Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-03-12

cate secretary II. L. Benson. The
County Supt. is president els-oficio.
The State Superintendent then au-
nounced that the usual reduction would
be made by the r. R. Co, on all re-
turn tickets Hes this time lsctured
on .The objects Of the institute, some
of which are to acqusint teachers
with the best methods Of instuction,
for at the institute We usually find
our best public spirited tsac chors; to
inerease the efficiency Of the teacheEs,
by giving distinct idea Of the ends
of true education, by illustrating latest
methods of instruction to avoid ruts;
10 correct prevailing faults involving,
waste OF time in movements Of pnpils,
in conducting recitations: wrong moth
DDS arising from defective instruction.
Ways and means, lectures and talks,
questions and answers, diagrams and
notes, class exercise for illustration.
general discussions, query box and
critics work, were mentioned.
J. B. Horner sprung the question of
the legality of attending institutes, to
which the State Supt. replied that
County Supts. are authorized by the
State Board of education to lower the
grade of the certificate Of the applicant
who fails to attend the county insti.
tute.
Rev. J. R. N. Bell then said schools
often receive injury from the fact that
teachers too often underrate the work
of their predecessors.
The State Supt. then said the teacher
sometimes criticises his predecessor,
then criticises the text book, then the
pupil thinks the teacher knows moth
ing then the parent cliticises the teach
er and the fifth step is taken by the
teacher who goes out of the school.
Mr.. FL. c. Smith, formerly teacher
Of Coos Bay, introduced "Improved
of teaching history" After
the speaker gave an interesting &C
counts of historic facts that pleased
the audiance, he said that the demand
Of the world now is better in every.
thing. When we assert that better
schools are wanted, it is no reflection
upon the schools of the past. We are
growing. We must keep up in the
march of human progress.
Miss Alice Mosher read paper upon
"Primary pupils" The first teacher
of a child should, by all means be Its
mother. Often the little child is sent
to school before it can talk plainly.
Charts should be introduced. Since
child will mark everything that comes
in its way, as soon as it gets apencil, this
impulse should be turned in the proper
way-that of drawing. Little chill
dren should be taught to sing. Every
thing taught in the primary Depart
ment should be taught thoroughly for
there is the foundation laid for the
child's entire future.
Prof. Mark F. Jones then, by re-
quest rendered the beautiful solo,
"Navy Blue Polka" on the organ.
Prof. J. r. Kendallin introduced coral
teaching" I have no spelling book in
school. 1t does not pay man to run
q mule to death to catch a rabbit. A
sentence is composition Of one line.
I introduce the subject of grammar in
my third reader class. Teach the
class that noun is name not SUBJ
stance. Then remind them Of modi-
fiers such as good, bad and SO on, and
thus introduce adjectives. Some days
when the work is crowded this ex-
ercise is omitted from the regular read
ing lesson. But great attention is at
all times paid to capitals and orthogra-
ply. If the child speaks incorrectly,
the incorrect expressions will crop ont
In after life. Practice makes the
child stronger and more accurate. One
word is an anomaly as much as a bar
rel Of -four would be without the uni
verse Better carefully study the
words and their uses.
The county Superintendent then
appointed the following committees on
introduction J. B. Horner, r. A.
Booth, Misses Winnifred Mosher, Lucy
Hay and Annie Kent.
After short recess, the discussion
of corporal punishment was introduced
by ], B. Horner Prof. Kendall pre-.
fers that child should be compelled
even by the rod than bought with can
dy. A smart pain viii bring on q
reaction that often does child good,
and will make it better. ReY. J.R.N.
Bell said there is a tendency in our
schools to govern them by sickly
sentimentality. If q child has an evil
nature, take that nature out Of him.
The only real American liberty is q
strict adherence to law. At this point
of the discussion it became clearly eyi,
dent that iron would rasp iron.
Prof. H. L. Benson: The punish
ment for larceny is not the punish
ment for forgery, and there is no pun
ishment for murder ether than hang
ing. The rod is not used as much as