The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-09-28
EDUCATIONAL,

EDUCATIONAL.
By W. +. LARSON
When n man gets to thinking that
all eyes are on him he becomes all Is
himself"
Don't forget the meeting of the NJ. c.
7. A Oct I.
A Teachers Examination in first and
second grade branches will be held Mt
the Training School rooms oct. 2l and
Oct. 2S. Same program will be follow
ed rs at the spring series.
How about Oral Arithmetic2 Spend
IA few minutes at the opening of the
recitation in some rapid oral drill Adapt
the work to the ability of the child and
make the problems more difficult as the
pupil gains in power But this work
needs to be prepared as well rs other
school work it will not teach itself.
"Eyangeline" will be used as n basis
for the course of study examination in
reading the coming year. 1t may he
wise not to begin this selection until
some more of the larger pupils come
Do not simply % or,rd IcaJ, il.
Gillans Tracing and Sketching
Lessons is an excellent little book to
make the geography work interesting
Some of our schools still have the old
text books which contain chiefly dry
facts This book will do much to clothe
these facts and maze geography more of
a culture study
Read the article Some Practical
Problems in the las. Western Teacher,
and apply its teachings in your school
room. When you give carpet problems
do yOu employ the impractical way
used in some arithmeticsy Try to find
out how the business world works these
common every day problems and then
enliven the arithmetic work by bring.
ing in the things learned
Locate the following Tutuila, De.
corah Oahu, Saghalien, Long Lake,
Giants Causeway, Dismal Swamp Isle
of Man, Murfreesboro, San Marino.
Westminster Abbey, The Great Stone
Face, The Golden Gate. The Golden
Horn, Wall Street.
Some of the current events of Septem-
Der
lal The Treaty at Portsmouth Who
represented each of the contestantsY
Why IL Roosevelt's name mentioned in
connection with the treaty What are
the provisions
(b) The destruction of the Niaasa,
Togos flagship What kind of ship
Where built
(c) Outbreaksi in Japan and in Russia
II IL not wrong To teach grammar TO
pupils who are fit for that branch, but
II Is n waste of time TO teach grammar
for the purpose of getting pupils to ex
press thoughts which they do not have.
The language of the Primary and Middle
form should not be merely elementary
grammar.
What kinds of seed has each of the
following sour dock, wild lettuce,
burdock SOW thistle, canada thistle.
How are the seeds disseminated Some
of the prckly lettuce plants produce
5000 seeds, Do all of them grow What
kind of roots has each of the abuvey
Which are annuals2 biennials; per
ennials?
Locate the following names On the
map of Wisconsin or of the North Cen
tral states LaSalle, Marquette, Joliet,
Ilennepin, Duluth. These men were
associated with early Wisconsin history.
Who wrote the following Hans
Brinker Story of Patsy, Ramona Toby
Tyler, Boys of ,6. Man Without II
Country Old Fashioned Girl Elegy in
"a Country Churchyard Home Sweet
Home, Around the World in Eighty
Days Jean Mtchclls School Sketch
Book
What children read Prof G. II /
Thurber Of Chicago put u series Of ques-
tions to 5000 school children from nine
to fifteen years old as to what books
they had read what ones they liked
best etc. Following are the favorite
childrens books ~ thus indicated in
order Little Women, Uncle Toms Cab
in, Robinson trusoe, Boys of 1G Life ot
Washington Black Beauty Grimm
Fairy Tales. Little Men, Little Red Rid.
ing Hood Under the Lilacs
IN, Polhdgi,r
Noted rulers LEARN this list
Car of Russia Nicholas !
King of Sweden Oscar |
King of England Edward VII
King of Spain Alphonso Kill
kiuc Of Prussia William II