The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-09-21

EDUCATIONAL.
By ". T.. LARSON.
Order is heavens first law"
Another school year lies before us
full of opportunities aud responsibilities
Each day has its duties. Let us be bust
ness like in our work and accomplish
all we can. Teach the pupils how to
study, how to recite, how to live. Educa
tion is not merely the accumulation of
facts but an increase in power. adapta
bility and usefulness Teach the pupils
what mastery is.
The library books are now being dis
tributed. The teachers will get the
blanks ("Rules and Regulations ut the
meeting of the association next month
Take an inventory of the books in the
library and adopt some system in caring
for the books Teach the pupils to treat
the books rs friends They contain the
thoughts of master minds let us honor
them
to the teachers this year SO that they
may be put into the schools ~ early as
possible If you do not receive them
regularly 10y the first of October notify
the superintendent.
The meeting of the Manitowoc Coun.
ty Teachers Association will be held
Saturday, Oct T. President Nc Kenny
of the Milwaukee Normal will deliver
an address on Educational Ideals The
Northeastern Wisconsin Association
meeting will be held at Stevens Point
Oct. l3 and II.
The certificate of attendance booklets
are ready for distribution and may be
had at the office If You have any
blanks left from last year. uso them
first. The Attendance during 1904 )
was better than the year before Let
IA continue TO improve this year Last
year 625 perfect attendance certificates
were issued Let us make it 1000 this
year.
Have You begun observations of
nature Train your pupils to notice
natural objects about them2 Do they
know the names of all the plants and
trees in the school yard This work il
excellent material for language work
and general exercises
Do not neglect the little ones. Primary
language is one of the most important
classes. Tell the little folks stories con
verse with them about things with
which they are familiar Get them to
open the gates of expression and their
minds will develop more rapidly.
Have the pupils write II sample of
their penmanship now at the beginning
of the year File il away and compare
1t with their writing occasionally There
should be progress in this line ~ we'll IN
in other school work Remember that
three things are concerned in writing
legibility, speed, and beauty Read the
manual carefully on the subject OF
writing. Let not the writing exercise
be II draWuq exercise As Is too often the
case. DO not coniiue writing practice
To copy book work l're practice paper
Develop u free arm movement Writ
ing will not teach itself any more than
grammar.
The spelling pamphlets will be ready
for distribution ut the association meet
ing oct = They are publ shed this
year 10y the association AMI sell ut ;
cents per copy. The proceeds will he
used TO pay the expenses for the rural
school graduation exercises The
pamphlet contains ~ pages of useful
material for school work and will be "A
valuable little booklet for pupils in
the upper form and even the middle
form.
Make use of the globe aud the maps.
Do not let the map case be closed Open
It and keep some map down continually
II helps to impress forms upon the
pupils minds.
Let the children sing l. not this
really as important 10 the enjoyment Of
life as arithmetic Sing with expression
PA. your whole soul into it,
Surprising we occasionally give Swim
tons Language Lessons day Of res
and give the pupils some real material
for language Also give Robinson =
"Rudiments' rest four days in the week
and give the class problems outside nf
the book. These books have the marks
OF old age, it is true. and should be
reyered, but do you think they contain
enough material to develop skillY
Held For Trial
Clarence Benson will have to remain
in jail to await trial in the circuit court
next January on charge OF larceny. he