The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1881-01-06

Singing.-"I long to be There"
| Drawing by w. S. Luther. Draw
ing designs by the combination of
straight lines, illustrated by means of
black board
Calisthenic exercises by County
Sup't.
The question: "Does it Paw to Edu>
cate" was opened by G. S. Luther,
who was followed by J. ID. Rishell.
"School Management (continued),
by Prof. Thompson. Emphasized the
Importance of school examinations.
Method Of Government.
l. Call roll by number.
2. Dismiss in an orderly manner.
8. Never. speak to scholars in school
but do so privately after school.
4. BE cheerful in the school room.
Remarks by Sup't.
Adjournment.
TUESDAY EVENING.
Music by orchestra.
Opening remarks by Superintend-
ent, in which he stated that this was
certainly day without K(night.)
Prof. n. r. Thompson, of Warren,
introduced. He said, education is di-
vided into three parts: (a) Intellectu-
al, (b) Moral, ,c) Physical. Not one of
the three must be neglected by the
teacher.
Children should be guarded against
street education--this education leads
| to ruin.
We have in this world four classes
of people: l. People who know, and
know that they know; 2, those who
know and don't know that they know;
3, those who don't know and know
that they don't know; 4, those who
don't know and don't know that they
| don't know. This speech was seas
oned with number of good anecdotes.
Singing by the little girls.-"Sweet
Spring is Near"
Address by Prof. j. d. Rishell. -
1.-THE Wiggle-tail's Papa"
Singing by Miss Florence Oster-
hout -"The Bridge"
Recitation.--''Fall of Pemberton
Mills,' by Miss Nellie Bird.
Song by Miss Osterhout.-"What
Shall l Say"
Address by Rev. S. NJ. Clark. He
emphasized the importance of reviews
and of fixing the principles in the
mind.
Music by the quartette. Lost
Ship
Remarks by the Superintendent.
| AuJouIullleuJ
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
Teachers conference called to order
by J B. Boyer.
The question, should reading circles
be established by the teachers? opened
by Prof. J. B. johnson who was fol-
lowed by Prof. n. r. Thompson, W.
S. Luther and J. B. Boyer.
The subject selected for tomorrow,
"How can the cooperation of Parents
be best Secured?'
j. b. Johnson appointed chairman.
Regular session opened by singing
"Sweet Resting BY and By"
Remarks by Superintendent.
Primary reading by j.. b. Boyer
Reading is the basis of all study
Childhood is the best time for teaching
reading.
!. Assign short lessons.
2. Have the pupils spell all the
words of the lesson.
3. Pronounce them in reverse Or
der.
4. Print, and have the pupils print
Remarks by j. b. Johnson, J. b.
Boyer, F. Lenig, A. W. Mulhollen and
Prof. Dixon.
Arithmetic:-Prof N. r. Thompson,
We spend too much time on arithmetic
! in school. If we understand addition,
| subtraction, simple numbers, decinals
and percentage we need not bother our
heads about more.
Method Of Teaching.
l. Teach principles.
2. Do not use the problems in the
book at the board.
3. Select problems from some OF her
source with which the pupils are not
acquainted.
Every teacher should be so well pre-
| pared for his recitatiOns as not to need
II text book. We have no arithmetic
in the world but mental arithmetic.
Call classes by signals.
Question by Johnson and MulhOllen.
considerable merriment.)
Exercises in addition, decimals and
cube root.
INTERMISSION.
Singing.-"I shall be satisfied"
Question:-"Shall School Debates be
HEIDI" Opened by j. d. Rishell who
was followed by A. w. Mulhollen, ID.
G. Irwin, F. Lenig, J. d. Rishell and
Mr.. Brosius.
U. S. History, by c. S. Luther, who
read paper and gave his method of
teaching:
l. Use the topical.
2. Use the blackboard to outline
lessons.
Drawing, by w. S. Luther:-Draw-
ing means of mental Development
(a,) attention; (b), observation and
perception; (c), imagination and reas-
oning; (d, conception; (e), taste.
Preparation.
!. Call class.
2. Distribute material by means of
monitors.
3. Get pupils in position.
4. Position of material.
5. Teach principles.
6. Explain figures to be drawn.
Construction.
/. Teacher draw figures OH black
board.
2. Pupils draw figures on slate or
blackboard. (a), draw construction
lines; (b), draw lines of figures lightly;
(c), strengthen lines; (d), criticise; (e),
redraw figure correctly.
Remarks by Superintendent.
Adjournment.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Miss Ida Batdorff, A. w. Mulholl-
and and &. H. Brosius appointed COM
mittee on resolutions to report Friday,
at IL a. m.
General lessons:-What, how and to
what extent? Opened by +. Lenig
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