The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-02-26

child's evolutionary training should be
gin as soon as he or she begins to read
Should be taught to immitate nature
and use the voice in precisely the sam
manner as when at play. Should read
II see horse" as an actual fact, other
wise, is learning to pronounce word
and not to read. Drill should neve
cease until the end is secured. Voice
of older scholars should be trained b,
exercise in prouncing letters, syllables
words and sentences. The pupil shoult
be taught the use of all the different or
gans of speech and various muscles EN-
ployed in articulation. When the yoic,
has been trained so that he can han
die ii at will he should be taught tt
study the piece to be read, so that he
can enter into the spirit of it, and ex
press every passion and emotion Their,
indicated. A scholar cannot read cor
rectly until he can put himself in tn,
place of the author, and feel Just as he
felt, and speak just as he would
have spoken. Then he should study
emphasis, accent and meditation; but
all these with the view of reading in O
perfectly natural manner. This is the
great end in the study of elocution.
THURSDAY EVENING.
Atcfr a finely rendered recita-
ton by Mrs. c. j. Win.hip, of Weston,
Miss Clara Howard, of Chester, read
an essay on Glow to keep school in
tcrested." The teacher, first of all,
should be interested in her scholars, and
show that interest by her morning gree
ting. To be successful she must have
genuine love for her calling and must
strive to tesch by examples as well as
by precept. One great aid to success
will be to constantly devise new meth
DDS to keep the scholars Interested and
employed. General exercises should be
employed occasionally to give variety
and to impart fund of general infor-
nation. Here many admirable hints
were given. 1t was suggested that
sometimes the more advanced scholars
assist the teacher and thus be developed
and encouraged. The aim should be to
draw out the scholars as much as posi-
le,and give them spirit of investiga-
ton. If the teacher has a thorough
as basis, a love for her
pupils and an enthusiasm in the work
will beget like love and enthusiasm on
their part and thus make the school a
success. Miss. Howard spoke from ex-
pericnce, as her many pupils here and
elsewhere can testify. Supt. Dart
then gave carefully prepared address
on ''Factors in Education" These fac
tors were the Home, the Church, Pub
lie opinion, public libraries and litera-
ture and the common schools. No
notes were taken at the time so an alb
stract cannot be given, but it was atten-
lively listened to by good audience.
In closing he advocated the town sys-
tenn of schools as being far better in
both theory and practice. The number
OF schools in town would not necessa-
rily be larger or smaller but there
would be better and more thorough ST.
pervision. School officers would be ell
ected less often, goodteachers would be
retained longer, taxation would be
made equal all over the town and the
residents in the back districts would
not be compelled to pay six times the
per cent on the dollar than their more
fortunate village neighbors, no proper
ty in unocupied districts could escape
AVIATION, etc. 1t was conclusive ar
5ument.
FRIDAY MORNING.
The session was opened with the usu-
Il devotional exercises. Miss Ella G.
White of Mechanicsville, then read a
7ery interesting paper containing hints
o primary teachers. She maintained
hat primary teaching was of the high
st Importance, in as much as it was ba-
al work. Every primary teacher should
re versed in all the higher branches, SO
hat she could intelligently lay the
foundation upon which such a higher
ducation could be built. Possessing
his broad culture, wise adaptability,
tainless character and high ambition
he should be able to command the best
wages. In the school room the teacher
must be interested interested in her
work, and must constantly plan for a
ariety of exercises and experiments to
,eep the little ones busy and in
crested. She used general exercises,
music, gymnastics, etc. One afternoon
week the regular lessons were all sus-
ended, yet the exercises were still in
tructive. Toy money could be used to
each arithmetic. The teacher should
c model in department, and should
specially teach manners and morals.
1iss White wrote from experience, be-
lg very successful primary teacher.
Here talk on history was given by
'rof. "A. E. Leavenworth. Following
MS Mrs. NJ. c. Edmunds, the Weston
superintendent, gave a carefully pre-
AIRED paper on "How to interest the
cholars." She drew a graphic picture
two schools, the one great success,
he other manifest failure; and then
bowed that the difference between the
yo was that the scholars were interes-
I'd in the one and not in the other; with
lis as ground work she completed
er essay by giving many helpful hints
to how teacher, and parents conld do
leir part towards interesting the school
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