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

scientiously, but is using it as far as prac
ticable. j. M. McNabb can accomplish
more by individual teaching. Gives ar
hour or more to class drill and the rest o.
the time to individual teaching. Miss Elite
Wilson has f'rad the ars!ing system IL
work we'll Miss Mary Gibson has the
grading done for her, and is pleased with
the system. Miss Scarborough has had nc
complaints. Miss Beaman has had COM
plants, but blames it all on Mr.. Harlan
Mr.. Harlan don't have much to say about
1t, but calls attention to the law. The
State Board makes the law and makes it
his duty to grade the schnnls and he must
obey. Thinks many children IRE in the
| Filth Reader who ought to he in the
Second; would like To hear the obi 'ctions.
+. A. Brown finds that some children do
well in some studies and badly in others
Some OF the lower classes will soon he up
with Others the higher ones in everything
buy geography. j. w. McNabb finds no
dii&t'dlty in grading his children, but can't
get the parents graded. Mr.. Harlan thinks
the parents have no right to say what their
children shall he taught. Mr.. Galbreath
thinks this would do in Germany, but is
impossible in Hartford, especially when, as
is the case, the salary depends on the num-
Der of pupils; that where farmer sends a
child but two or three months the grading
system is totally impossible. Prof Newell
would put the big boys who come in winter
in the highest grade of which they are
capable i'll any class, and let them study
the other branches where they are able
The best place to begin to study geography
is at the last of the book. Mr.. Baird
thinks many scholars who seem dull are
doing the best they can, and would be in
| jured by being put back; that such chill
dren should be dealt with kindly. Mr..
Jones wished to know what is to be done
with boys who positively refuse to study
Geography and Grammar. A. d. Clopton
| would kick out any scholar who will not
study the branches required; thinks man
who can't govern u school should not he u
teacher. Mr.. Jones is afraid that boys of
eighteen won't kick out very well.
Prof Newell then summed up the dis
custom Thinks each boy should be placed
where he can get along best Every teacher
should exercise his discretion in the matter.
Boys who attend but a few months may be
marked as above the sixth grade, and
would call it the hummer class, allowing
them to study what they please. The
western courts have decided that parents
have the right to say what their children
shall study. Thinks our courts would
sustain the State Board, but it is not safe
to venture too far. AS to taking children
from school, it is unavoidable at times
Wants teachers to understand that the
schedule is not to be regarded as a cast
iron rule. The State Board holds Mr.. Har
Ian responsible only for carving out the
system as far as possible. Adjourned.
afternoon Session.-Session opened with
call of roll; 70 present Mr.. Harlan an
nounced the committees to effect orpaniza-
ton of District Associations.
Prof Newell stated the conditions on
which life certificates are granted to teach
ers.
''Discipline" was then discussed. ]. Egg
bert Smith tries to impress his children
with the idea that the school is for their
benefit. Would have but few rules and
they unalterable as those of the Medes
and Persians. Rules should not he allowed
to be destroyed by frequent violation. A
teacher should take especial pains to be or
derly himself. There is but one means of
keeping quiet school-keep it busy {;
tries to make punishment consequence of
the offence.
Miss Anna Amber tries to have but one
rule-Do right; and labors to gain the
love of her children.
John II. Barrow tries to keep his children
interested. Miss Mary Barnes whips her
pupils when they deserve it, but don't like
to do SO; thinks it better to try to gain their
attention and love.
j. D. Worthington thinks rule that
will work we'll in one school will not do
in others. Talking is an abuse that is
hard to get rid of, but should be elimina-
ted as far as possible. 1t is not worth
while to make rules that cannot be observ-
ed would not allow the higher grades to
talk at all and the lower ones only about
their lessons. Don't presume too much on
your prerogative as teachers. 1t is better to
argue dog into right than to drive him.
Uses punishment occasionally, but tries
to train his children so that there will be
no need of it. Treat children as children
not as brutes.
Prof Newell expressed entire satisfaction
with the discussion; to keep children
| quiet we must keep them busy.
examinations and School Exhibitions"
came next.
Miss Sallie Smith has oral examinations
weekly and written ones semi annually
Miss Laura Thomas thinks exhibitions
liable to distract attention from the regular
school work. Invited the patrons to at
tend the examination, but failed to secure
an attendance.
Frank Davis thinks time spent in exhi-
billions is wasted Examinations are bene-
fetal.
Miss Laura ]. Nichoai thinks exhi.
billions may be made either good or
evil.
George Cooley and Mr. Frank A. Brown
thinks the exhibitions are useful as q
means OF teaching children to read. The
latter has held semi-annual examinations
and is going to hold quarterly ones this
year.
Mr. Worthington tried to get his pa
irons to the examinations but failed to do
so. Mr.. Wetherell approves of exami-
nations, but thinks it useless to try to get
parents to attend.
Mr.. Smith thinks there is possibility of
wasting time preparing for examinations,
that could be better employed, but
is not opposed; thinks pupils that en-
ter in December are apt to be poorly
prepared for the examination.
Prof. Newell said the examination
should be SO conducted as to attract chill
dren into the school. The law requires us
to invite the parents into the school, We
can't keep up school system in which the
parents are not interested. Teachers
should try to make school attractive. He
} has gained great deal at school from these
abused exhibitions. They may be the
means of instilling patriotism into the
children.
"Value of q Time Table" was then dis
cussed by Noble Mitchell, who thinks il
impossible to have an inflexible time ia