The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-05-19

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age, the farther we receded from uni
formity. Several states reported on
difficulty in adapting the state course
of study to any system of text books.
In rebuttal Mr.. Bynum made the
same statement in connection with
our own course of study and claimed
that little careful stndy was all that
was necessary to enable any teacher to
be successful. Mr.. Miller again re-
ferred to the word ''prepare" used in
the question they were considering,
and gave Webster's definition, said to
prepare dinner for some one did not
mean that the one delegated to to this
should cook it, or necessarily do any
of the work himself, simply see that
it was DONE l. E. Arne said in re-
buttal that we should teach subjects
instead of books, and get information
from any source. F. M. Arne said
the teacher should have many text
books, and familiarize themselves with
what different authors said about any
subject assigned as a lesson, but that
the pupil wanted his own book, and q
definite lesson in that book; in order
that he might understand what was
required of him, and that his. lesson
might be properly prepared. He re-
fer1ed to the letters received by the
negative which were favorable to uni
formity, and especially one of much
length received from the American
Book Co. He was called to order.
and the president asked the judges to
disregard any new subject matter
which had been offered in rebuttal.
The decision of the debate was left to
the audience, which was made by bal
lot and favorable to the negative.
Mr.. E. l.. Penn, principal of the
Souris school read paper entitled
''The Daily Program. He said the
home was the parent of all institu-
tions, and where the child first learns
Of law and of God, and that any
agency is good or bad according as it
tends toward or away from the ulti-
mate purpose Of complete living. The
home is where he should. and in
nearly all cases does, receive the edu-
cation and training which predomi-
mates in his life. Teachers ought not
to worry and fret over nonprogressive
pupils, or those who do not spond to
efforts put forth in their behalf The
child is plant. School books and
school surroundings are the food upon
which he feeds: there must be growth
unless something is wrong with the
roots, and for that we are not respon-
sible. No school should have more
than FIVE grades. If you have eight
grades classify them into grades 1873
81. or 1-2-4-6-s, and give each grade
four recitations day and no more
which will make twenty recitations of
fifteen to twenty minutes each. Such
an arrangement allows more time and
better work. ~
Miss Carlson Of Willow City read a
paper on Primary Work. taking the
"Game Idea'' as her subject. She
said children were imitators, and en-
phasized the need of change in their
daily routine. "All work and no play,
makes Jack dull boy. and when
children became restless it was time
for something else. She introduced
games into her school, and mentioned
several used with good effect Among
the number were 'Playing Store, -
"Recognizing Voice." "Memory
games, !" many Of which aided in Ian
guage and number work as we'll as in
training of memory and observation.
President White, Principal of the
Bottineau school, reviewed the educa-
tional progress in North Dakota. and
paid high tribute to its institutions
of learning, and the faculty employed
at the various schools. The teaching
force of the state ranked we'll in eff
cheney with that of other states, and
their work was equally as good. He
thought this was owing to the youth
and energy Of nearly all engaged in
the ranks. He referred to the state
ments of the committee on s'Teach-
ers' Salaries at the last State Teach
ers Association, and read excerpts
from their reports as to conditions
which exerted an influence upon this
question, and remedies proposed. He
asked for better recognition of High
School work, and the necessity of some
provision for the training of teachers
in the High School curriculum. He
referred to the increase in wages by
the last legislature, and the recent law
requiring higher qualifications Of
county superintendent and teachers.
Willow City was selected as the
place Of the next meeting, to be held
some time during the last half of Sep
tember.