The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-03-02

The convention, which was bel
catur ON the Esd and oath, was p
decided success. The attendant
tween seventy and eighty, the gr
ton consisting of bright, energet'
who were ready and willing to
ing the meeting what il should q
friendly interchange of ideas and
The success was also due, in no small
to the executive committee, who spare
pains that might contribute to this re-
If the county possessed more teachers
were alive to the fact that we canno
too many new ideas, these conventions
never lack for members, and there wouldIoe
fewer Flooding, listless teachers. 1t is also
noteworthy fact that those who re- the
necessity of good methods by whic' IN
the various branches, are very seldo IA
ing in their knoniedge OF such
The meeting was organized Friday
adjourned until . p. m.
The first exercise was an excel
ON " Primary Reading by Miss
of Decatur, whose presence was ~
dication of the "grit" which is said
of the essentials of the true teacher
ing been under the doctors care IN
week, but Friday morning copied b..
and that afternoon read it before
vention, as above stated. -
Miss Grimes, of Paw Paw, next x
very interesting methods for Primary
metic," and was followed by Z. f. Ii
who took up the more advanced work,
called out lively discussion as to the b
methods of presenting proportion. q.
Warne, of Lawrence, then read an able a.
Gle upon the treatment of Geography,
which he advocated division of the subj
into four heads, viz: Map Questions; L
scriptive Geography; State, County, an
Town Geography; Meridians and Parallel
He recommended short essays as great he p
in the second division cf the subject. The
meeting was then adjourned until 6:30 p. M,
at which time a social reunion of an hour
disclosed the fact that the resources of the
assembly in this direction, were unlimited.
Prof. Upton then delivered highly entr-
tanning lecture upon "School Discipline" "a
which he advanced some very original views.
in regard to tho application of lao to the
government of unruly pupils. The Prof.
believes that, in the '.sweet by and by" cor
poral punishment as an extreme measure,
will DO suppressed by system of zines,
which shall regulate the behavior of the
school-room, in much tho same way thft
children of larger growth arc now regulated.
And why mot?
The Saturday morning session was opened
by the usual exercises. after which Miss
Rosewarne, of Decatur, gave her methods
for Language Lessons" in manner which
proved her to be an sble and enthusiast,
teacher The ideas aroused by the Langua.
Lessons, were then carried on still furths
in pleasant paper on Composition b.
Miss Pearce, of Decatur, who illustrated her
methods for small children, by bright little
class, which produced some very original
little essays. An animated discuss 'on OF
these two subjects, was followed by Eugene
! Hinclly, of Breedsyille, on "Penmaaship."
Mr.. Hinckly thought poor penmanship
mainly due to an awkward manner of hold
ing the pen, and to the little attention give,
to this subject especially in District schools
In the discussion which followed this, con
siderable merriment was occasioned by
several illusions to the elegance of Prof.
Upton's well-known chirography.
Mrs. A. G. Martin, of Paw Paw, next read
an article upon Advanced Reading" and
the convention was again adjourned for the
noon intermission.
The teachers having re-assembled, Miss
Cooley, of Hartford, read an essay entitled,
ga Smoldering Brand" in which she drew
an analogy between human life and the brand
that slowly smolders on the hearth, at length
bursting into bright flame, but dying away
in ashes. Miss Merritt, of Lawrence, next
| presented an excellent method of teaching
~. S. History" by division into eras, and
the selection of the most important dates of
e,ch era for nucleus around which to
cluster the less important ones. Miss Davis,
of Lawton, then called the attention of the
teachers TO the family methods of teaching
"Grammar," whereby pupil will return
from the analysis of difficult sentence, and
Immediately express himself in something
like tho following manner 81 have .froze
my fingers" or "He has rent home" She
then proceeded to speak of some of tho