The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-01-24
COUNTY EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
BY SUPERINTENDENT MORTON.

profitable meeting at st. Lawrence
last Saturday. The following teach
els were present: Edith C~okayne,
james Clifford, Fro Strickling, Bert
Hubbard, e. !. W. Smith, Harlan
Carl, Bridget Dunn, Addie Snoddy,
Grace Fosselman, Mes. l.. A. Scoville.
J.. W. Shuster, Leta Moore, A. H.
Churchill, Maggie Duthie, c. W
Strickling, Carrie Elliott, Luella Bid,
die, Grant Smith, Media Sedan, Mrs.
Hesalroad, j. A. Snoddy. Carrie E.
Taylor, o. W. Coursey and Louis
Hemingson.
About fifty students OF the normal
were present. The entertainment
given by them was highly %apppeciat
ed by the audience.
In preparing material for this col
umn. we wish to choose that which
will be of especial benefit to our
schools. wish it were possible for
all to attend our association meet
ings, and to take part in the pro-
ceedings. For the benefit OF those
who not attend and also for
those who are generally present, l
vii give each week something OF our
work which | know will be appreciat-
ed Ivy you.
The following is the report of the
committee on the inverted divisor:
/. 1t is simply an expedient or short
process of performing the division.
2. The process of division of frac-
tions may be explained in two ways:
% BY reducing the fractions to a
common denomination and dividing
the numerator of tie dividend by the
numerator of the div;sor. Example:
3-7ths divided by 5.9th. This is
equal to 27-63ds divided by 35-63ds,
and this is equal to 27-35th. This
9s explained by the principle that
fractions are compared by reducing
them to a common denOminator anu
comparing their numerators.
(2) A short method of performing
these two operations is by inverting
the divisor and multiplying the new
numeratOrs and denominatorS. y
3. The second explanation of this
process is based on the following
principles: (1) That the multiplied
ton OF the numerator increases the
value OF Il fraction. (2) The multi.
plicatiOn OF the demo ninatordecreas
~ the value OF a traction. 80 An
alysis shows that the result OF the
mnltip ication OF the dividend de
nomInatOr and the divisor denomin-
ator and the dividend denOminator
by the divisOr nurnerator is the quo
tent expressed in IL fractional form.
Example: 3-7ths divided by 5-9ths.
! divided by 18th equals o; 18th
divided divided by 18TH must be
3-lthS of 8 or 27-7ths; 3-7ths divid-
I'd by 5-9ths will be 10th of 27-7tbs
equal to 27.35th. az This result
Is truly secured by inverting the di-
visor. Example: 3-7ths divided by
5-9ths equal 3-7ths times 9-5ths, anu
this is equal to 27-35th.
MEDIA SEDAN,
JOHN SINISTER, Com.
EVA PuRKEY,
In the study of Arithmetic it is not
sufficient to tell a pupil that a thing
is true and compel him to accept it
as such; but lead him to See that it
is true. Then you may adoptth the
short process. Thinking is the minds
way of acting. Whatever shortens
thought, shortens mind.
The following is an outline prepar-
ed by Mr.. Snoddy as a basis for our
fir It lesson in Mental Science: o.
Development OF detinitions. (a) Mind?
co. Science? (c) Mental? cd Province
OF Mental Science?
GU Study of the nervous system as
tn agent OF the mind. (a) Kinds of
N utter? (b) Function? (c) Different
K ads OF nerves? (d) Office of differeI.t
kinds of nerves?
(3) Study of the five senses in rela-
ton between mind and matter. (a)
Touch kind of knowledge received
through this sense? (b) Sight kind
o: knowledge? (c) Hearing?-kind of
know edge? (d) Taste?- kind of
know edge? (e) Smell ?-kind OF knowl-
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