Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-07-25

hessseaoe beohs ara toward The hea,
o. fhe list OF Apparatus. No seI1ooI -,
90 without Websser's unshFidoed AZ
nonAry and eyelOpedia. Refsrenc,
BOOKS on all subjeess taught shoaId i.
wltnin seacb, and yarious suthoritie.
sn fhe saEne Eubisct. La a hieh sohoo
tnefe sosuid be O7nsiderable Iihrarv
Every teacher shoald have the Iates,
sntnesfsy on any subjscs, and shouId B.
familiar With Il. Blocks and obiect,
esneraliy are useful apparatus for teach
niz numbers TO primary Glasses. 70,
teecninR color. use . color chart. II VOC
can Ref It; u not, Res sksins Of worsteS
OK dlnerent colors and Wind round card
board 60 ~ to arrange eolors sne0est
lively. Toys made Of rubber are oait.
useful IN the primary grades. n ths
paniie does DOT provids appzratus. pro.
vide some yourself.
Here DR.. Morgan called Mia Dinuieh
OF Portland 20 state her devices and
nxt1res IN the way Of apparatus pro-
vlded BY herself. fhs lady secures bic
tuFes. particularly geographical scenes.
making serapbooka fronn ali cIipoin0s
on any subject. This idsa was ssruuRly :
endorsed BY DR.. Morgan. Take a rail.
road guide and make imaginary Jour.
neys according 20 schedules found
therein. Books Of travel are very help-
fnl- They can be found at second-haud
book stores and cost bat little. Use
photographs Of historic places. Have
cabinet specimens which are procured
~ the echildren-shslls, minerals, foesils,
DO. This cabinet shouid be In the class
nows where u eaA be seen aud studied
daily. Botanical specimens mas be
preserved BY children, IL properly
trained, and these form q part OF the
apparatus. Simple experiments of the
laboratory are Of immense benefit. and
instruct better than the book page. Just
a. som as the object 10 net needed 20
convey the idea, drop 10. The child
should learn 10 think by aid Of obiects.
ana then independsRt Of them. En-
courage pupils 10 make fer themselves
snch simple apparatus as they can.
Have balances, and by their use the
equation and all the mathematical az
IONS can DO made apparent.
Prof. kdson emphasixsa the import
anee OF libraries. and cave his sxpari-
ence IN the matter Of procuring the
same.
After recess, Prof. Edison continued
the subject OF reading from the point
reached the day before.
sight reading is Of vast importance,
and must be without hesitation. Pauses
are designed 10 aid as in expressing the
thought, and this Is especially true Of
rhetorical panses. Never nse 4 comma
when you can got along without il. In
regard 10 concert z aiding, there Ia dan
ger Of toe much OF this kind Of exercise
- has its advantages and many disad.
vantaRes. some will not read. There
70 tendency 60 ret into school tone.
Sentiment and expression are lost sight
OF. In the lever grades do bat little
with poetry. leach the meaning
through the sound. Reference Books
OF biography or history should be avail
abAe- Let all reading be a mental dis
pntation. IL 10 well to have q notebook
IN the hands Of advanced glasses, 20
note down words not thoroughly under
stood, and all choice passages OF extracts
worthy Of memorizina.
when one reads, have the GLASS close
their books and criiicise By ear the mis-.
takes made by the reader. The ability
20 eriticiss Is something TO be desired In
all grades.
One great difficulty Ia reading 10 this:
papils lack conception of the thought
embodied in what Is read BY them. In
the case OF hesitation and uDisoailinq of
common words, the trouble is lack of
conception. Hence repeat, repeat, 10.
peat, tiil the error n corrected. Don't
point out the error; let the pupil Gnd Ii.
Teach the child 20 critieise himself.
sometimes enunciation Is defective on
account Of throat troaoles, bat generally
10 hs fault and not Q defect. Take a
shoxt selection and read Il in a variety
of tones, and lead the pupil Who has
formed the habit of school tones to dis
tinguish the difference. and the errone-
Gus renderinas and the remedy.
How are We 10 correct too rapid read
inRf Count for him on grammatical
pauses, but count very slowly. Concert
work viii cheek him. but not care him.
SLOW puAlls mnst be quiokened by in
fusinR life into them.
Physical exercises In the room are
beneficial, but should not be carried 10
m excess. Various drills, arm move
rnents. shest exercises, to-, in what 10
consist, bow to oondnnt some, the ends
sought, dr.. were shown in an instruo-
tive Taannaf.
Adjourned TO Q am. On Friday.
sryrH DAr-NoRxTSe ssssIos.
iIissitats opsnsd with singing. Pray
y BY Rev. Mr. Bates. Al roll call 30
lisrsoas Answered. fE8EH8
ooefy boa opened and contents con-
mdered.
Imagination. said DR.. Morgan. ia that
power OF the mind which enables one
10 form an image Of an object not pres
ant Memory and imagination run
toaathef. Imagination becomes tue
servant Of memory. Imagination may
be exercised without memory. The
qualities Of imsRination ere:
First-Yividness. The imagination
is perfect in proportion ~ u can form.a
distinct picture Of an absent object in
all ils paEts and qualities. This Was
iilnsarated by asking uaemhers 20 think
Of gstns ohiecf, and Afterwards listsu
. q description Of shess mental sfsa'
tieris, 6H#
Rsoond- -fruthfulnsss THIS differs
from fancy In that fancy may be untrue,
while imagination ccnfoems 20 truth.
TIE imagination should be cultivated.
An imaginative pefssn 10 not necessaf-
lily u dresmef. Imagination is one Of
the constituent elements Of our being.
iast 90 mueh q memory or reassn. The
works OF art and ef 6ation afe largely
the prodaet Of tie Imagination. and
theso works have done much 10 elevate
eur r&ca. Before an edthoe 10 erected.
s.sfore a painting to pot upon canvass.
she inaactnetion enables Rne AreAitect
or Tho peintes % see every paft ef H.
Imagination enables she teacher ef la
borar 20 be methodicai and orderly In
all he does. The s0ceesaful nilisary
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