Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-26

ter Is concerned. as the lyrist. He
has the advantage of the lyrist in
that he can be much more definite, be-
cause he can introduce the people who
are living the philosophy he is repre-,
senting. He can work out a plot bet.
ter; and -the very basis of the drama
is the plot. The plot is nothing more
nor less than the clash between two
purposes. which is the dominant tone
running through every drama"
The speaker then began an analy-
sis of "The Merchant of Venice" to
illustrate his statements, and instruct
ed his class In the best way to read
that OF reading n poem in that the
characters were to be dwelt upon with
greater study. He advised the student
I to first read the play at one sitting
/ t. possible Then to close the book
and repeat the story as n whole; to
visualize everything to be presented
} 10 lHe eyt, uuultiHe tNctytHihts " INC
ear. "Tbe best poets have imagery,
he said. zone of the best things about
Stephen Phillips, as the most promis'
ing poet in England today, ranking
much above the poet laureate, is that
he introduces so many of the senses
other than sight. In his work he
gives a great many odors, contact
feeling in the general poetic setting
of his concepts"
How true! And we recalled Ulysses
to Calypso:
Then have the truth;
speak as man speaks;
Pour out my heart like treasures al
your feet.
This odorous amorous Isle of violets
That leans all leaves into the grassy
deep,
With brooding music over noontid'
And low dirge of the lily-swingin,
bee
Then stars like opening eyes on clos
ing flowers.-
Pals on my heart"
He also began reading of Brown
ing's "Pippa Passes," which with "Th
Merchant of Venice" will be taken NJ
on Monday and completed.
DR.. Bell will speak on Tuesday even
ing at o'clock in the assembly hal
OF the high school, His subject will
be 1.-The Man of Genius"
Mrs. Bell is scarcely less interest
ipg than the doctor. and has quite wol
the hearts of all the teachers who ar
studying the primary grades.
BE your own deviser of method,
were refreshing words that fell fror
the lips of this wise woman when IL
structing her classes this week in tn
best way to teach children to rea
quickly and accurately; and she sal
much more OF interest, not only t
teachers, but to parents who are col
cerned about this initial step of thei
} children's education. She deplored tina
IN was no uncommon thing to go int
the eighth grade of the public school
, OF today and hear the pupils stumbl
! over their history lesson, mispronoun'
: ing words, and wholly without exprei
sion. in fact, with no redeeming fei
! ture. The exceptional grade. she sait
was the one In which was found goo
: reading and composition, and yet thes
were the fundamental things. Sh
. said; Language is the connectin
2 link between ourselves and the worlt
Reading is the greatest avenue throug
which we may gain our knowledge {
: the world as II is and has been. TIL
purpose OF teaching reading is to pu
the child In possession OF this toe
F. which may unlock so many doors; O
Ia the words of Prof. Clark of the Ch
: cago university, The purpose is
, get thought from the printed pag
and hold that thought. and to expires
II in the exact words OF the author
and getting thought is individual an
subjective. and does not involve ora
> expression. Next, the ability to hol
| thought so that thought may be
; unit, that when you read the fifth ac
/ oi a drama you have the first four hel
In your mind. With the child 1t
, the unit of a paragraph. and the abb
: ity to express thoughts in the exaC
! words of the author" The speake
told of the efforts of educators t
discover the best method for teacl
, ing the child to read. and among then
of the experiment of Messrs. Harpe
and Bryant. professors in Indian
schools. with several thousand tele,
raphers, as to ne process they &
through in learning telegraphy. The
took this set OF men with this occ,
patton because II seemed to be
typical one. thinking If they coul
find out just what steps these me
have to go through In learning a ne'
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