The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-26

Read or tell short stories, and let the pupils
reproduce them In writing.
The kinds of sentences, as their nature or
use, should be taught, also, the subject and
predicate relation.
Fourth Grade. - Pupils outfit consists of
readers spelling-book, dictionary, and appl-
ances for writing as In third grade, ntermedl-
ate geography, complete arithmetic, U. s. His
tory, grammar
In reading, the lessons may be selected as
will best serve the teachers purpose. Use the
dictionary. Give special attention to the gen
eral principles and rules of reading. Names
and short sketches of authors, together with
their principal productions, should be asso.
ciated with the pieces read.
Phonc analysis should be mastered.
In spelling, much of the work should be
written.
Writing should be continued as In the third
grade.
In arithmetic, pupils should become familiar
with common business forms, such as promls-
sorry notes, receipts, due bills, checks, bills and
accounts, business letters, &c. Practical prob
lens, such as will occur In a farmers dealings
with merchant, blacksmith, or In his own
farm account, should be given. Let pupils
measure desks, blackboards, doors, &C., and
find the area, or number of feet of boards In
them
In geography, continue map-drawing until
the subject is completed. Pupils should now
be prepared TO do their work with some degree
OF artistic SKILL Pay special attention to COM
merclal geography.
textbook In grammar should now take the
place of the exercises In language. Give
much drill in construction. Require definitions
to be thoroughly committed. Analysis and
parsing should be mastered
In teaching history, separate the subject into
periods as follows First, Discoveries and ex-
ploratlons; Second, Settlements; Third, Inter-
colonial wars, &c.
Under the first, the pupil should become fa-
mlliar with the persons sent out by each coun-
try, the places explored, principal dates, and
rival claims. Every place mentioned should
be pointed out on the map, the course of all
expeditions should be traced, and in studying
the settlements, maps of them should be made.
half-hour each week might be proitably
spent In discussing current events.
In composition, descriptions of familiar
places and things should be given, letters writ
ten, &c. Pay much attention to capitals and
punctuation.
OF course, this cannot be followed in every
particular at first, on account of the present
condition of the schools but as the older pu-
pills pass out, If 1t is strictly adhered to in the
teaching of beginners, our schools will become
unit In their system of instruction no time
Will be lost at the beginning of the term In or
ganizing, If pupils move from one district to
another, they will know just where they be-
long. Young and inexperienced teachers will
have guide that will be of much assistance
to them in commencing their work, mutipli-
city of classes will be avoided, time will be
economical, teachers and pupils will be stlmu-
lated because their work can be directly COM
pared with Others, and more satisfactory re-
suits must follow because all are endeavoring
to accomplish definite amount of work.
These suggestions are taken chiefly from
those prepared by the Illinois Association of
Superintendents.
Teachers should preserve this for reference.
s. B. FAHNEsToCK, Co. Supt.