Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-11-04
DAY Win rnR TEACHERS


hoasc Al. ~ Only large and convenient, BAT
Il Is very ts,t, fully furnished, snd suppilei
Win many appliances for successful In
structiOa
Ths art session of ihs msc1lag ~as
called al ~ SD O'Clock A. The President,
Prof n Johrsou % Bethel bad 20,
arrived. Vice. Prssiisui. W ~ BROOKS Of
oxford. TOOK the ohsir
Prof W W. Mayo - llehroo rad 40
essay on what shoah b. Augh, Ia Dis-
trici schools. Outiori In III programme
publishfd 10 thi. paper to- se,k' $40.
We failed o. reach Norway Ia season 10
hear th.s paper. Which Is reported b have
been or 90 ma,h lu,srss,. % mach Of ihe
discussion which followed. G. = WHIT
nan. ED. Wa last closing his r,mAfks on
TIE top.t a. We arrived lie was followed
by Hoe \ A Luce. State Superintendent
% schools. Who closed The discussion. Mt.
Lace saii that much more Vas required OF
teachers than formerly, becaase more was
required from those Do scilvc NE than for
mfiy. tni consequently morc Wa nee
essay .n the primary training which is
obtAlnei 10 The public schools. When
&" that shom.uailon the district system Is
abolished. teachers Nil bc able 10 80 or
rAnlfe their schools that thy can End
line % accomplish Al that = required.
J A Roberts. ESQ stated that the
teaching exercise sst down for 2P N,
couli uot bel given. a. the SorSaY school.
hai been 10 session bot few weeks, after
a iong vacation made necessary BY hisra-
tons 10 ihe building. an The teachers ala
not feel hat they bal iheir classes under
surcieui driu 20 warrant pablo sxhiol-
t.on.
n Wa voted that Prof Johnsons paper
on Natural Sciences in the Common
schools BE- substituted Tor this exercise
Voted % Atioarn un 2 p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
President johnson To The chair. There
vas fair attendance. composed almost
wholly % teachers.
Pfof Johnson stated That while bis e.
ssy Va prepared especially 10 relation 10
high school ant academic Instruction, In .
certain degree. 10 IDEAS woud apply 10
common 90 district schools. where some
attention. coad b. given - The subject
TIE Highest ain Of "a toacher II not 10 ~,
through a book BY the end % The term. bal
o scipilne The papls mini, the ooseiN'
iag faculties The eye And Inspire . dcslre
f1r more knowieigc A siuty % uataral
sciences not only does this. out u Is praC-
tea 40. There Il special demand. a.
the prcseui time. for practical education.
SOM aivocais teaching scwlng. cooking.
e,c. Thls stuiy i not Only practical a.
applet % the afAlrs % every day NE, but
% gvcs facility % expression, power 10
reason fron cause O. EJECT u also aforts
rtcrtAIon an relief TIE educated nan
]. ore w1o Knows something ~ everything
Tacrc L. o., danger % ovcr-croviing pa
p1s unless tAey cram verbally. They can
noi obtain too much Information What
sciruces shAn ~ teach Physiology may
bel easily ta1ght. with The paPl fJf apPsr-
atus. Designating each part OF The oody
By touching TO- Payslologf Is Interior -
physics a. disciplinary trtlning Told
how frog m ght b. iisscciet With pair
% scissors ani q pair % tScstsrs. BY
this DISSECTION. much c1ld be learned eon-
ccru.rg Internal organs. which are quite
s.mnsr . thosc % hamAn heings Dis
seciei besf's eye % ii,asirats hos cas- y
ths operation might b. performed. and
spoke % each part A. 10 wAs removed from
thc eye. Toe hygisuic parts u physiology,
slch a. respiration. ventilation. All tie
uke. can bs taught w,ihoai apparatus. A
skeleton To- the knock down can easily te
obtained from most any physician. and pu-
pUs Nil learn much BY paitlng The parts
together 10 = interesting a. Chinese
purr'c AT much more practical : ne
apparatus ID necessary 10 ;eachlng phys.cs.
An ar pump i almost intisPsnsahis, BET
uear'y ar the apparatus required cen be
made by The pupils. ne produced pump
maic from Along slender glass lamp chin
ny. male by one % his Puprs. ltPamPei
water NJ AMI showed plainly The operation
ofthe valves. M.neraiogy an geology nay
be- taught without any apparatus spoke
% several valuable teHi books fof Achers
who iniroiace these s,afies 10 ihslr
schools
NJ W. NJ. Brooks thoughi The staiy o.
uatural sciences very valuable and neess-
sary. Ia some Western States ihe ably
:, teach them was required q All teal
e.. oar people need - BE- edaeaisd up
9, thi. a. parents sometimes object when
tea -hers Introduce such rev fAnglet no.
tons"
M & ,. whiiman thought these stud g
better adapted 20 high schools than 70 Dis
trici schools. bat woah be glad 10 have
them Introduced 80 Gar A. practical, -
al general infornation acquired would
prove % value 70 the students In amer NE.
Prof Mayo dissented from the idea ,hA,
little % everything should be taught n
the common schools. Il i better 10 teach
q few things thoroughly than 10 dAbbls In
many.
NJ = b Andrews said that during the
morning exercises oral Instruction might
BE- given In the sciences. Doabtet the
practicahiity o. dissectiOus. Thinks the
fundamental principles might be thus liz.
culcatsd
Mr. Geo. a. wstkias. pabllsher Of the
ONFoRD DlnaocEAr. being eAllei upon,
aid that a. be hal bal no experience In
teaching district schools, 80 did no, know
how Ear Il would b. practical 70 introduce
such studies. HIS education Was obtained
under an entirely did-reut system, bu, one
% The most interesting portions Of his
school days was the time spent 10 the study
% The natural sciences lie considered
such studies valuable. but was unable 10
give any advice In relation 10 Introducing
them iuto the common schools.
NJ Kemp Preceptor % Norway High
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