Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-12-12
Teachers Meetinq at Bruce

The program of the teachers as
sOciation at Bruce last week was
carried out as announced. t e
opening exercises consisted OF several
well executed musical selections by
pupils of the Bruce school, an illus
tration of good method OF direc-
ting pupils in current events, and
responses by number OF teachers
with choice literature quotations.
Then followed the report OF COun-
ty Superintendent Mackin concern
ing some things that are going on.
He praised highly those teachers
who use method in accomplishing
the work to be done, as for instance
the warming and ventilating OF the
school rooms, noting that to ap-
point monitors to help the teacher
was wise way as it taught child
rem to be skillful and secured their
co-opera ton. He recommended teach
ers who control pupils on the play
ground and on the road home and
see that little children are well
wrapped up in stormy weather; and
he showed a model plan which some
teachers are following successfully,
insisting thata good recitation must
pills skillful. The following is the
lesson plan for reading recitation:
Step IA talk about the lesson by
the pupils. Step IA word drill,
to develop skill in pronOuncing.
Step IlI-Reading by the pupils, III
which there is instruction by the
teacher who should ask questions
and perhaps read for the pupils to
initiate. Step | V-Lesson assign
ment in which the pupil is prepared
to study the new lesson and his in
terest is aroused 50 he will want to
study.
Principal II. H. Burns OF the Coun-
ty Normal school talked of methods
and devices. Teachers should use
methods that will secure thinking on
the part OF the pupils. The pupil
must have the idea which their
words represent, and the primary
ideas in all subjects must be taught
objectively. A number OF devices
were described. Devices should be
varied that they may serve the pur-
pose of holding the interest OF the
children.
The paper OF Prin. B. NJ. Squires
OF Bruce was very interesting and
inspiring. Mr.. Squires spoke Of the
Importance OF careful preparation
by the teacher before beginning to
teach and before each recitation.
The teacher must use Judgment in
determining the amount of time she
can give to society.
Miss Wightman discussed this
question explaining that a person
should have certain time to give to
social affairs, but as Il teacher she
must be more careful in setting a
good example than she would need
to be in other callings.
Supt. Mccormick spoke to the
teachers on the value OF a boy s
time in school, measured by his
power to earn throughout life. Ii
parents and teachers would think OF
this they would be more anxious to
keep the boys in school.
The discussion of the pamphlet
sent out to teachers recently shO
that many teachers are using it In
determining how to have a good
school. This pamphlet will be used
at other meetings during the year.
A very enjoyable time was had at
the reception given by the Bruce
teachers in the evening, and all who
attended h e teachers meeting
passed profitable and pleasant day.
Those who attended from Lady
smith were: Supt. w. N. Mackin,
Prof. G. J. Mccormick, Prof. r. II.
Burns, Attorney David Bogue, Miss
es Marion Batson, Estella Il. Nc
Fadden, Edith G. Brown, Mande
Noteware, lone Hogston, Genevievt
Dean, Augusta MOnat, Nellie NJ
Wightman, Mabel Freeman, Althea
Boyer, Anna Stroth, Gertrude WinI
and Gertrude BabcOck.