Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-07-31

ing THESE prancnes Dy his inspiring
addresses. He recommends az
method of interesting pupils in geog-
raphy the use of certain historical
facts in connection with the study of
different countries. He also advises
the use of current events in this
study, namely, wherever public at
tention is directed to important
events occurring the pupil should be
made familiar with the geography of
that country. To illustrate his point.
he took up the countries which are
the theater of the war between Russia
and Japan. He gave short synopsis
of the causes which led Co the war.
Russia has great territory but few
open ports. Japan has ports but
lacks territory. Russia, Germany
and France robbed Japan of the fruits
of her victory over China. Russia
got possession of Port Arthur and
Manchuria but declared her intention
of vacating Manchuria in October.
1908. She failed to do it. Korea
granted certain privileges to Russia.
Japan also claimed certain rights
there; their rights conflicted; Japan
desired settlement by diplomacy.
Russia delayed. Five times Japan
urged an answer to her requests, no
answer came. Japan suddenly OPEN
ed war, destroyed Russia's eastern
feet, and from that time February
1904 until the great naval battle on
May 81, when Russia's Baltic fleet was
destroyed in the straits of Kores
Japan has met with nothing but sue
cess" He showed how step by step
Japan's plan of war had been carried
out. 1t was most interesting adj
dress, and very much enjoyed by the
members of the summer school. Mr..
Allen also touched upon the history
of the Panama canal, Columbia's part
in the matter, the secession of Panama
from Columbia, the United States
part in the affair, etc. He showed
how this canal will shorten the
distance from New York to Valparaiso
and from London to Australia. and
pointed out other benefits that will
result from its building. This method
of teaching geography cannot fail to
interest pupils. Mr.. Allen has done
grand work that the summer school
class will appreciate.
DR.. G. s. Caverly of Rutland ad-
dressed the summer school Thursday
afternoon on testing the hearing and
seeing of pupils, and also on caring for
| the health of pupils. He emphasized
the necessity of cleanliness of the
schoolroom. "Dust and disease are
synonymous. The school should be
immaculate, dust and disease germs
are always found together. Foul air
is more dangerous than cold air, ven
tilate rooms often. Sweep the room
after school is closed at night, never
before school in the morning. Three
urths of all contagious diseases
originate in the schoolroom. Teach
ers have more to do in controlling
contagious diseases than any other
class of people. No child that coughs
should be in the schoolroom. A cough
is dangerous thing. Measles,
| whooping cough. and tuberculosis
begin with coughs. More people die
every year from measles and whoop-
ing cough than from smallpox, scarlet
fever and diphtheria together, hence
coughs have no place in the school
room.n He explained in detail the
methods of testing the seeing and
hearing of the children according to
the state law, and showed that any
teacher can do effectually what the
law requires. Parents as we'll as
teachers should have heard DIR. Cav
erly's clean-cut address.
/ Mrs. Kate E. Terrill of Montpelier
conducted classes in reading among
the teachers at the summer school
during the week, and gave some ex-
cellent advice on the subject. Some
Reading is the most unselfsh OF all
studies, for we do not read for our
selves but for others. In ordinary
reading use conversational tone oil
voice. The child should not read to
pronounce the words but to put the
authors spirit into the story. STAND
erect, with chin slightly raised so al
not to close the throat, use voice
enough to reach every person in the
room, but a natural voice. Interest
the child in the story and make it
pleasure for him to read. Mrs. Ter
rill has been favorite with tn.
teachers, and has given many beauti
full examples of fine reading. Or
Thursday evening she rendered sew
eral selections which showed her yer
satility and power to personify differ