Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-17
THE COUNTY TEACHERS.
Charity Ball. 80 Proposed Course Of
Study.-Arbor Day April 'th.

The regular semI-monlhly meeting
n the sal, Lake County Teachers lu-
.iiiute was held today, at ll:l5 O'Clock,
An the Unworthy building. Supetin'
,codept d. Is. Allen called the meet.
Inc to order, and announced as the
opening exefciss the singing Of
,be national anthem, America
I'm which all heartily Joined.
The chairman announced that Pfesi'
dent Klngsbury was unable to al.
sre,, the association as heretofore stat.
al By reason OF press Of duties. The
committee appolntcd for the pufpOie
nj making arrangements for ball IN
he tntpfrsta OF charity, stated that u
g,II tnko place at HaynCa' hall,
Murray. saturday evening, March
ann. a resolution was then passed
.vteuding an Invitation 20 the teachers
al tbe city 10 Join Ia making the enter
lalnment n success.
Tbe commiltec appointed 10 formu'
late a courso Of study for the fret
rigbt rradcs 0f the schools OF the
,.,nnty' rspoftrd that Il hal n0t com.
pleiei liz labors 90 yet. 10 IL designed
moi the c1ufse Of study b. no ar.
ronrei NJ thut II shall DO adopted ~ n
rpufae for the district schools OF tho
territory. The course coniomplatcg
commencement exercises f0r GRADUATES
fbouvhou. toe Territory In June, each
ve,t The scheme does not include
ritIra NJ the frat and srcond class.
pnL Allen then called attention 10
the fact that no desired that the schools
pi the county should observe Arb0r
Day. April nth, with appropriate pro.
grIma OF oxcrcisus. Attention wac
ai,o cniloI 70 the announcement made
by the promoters Of the Summer school
h. be- held at Provo the coming sum'
nrr.
Miss Holton then took up the subject
Of tumbtr work IN tho public schools.
The two POINTS 10 be considered are dc.
yrlopmtut aud drill, tho latter 10 be-
ttronuly umrhnsiEtd. In order 70 pre-
ssrt Tie work Ia satisfactory way,
the manner Of tho teacher aud va.
rIrty u methods In teaching are
uI mime Importance. EXtrciHuB varied
la character must be given BY the
active teacher, IN order that the
activities OF tho pupil may be- brought
into full play. Accuracy, ncatuess,
variety, reasoning, Interest, practical
application are all necessary essentials
in the development OF number work
ln the primary grades. The quick,
prompt pupil in getting results b., 40 a
rule, the accurate ont, the slow ruiil
Do the inaccurate one. PupilH should
10 required 10 bu neat a.sI IN all work.
A method N developing facility in
securing quick results D. % place
"a combination OF numbers on
the board aud require pupils 10
state the result before the teacher
can erase the numbers. Objects out
lined upon paper may be held before
tho Iupil and Immediately removed,
nud the rtsllt required. one will To
ustonishCu al the facility acquired IA
Boo such methods. the following
nchumr was given Tor drlli Lesson.
% Rapid drill, 90 revluw VI special
p1luy 90 drlll upon the special point
90 gruUrnll uflli. As 90 the pOiuts Ia
q general driil the following are 10 be-
consldr cd kul Rapid drill; (2) general
igyIrN; CO.. CORRECTION OF work especial
Tor higher CRATES. Doye.oi ment
lU'sot should he: (ll RAPID ufii.; %
review 10 form baslsfor new work. 90
development, drill on work develUpul.
During tue dine Of tho pfoionting
u the paper points Involved were
fully anu freely discussed.