Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-01


simple elements Of the spencerian system OF
penmanslnp.
NhihDcrs = All combinations, written ano
mental, eivnr results not 10 exceed ieO VIII
Ten work N addition. Including decimal mum
hets, Whole ana fractional, aud simple opera
Hons 10 compound numbers,
DfaWin@-l trough hrnsc9s firsi BOOK:
1eNgTaphy-l-ocal including Town oi MIN
cral Foiui, and principal features OF the county
OF iowa
Language. One-half tue eTersises contain
co ~ sWlntohs Lang uage PFHIer
GRAMMAR DEp ARTMENT
peodira Ono AID afEo,rth peodor
SuaiIipc NNnrdr praain,. ,cs.,,,. and
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W,itin,r Th,.e,,s.,' s7'a,aai.,,, farrthonl,
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Nnmhars oror,.;ors i, addition ATTENDED
tl,roIrh commnn ,rSctinns and sub, rartion
incIrder a,,;,,,I ,,,or ,,.l,o,,. a,,d fro ., ion
a. comyo,,od ,n,,hars ana g.nn,nnn fr,ctinn.
Drawinr ~Krnsa.s Second Rool,
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WING 1T Is i'hpossihle 10 ucscripe iuilf unc
INGENIOUS ehployeo III le"chins elc suoIeets
ABOVE enumerated 'he nerd lhehliol vi we
Parts Vi tne uiilcTchl pianehes tauShI Mou,o
convey 'iiose inadequate iuea VI tho ical op'
JecI so"Ru'' ~ justice 10 tle nehcnlo nc. w
Niseo, some 'urlher explanation Is requ'she' Ia
the aihercht methods maze use OIL 'h1 COUSIN
ela'ioh o' PRIMARY importance mas oeoa VIC
ocSree OF ii.eh,a' grown ,IaC each eAei .s
or se'ice oi tAe.ciseo ousHt " inuuee, ny
question al an tiiles uppernlost was, "hat
auu't'onui st'enS.ii Is secofeu ~ .Ii'e plooese
= l'oh WY ans"oi 70 '"io t"oeNon vac rn"uo
mc'nou. III All tue lo"er Slaaes ,ie 'c"cl''S
was largely cone orally because thaI niethoa
was in"ue necessary py INC i'cS vi 'eA.-poo i,
adopted 10 Tue pans used una because suVh
tcacnino was ihuch lloic checuVo WIN 'hoS'
gEa"eS. ,
/" leoa'nS !. mas oeen so''Sio ~ uo'o''P "o
cha'e pc'cePtion ny recurring p'on'P,nos' ano
correctness IN the pronunciation VI "oius,
Il nio,e thorough acquaintanlcc WIN i"hs t'"sI
hEncr uegrce ol las'c anu d h,U'e careful
exercise OF Judgment oy constant eiiort 10 Sc
cure from tile Pupli lhe natural eHPi'oe~n VI
the authors thought. ortnoePs mas Deeh
tau.lt Ill connection Win reaeih4 III III lie
grades
4 nc lhcthou chosen ioi le"cnihS "u'n'e's )"
.ne lower grades mas lau lor its ooJe'. .ii0 eu.
tlVd'ion Oh lhotou9i iai'liallhy ou .no Pa,'
o. Tue Iearhfr WIN an 'ne opoia,avna ','a. ~
W 'ieu VIZ ny s'.n n, ID hnnr
v,'o , ,,rpc,iced dr
80 ~, o"( CIV 1T, T.; ~ r,nn,nrv In
,,,iat - ,,sn ~ rn,nhars larrer than c,nld
Xiv be MANAGED hv mrelv mental processes
hecomes reccessory the aim has been to teach
the fundamental operations, adding subtrac
tion sc not only AS oppiicd to simple nun
bcrs, but as including all the varieties of each
process shown in decimal fractions, compound
numbers and common fractions. The design
has been TO make clear TO the pupil that all
forms of addition, whether applied to whole or
fractional numbers, whether an UNIFORM or
a varying scale were uSeu' are practica!y iueh
tlcai. 50, likewise, IN regard 10 muillplica.lon,
subtraction ana DIVISION: hese hlelnous
taougi regarded as any t'nS out
III tne oes. SCHOOLS Vi ''e t'0,e",i
~ "'o W! yN"'' Vs. go Lo,i 81
M ,,;,, ~ ,n'c.,i,p ~ ,nothnd wos oht.in
nI n thot i'm. ,h.y viii no douht onneor Ia
h.. en-. ,nna,in. 81 ,b,nriS,s
In o.oora,,hv too t,e method determined
unon has been somrw nat Of n Departure Fl ON
long-established usage. II would S, em to
REQUIRE no argument to establish the fact
that every pupil who arrives ut the age
of nine or ten years, has derived. through the
use of his senses, some geographical know
ledge. 1t certainly is not the part Of wisdom
to ignore this fact in the further training The
least reflection must show that the natural
mode OF pursuing his study of this branch is
to make use of all that his observation and
thought have recured Cor him, as basis for
higher attainments. With this principle for n
starting point, the effort has been made in the
classes to extend the pupils knowledge from
e"e nun II h'u reacnea oy 'ne eAe'o.s" " h;s
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.;on n,a, - ~ =" sansas lie
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IT, 49, ,L; s 49,. 80.
,in,, evarn;saa e.;n9nr,, tn,;-,h. ,axt
noo,,s ona aha. ax.ra;sas of = sin1;J,y oSar
a,a. ona Loo. 80. ~" ,.;,,har,
a',i,i 49, " -, W.. ,;a. 49,
, Ip.,i'o y, WV ' 800