The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-01-07

but would favor a time month or 50
after the schools opeaed.
Msisic hy Prof. smith and the Institute.
PAPER by Miss Ida Piotts. Of Berlin,
1 Pa.-"Aims in Primary Teaching"
In no grade is 50 much required and
accomplished as in the primary grade
! The instruction and studies should be
such as not only to discipline the mind,
but to store it with useful knowledge.
Every advanced teacher knowshow weary
is the work of "unteaching' what has
been taught amiss, and so taught in the
primary grades. obedience is to be in
sisted on. Not the obedience of the
dumb animal not the dogged obediencs
of the slave but the cheerful obediencs
given out of the enlightened conscien-
tiousness Of the child.
The aim Of object teaching is to train
the eye and inculcate the correct use Of
language. The moral nature Of the child
must be cultivated. Better fora child to
grow up in ignorance than without .
| properly cultivated moral nature.
Discussion -"The proper basis for grading
teachers salaries" An old question. Boards
/ differ. Some take certain total, say y,
and for each fraction, say one-half, over that,
deduct certain amount. and for each frac-
ton, as one-half, under IL add certain
amount. Others grade by the experience in
teaching possessed by the applicant. think
directors should pay according to the char
acier of the work
Remarks on the subject by the, County
Superintendent 1t is the place and should
be the business of the teachers to sugge't to
the directors, and not 10 command them. 1t
is not generally known that the teacher who
holds a Permannel certificate can 60 10
Board and make contract for three years
and teacher holding Professional certiH-
cate may make contract for two years.
Queries
How DO you teach your pupils to do neat
manuscript work p Referred to Prof. Meese.
By having them work neatly.
What would you do to correct habitual
failure to prepare lessons before recitation? ?"
Referred to Prof C. F. Liyengood.
would have them prepare the lesson, aud
If they failed to do 50 l would resort to such
punishment as detention at recess, etc.
'Give US your plan for putting up school
work" Referred to Prof Kendall.
To answer in full would take too long. !
may say, require neatness, accept no shoddy
work, and no blotte or disfgured manu-
scripts insist on all pupils using the same
size and style of paper.
Intermission.
Devotional exercises, conducted by Prof.
Theodore B. Moss, of the Pennsylvania State
Normal School at California, Pa.
/. Music-"Come Ye Disconsolate."
.. Recitation Of passages Of Scripture by
different persons.
3. Prayer by Prof Moss.
4. Music-"An Hail the Power of Jesus
Name
Talk by Prof Moss
The day is coming when having one man
do all the talking and the teachers do all the
listening will be out of vogue, and the sys-
TEN OF co-work will be in vogue.
We must ground our work on the prin-
ciples in the childs mind. The Institute in
Pennsylvania hes been undergoing process
Of evolution.
First, was the period Of subject matter.
Second, the period Of methods.
Third, we are now entering the period Of
principles.
Nobody can prepare himself for teaching
simply by reading books on psychology, or
Theory of Teaching"
Question: How wonld you make physi-
ology interesting in the school ?r Prof
Ness referred the query to Prof sohmucker,
Of the Indiana, Pa, State Normal, who said /;
LIST. You must have good sharp knife
and PAIR of sharp scissors.
"a. You need 10 make acquaintance with
butcher Pv fhie pasar van W., - =,
and have your pupils do, great deal Of dis
secting
To teach physiology you want to dissect
parts of animals corresponding to the part
of the human body they are studying.
: Music by Prof Smith ana Institute
There You See the Angels Stand" MY
Country, tbs of Thee"
County Superintendent of Cambria Co.,
! j. W Leech
One essential element Of a teachers success
can't begot out of books; it can't be bought .
that is, good common sense ! am not say
ing anything against old methods. If you
as teacher can't apply the new methods
then apply the old. ] can go to Johnstown
on a morning train, but if l can't get the
train can walk, though / can't get there
so soon; yet I'll get there, all the same
Talking schools can't be success.
Prof Schmucker, Of the Indiana (Pa.)
State Normal school:
Science Teaching in the schools. This
will in the future, think, solve many of
the problems that are interesting the
teachers OF to-day. Let everything be done
in the Scientific spirit that is, in the spirit
that takes nothing for granted, bearing in
mind that there are many things that we
believe that We cannot prove. In other
words, there are different degrees Of certain
ty. In science teaching, teach the pupil to
examine large number of instances before
coming to a conclusion. Be careful never
to give your pupils an answer that they can
find out for themselves.
Music by Prof Smith and Institute.
Adjourned.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON ssssIoN-SEw YEARS
DAY.
Music, by Prof Smith and the Institute
Ny Heavenly Home is Bright and Fair"
Report Of the Committee on Elections
The following persons were elected Commit
Tee on Permanent Certificates Miss Ida
Plotts, J. c. speieher, A. B. Grof C. F. Liv-
engood. and f. T. Prifts, Miss Plotts reeeis-
ing the highest number Of votes
Talk on Arithmetic. by Prof Kendall.
Principal of Somerset Schools
knew long division at ten years old !:
the comparison Of magnitude is mastered in
long division written arithmetic bears the
same relation to the general subject that
book keeping does to the arrangement of ac-
counts the pencil is used when the nun-
bers are too large to be easily retained in the
memory.
When we look at mental arithmetic we
see many problem OF well nigh forgotten
love.
There is fish whose head is six inches
long, the tail is as long as the head and one
half the body is as long as the head and
tail-bow long Is the fsha