The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-03-19
EnuOATIONAL.
Plain T0wnlhlp Teaohers' Institute Meet
ing---interesting Proceedings,


ing--'interestiug Proceeding
Plain Township Teachers Institute
met at MI Yernon School on Saturday,
March 7Lh, 1885,
After TOl call and reading OF minntea
Mr., Miller, our late president, retired
from the chair and Mr., M. u, Anngsl ah-
sumad the duties OF his office, Mr..
Auugsta inaugural address consisted or
few we'll choaen remarks, In which no
spoke Of the encouragement given our
meetings by the school patrons gem
eTally and Of the beneat he b6s derived
from them In his school work.
Miss Ellen Lehman gave q talk on
primary drawing, illustrating her
lecture by specimens put on the black
board by her pupils. Drawing 10 not q
regular branch OF study In our country
schools. but II was shown that much
can be taught our pupils In their sIare
moments after other lessons are pre-
pared, thus utilizing time that would
otherwise be spent In idleness and mis-
chief. Miss Lehman advocates map
drawing on the blackboard. She ands
that those pupils who do the finest
drawing are the ones that always come
up with we'll prepared lessons.
Miss Ella o, Lehman explained her
method OF teaching grammar 10 begin
ners. Grammar Ia one OF the most In
pOrtant subjects taught In our schools.
10 ahOnld be commenced at home by
correcting the mistakes which the child
makes In his talk. Bat, % many have
not the advantage Of this home training
II should b. commenced az soon aa they
can read Begin In the simplest manner
possible. POin. out the most common
errors In their conversation lessons
about objects, animals, &c. Encourage
general criticism, but do not lot II DO
come personal, Write sentenc 8 but leave
blanks to show that words have been
omitted requiring pupils TO supply the
missing words. Transp0Ie sentences
and let pupils write them out correctly
and devise all pOsa BILE means 10 promote
the improvement Of your pupils lang
uage.
Mr. Aungst then took mp the subject
OF arithmetic, where II had been left by
Mr.. Harah at our fourth meeting. Mental
arithmetic should be taken right along
with written. He would spend several
days In explaining longitude and time
by means OF the globe, Give o great
deal Of practice especially In fractions
and u q problems 0ntalde Of their 0wn
text books. Spend considerable time In
teaching mensuratiOn. More Of our
country pupils are TO become farmers
than anything else, hence they should
have q good practical knowledge
OF measurement. Mr.. Az. remarks called
forth lively discussion OF the subject.
Mr., Frank Braucher did not agree with
the speaker, that most OF the country
become rmers. Ho asserted
that three f0urths OF all the business
men In our cities were once country
bOys, Mr.. NJ Disler does not teach do
nominate numbers aa taught IN our
He then illustrated hls
method, and II waa evident to oil that 10
was much better than the old way,
Adjourned until 1880 y. m.
Afternoon aesslon was opened by Mr..
j. w. Vanklrk In answer TO the question,
"How should teachers spend their yaca'
ti0ns?" The duties Of the teacher are
much more than we generally suppose
them TO be. The school room Ia only a
minor part OF hi business. The grea,
question with teachers should be, How
can we best teach principles no 40 to
crowd out OF the nation Ignorance, au-
peretition and crlmep' The teacher
ought TO be q moral reformer. He ought
TO grasp intelllgently every question
that comes up before the people for their
Advancement In civilization Our
schools to-day would be better benefited
II teachers would spend their vacations
In gaining knowledge and preparing
them selves for thar work. II he
Ia teaching only for the money he would
better get out Of the ranks. He 70 In the
wrong place. A teacher should be a
light unto others an electric light as
IL were.
Recltation-The Regiments Return,
by Miss Susie Cradle.
Next was the general discussion:
Resolved, That the schools OF Ohio are
not as good AZ the law allows them To
be-" This was discussed by Meeers.
VanklIk, Aungst, Ruthrauff, Dieler,
bIuuVntit Iunllun uuu ulhoi, -
Recitatlon-"Curfew Must Not Ring
Tonight" by Misa Becca II Pontius.
Recess oi i've minutes.
Recltatlon--"The Wedding Gown" by
Miss Emma Unger.
Query Box was opened and such ques'
ti0ns M "How can we secure franknees
aud trnthfunness from pupils that are
naturally inclined TO be the opposltep"
"How can we get parents to cooperate
with usY' "Should q teacher follow any
laid out plan except his own," &C., were
ably discussed.
The Institute extends lta most sincere
thanks to the people OF MI, Vernon for
the cordial reception given II.
Our next and laat meeting for this
winter will be at New Berlin March
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