The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-10-09
method of map-sketching and then refer you
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Musicians say, beg In tlle study OF music Whlle
the child IS young. We find the same rule
works in inap-sketchng. This important
work wasalwnyS begun in the first class while
the fingers were nimble and the!mind flexible
| We, OF course, did not require finished mars
| from primaries. but rather drilled them IN
black board exercises, practicing them In
drawing straight lines, trianElcs OF all KINDS
quadriIatrralS. circles, etc; and at the same
time. dividing them by vertical ana horiZon
tai lines. When the class could execute this
with accuracy, we would then diagram on tho
board some simple map and require then
to copy it "until they were familiar with its
execution, and could readily name The pninls
and lines This is about The full extent 0
our lessons on map.Sk etching in the primary
class. In the second class, we more lully de.
| veloped the idea of distance, direction ano
position the use OF Il scale of miles. ana tht
drawing OF outlines. We required this class
TO draw outlines of their own community
locating postoitices, schoolhouses, churches
dwellings, bridges, noting mis I'll, GrGssrUhus h hus
scal features, also to locate contour lines IN
regular map sketchlng by the use OF parallels
and meridians. Having thoroughly master;
ed all these essentials OF nGp-sketchlhs ano
made the average In the Geography course
proper, the pupil was promoted TO the nlghes
step, where the cultivation OF the vineyard
| In u manner ceased aud the careworn teacher
enjoyed the DELICIOUS fruits OF ms ipsd own pddht ~
sketch map monthly, using the scale, par
allels ana merldians and locating all r@IWels @
| important places, mountains, etc. Inese
maps were exhibited to the class oil detects
pointed out and returned to the pupil wher
graded oelow the average. OccaslonaiIy In'
| class were required To sketch the same map
after which some one put an outline OH tit
board for q general criticism. Eacn p"Pl
selected O map from his yearly supply, ol
drew an extra one as he Thought BEST, ant
these were presented to n disinterestcd com
mittee W hich decided the first second anu tliIo
best map sketcher In the class Ihese uscis
Ions were announced ut the close OF the schoo
| in the form of distinctions. we conSluc'
mapsketching an important factor, ana tnen
too, it evidently furnishes an aaIitiIn asoin,nn
A teacher having before him maps drawn S oS
his class can measure the proficiency OF eaci
pupil with a degree Of thoroughness not at
tainable under purely oral system OF reclIa
tion." I,
The second aid to the study OF Geography Is
wall-maps. In our country schools where we
| meet the opposition OF so many Claimed 10 Dc
! effort Is made to repair the well ventilated
| log cabins that dot our beloved Southland; VIZ
need not expect TO find wall-maps and GLOBES
which are verify the sine qlta mons Oh prGpel ppa
understanding OF Geography. Ench Scnoo
should have at least map OF the onilee
States, and If possible, maps OF the entlrt
earth. 1t Is u good plan to keep some one AZ
the map during each regular rec.aaE., Iht ibt
attention Of the class TO the place or piaces u
question, let him point out the source, dlrec
| ton, mouth and tributaries OF each lmpor'
tant river, the watersheds, explaining mere
| from the cause of river systems, let him nott
| the advan tages of section over another, arlS
| ing from quality of soil, water-power, haroor'
and climate affected by sea-breeze anu eleVa
| ton. let him note carefully the position OF al
| I'm portant mountains, their respective heights
and other characteristics, the deserts, ana al
ferent mineral regions These are Dut low Q
| the many things that can be more successlul
| ly impressed on the mind OF the pupil ny Ire
Ounnt references 10 wall maps,
| 1t Is u lamentnble fact, and we are SLOW tC
admit 1t, that SD many OF our people, SO many
| Of our teachers, can find no advantage derived
from such school property. and hence de
nounce 1t as an unnecessary expenditure %
/ money, claiming that 1t Is for better 10 T1l ,
| the schools one or two weeks longer. I'M
only question with US Is, 40 they Dehes, ,ss,
what they advocate or Is there any selnsi
motive In their actions. We should neVe
forget the noble words OF that granu oit
statesman."I would rather be right than u
President
rhe third aid to the study o: Geography j
globes, In fact, 1t Is well-ngh impossible t
get correctiden OF geography wlthonLslooes
| out here, too, we hear the cry, we are no
some of our SO called pleasures and, like tn
Russian soldiers, marching "into the ditch Q
Schuridnltz Fort" only TO f1ll up the dltcl
with our dead bodies. that others may pas
over and take our places Win all Ihe I'LL
prov vements OF this age. ,
We should use the globe in all classes
With it we can easily give class the IDEA OIL ID
earth s shape, and bring them into a tanglol
! relation with those otherwise incomprenen
sible terms, axes, poles, latitude md Longitude
showing why latitude cannot exceed ninety
degrees, nor longitude one hundred ant
eighty, we can show the relative positlons O
countries, get correct idea OF anti.podes, ant
study more th0rougly the boundaries AM
striking characteristics OF the fve zones. b.
rotating the globe on its axis and at the sam
time revolving 1t In It's orUit, having q lam
| 10 represent the sun, we can show the wv
! motions of the earth and the result OF each
the circle OF illumination, and explain th'
difference OF time between places ol dlHeren
| longitude, or how q speech delivered IN Lon
don can be In the American press In point Q
time at least one hour before u Is delivered
Thus we eau make impressions on the mine
of the pupil that will remain und immet
through the vicissitudes of life, and when III
current of human existence Will have born
them Through the temperate regions or man
hood and womunhood, fruitful and harvest
hued, OIL to the frigid, lonely shores of drear.
old use, snow-crowned and icc-veined,' whci
the evening zrphyrS Will have waited on thei
hoary hends alternate breezes OF hope and dc
spondency, Joy and sorrow, pleasure anu pain
They will still be ouses in the desert OF memo
ry:,, tcooou,,h,, y
OF anything else, is the marking system. w
always kept daily record OF each lessor
which wns read weekly. AT tho close Of eac
month, we gave the class an examination
over Tue mOnln'S WORK. LlSi
papers, CONT oned the daily average and ex
animation, got the monthly average and sen
IL TO the parent or guardian when below seven
1t Is we'll to have Il good method for doing any
thing. but. after all 1t Is the man and not til
method that does the work.
II we fall short In our duty, II we fall 10 b
reasonable, firm and strict In our require
nents, the progress Of the class will be CORE
spondingly checked. In conclusion, pardo
a short reference to our class of 1887 1t cor
sisted OF thirteen pupils studying Appleton
Higher Geography. We pursued our regula
plan, but made no extra effort for requiring
them To reach theIaverage. Gradually the wor
grew more unsatisfactory, and one by one tn
deficient roll increased, until out OF the thil
teen one made the average. About ninety
two per cent. of the class failed. The hex
month much opposed by some Of the bette
Informed patrons, we required the class
reeite during the noon recess, when thel
daily average failed 10 grade seven. AT tn
close OF the month, after standing the exam
ination, out OF the thirteen nine made tn
average. Not quite thirty-one per cent. failed
4 In the one caSe nlnety-twO per cent. failed. II
the other, with lessons Of equal length, TIL
same method and the same teacher, but n
extra effort for requiring them 10 reach tn
average, thirty-One per cent fuled. some G
the worlds brightest lights prove that tru
greatness does not come alone from on school ii,
and colleges, but truly the march or 1ntellec
Is due more to our teachers than to any othe
class, and the way Is open to crown our effort
with success or rcrystalize them into synonym
OF failure.
NINETY-sIX NEWS AND NOTES.
The Oil Mill Men and the Farmer