Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1889-08-14
SYSTEM IN TEACHING.
How to Mako 1t Useful, Wholesome md,
Host of AL, kledeeming.

Host of All, HedeeminS.
"Systetn, system, system; all is sys-
tem," says the tagging. dosultory
teacher. System, system, system; We
have nothing but systeuq. We eat by
system, so many times 4 day, and nj
such AID such hours We sleep by
measurements. We dress By rule. We
must get all our gala days in before
lent and crowd our summon pleasures
Into two small weeks and keep pace
with this cease'ess, clook-like clink;ng
round OF system; and then to add the
final cap-stone - the Sunday-sohool
specialists have caught the spell and
cry system. system, system. y And so
it Is, and so it will be, The euocegsful
teacher viii have system. Like the
universe about Us, every thing that OPP
crates tremendously runs By system
not IN r,lts, but by q wholesome, gen
erous. life-inlusing system.
System in preparation is essential ia
securing well-digesled teaching me
terial. Contact with the ideas that un-
derlio every lesson will produce ideas
upon the lesson. A habit OF going reg
usarly to the fountain will keep the
taachor desiring to go Il win pro-
duco u necessity of going. Many
teacher looking at the topic produces
g talk. It were bettor to talk over the
lesson and produce topic. Topics
horn Of careful and systematic preppra-
tion produce teaching points, and
teaching points are rivet5 Of truth
which can be fastened inside and out
side OF tho student slife and character.
System in preparation will produce
material and power in teaching,
Ono must not have all sfstem--
husky, unservieeablo system. General
Braddoel, who attempted to fight tie
Indians near Fort Du Quesne, used
system without sense, and his army
would have altogether persisted had
not young Washington covered the re.
treat with o sensible system of eau
tion and bravery. System in prcpara-
ton and teaching is like u foundation
and framework in bui,ding-it constl-
tutes the preliminarie5 about WI ich
you are going to spread the lasting
effects Of truth. And again, system IN
teaching has another likeness to foGn-
dations. 1t suggests that the in
structor begins with what the pupil
already knows, and from what the
pupil knows, direct to what may be
new and unknown. This might be
illus trated in The lesson on "rhe Iilnid
Woman's Touch" by referring 10 dis
eases that are common among people
"A sore upon the hand, 4 patch Of
serofula-and work up tho conception
Of running sore lasting twelve years
in It's ragCges, ana Mt length cured by
somo gkillful physician. Then de-
scribe o hemorrhage of the lungs, or
nose, or ears, lasting twelve years, ana
hea ed by Christ at once. Then pict-
ure the analogy OF sin-the multiplicity
and duration of its eifeets-and the
one undeniable and sole magic power
to save-namely, Christ. In propos-
ing Il lesson always arrange the teach
ing points so rs TO Increase the utter
est at each successive step, and make
each point or illustration or applica-
ton have the same effect, if possible,
rs the closing events in Il story given
ip parts, so that the pupils anGicipa-
iion will be sustained to the close; or
so introduce the teaching points Us TO
mako Il similar effect TO the successive
strokes OF erayon in the hands OF an
artist, to bring into completeness tho
picture, which at first was only an out
line. DO this, and system in teaching
will be useful, wholesome. redeeming.
Chicago Inter Ocean.