Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-06-14

CTS practical illustration with one of her classes in language work, feature which was highly appreciat- ed and greatly enjoyed by everyone and We are all very much indebted to the little boys and girls who were so kind and willing to come and help in this illustration work. Mr. Thach gave lecture on school management, in which he discussed the personal character of the teacher, both as teacher and as a citizen
 lie said the teacher is entitled to ideas and convictions of his own in the community, but need not dabble in the little factions Of the community. He has perfect right to invest in any honorable enterprise, provided he has anything to invest. He should be ! strictly honorable, truthful and reli- able for his debts and contracts. He should be wide-awake, active and so- clal, but cannot be superhuman, as some would have him be.
 Thursdays Session.
 The Jefferson county teachers in stitute met in the High School build ] ing Thursday, June. 13, and history was the first subject taken up. The particular lesson for discussion was l Hawaii" it's annexation to the United States, it's location, area, resources and special importance to this govern ment, also the arguments for and against it's annexation in 1898.
 1 Arithmetic was next taken up, tn discussion being conducted by Mir. Lytle. The subjects, Interests, True, Bank and Commercial Discounts were discussed and some of the differ ent methods of teaching them were brought out.
 l Next followed short discussion of the graded course of study for the
 rural schools in Arkansas After this MT Mccain took up the subject, Arkansas History" under which was discussed the Territory of Louisiana and it's boundaries, the Territory If Missouri and it's boundaries and seat of government; the Territory of Ar kansas and it's boundaries and seat of governments; also when it was Or ganiZed, the first counties, the consti tuition and it's amendments, and some of the prominent men of early Arkan sas.
 After a recess of ten minutes Miss Callie Jones took up the discussion of grammar, enlarging upon the analysis of sentences and discussing the differ ent shades of meaning conveyed by interest is enlivened in these discus sions by being called upon to give his opinion in regard to the shades of meaning.
 Miss Stewart conducted the geography exercise in her usual in teresting way, taking for the lesson the points brought out by the ques- tions in the ordinary text book used ill the public schools.
 Miss Strobridge followed in her dis cussion of the primary work in num- bers. In this discussion Miss Stro- bridge showed the teachers that they need not want for apparatus, since cardboard and ink, gun-wads and tooth picks are so numerous. She
 also finds use for cubical blocks, bean-bags, balls. and the formerly much dreaded broomstick in her games employed in number work.
 MT. Thach discussed the relation of the teacher to the community. In his discussion he showed that they must meet the directors in social as we'll as a business way. He must
 be able to carry out the bidding Of the directors, yet be able to get the di- rectors to do some of the most import ant things for him. The teacher must not only know the pupils at school, he must know something of the home surroundings of the child It is often necessary for the teachers to know
 parents and be able to deal readily and fairly with their complaints and
 aggrievances. The teacher should not have a burdensome code of rules
 written out and posted, but there should be some rules which must be
 obeyed. The teacher should be firm in government yet kind and pleasant.
 He should be willing to explain to lthe pupils why certain rulessafei made