Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-07-24
ORLEANS COUNTY SUMMER SCHOOL
AT BARTON.
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collectlng interest for odd private |
collections is being and should be
discouraged, said Mr.. Lord, but the
collection of eggs and killing of birds
for scientific purposes is a necessity
much to be regretted. In speaking of
the value of birds, he said the world
was made like balance and when
weight was taken from one side the
other flew up, and so a grasshopper
or worm scourge was usually caused
by scarcity of birds that eat such
insects. The bird was spoken of as
the most beautiful of all animal or
ganism, in color, form and grace of
movement. With pictures it was
shown that birds possessed individ-
ualites that were remarkable. They
learned to know certain persons and
possess highly sympathetic nature.
The illustrations were excellent in
detail and coloring.
Supt. Bagnall has during the past
week given much valuable instruc-
ton to teachers as to methods of
teaching history and civics. He ad-
vised to begin with the town. The
town meeting, it's purpose, time of
holding, drawing of the warrant, actu-
al business, who are voters, what is
taxable list, what is a check list?
Name all the officers of the town, their
duties and their compensation. What
officers compose the civil board? au-
| thority, it's duties? GA child should
know something of the history of the
town, when organized, etc., also the
geography. When the child has mas
tered these facts take up the county,
later the state. Teach the child to
draw, rapidly, rough sketches of the
town, county and state. Elections
when held, town meeting, freemen's
meeting, caucuses. How many del
egates to county, district and state
conventions, and what determines the
number sent? Children can soon
master this information if properly
taught." In teaching history to young
pupils Mr.. BagDall would make use of
stories that would please, instruct
and cultivate right feeling" Myths,
fables, history and Bible stories are
useful. They should be simple, ele-
waiting, moral, instructive, of perma-
nent value and finished at one sitting.
Be dramatic, act as we'll as speak, and
| encourage children to tell the stories
when familiar with them. Have the
children dramatic some of the stories.
Cultivate the arto good story telling,
a child will grasp thought much
quicker by hearing a story than by
reading one. Later the child should
write out the stories heard. Always
use good language, and the pupils will
initiate it in their story telling" Mr..
BagnaH has very clear way of MAX
ing his points known, and never fails
to hold the close attention, and to in
, terest his teachers. He is consum-
mate master of his subject and those
who have had the privilege of his in
strUction will be greatly helped in
, their school work.
Prin. 9. FL. Morrill, treated, during
, his work with the summer school last
week, Grammar and Language and
methods of teaching these subjects.
He ascertained, by questioning teach
ers, what special difficulties were ex-
, perienced in teaching these branches,
, and in very lucid manner proposed
, methods of removing the difficulties.
Grammar acquaints US with the tools
we must use. In teaching begin with
a sentence. A sentence isthe COM
plete expression of a thought. Quilt
vate freedom of expression in the
, school, and the use of good language.
Choice language is learned by the pu-
pills more readily by hearing it used
by good speakers than from books.
Do not use pedantic or stilted Ian
guage, but simple, chaste, appropriate
: words" Mr.. Morrill, said he had no
patience with the idea that we should
teach only practical things. "Gram-
mar is not as practical as some
:. branches of study, but every one be-
Iieves it should be taught. Exam
nation is not to see how much boy
knows, but to see how he uses his
mind. A walking cyclopedia is not
, equal to the man who is alert and ap-
plies to every source of information
! for use as needed" Wednesday he
gave an excellent talk on nouns, and
in the afternoon on Orthography.
8 During the week he touched nearly
all the essentials of his SUBJECT Fri
, day he took up verbs. Mr. Morrlil Is
genial fluent speaker, full OF pleas :
antry, and both by his words ana per
sonality impresses and inspires ms
bearers, first with his sincerity anu
? second with the Importance u 'ne