The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1901-04-17
q CONFERENCE INSTITUTE.
The Teachers Met and Discussed
Various Questions.
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Various Questions.
A I1a,nberton last Friday and
Saturday the teachers from the
southern side Of Redwood and a few
from the north side Of Cottonwood
county met pursuant to an invita-
ton issued BY Supts. Race and Saw
age The session opened FRIDAY.
at p. M Mr. Race introd
Ceunty Attorney Clague, who gave
q Welcome to the association. He
charged the teachers to teach good
common sense. He said good read
ing good spelling, good arithmetic
and good writing are tne'essentials.
Here he slightly slapped vertical
writing, and said he thought it was
q tad that would soon pass away. It
lacks indiyid duality ands lacks rapid
sitY He further said .sI IN glad
you have come among us, The vii
lage will be secure and you are vel.
come to all the freedom you desire. &
Miss Catherine Kelly led the class
sin discussion Of Caesars burial,
and VerthroW of Brutus and Cas-
ssius The criticisms were manv
anaall seemingly enjoyed the work.
The class in Sense raining g, ten
apapils from the primary room of the.
Iamberton school, we're taught a
lesson in reading by Miss Waldman. !.
Miss Mabel Roe, primary teacher
#freIn the Sanborn school, opened the
discussion. The lesson was wholly
mn prepared BY the pupils. Miss
aldman did the.Work we'll Miss
Roe said she Miss WaldmaD has
shown the power Of good vizualiza
ton in the pupils. They read il
natural tones. They read fuently.
They read with expression
pliSs FdluHlIH :, sIlbEl1UQ Sa WdS4
the word and sentence phonic
method. Can the same work be
done in rural schools? Yes, just as.
well and just as good, If rightly
done.
In the evening Pr Prof. Maria T..
Sanford Of the University Of Mime
sofa 1ec ectured 20 the pc and teach
fei.ss on the topic, How to Make.
Home Happy Miss Sanford is a
delightful entertainer, and she made
some telling hits on home happiness
VS.. home misery. She was equally.
as caustic upon her own sex as upon
the men, when either deserved it.
and not money alone can
make home like heaven, said she.
She gave an instructive talk on
reading on Saturday. She said,
among the many good things:
81 Teachers, teach your pupils to
read phrases, clauses and sentences
as such, and not allow them to read
simply words. She gave some ex
#amples in enunciation and articula-
ton that we're certainly helpful.
Her selections were gems of elocu-
stion.
Mr.. Race presented Supt. Hess Of
Sleepy Eye as the Apostle Of Com
mon Sense ia Arithmetic " Mr.. Hess
at once proceeded TO lay down some
simple rules for teaching this much
abused topic he great trouble, s
said hes;is that you don't teach
things to equate. Upon proper
equations hang all sound methods IN
arithmet tic. He gave several illus
#trations taken from the black boards
Ein.school rooms, showing very clearly
where the trouble began.
Supts. Savage and Race gave in
IDflIulea stsIK 8 Oh SclOOl-fOOH SclOOl-fOOHi W0fk.
Both plead for thoroug ughness, sim
pllcity, and earnesbness. Said they:
Do your work fearlessly, but do It
because you believe n it. a teacher
who will work ii 8 dirty elected
school room is not good teacher.
sS11aia @nnnG itinnS8 srnf1est sfns snvarenmas
SSupt. Race plead for the observance
ssof Bird and Arbor Day April
26th. See to itthat one good tree is
we'll planted. Let 50 much be left
that you may be remembered The
association closed at p. N. All
seemed glad that il had been held
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