The Russellville Democrat. [volume] (Russellville, Ark.) 1875-1898, 1883-08-09

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b. II. womack, Russclville. ....... =
willy Baird, .......
NJ. III, Baird, .......-a., "a
J. X. Pcrriman, ..........2 days
III. T.. Mann, .-....-.-.5
Miss Eta Hamlin, g ,.........
Mrs. Church, . .....-...
ii. J.. Rayburn. Atkins, ........ " day.
The following trustees were pres
ent: r. H. Tate. 5 days; Alva Rus
sell, 2 days. M ia
The list of examiners is as FOL
lows. H. L. Rayburn, Pope coun
ty, one-half of day;sJ. r. 6. w. N.
Adams, Yell county, two days; @. l..
Poynor, johnson county, five days.
The following gentlemen were
present many days and contributed
much in suggestion that was Of high
value to body OF teachers. Mr.. w.
G. Ford of Russellville, and Rev. Nj.
Z. Butt of Morrillton.
The following is the range of sub
jects continued through ten days:
Arithmetic, Prof G. A. Jones.
Commence with first school day.
Teach notation and Enumeration with
objects. Increase the time upon this
subject. Lead up TO definitions rath
er than beginning with them. Give
much more time to addition, subtrac-
ton, multiplication and division.
Failure here, failure every where.
Treat fractions effectively and so
slowly as to be exhaustive. Let the
examples be simple. Treat com
pound numbers, throughly emitting
useless tables and denominations.
Tables must be thoroughly memo
rized and operations of reduction ac-
curately learned. Treat decimals as
an adjunct to simple numbers. Time
necessary element. Percentage
and interest to be taught by formu-
las: one formula the basis of every
thing in these divisions; all others
are derived from it and easily learn
ed.
Geography, Prof. j. H. Shinn. In
primary geography distinguish all
the natural land and water divisions
by their ILLNESSES and differences;
connect Herewith their directions
from each other; trace boundaries
and routes of travel; introduce names
as an interest is created to know
them; best maps necessary |; map Of
the whole earth in every way prefer
able to map of part at this stage
of study. Synthesis first, then analy-
sis. For intermediate work, map
drawing first, last, and always.
Bring globes into use. By objects
and experiments drawn from philos-
ophy, chemistry, mathematics, and
elsewhere, lead up to the rationale OF
mountains, currents, slopes, climate,
etc. N4
Spelling, Prof. j. H. Shinn. Time
for written work to be twice time for
oral work. The form of the words
in script to be learned. No spelling
book for primaries. Learn all the
words of the readers we'll. For in
termediate, use spelling book, but
make the exercise a written one.
Develop attaching to the words.
Form independent columns of famii-
iar objects. Much time upon the
method by prefixes and suffixes.
High grade work always upon most
exhaustive written analysis.
Grammar, Prof. Jones. To be com
menced when the use of words com
mences and continued through life.
AT the commencement of school life,
the method must be similar to that
at the commencement of word life.
The work must be oral, by sentences
and no bad form must appear be-
fore him. Etymology and the laws
of sentences can be mastered in this
way. When old enough TO take the
Fourth Reader then some good syn
tactical grammar TO be placed in his
hands. oynthesis and analysis very
important, but much parsing not de-
sirable.
Writing, Prof. ShInn. Teach the
formation of the little letters upon a
ruled slate from the beginning. The
whole grade to write at once by
StlOkcS, anu LutSe SlIohtS nhdc W
command. Same process in primary
copy-books. Books always to be un
der control of teacher until they are
able to write independently and well.
History, Prof Shinn, Teach this
subject by topics. Classification Of
utmost Importance. Impossible to
exhaust any part OF this subject.
Lead up to investigation. Treat ~
exploration; (2) colonization; CD
confederation; a. constitution; 60
history under constitution.
Reading, Prof. Shinn. lst, words I;
2nd, script forms; Sd, sounds: 4th,
letters; 9th, new word forms; 9th, the
ideas, 7th, natural reading and the
following, as growth warrants:-
Points, infection, emphasis, express
sion. leading up to the rationale Of
the subject
These subjects were variously dis
cussed, after each lecture, by Messrs.
Sampson, Poynor, Hooper, Heagen,
Myers, Adams, Mesdames Thach,
Church, Clark, and others. a
Messrs. Poynor, Sampson and
Shinn, committee on resolutions, sub