The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-04-13
AGE Of GET-SNART QUICK
FOLLOWING THE
TENDENCY OF THE TIMES.
THE OPINION OF MR.. WEIGH
A Strong Address Before the High
School Section Of the Teachers AS.
ociaton-Every Section Full Of In.
terest Yesterday Afternoon.
tTrom Fridays Dailyl

IFrom Fridays Daily.J
This Is an age of get-smart-quick
literature" said Mr.. Welch, in speak.
ing before the high school section of
the teachers association yesterday af-
ternoon on English in the High
School"
Good English shows evidence of
culture and teachers must speak Eng
lish correctly" he said. He favored
diagraming sentences, advocated good
text books for pupils and said the pen
should be used more in high school.
Mr.. Welch would encourage originali-
ty in pupils, and he believes it is a
mistake to spend too much time on
one production in literature. He said
it Is not wise to spend so much time
on the study of Shakespeare as is
sometimes done, because the ordinary
pupil is unable to understand it.
Grammar Section.
"The day of muscular force as
governing power is past and govern
ment must be maintained by will pow
err" said Miss Cover of Pender in
opening her address before the gram
mar section of the association yester'
day afternoon Government is i'm
portant in all grades" said Miss Cow
er, "but in the grammar grades all de-
fects must be remedled. A community
of feeling must be encouraged and the
honor of the school should be held up
as an incentive to good action. Pun
ishment should be reduced to the min.
imum and pupils should be treated as
one would older persons" Above all
things Miss Cover believes in keeping
the pupils busy.
Miss Littell of Winside in her pa
per on English in the Grammar
grades" brought out some good ideas
which were favorably discussed by the
section. She advanced the idea that
English must be taught by imitation
and she recommended the use of many
of the classics suited to the age and
advancement of the pupils. Teachers
and parents often give poor examples
for imitation. Technical grammar
should be postponed until the eighth
or ninth grade, as the abstract reason
ing powers of the pupil are not de-
veloped earlier. The art of speaking
is the most important art that can be
taught a child, and the greatest care
should be given the branch.
"The essential qualifications of a
grammar grade teacher" was well
handled by Supt. r. NJ. Campbell of
West Point. The requisites as COM
pared with those of a primary teach
er are much the same. Thoroughness
in preparation is the great requisite
and the teacher must be a constant
student. The teacher in the grammar
school should be older than the one
in the lower grades and the teachers
character must be irreproachable.
Rural Teachers and County Superin-
tendents.
In this section Superintendent Frank
Pilger of Pierce presided. The pro-
gram was carried out as follows:
Singing by Norfolk primary pupils
Address. Method" by President j.
NJ. Pile of Wayne.
Short address, Herbert G. Campbell,
vice president of the Morning Side
college of Sioux City.
A question box furnished several in
teresting questions and the discussions
which followed were lively.
The section voted to recommend that
rural teachers section be added to
the state association.
DR.. Thomas Greene Last Night
The lecture delivered last night at
the Methodist church by DR.. Thomas
Greene was a rare treat. Dr.. Greene
took for his subject. "The Key to the
Twentieth Century" He is a polished
speaker and handled a wide range of
thought regarding the progress of the
world and this country's present pres
tige, in excellent manner. Tonight
Mrs. Francs Carter will lecture. OF
her the Boston Herald says:
Frances Carter, whose readings
were so well received last week, re-
peated her entertainment last Monday
evening. She is a rare artist"