The aegis & intelligencer., 1897-09-10

most difficult branch 10 teach well in all the
curriculum of studies.
| A wei written ESSAY was read by Miss Salie
p. Galloway. who too, Is her topic. with My
Pupils"
| Music, "'Thcrc's "ii-i, in :hc Ai,."
| Topic No. :, Mis- c!auUuus- -lALeis covers
| the study do my besg teaching i'll my poorest
| how 20 use the blacaDoaru-i comfortable
| room theoretical and practical English
| quotations courtesy and refinement in pupils.
| Miss Clara Mechem.-"The teacher should set
the child good example. Morning salutations
IS most cOmmendable practice. Thank you,
! for favors should be encouraged, and ali slaI q
expressions oStracized.''
Miss Cassie Lochury-"A very nccessa1 Y
thing is to see that the child IS physically COLL
Portable. Arrange it so that the feet OF the
small children shall! touch the floor. All uE-
necessary motion in the school room should be
avoided. II we wish courtesy and refinement
among our pupils, we must he courteous and
refined ourselves"
Miss Mary Fhells.-"i approve of ire c school
books, ana think they ought to be free to all of
| the grades
Miss Jessie kcniy.-"A pupil naturally feels
more liA, applying himself to close study i'll a
weil kept ami comfortable school room"
Miss Carrie W. Morgan.-"Havc sufficient
| spac" i'll the room. There should be ut least
eight square feet To each small child. Atten-
| tion should nc PAID to the position of the desks.
| Plenty OF fresh air should hc had. a vcutia-
tor ShuulG bc on the door and windows, open at
top and bottom. Tie temperature of the room
should never be- lower than 90. 1t is nice to
| have the walls adorned with pictures and mot
toes
Miss Annie Dayis.-'We should begin teach
| ing quotations to the smallest children"
Miss Minnie Lee Chase explained how to use
labels and hold books
Several other teachers took part i'll the dis
cussjon.
After recess Miss Daisy Archer gave an in
tCrcsting discourse upon tine merits of the
swedish tnd He!sartiau system of gymnastics
She recommended that the former system be
used in all O! the public schools of the couuty
to be supplemented by the Dclsartc system
The drills were illustrated by classes under di-
rccton of Misses Archer and Annie Carnes.
Topic No. !, The art OF lucstioning-t the OBJ
iect of rGcitations-thc teachers preparation
how 10 help pupils and how much-thc amount
OF preparation necessary to teach"
Miss Philena Hutton.-"Tact should be used
to prevent school room monotony. The object
Of recitation is manifold, to arouse interest and
impress The lesson. Never impart voluntarily
information when it can be obtained from the
child in amy manner
Miss LidIe Cuulc.-''Lc the questions be well
distributed in the class. The teacher should be
as thoroughly familiar will the subject ats she
wishes the child to become"
Miss Annie OnGy.-''It is necessary to make
TIE pupil comprehend the language of the Ques-
t!on. The object should be to draw out maxi
mum Of words from the pupil by minimum of
yours. 1t requires great skill to get and retain
the attention Of the pupils"
Miss Marian Andrew-"It is the duty of
every teacher TO be well prepared for the next
days worS."
&iss Ellen Dwycr-TEc object of the recits-
ton is Tor the teacher 10 discover what eA-
plantations are needed as well as what lie
knows"
James VI. Dceyett.- knowledge of the art
uf urs tiouing is essential u all good teaching.
The teacher should be well versed in asking
questions, and they should be asked in their
natural order. a iudicious question will often
secure the attention of the class, when other
means have utterly failed. a question of i'm
purtancc will often arcuse the interest of Il
ncighborhood. Questions should bc clear, con-
else and definite in their purpose,and requiring
definite answers. The object of recitation is
net only 10 discover what the child knows but
also what defects there are TO he rcmedied.''
Miss Jane Cullen { nder ordinary crcum.
stances. questions should not be repeated"
u - Cora GurreIi.-"Repcdting questions
should hc avoided. The teacher should make
other queries supplementary"
Miss Hattie NllSOn.-"lhc teacher must be
to his scholars not only AN intellectual, but Il
moral educator"
Miss Julia Dcvoc-"Th The art of putting ques-
tiuuS is one Of the essential requisites of good
teacher, and the art OF asking good questions
IS of Itself Il mental exercise Of no small value.
1t Is certainly necessary that the teacher
should hc prepared for the lessons of the day.
He should also reai generally, So as to he able
70 bring in new facts"
Ross B. RiydUn.- Text works should he
made subordinate 10 the other work of the
teacher
Wm. II. K. Woodrow. ASK no question
which may be answered yes or no. Encourage
the pupils 10 answer in their own language
Prof. Wright. Il ouOt think that regularity
in asking questions is good plan"
The topic was farther discussed by Mr.. \. s.
Cook, SIR. Wurthington, Miss Richmond and
others.
A recitation was given by Miss Hannah
Coule.
An informal talk concerning the most salient
features OF the weeks work ensued.
on Friday Il meeting of the teachers Asso-
citation was held. The auditing committees
report showed healthy condition OF the fl
nuuces of the association, Il balance OF S23 be-
ing left III the treasury.
The officers elected for the year 1897 1-9S are:
President, james II. Delevett vice president,
Charles MiddeGdOTf; secretary and treasurer.
Miss LYDIA \. Robinson: executive Commit ,e
w. II. PeutZ, }. Leigh Campbell and Misses,Sal-
lie Galloway, Hattie Poole and Hannah Coale.
Several recitations followed. and after sing
ny Columbia, the G en- of the Ocean," the H.
stitute adjourned.
The Hartford County Teachers Institute
wishing to define Its position relative to educa-
tional matters. do unanimously adopt the fol-
lowing resolutions OF the Maryland State
Teachers Association, To wit:
l. The Maryland state Teachers Associa-
ton, in 3lst Annual Convention assembled
representing i'll its membership and active par
ticipants i'll its proceedings, every phase of edu-
cation from the primary school to university
of whose worldwide fame we are so justly
proud, hereby af1irms its belief in and its devo-
tiou to the American system of education from
the kindergarten as corner to the university as
cap-stone.
.. Feeling that our government can not be
purcr and better than the people who perpetu-
ate, we desire to emphasize the Importance of
universal primary education. To this end we
desire to commend the recent effort made TO
furnish Tree books AS well as free teachers, and
express the hope that ut the coming session OF
the Legislature the appropriation for this pur
pose may be sufficiently increased to make free
| books reality in every grade of the public
| schools.
g. We deplorc the fact that in different
| counties the school year varies from five to ten
months in length. This striking inequality in
| the length of the session, and necessarily the
strength of the schools, can be productive of
| but little uniformity and still less unity, thus
| giving II county rather than State system.
| We respectfully urge the Importance of such
| necessary legislation, that the weaker sections
may not succumb under their unequal burden
| to keep their schools open as long us the more
| favored.
j. As one of the original thirteen Colonies
| which sacrificed 50 much blood and treasure to
! found This great republic, we claim now our
| uuduubted right to the setting apart for school
purposes of an equitable portion of the public
domain, and respectfully urge upon our Sena-
tors and Representatives i'll Congress that they
use their best efforts to succr sful consum.
nation, this claim.
>. We believe that the school should be the
educational certcr in the Droadest sense Of the
word, of the section in which it is located, and
therefore advise that carefully selected district
libraries, provided for under the public schoo
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