The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1904-09-09
TUESDAY MORSING.
tuIr opened with music.

TUESDAY MORSING.
The Institute opened with music. NEARER
My Cod To Thee and devotional exercises
were conducted by Mr.. J. y. Scarborough.
Discussion. Language Work First Year
Miss Ethel CurtisS gave an illustrated
lesson ON the board showing the different
steps to teach the little ones their first lesson
III language,
MisS Hattie WilSon.-"B Begin oral lan"ua;: &c
lessons the first year by telling stories. Read
the story to them and then question taking
care rather 10 praise than criticiSe them
Miss Claricr Strect.-"Have conversations
with the children, tell them stories for repro
ducti"n and teach them /" write their names.
state etc. Have them observe. then express
their observations in sentences.
Miss Kirkwood Use pictures. hold con
versationS and question concerning u story
yuu may read to them"
Mrs. Mary *. Smith.--"Try to Grt the
children to tell tlsc stories taught others at
school,
Music-"Though Ties Be Broken. under
the direction OF Pro-. T. l.. Gibson.
piscussinn-" Ventilation
Mr. Pentz gave All experiment to show
that Il burning candle needs the same element
tor it's support n we need. He also stated
that the indirect method OF heating our
school room is the best.
Miss Walis.-"Too often we neglect the
physical development OF the child. As most
OF the child'S time is spent in the school room
we should try to have pure air for him 10
breath or lung disease will follow
Miss NJ. :. NrlSnn.-"PupilS in close room
become druwSy. SO windows should he raised
at the end of every hour and give breathing;
exercises"
Miss Elizabeth Smyth at Baltimore. gave
another valuable lesson in language hy teach
ing 4 class of littlc ones.
Miss Annie Offiey formed class of several
teachers and gave an instructive lesson ON
paper folding
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
The institute was called to order and the
teachers of the first and second districts were
called ON for quotations.
DiScussiun-''C ontruction Work"
Mr.. Charles W. Lcdlcy gave practical
lesson in paper folding having Misses Pauline
Ward, bora Wits and Emma Hughes as his
assistants.
Music-Drll on voice culture by Prof l.
l.. Gibson.
Miss EllZabeth SnlNlh CbhClh'lSu hei NNNbilS
in Language study after which Il vote 81
thanks was extended - her foT hrf valuable
services.
Observation-Disclosures in Language Teach
ing.
Miss Nellie Slyc with the assistance al
Misses Jennie Cullen, Lillian Flea=ic. Grace
roarL and Maud pevoe conducted a class IN
dictation. Miss Slyc thinks dictation, an
prepared by the pupils, gives real growth ii
punctuntion etc, rather than prepared dict a
tiun which leads TO mechanical work.
pi<cussion-"S School Hygiene.
Miss Blanche Chipmau.-"Kccp the schc %
room and premises clean and allow nothing
to be thrown on the floor. Wash thr black
boards frequently and destroy drying cloths
when much soilcd. We should not he rarcies:
! in ventilation"
| Miss Cassie Lochary.-''A cramPcd posi-
| ton All the body gives less room for the cN
nan<ion of the lungs. Pupils and teacher
should keep a close watch over their carriage
| and culture
| Miss Bessie Harry.-"C Contaminated nj
| causes the children to become uncomfortable
and leads to bad order
| Mr. !. u. Worthingtou addressed the lnsti
| tute ON school room ventilation AMI the rela
| tions that should exist bet wccn the trache
| md hc;: pupils and lhe community 1t lar"
| Supcrlutcn dent [. T. Wright said cvtr!
| tea, her Shuuli he regular aud aystcm:sth' Il
keeping the school room and snrrnundin&
| f.IrIn