Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-09-02

scape in colors on the board
Mrs. Friedman continued her work
upon reading. Reading Is an act of
the mind in getting thought out of
printed symbols. She showed how
some pupils can put their own thoughts
into writing before they can read the
thoughts of others. This was illus
trated by set of pupils who wrote
n book upon "Homing Pigeons" Some
good suggestions in regard to writing
were incidentally made by Mrs. r.
Never spend time in developing a
new word when your pupils are inter
ested in others. Pupils should see in
their first. sentence, words that are
contrasts in form not those that are
similar. The words should be those
of his own vocabulary. Other pupils
are started in an entirely different
way but with the things they are
interested in. All the children should
have phonic words together although
beginning reading in different ways,
Noon adjournment occurred at this
point.
TEACHERS RECEPTION.
Wednesday evening the county
| teachers had real evidence of the good
will and kindly fellowship of Perrys.
burg citizens and teachers (both town
and township) The hands of the
latter had transformed the school
halls by means of bunting, flags, green
boughs and flowers. into pretty re-
ception halls, and from 1880 to $3.50
they received their fellow workers
of the other towns and townships.
| At $3.50 in the auditorium short
musical and literary program was be-
| gun under direction of Supt. Haylor,
which was cut short at OILS by the
strains of the Woodman's martial
band. The music called the teachers
| to the halls where they found the
! Perrysburg teachers waiting to serve
them with punch, and with ice cream
| and cake More than an hour was
spent in social enjoyment and in
| listening to the music of the band,
and at a late hour the teachers depart
ed with one more memory of real
appreciation, shown to them by Per-
rysburg teachers and citizens.
FRIDAY P. NJ.
The institute sang Holy, Holy
Holy" led by Instructor Garfield.
Prof. Faust continued his lecture up
on drawing. First, teachers must
know something of drawing them
selves as the first step in teaching
drawing in the country schools. He
| illustrated by drawing how to inter
est children and get them to draw a
sugar camp" in the spring. The
simply forms for vases was shown.
The circle as seen in different posi-
tion above or below the level of the
eyes. You cannot draw thing until
you know how it looks. Six elements
of landscapes was rapidly shown on
the B. B. and different landscapes
made with the six simple elements.
Pres. Walling announced that at
some time in the future Wood county
teachers would have an opportunity
to hear Mrs. Friedman give her lee
ture upon the Passion Play" Mrs.
Fs. last talk was upon "The Purpose
and Form of School Government"
Be sure that in your first day of
school you do whatever you attempt
to do. Know your school room per
fectly before the first day. Have a
number of questions prepared for
that day, Why? To keep pupils busy.
The purpose and form of school gov.
ernment has been somewhat confused
in late years. The kindergarten has
had much to do in breaking up the for
mality of primary grades. The kin
dergarten has taken up the idea of
always getting "The child to wish to
do the thing he has to do" But life
is full of doing things we do not wish
to do. Shall we sit down and reason
with children when ever we want
tn n vi hi ho1
er demand obedience. The former
way is bad and leaves no place for a
divine God. 1t is good for a child to
learn to obey and to obey blindly. 81
don't know, but my teacher says so
and it is So" is beautiful sentiment
for children to express concerning a
worthy teacher. There is an inborn
freedom that makes one say, II won't
obey tyrant." Don't put emphasis
on the | in your commands. Chill
dren need to be taught that even
teachers as well as pupils live under
law Be slow to take up with the idea
that children ought to govern them
selves, ought to have the school
city" as their form of government.
Pres. Sniff continued his discussion
upon the theorem given in the morn
ing. He brought out the law that YOU
can do only what the theorem says
and mistake is never made when
that Is done. Learn what law
means and then obey it, He discuss
ed also the unfinished topic of addi-
tion and its connection with factor
ing, illustrating by examples. We are
convinced that the lecturer could
make the subject of mathematics in
teresting and profitable to a teachers
institute, but his weeks work in
Wood county institute did not bring
the teachers what they wished in this
line His high ideals and his way of
presenting them gave the teachers
some ideas that will live longer, per
haps, than mathematics
After short intermission the bust.
ness of the institute was begun. The
place of meeting was the first bust.
ness.
Supt Haylor gave an invitation to
return to Perrysburg in 1906: Supt.
Wilson an invitation To nou,I;,, -