The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-06-23

the lntter part Of tn term; also y great
many "cut up'' stories tI te rcad ~
sight. The selections in the Golden Book
comprise three classes: Child lore and
poetry, noble examples 81 brave menand
women, aud attractive nature readings.
The Pathfinder is the chid's health
primer. Technical terms have hcen
avoided and only such Iacts of phyeio.-
ury developed ns are necessary to the
treatment 81 The effects ofulcohol, tobac-
co, opium ard other truths 81 hygiene.
Tie new words ia each lesson arc
taught so that the pupils know them at
sight, ARE able Go pronounce them and
give their meaning. The outline Of what
IL read is given from memory. Sight
reading, dincriticaI work and the plonic
neil continued throughout The year.
LANGUAGE In this subject, much oral
and written work on animals, plants,
pictures, etc, has been done. The aim
was To have them write short sentences
aud stories correctly. In every subject
some language can be done, hut 4 great
deal more can be done with literature.
Tie child Is then cnlnrging his vocabulary
as well as getting correct IDEAS oil speech.
Such stories M "Grncc Darling, King
Midas, = "1Iinwnitn,n a Leak IN the
Dixie" and h,any others have been repro
luccd orally and ia writing. Care has
been taken, not only in writing, bat all
conversation, that tie lnngunec lie
correct
SPELLING. All words in ilic Second
Reader aud all supplementary readers
have been learned and defined,
WIRING. copy given, copying from
blackboard or book. Attention paid 60
movement and position
ARITHMETIC. The combination and
separation Of numbers from eleven TO
twenty-five The multiplication table
up 10 nifty, Whiting andrcadipg numbers
up To one hundred Ornldrills with slnte
work. Here can he done u great deal Of
language work.
LITERATURE Children love to hear
stories and whilcspcnlling ten. ar Fifteen
minutes daily story telling, care was tak-
on TINT the right stories were chosen.
The homes of the poets and their early
days were studied before taking up any
Of their poems. Parts of "llinwatha'
aud "rhe Rainy Day" were committed
to memory. Also "The Village Black
smith. ""Pnul Reycrc's Ride, ""Thc Rain
in Summer" and The Chillrcn's Hour
These arc all Longlllow's, their iavorie
author "Thrce Little Bugs in Bns-
kot, True Worth" November. "Sur-
pose. "A Lenk in the bike" anil "rhc
Morning Rays" from Alice and phUbc
Cary. Whittier's "Barbnrn Friichcn
llnwthornc's Great stone Face Bp
ANTS "To u Water Fowl"
In all the gems, stories and poems, the
endcnvor has been a. bring ont the best
that h in them IN "The Yilnge Black.
smith, pictures Of anviIs, sledgcs, bel.
lows, trees were made and colorcd or
scwcd. AIcc Cary's "Thrcc Little Bugs"
Longicllow's "Ilinwathn" were treated
in the same manner
SCIENCE. At the beginning oil the spring
term, seeds Of the bean, pea, corn, SUM
flower and wheat, were planted ia glnsscs.
sponges, cotton, earth and water, and
carefully watched and tended 10y the
children The swelling 81 the seeds, The
falling off Of the seed-lcnvcs, the growth
and hossomiug Of each plant rctalkcd
oi and written about just M tic pres
cnt time they tlc chilhcn) nrc very
much Interested ia tie habits OF bugs,
butterflies, bees, etc.
MISCELLANEOUS Memory gems
Months Of the year time 10y the clock,
presidents, other lands, stories 81 schools
In other lands, personal habits, conduct,
obedience topamnts NErnEJ TuLLN.
crystal Falls, Mich Juno ~, '0l
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