The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-31

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Professor Work. Professor McMdrray'
continued his talk on literature, dwell
Ing on the power Of this best literature
to the children in the first grades irhei
following books were suggested for the
different grades. First grade, Fables
and fairy tales. Second. Robihson
Crusoe and kindred stories. phird.
Myths. Among the latter are the,toli
Greek stories. William Tell. SC. The
first three years of the child's lifs re-
qulre such books, but the child cannot
interpret them from the printed page.
What then shall be done? Who wil
give him the stories? We are bssln-
ming to find out in these late years4tha,
the child has rights. These rights have
been denied the child during the years
past. As the child cannot get.1h!s
knowledge from books, they mustlse.
1t from the primary teacher. Allitera-.
ture In the first three grades shoult.be
given orally. What Is given inifhe
first grade, may be read In the sccuad,
and what Is given orally In the sccSnd
grade. may be read nSthe third grade.
After hesthlrd year the child is totset
his literature from books. The bAst
selections of our great writer's should
be read as a whole from the fact that
the full thought of the writer does9not
reach Its perfection until the.very,inst
sentence OF the story. So this goesson
from year to year. The child is getting
culture that will finally make the fully
developed man or woman. In closing
he said that one reason why we teaEh-
ers on season why We ought to read
these works of our, great authors, is11a-
cause these authors wer great teachers.
They dealt with the concrete: they wore
not tied down and hampered with taxi
books. We can learn from them and
get away from our entanglemen.s.
which are the text books. &c. Fpum
these great masters We can get the TRUE
spirit OF pedagogy. After recess Miss
Glasgow. by request, gave plano solo.
Professor Bryan continued his thlk
on Psychology, dwelling particularlyLon
the late methods or discoveries In child
study. The great trouble in parents or,
teachers in dealing with children iseto
know what to do. The child is not the
adult simply.in miniature. We make.a
mistake when we treat boys as little
man and girls as little women 1he
child Is not fully. developed physically
as the adult Is, e. proportionaly,
Child life Is different from adult lifeuh
every way, physically, mentally aaa
morally. The sense OF ownership comes
to the child anywhere between the: ages
OF nine and sixteen. There is danger
during this period. You can get no
work from, child while he Is angry,
nor while he Is scared. After heois
over his anger. or his scare. he may
come to. you run; 4 great risk when yen
scare child, or make 1t angry. a.
Institute Notes. lay
Superintendent D. T.!Willliams, OF The
Moundsville schools, attended yrster-
day. He never fails to spend one day
or more at the Wheeling Teachers III
stitute. "
Professor Frank B. Trotter OF the
West Virginia Conference Seminary,
was present during the entire day y2s-
terday .:
Nv. Gifiin, teacher of Ohio county,
was an interested spectator during lis
entire day yesterday. DE-
Judge G. L. Cranmer, a member Of
the board of education, has spent two
afternoons at the institute. Unless the
reporter is mistaken. no other member
OF the board has as yet been present,
but doubtless many will come the last
day, which is to-day. "'
Messrs. Mcaiurray and Bryan hold
the attention Of the teachers for an
hour at a time, without any effort on
their part. The fact is the teachers
know they are getting good from the l1-
stitute. They are interested because
they cannot help 1t. They pay passive
attention. The schools OF Wheeling,
will. no doubt, receive much benefit
from this institute, through the teach
ers.
You cannot do anything with thu.
child unless you interest him. but this
Is not saying that he may be permitted
to do everything that interests hin,
says Professor Bryan. II
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