Warren sheaf., 1901-08-01

W no oAI IAStS. IucISOu
says, All men live by truth and
stand in need of expression. In love,
IN art, in avarice, in politics, in labor,
in games, we study to utter our pain
tul secret. The man is only half him
self' the other half is his expression:
What one needs is practice and
word OF encouragement to make this
mode of expression valuable. The
subjects studied were objects based on
type solids, as vases, jars, etc. stud
les from nature, as leaves, flowers,
vegetables, fruits, trees, and paint
ing landscapes from engravings;stud-
les in perspective, as boxes, chairs,
houses, corner of schoolroom, railroad
track; sketching from pose, also
draped effects, as umbrellas, clothing.
The illustration of selections from lit
erature gave the, imagination full
sway, as did also the decorative work
for calendars.
The work done by the class is sur
prlsing. One who has not given the
subject any attention would think
that such work would require months
OF practice before any creditable show
ing could be made. A glance at the
work of this class of about 20 of Mar
shall county's progressive teachers
will dispel this illusion at once.
Around the room in which instruction
IN this snbject has been given are ex-
hibited the sketches made by the stu
dents and they show an aptitude and
skill which is sure to bear good fruit
in the public schools of the county.
The work in primary methods and
geography has also been done by Miss
knudson. In the methods class the
Importance of good primary work has
been the objective point and lectures
as we'll as work with model classes
has been the predominating feature.
The work in geography has been con-
fined to study of North America.
Our affable county superintendent,
Mr.. T g. Bennett, has been busy
during the entire session. He has
devoted himself to teaching the sub
jects of reading, music, spelling and
arithmetic, and with his intimate
knowledge of the needs of our coun-
try schools has rendered his instruc-
tion practical and welcome. The we'll
constructed questions, made by his
class in reading, indicate that the
teachers of this county are not in the
first place WORD teachers but THOUGHT
teachers, and the careful analysis
made of several selections show that
they understand how to bring out the
thought from their reading. The pe-
riod given to music has not been
merely pleasant recreation, but val
liable time spent in learning to sing
by note, and the full volume of voices
together with the excellent harmony
OF the different parts indicate that the
teachers enjoy good singing from
their very souls. In taking up spell
ing the usual manner of dealing with
this subject has properly been given
a minimum amount of time. The
study of the science of the sound of
letters has been made the basis for
excellent work in pronunciation and
the use of diacritical marks. The ra-
ito OF numbers as they confront the
embryo mathematician in fractions
have been given diligent study and
careful attention.
The opening exercises OF the school
have proved very interesting, each OF
the instructors taking part in the
same at different times. The talks
given by them have been upon SUBJ
jects OF especial interest to teachers
as we'll as subjects ofgeneral interest.
Wednesday morning this week Sena-
tor Grindeland addressed the school
on the manner of enacting state
laws, and the clear and definite de-
scription of this process recited in
the genial and happy way which
the Senator on all oc-
casions received the hearty applause
of the school.
The work as a whole has been en-
couraging and stimulating, and the
pleasant weather that has prevailed
during almost the entire session has
made it possible to do more and
better work than can usually be
done during the hot summer months.
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