The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-11-05

ternoon IN our LAWYER grades. even, in
Swedish cslistheuics. Mr. Hal principal
of Skowhegan High school, spoke Of the
good fleet Of this exercise In his schools.
tjl-How much should children lust
enicling school oe expected TO do the ursi
year In numbers?
Miss llersOm Of Skowhegan, advised
that they be required to learn the camhi-
na'ons at lcas' up to &, aud some of the
fractions like and Mr.. Robertson Of
Augusta. won I cx end the combinations
of numbers In the first year to 10
(6)--Oaject Of teaching drawing in the
public schools1
Briefly discussed by Miss Blanchard Of
Madison.
G11-ro what extent shall Book keeping
be taught in our rural school;
Mr.. Norton of Norridgew Dck, OBI ected
to the usual method of teaching book
keeping, but he uses a method to which
he gives one half day each week to adj
vantage in his High School. Messrs
Simmons and Purngton held that teach
ing book keeping in common schools by
the usual methods, was simply waste OF
time.
(s)-To what extent should the words
OF the textbooks be committed by the
puplsf
Miss Hoyt Of SkoWhegan, briefly but
effectively opened and closed the discus
sion on this question. Her theory is that
committing exact words shoult he used
to "A United extent only, for the purpose
of DISCIPLINE and to strengthen the mem
DRY
i9I-Are school exhibitions at close Of
term desirable?
Mr.. Pennington, Principal Of Farming
tor Normal school. threw cloud over
school exhibitions by stating that he ney-
er gave one. and the other members who
discussed the question were not enthusi-
aStle lu urn iaFur
language in the tnird year primary
Miss Blanchard of Madison, explained
very clearly her method of teaching Ian
guaee IN TINS grace OF Schools
lIIl ny 10 we nave so Iuuch poor
r, aiding among our scholars;
I23-II6w can an interest be created
i'm reading with those scholars who can
r.ad verv yyelt hnt do,,,t Ike n, reed2
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w wv quea'i'p9 "e1I 'eheh ny SEP
aratelJ' put the general SUBJECT Oh redl-
ing Was pretty thoroughly discussed WIN
considerable in the way Of iteration.
Mrs A. q. Frederic of NOrridgewock,
onenrd the discussion on the former tonic
Vim nractiral renarka ana Il p Conin
l,'..,,.i. ~, H., ..ocrnd tonio IN ,on,,ar
"P0neu oi '.i' ,VOoh' tDp'N ~ name
l" VIA" ou1 .VueiS' auc "'hel Pai 0iei'
pants were Mes-rs. alloh, . hHons,
Iurlngton, Robertson, Merrill and Misses
HOughton of Bingham and HersOm of
SkoWhtgan Miss Houphtop scored very
mat hit at ana o,untlansp yho romo,Lad
49,. -, ~ IN ','l - -" w ~
inS' W aShihs NO" luch t'he snoulu ne
gwen TO readl'g III country school
where one teacher Is required To near an
average of rs recitations each day.
'Nl' hpAh MoHNiN" Al o CLOCK
A manor ..yaIrc Of tho Asso.i,,ion IN ho
live teacher" was road nv las ( Marion so
Norridoewock
The value If this neptipg and similar mos
to Ms in direct rntio Ia tho newer we have nf
| d,a,vng ,,nop ,n,,o,i.l ,raso,,od "a nc ~
assimilating mental food, Of taking another
person 5 idea and making them essentially our
r,',,.J "a has ''' I w.
Troc,i,,, ,ho ,a,,,.I ~. 'a ,',,..t ~ ,t ~
child,on bas Meter uo iass r,,',''r,a,,, "'1
s'orad nov h.s tb ,h,.ia;.. w.
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',o bo boi,'o1 j., ~" rI I'' - ~
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"U'""" "' "ao" ~ ~, ''is' u,' a,'.Ie
| - ""ii'"'"s 'nn"V"et H""'ie ~ ~ h"'uic
constant intercourse win immature minds
MANY of us lack the broadeniu0 influence
which comes from associa,iou viii mrn and
women of the world. schools of method have
thcit nIace tho .ducntinnaI ,ouru,I. sn1,t,rv
meditation and thnuvht can moi he disnensei
with. hut none Of these fills the place Of the
teachers association with Inc live teacher. Mex,
Monday morning when we enter the school.
room and see the bripht faces NJ nI,r nuniIs
if we feed an added sense Of our resnopsibIli,,
a, directors Of their .yonny minds and if We
feel better prrpared to discharge mat trust then
wc shall knox mat our t,re has been we'll
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