmanship can only
be learned by continual practice.
Mr.. Rwbank thinks good writing does
not come by practice but by attending to
certain rules.
Mr.. Baird thinks the one thing needful
is to learn children to hold the pen easily
and so that both points press evenly on the
paper.
G. T. Wilson tells his children to allow
the hand to take the same shape as when
it falls naturally at ones side.
Responsibility Of teachers for the adj
of the pupils" j. w. McNabb
thinks teachers are responsible for the lit
erary advancement of the children, but not
very greatly for the moral advancement.
A child is under the control of the teacher
for six hours only, so the responsibility must
rest chiefly ON the parent.
Mr.. Calhoun thinks parents and teacher
should work in concert not like unruly
oxen, constantly pulling against each 9TH
er.
F. A. Brown thinks there are cases
where children get no moral training at
home.
Mr.. Stokes finds those children who
come from homes of enlightment will make
twice the progress of those who come
from homes of intellectual darkness; fears
that the good influences of SC hool are often
over balanced by the evil ones of the home
life.
Mr.. Wilson thinks we should by try all
times to SOW the seeds alike of moral and
intellectual culture; that teachers are like
the sower in the parable; we must SOW in
all seasons, trusting that some seed will
bear fruit.
Mr.. Smith can compel children to obey
at school, but cannot counterfeit the evil
influence at home.
Mr.. Burkins wishes to know if teachers
are responsible for lessons being learned at
home.
Messrs. Calhoun and Stokes thought
not.
Miss Annie M. E. Mitchell thinks lessons
should be learned at home and that pa
rents can be induced to take more interest
in lessons by frequent examinations and by
sending the papers home to the parents.
J. A. Calhoun is doubtful of the propri-
ETY. of allowing children to take books
home. Thinks that teachers duties end
when children get home; that if parents
will have children learn lessons at home,
that much is gained, but it is matter
over which teachers have no control, nor
should have.
Mr.. Jackson thinks all our school dis.
tricts still have much room for missionary
labors.
"Book- Keeping" came next in order
Wm II. Jones thinks that it can only be
learned by practice that our commercial
colleges are useless as means of getting a
practical knowledge of bookkeeping.
VIM. N. Gibson thinks bookkeeping in
the common schools is of no more use thar
the third wheel to horse cart Will
teach it if any one wishes, but thinks it
lost time; will use either single or double
entry us the pupil may wish.
Miss Annie M. E. Mitchell has had some
success and some failures; teaches doubl,
entry and in classes. Draws the Ledger OF