The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-09-06
MONDAY AFTERNOON.


Miss Mari Ruef Fl Offer, of Chicago, Illinois,
director of music and games, was next intro
duced to the Institute. Miss Hofer gave
very interesting talk upon the Importance of
the teachers training the children to sing
patriotic songs correctly. Music Is a higher
language than mere words and more stress
should he laid upon its Importance. Miss
Hofer Illustrated by giving the teachers a
song.
% Expressional Power in Children. Its
value and how to get 1t. Oral and written
expression was then taken up.
Miss Anna B. Carman.-"Children must
express themselves the teachers cannot
know the extent of their knowledge. Watch
a child and give help developing in the child
power to express it's thoughts. Miss Car
man then gave a very practical lesson in
English, such as she conducts in her own
school room"
Miss Healy.-"Grcat attention should be
given to the oral work of children. Give
more oral than written work. Develop
English in lower grades through use of pic
lures and stories. Also by having them tell
of games. Miss Healey very skillfully illus
trated by class lesson"
Miss Hofer directed the Institute in singing
THE Old Folks at Home"
CO.. Illustration in Teaching.-Objects,
drawings and examples: Their values to in
terest and attention. Practical lessons in
number work.
Ida a Wholley gave an extremely interest
ing and practical lesson brining out the fact
that in number work may use any objects
in sight, as sticks of different colors and
lengths and advised that we bring in home
life by means of little number stories.
Miss McNutt suggests games such as store
keeping, the merchant using CORN as money
and paper candy.
Miss Carroll teaches the tables practi-
cally as possible. This was illustrated on
the blackboard.
TUESDAY MORNING.
Institute opened with Miss Hoferin charge
of the music; the teachers standing, sang
America"
Mr.. Dye had charge of the devotional ex-
ercises.
A letter was read from Mr.. T. c. Galbreath
saying he regretted extremely his inability to
be with them. He also says he cannot show
his appreciation for the kindness of the
teachers for remembering him at his last
birthday.
DIR. Stephens having just come from the
Institute of two of the southern counties,
brought greeting from them to the Hartford
teachers. We have come here for the purpose
more about the child The child Is
the pivot around which whole attention
centers.
DR.. George F. Bible from school of English
and Oratory, Philadelphia.-"A foundation
of English should be laid early in life. This
accomplished, drill the child in every phase of
human expression. Prof. Bible expressed the
difference between conversation and reading /
by saying conversation Is expressing ones
own thoughts in their own language to one
or more individuals while readingis express |
sing the authors thoughts in the arthor's
language. Good reading is natural express |
sion of thought by means of speech and |
gesture. Tones of voice are determined by |
the facial expression. teacher should be a |
good reader in order to be an Iample for the |
children"
Miss Hofer.-"Teachers as a rule do not |
honor the use of the vowel in singing. Par
ticular attention should be paid to this;
that is our guild always in music. Miss
Hofer gave a few selections for primary
classes"
How to make children use good English.
Mabel Hyde.-"Be careful of own
language, use oral expression being careful of
the language which the child Have
the child observe the incorrect of words
and report them to the teacher in class
Manic Colburn-"Much depends on home
influence"
Annie Lochary.-"The best stories poems
should be used in teaching children. Encour-
age individual expression"
DIR. Bible.-"In composition work give
subjects with which they are fami-
liar.''
District Libraries.-Jennie Grafton: I'm
culcate into the minds of children a taste for
good literature"
Laura Mason.-"No man has right to
bring up his children without books"
Cassie Lochary.-"Children must have
some pleasant relapation in school work
such as good books afford"
Ralph W. Strawbridge.- in every
study to provide more activity. Drawing
and construction work train the faculties of
children. Do not ask a child to do anything
which he has not the ability to do we'll"
Reading.-Miss Mary Osborn.
My professional visit, what observed and
how l was helped. General value.
Miss Matte Of1ey visited school number
80 of Baltimore and noticed the pupils were
allowed the free expression of their views.
ly.
Clara StonCbraker.-"Children went about
their work quietly though there
quantity of board work to be done. OBJ
served systimatic rules for cleanliness.
Mrs. Blanche Shargreen by observing
the faults of children in other schools a
teacher becomes more patient with her own
pupils. Broadcns the views of teacher to
observe methods of others, Mrs SharpreeD
gave a few lessons she them taught
at the school she visited
Miss Clara Tucker learns it pays for a
teacher to put her self to some inconvenience
to win the children.
Mr.. Stephens here advocated less reading
of paper by the teachers and more of the
actual work they do in their schools.
Miss II Offer illustrates story by song.
Reading and writing for beginners, show
ing their intimate relation.
Miss Leila Scarborough dSapprovcs of
printing, teaches by script always.
Miss Florence Porter believes in teaching
by games. Naming a few and giving the
manner in which she taught Them.
The Institute then took up practical les
sons in the Ward method.
Sight reading-Miss Bertha Martin gave
a very practical talk stating that phonetic
teaching Is indispensable One of her methods
Is to allow the children to give sentences con-
tanning the words to her learned.
Annie Shane.-"High1y approves of the
w ard method"
AT l 1 A. M. the teachers of all the high
schools adjourned to a scperate room where
they held a conference. The topics for dis
cussion principals relations to the
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