The Delawarean., 1900-08-11
GOOD WORK IN DRAWING.


GOOD WORK IN DRAWING.
The teachers at the Summer School
have worked SO faithfully in drawing
under the instruction of Miss VOL
fenden that this subject will in the
future form as much feature of their
teaching as will history, geography, or
any other branch. knowledge of this
art gives these teachers a new power
uf usefulness in their work, and too
much praise cannot be given them for
making themselves thus better fitted
for their chosen calling.
Again they deserve further com
mendation for doing SO we'll their part
i'm making this new power to teach one
of the established facts of our school
system The teacher who has him
self learned to draw somewhat, and
who has learned to direct the exercises
of her pupils in this subject will NOT
be slow in discovering THAT she has
acquired a new power TO do good when
she returns ito teaching in September.
Next year instruction will be given
i'm drawing during the entire session,
and those who feel especially deficient
in this branch will be allowed to de-
vote the greater part of their time to
its study.
1t has occurred to us that it might
be interesting ito some Iof the teachers
Ito read a few answers given at the
recent examination. Hence we append
the following questions together with
the answers as given by the candi-
dates:
(a) Define auxiliary.
(b) Illustrate the correct use of
shall and will in the first, second and
third persons.
(c) In another sentence use will
as primary verb.
ANSWER.
(a) Auxiliary means helping, it's
used chiefly in verb study. John, do
study, do is auxiliary.
shall go (futurity)
l will go determination
You or she shall go determination }
You will go (futurily.) She will go
(futurity)
(c) | will my opinions Ito nome
Note how very definite, how exact
the above answer is.
What should course in primary
arithmetic include? Give reasons.
FIRST ANSWER.
Primary arithmetic includes:
1. knowledge of numbers.
2. Expression of numbers.
8. Operations performed with num-
bers.
4. Relation of numbers.
During the first years pupil should
gain skill in the mechanics of arith-
metic; THAT lis, in the fundamental
operations He should know numbers
as wholes; fractions, have knowledge
of decimal fractions as we'll as COM
mon fractions; denominate numbers
and business arithmetic.
Arithmetic should train in knowl-
edge, skill and power Skill is OBJ
tained Through drill i'm the mechanics
of arithmetic and power Through the
problems. The child should have
many problems and should be trained
Ito independent work.
The ends in arithmetic are:
1. Conventional demands-the daily
demands made upon the child in after
business life.
2. Foundations for higher mathe-
matics.
8. Discipline and mental training.
This lis best obtained through what
lis Stated above.
OF course as the child has more need
of mental work i'm after life, mental
arithmetic should be first considered.
Many pupils leave school early in
life, If we give them THE funda-
mentals as mentioned above they will
have good foundation for all future
work.
Then, too, lit is easier for children
Ito learn the easy Operations i'm all de-
partments of arithmetic rather than
the hard ONES in few.
SECOND ANSWER.
In the first year teach numbers up
Ito ten. Begin THE study pf fractions,
and use objects Ito illustrate them.