Charlevoix county herald., 1906-02-10
Successful Institute.


success by all who were in attendance
Though the weather was stormy,
the school room was tiled at each
session and keen interest in the dis
cussions was shown by all in attend
ance.gS
Supts. Bell OF Boyne City and
Kennedy Of Boyne Falls, each accom-
panied by load of teachers, and a
load Of students from the County
Normal at Charleyoix, we're present.
That these people were sufficiently
interested to make such drives as they
did, speaks volumes for their loyalty
to the work.
The session on Friday p. m. was
opened by chorus rendered by the
High School. conducted by Mrs. H. IL.
Fuller, which those present enjoyed
very much. Rev. Allan conducted
DEVOTIONAL exercises, after which
Reading, the subject Cor the after
noon, was taken up.
A paper on work in the primary
grades, read by Miss Jessie SeversOn,
was very interesting and showed her
to pe teacher who has given much
thought to methods In primary work.
Many teachable ideas were presented
I'm the paper and In the discussion
which followed. That the subject of
reading is not well taught in the lower
grades by many teachers, is known to
be fact and we feel that the teachers
who were in attendance at this session
will carry many valuable ideas with
them to their school rooms.
The work In the intermediate grades
vac discussed by the teachers and
tpatrons In general. good deal was
said about methods to overcome the
habit Of 'sing song" reading, and
while no certain cures were given.
many helpful suggestions came from
teachers who are known to be sue
cessful In this work. Supt. Fuller
gave evidence that this habit can be
overcome by calling on a number Of
High Schooi pupils to read from
Shakespeare's Merchant Of Venice.
The natural tone and clear express
ION Of thought shown by these read
ines should make clear TO any teacher
what she should aim to accomplish
In teaching this subject.
During the discussion on advanced
va~Aia. Mpo OIo rH Hatro raaA
paper oD "Whst Shall Boys Resd?"
This paper was prepared for, and
read before the Ladies' Literary Club
OF East Jordan, and was not intended
for a Teachers Institute, bat 1t was
the wish Of all present that more such
discussions might be heard by both
teachers and pupils.
\ A course Of reading was outlined
that cannot help but be beneficial to
any vne who has worried with that
perplexing question, "What Shall l
Read?"
Too much Of the responsibility re
gardng the child's reading is shifted
to the shoulders of the teacher. They
are left to decide the question, not
only for themselves, but for eommuni-
ties.
II patrons In general were more
willing to offer suggestions as to what
has been helpful to them, not only In
reading but In other subjects, there
would be less cause for the suggestions
relative to the management that are
40 often made and our teachers would
be better able to do their work, our
schools would be more efficient and
less questionable literature would be
read by our young people.
"A list Of the books named In Mrs.
Haire's paper will be printed and
mailed to teachers. and we feel sure
that it will prove helpful in selecting
reading both for teacher and pupil.
Rev. George Allan, VIM Malpass,
Supt. Fuller and several Others gave
short talks on the subject. Rev.
Allan expressed the opinion that we
were just as good readers as would be
found anywhere, yet we we're not as
good as we should be.
When we consider the subject In its
relation to all other branches, It's i'm
portance appeals to us aud teachers
should aim TO give to IL the time and
energy that 1t demands.
The evening program was opened by
a duet by Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Haire
which all enjoyed. OF the evening
lecture we will say but little. No
teacher could afford to miss IL. Prof.
Henderson discussed the very problem
that so often worries the teacher
viz. 1.-The Growing Boy" That he
has studied and understands the
pkture, or various natures OF boy,
was made clear to all who listened to
him. He held his audience for nearly
two hours, mingling enough Of humor
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