Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-08-22
EDUCATIONAL.
c. d. BELDEN, EDITOR.

-. -. uGAOGNs EOAVOH.
Mr.. H. Il. Wells is engaged to teach the
fall term Of the Waltham village school,
Miss Rose E. Galloway, of Austin,
commences school IN the Ramsey district
Monday, September 10,
The school house in Rose Creek will
probably be enlarged this fall so as to
make arrangements for two departments
in the school,
Miss Aurelia Dodge, of Red Rock, com
mences fall term of school September 3,
near Egan, Dakota This will be her first
experience in teaching.
Miss Cora Chadbourne, of Brownsville,
expects to return to Spokane Falls, Wash
ington Territory. this week to resume her
school duties there for the coming year.
The LIE Roy village district have a
special MEETING next Monday evening to
vote on the question of organizing as an
independent district.
Miss Winnie Eichhorn, of Pleasant
Valley, one of our most successful
teachers, has been engaged for the winter
term in District "a, Racine. This is her
third term in the same district and her
re appointment shows that her work is
appreciated.
The examination for the teachers of the
city of Austin will commence in High
School Hall tomorrow Thursday after
noon at two o'clock. All whose certifi-
Gates have expired must be present at that
time. Teachers in the country wishing
to be examined for first grade will also
take this examination.
HOW TO TEACH COMPOSITION TO BEGIN
NERS.
How should teacher begin to teach
composition work to small children?
TEACHER
The first formal composition work
should be reproduction from memory. It
may be introduced in regular lessons,
based on material found in the reader, or
elsewhere, or used incidentally to repro
duce other lessons. There is no one sub
ject which can be taught so constantly
as this. Conversation lessons, though IN
tended to give facility IN oral expression,
are indirectly training the memory, and
the power to reproduce statements. Read
selection, then without comment, re-
quest the class to write the story from
memory. The written stories should be
corrected at the time, suitable criticisms
being made. Vary this plan by the fol-
lowing one: The teacher tells a story,
pausng to write new, or leading words
on the board, instead of uttering them.
When she has finished, this list will help
the school in reproducing the story.-1n-
stltute.
NOON RECESS.
What can l do with my pupils during
the noon recess, when it is too stormy to
leave the building?
Let there he an entire change from
school routine. After luncheon which,
If the teacher eat with the pupils. can be
made an occasion for silent instruction in
many points of table etiquette, encourage
activity of body. Games should then be
in order, or singing, or marching exer-
cises, with open windows. Do not allow
study, for change of employment is es-
pecially necessary, when pupils do not
go home. Talk freely with your pupils,
for you will thus be training their powers
Of conversation, besides imparting gener-
al information. Discourage all local Cos
sip by substituting better topics for dis
cussion. Let this hour belong to the ,pu
pills, and, so far as possible, let the re-
straints If school hours be dispensed with.
The brief relaxation will insure better
work in the afternoon.-School Journal.