The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-09-21

don't know anything until we do it.
1t is the function of the teacher to
mother thOughts-thoughts that bear
and breed other thoughts. After
these few Introductory thoughts DR..
Boone gave the following as among
the fundamentals in education: LIST,
self-reliance or selfhelpfulness, or in
iative; End, self-direction; Sd, interest
as an end in teaching.
An intermission of fifteen minutes
followed DR.. Boone's address. When
the Institute was again called to or
der, DR.. Stevens spoke upon the need
of professional reading for teachers
and described the Maryland Educa-
tional Journal, new publication pro-
duced by the efforts of the State
Board of Education. He made plea
to the teachers to subscribe for the
new journal. The session adjourned
promptly at four o'clock.
TUESDAY.
This morning the opening exercises
of the Institute were conducted by
Rev. J. NJ. Davis.
The Round Table-'R eading
Through all Grades''-led by Prin.
J. G. Beahm, which was carried over
from Monday afternoon, was the
first exercise of the day Mr.. Beahm
first called upon several teachers for
a definition of reading, after which
Miss Moore was called to show how to
teach reading to beginners. Miss
Leary continued the work through
out the second and third grades, Miss
Riley the. advanced work and Mr..
Rathbun in a ringing speech gave a
valuable summing up ofsthe, entire
work. He told the teachers five
things We're essential to secure good
reading; list, there must be recogni-
ton Of sight; 2nd. there must be a
Wedge of the meaning of the word
and its use; Sd, correct and facial ex-
preston; 4th, thought grasp; 9Th,
clear expression.
DR.. Boone followed with further
suggestions in reading declaring that
all subjects taught in public schools
could be grouped in four classes: list,
subjects of nature forces and qualities;
2nd, thought and act subjects (the
humanities); Sd, expression subjects;
4th, measurement and qualification
subjects. OF these the first group.
VIZ, that of reading was the most i'm
portant.
Mr.. sWillison, County Superinten-
dent of Allegany county, followed
with remarks on reading, after which
the Institute adjourned.
The regular work of the day was
continued in the afternoon, with DR..
Boone's lecture on Doing and Think
ing" The chief factor in education,
the instructor said, was doing. Learn
ing is necessary but no learning is
complete until it goes out into doing.
Doing sho uld at all times be accurate,
for we all know great deal better
than we do. A mans education is
complete to the extent that it makes
him able to project and execute what
he knows. There are four stages in
the process of thinking and doing. In
the first stage doing precedes think
ing; second stage associate doing and
thinking; in third stage thinking pre-
cedes doing; in fourth stage some
thoughtful doing.
At the conclusion of DR.. Boone's
address a short recess was taken,
after which DIR. Stevens introduced
Supt. Wilson, who talked to the
teachers on the State Teachers Asso-
citation explaining its purpose, its
method, its importance and its des-
tined popularity because of the needs
it supplies.
DR.. Stevens then read a letter from
a member of the State Board of Edu-
cation relating to the subject of beau
tifying school grounds and buildings,
concluding his remarks upon the
sentiments expressed in the letter
with adjournment of the Institute.