Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-19
the names of uses and parts in your
object lessons.


SUN, MOON AND STARS.
This has been done in Philadelphia by
Superintendent Macalister On one oc-
casion in the city the teachers found the
sun, moon and stars touched upon in
the primary curriculum.
"Whatln the teachers cried, "is this
the new order Of things, teaching
astronomy to babesp'
Yes, that was all right. The little
children saw and were acquainted with
all those things, and formed much more
advantageous subjects ortheir busy little
minds than the routine distractions they
had been served with.
PHYSIOLOGY.
In physiology talk less about the
number of bones and muscles with
their multiplicity Of long names and
talk more about practical comprehensi-
BILE hygiene at home.
No coprER-pLATE WRITING.
In regard to penmanship don't waste
time intictng copper-plate Spencerian
style on the boys, Do even your best
writers keep it up after leaving SCHOOL,
Let the rule be and stop ut continuity
and legibility.
DROP coNuNpRuMs.
In regard to arithmetic, do those
hardest examples meet us in daily life !?
Who of our business men or any one
else uses even the rule of three. Drop
these catch questions and conundrums
in the schools. The waste of time is a
blind folly.
THE NEEDS OF CURRICULUM.
The conditions Of to-day require that
something be added to the common
school study. Some elements of chem
istry to enable the housekeeper TO tell
the difference between borax, soda and
arsenic if she come across it. 1t may
save life. Also the properties Of yeast,
so that you may tell the constituents Of
baking powder.
PUBLIC VS.. PRIVATE SCHOOLS.
Physical culture also should come in.
Many private schools excel in this. The
public schools ought to be made so good
that private schools can't live alongside
us. | am glad to say that the public
school is now taking its rightful ad.
vahced position. These public schools
should be the pride of our land.
BAD SCHOOL SPEAKING.
Nothing is more sad than the manner
and gesture of some teachers en- the
school platform, The world is not 80.
REGRETS FOR THE CLERGY.
The world is not so. Look at tht
theatre. The most commonplace actor
gives some attention to this study. He
must do it, He has learned the necessity
clergy took the cue and it would be wei
for the clergy too.
SLOW OF SPEECH.
You remember Moses reply, "Thy
servant is slow of speech" Aaron hat
to take his place, and that to the leader'i
chagrin. 1t is the first recognition OF
record of the needs OF physical culture
The child should be taught to speaf
well; | don't mean dramatically, bu
to use his vocal organs acceptably anC
pleasantly.
THE SINGERS PRAISED.
"I'd rather" said the lecturer, refer
ring to the beautiful singing of the tive
teachers, Miss Thielman and Mis-
Novel;, "be able to sing as they hav
done than to deliver this Lecturer
"Do you have music in your schools ?
81 understand from the superintend
ent that you do wherever there is
superintendent who can sing. Blu
music is taught in every Philadelphia
school. If the teacher can't sing til
pupils can. So you get music anyhow
"AINT SHE PLEASANT 2"
The saleswoman who uses her voic
properly overhears the remark, cain
she pleasant" II increases her value
for the customers come again.
The lecturer then went on to relate
/ remarkable incident in the school his
tory of Philadelphia Of certain schoc
house where vulgarity and blasphem
among the female as well as male pupil
reigned and degraded the buildin
which was lifted literallyin.o the highes
rank of school precincts simply by III
: introduction of a beautiful woman, c
personal and mental charms as principa
, of it. All other methods had failed.
The lecturer closed with an eloquer
/ peroration on the culture of characte
{ in the pupils.
! Miss Burmester finished the afternoo
] session in a talk upon supplemental
reading. She claimed that while real
r ing the pupil should not be interrupte
G for correction. Anything that disturb
the trend Of thought is an injury to IL
reading lesson.
, Almost every seat was occupied Frida
morning when Presiding Officer D. u
! Harlan introduced the first speaker {
!. the morning, Miss Lydia A. Kirby, a
y sistant superintendent of schools
Philadelphia. In treating on her subje,
7 How Shall We Teach Language" IL
!, lecturer said TINT the parsing 81 worl
! might properly BE- left until the pup
:. enters tile high school.
= Dr.. George NJ. Phillips, principal
7 the State Normal School, West Chestc
Pa; and old Wilmington Institu
fayorite, next addressed the audience {
the topic Of GLOW the World
G Governed He treated on its constit
+: tional monarchies, dcspotisms and /
q publics. England was taken as Il
a sample Of the lirst-cass As an illu
II tration of the entire government by b
people, Or rather by the house Of con
4 mons, he quoted the saying Of certa
y puDlicist; THAT if parliament shou
!" pass Queen Nictoria's death warra
d she would have to SIGN ii as sovereign
k Ireland has parliamentary represent
ton, 400 entirely in excess Of its riet
l. full share. and above any other part
re the kingdom. Universal manhood 81
A. frage does not exist except in t
W huroughs. The outside, (counti
is franchise is in about the proportion
W lhrce-iourths Of ours A quorum
e the house Of commons is 40 out of t
ii go members. The house Of lnr
Y, quorum is 3 ont Of between 400 an9 Z
memh rs. The leader Of whiche,
party has n i eiority in the commons
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