The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-07
Teacher, Ms.,,nr


TIE teachers meeting hold here last
Friday afternoon was interesting aud ILL.,
structive.
The exercises were as follows: Open.
ing by Supt. jackson. On motion, song
by primary class; class work in percent
age by Prof. Tubbs with Hardesty Gil.
bert, Percy Kemp, Roul Branchaud,
Birdie Wardwel:, Bessie jackson. Bessie
Kerr. Lulu Nelson. Grace Mckenzie,
Ernestine Brancl,aul, developments in
terms and formulas; then work on the
black board illustrating the different
phases in percentage and profit am, loss.
The recitntions were Remarkably y'"nl.
and the work OH the lnnri was neat and
accurate, showing good solid work OH the
part of teacher aud pupil.
Miss Oldham then brought un her
chart class comprising Mabel Chapman,
Edith War,lwell, Cora Felsu,. iiIainc
Ewing. Berthe Brancl,aud, l.cuua l..-
Poltc. Harold Mcclellan, Frank Cunning.
ham, I.cona Miller, Nellie Parker, Ethel
Smith, Lula Peterson, Violet Kelar,
work in drawing and writing. The little
ones demonstrated what can be done in
this direction. The drawings aud writ
ing were very good III most instances,
surprising the visitors. who lad no idea
rs to what work is being done in this
department.
Miss Foster exemplitied language work
with the following class: Antoinette
Branchaud. Eva Branchaud, Jimmie Nc
Kay and Eddie Sherwin, developments
and analysis of sentences and parts of
speech. The diagram work was neat
and the whole recitation showed good
drill and Jealous work. The work oftl,e
three classes, showing rs it did some
thing Of the work and course Of stady in
each department is entitlcdto commend
alton.
Prof Kennedy OF Bsthgate presented
course in composition for the common
schools; composition should be more gem
orally taught, analysis frequently takes
the place Of composition in our schools.
pupils naturally compose before they an
|alyze, analysis does not require and de-
velop thought, have oral as well rs writ
ten composition, the work enlarges the
pupils vocabulary and develops his ill.,
Individuality, recommends tie following
course: |. Mechanical work. 2.Copy-
ing. 5. Dictation. !. Reproduction. 81.
Stories told by the teacher. b. Stories
read by the teacher. &. Stories read by
the pupils. d. Stories told by the pupils.
5. Questions answered. 6. Pictures with
suggestive words. Z. Pictures without
suggestive words. s. Descriptions of nat
ural objects. 8. Narations in history.
10. Variations in connection with general
lessons. IL. Analysis. II. Parapllras-
ing. Is. Abstracts. Subjects must he ill.,
tersting; not abtruse and beyond the p,,-
pills ability.
Prot. Rank presented topical methods
III geography: tits the natural method,
economy Of time, thorouglness. Mr..
Rank is perfectly at home OH this sub.
ject. and his scheme commentls itself fol
its simplicity and completeness.
MIR. ID. Il. Hall spoke on number work
Tie subject is much neglected. in the
schools, oral numbers should lie laugh,
the first day of school. has been success
full Ivy using objects and following the
CRUDE method, business arithmeti,
should be taught to our large boys and
girls. Mr.. Halls papers demonstrated
that lie can teach arithmetic.
General discussion. Closing, Supt
Jackson.
Teachers felt fully reraid for the long
cold ride. The interest of the teachers
in their work and their hearty co.opera
ton with Supt. Jackson speaks volumes
for Pembina county.