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Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-11
GEOMETRY Is EASILY
TAUGHT BY NEWER
AND BETTER METHODS

s'Original Demonstration in Geometry"
was the subject of O. paper by Fletcher
Durell, teacher of mathematics in the
John G. Green school Of Lawrenceville,
New Jersey.
Mr.. Durell spoke in part, as follows:
'-In the opinion of most mathematical
teachers, working original exercises in
geometry constitutes one of the best
power of clear, logical thinking. The
question now raised is whether there is
not some way of giving this educational
discipline deeper significance and maxi
ing its fruits available to practically all
'iTaking this study to be the mastery of
a succession of tools, the question arises,
which geometrical tool is most easily
quently, and logically occupies the cen
trail position. The triangle is found to
fulfill all these conditions. Let original
exercises then be arranged in groups and
lee the pupil be kept at proving ttriangles
equal, and proving lines and angles equal
by means of triangles, till he thoroughly
masters this tool.
''Other geometrical instruments. as
parallel lines, the locus. auxiliary lines,
etc, are to be mastered in succession in
ike manner, for the sake of realized ad-
vantages in each.
"The same method applies to study Of
numerical exercises, to geometrical draw
ing and to observational geometry The
abstract utilities in each instrument are
tn be kept in the foreground, concrete ap-
plications being used locally to sharpen
conceptions and WITTY interest
"By this method, practically all pupils
learn to work originals; geometry as
study Is less arbitrary and more rational;
the history of geometry Is made more sig
nihcant; concrete practical applications
ard abstract culture are combined and q
correlation of studies is attained In which
unifcation Of principles has the leading
fslaceD
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-11
FLATS FOR JuRYMEN

In Chicago, jurymen, isolated during
their period of service in case have not,
/: appears. been furnished with hotel ac-
Communications of the same quality as that
furnished in similar cases in Detroit
There have been complaints of the in
feriority of the accommodations at the
cheaper hotels to which they have Gus
tomarily been sent and of the ease with
which jury fixers got access to them
What the local press heralds as move
that will render jury service less obnox-
ious and expose jurymen to fewer tempta-
lions is the fitting up on an upper floor of
the Cook county court house of three flats
designed for the entertainment of as
many juries simultaneously. Each fiat
has consultation room, bath room and
may be used in common under proper re-
flats.
These flats are designed for the use
both of juries which may be forced to de-
vote many hours to deliberations before
reaching a verdict and also for jurieS
which may be isolated during the pro-
gress of the trial in which they sit. The
experiment has some little interest in De-
troit at this time, when an impression
prevails that juries are In too many in
stances subjected to hardships through
unnecessary isolation in cases in which
the statute does not require isolation. No
claim is made that there is any greater
degree of economy in quartering juries
on the cOunty's premises as compared
with the expense of quartering them in
hotels, but 1t is undoubtedly true that
more will be obtained for the same
amount of money.-Detroit Free Press.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-11

uses of the instrument: 1t introduces the
student to new 1eld-to the world tndl
les beyond the senses 1t affords training
In muscular control. 1t is an instrument
of precision and its mastery means technl-
cal training of a high degree. lt trains
the student to discriminate between what
is and what only seems"
Another subject on Science by one who
has made careful study of the micro
scope was '"The Kind of Microscope
Work Valuable for High School stu
the high school, Tacoma, WASH
Prof. Wegener said in part:
THE history OIL the development Oh ole
ton is closely related to the history or me
growth of the biological sciences. WIN
Its gradual approach to perfectlon mere
was a corresponding expansion 1or It's
field of application.
"a great deal of the knoledge thus OBJ
tanned by the early micrescopists was NOT
of a scientific nature though. Many facts
learned in this way afterward became
useful to the scientists
1.-THE introduction of the microscope as
an instrument of research in high schools
had its beginning with the appearance OF
Huxley's Elementary Biology in 1877.
Teachers began to learn that the diff
culties in the manipulation OF the micro
scope were not so great that students OF
high school age could not learn how TO
use the instrument, utilized at first in the
study of botany, the lower forms OF
plant life, such as spirogyra and Vauche-
ria; the fungi, molds and yeast; the struc-
ture and histology of higher plants; the
structure of the lower forms of animal
life, such as the amoeba and hydra; in
the study of human physiology, study and
minute anatomy of the organs of the
body in order to understand their func..
ton, such as the structure of bone, OF
nerves, of kidneys; the circulation of the
blood in the web of a frogs foot; the
structure of the skin and of muscle fibers.
FINALLY, a plea was made for course
in bacteriology in connection with the
Study of nhysiology since the enormous
advances in our knowledge regarding the
course of infectious diseases make II
necessary that every intelligent person
Should know something regarding the ma
ture of bacteria, the conditions under
which they live and grow and the means
that can be used to counterfeit them.
"All putrefaction is the result OF oac-
terial activity. No bacterium can come
into existence without a progenitor Filth
and dirt cannot breed disease until germs
have first been introduced into them.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-11
sPOOK|STs BREAK
UP HAPPY HOME

eral months he remained away from their
meetings. Then he started attending
again and soon thought of nothing else
but spirits and spirit messages.
"At that time the spiritualists talked
oil to him He would talk in his sleep of
the great fortunes he was to make out of
oil wells, and 1 soon found that large
amounts of stock were being unloaded on
him.
Home Is Ruined
Recently the alleged mediums have
been talking gold to him, and his entire
conversation has been about claims and
gold fields. 1 am confident he has been
instructed by one of his so-called spirit
guides" to invest in gold stock and has
followed the advice. He has drawn $1,000
from the bank and 1 presume he has
already expended this for a slip of en-
bossed paper with the name of some fake
gold mining company on it.
"A woman medium frequently borrowed
large sums of money from him, and so
far as l know never paid any of it back
She had my husband completely under her
control.
Mr.. Reeves was a loving husband and
a good father. With their lying tales and
false stories these spiritualsts have
robbed a home of it's mainstay. am sure
he will think better of it when he has
been away a time and will return, but 1
hope the police will be able to do some
thing to drive from the city the frauds
who carry on such work"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-11
STUDIES MORE PLASTIC
THAN PUPILS, AND
THEREIN is SUGGESTION

Mr.. zimmerman spoke before the sec
ondary department on "Adaptatio in
Mathematics" in part, as follows:
The problem that is constantly before
the teacher of mathema tics is the adap-
tation Of the subject matter to the pupil.
1t is a comparatively new problem. The
effort has always been to adopt the pupil
metry and algebra made certain organi-
cations in those subjects. The grea. mass
of teachers has taken those organizations
without question, placed them before the
pupils and insisted on their getting them,
usually requiring all to get them in the
same way. If this same way did not
happen to suit some members of the
class it was assumed that they had no
mathematical ability and must be graded
failures
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-11
Students Fail in Mathematics

There is no subject in the high school
inswhich so many pupilsfail as in mathe-
matics, which is another way of saying
there Is no subject in the high school so
imperfectly adapted to the pupils. Ii
pupils have conformed to a standard that
admits them to a class it is doubtful If
even 10 per cent of them should fail. Yet
20 per cent, 30 per cent, and even 30 per
cent and 70 per cent are sometimes COM
PEELED by the teacher to repeat the work
a result which is more of reflection on
the teachers ability to adapt the subject
matter to the pupil than on the pupils
ability to grasp the subject. Teachers
who take pride in the, fact that they make
It exceedingly difficult for pupils to pass
in their work probably do not like to look
at it in this light.
I'm the effort to conform more to the
needs of the pupil the teaching of mathe-
MATES, which for SO many years has been
regarded as satisfactory, is undergoing
changes that promise to be greater than
those of any other subject. Attempts are
being made to present the work in a way
that is not foreign to the pupils expert
ence. The order of algebra, for instance,
has been changed, tradition to the con-
trary. Abstract work has been given at
the last of the course instead of the first,
The knowledge that the pupil has when
he begins the subject is made the basis of
his work rather than the knowledge of
some learned man who made problems in
physics or some other subject matter
which the pupil knows nothing about.
Student Treated as Individual
I'm addition to all this the pupil is be-
ing regarded as an individual rather than
part of a mass. Here and there we
hear of schools in which a pupil may be
singled out and treated differently from
the rest of his class.
1.-The teacher of the past was satisfied
to deal with the logic of the subject. The
teacher of today has harder task before
him. AS yet most of us are satisfied to
put the text into the hands of the pupil
and accept results. Perhaps we are salts
fled because it is the easier thing to do.
Many do not like to do otherwise; many
will not do otherwise. But the future de-
mands the change"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-11
12Hc SiIkolines &c

Silkolines; full SO inches wide;
regular 12Aac quality for &c
yard.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-11
QUANTITATIVE WORK FIXES
FACTS AS CAN NOTHING
ELSE IN CHEMISTRY

1.-THE Value and Limitations of Quanti-
tative experiments in Physics and Chem
istry' was the subject of an extremely
interesting speech by George c. Bush,
principal of schools, South Pasadena
He spoke in part as follows:
1T is the aim of physics and chemistry
to sharpen observation, teach accuracy,
develop reasoning, give useful Informal
ton, bring the student face to face with
Velop power. AS instruments for accom-
plishing all this, cumulative work, when
has been blamed by many high in the
educational world for the lack of en-
thusiasm in these subjects, possesses ex-
ceptional merits though not without its
limitations. 1t has elevated these sub
jects above the amusement features OF
the course. 1t has done more than give
a desire to do some real work in these
subjects somewhere, some day. Quanti-
tative work affords a most excellent out
let for properly stimulated enthusiasm
in these subjects. 1t is precept In
psychology that it is not in the moment
of their forming but in the moment of
their producing motor effects that re-
solves and aspirations communicate a set
to the brain.
1.-THE laws of physics and chemistry
without verification are dry bones. Guam
titative experiments performed by the
students | believe to be necessary to q
realizing sense of these laws. They assist
immensely in the memory of them. They
establish confidence in nature. They give
the student first hand information con-
corning things he doubts The presenta
ton of the atomic theory. for instance
without cumulative work in the equiva-
lence of elements seems to me to be an
abSurdity.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-11
Regular Regular p &c" s 25 , ass' c '% 0l.Z0

Imported French cable net curtains yards
long; so inches wide designs copied
from real Battenberg curtains; 1915 values.
S235 a pair
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-11

Boys summer weight ecru union SUITS
high neck short sleeves, knee length or
high neck, long sleey es and ankle length
pants Excellent quality for Soc
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-11
NOTEBOOK is VALUABLE
TO FIX LOCATION OF
MlLEPoSTs IN HISTORY

In the history department Mrs. Ada I.
Atkinson, head of the history department
If the Omaha high school, spoke of the
Notebook in History Classes"
Mrs Atlkinson's DISCUSSION Of The
and Limitations" was a practical dis
cussIon Of "a practical subject. The
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-11

TAPESTRY PORTIERES, $4.0S
Mercerized tapestry portieres with
heavy overthrow fringe or Persian
borders; 25 different patterns; alb
solutely fast colors; $3.50 is the reg
ular price. Special, $4.9S pair.
25c CURTAIN MUSLIN DC
Fancy curtain muslin in floral eff
fects; very pretty for bedrooms. &c
a yard.
15c CURTAIN MUSLIN Sc
500 yards striped curtain muslin
and fancy nets-a splendid curtain
for bedrooms; regular 15c values
for SC a yard.
soc OPAQUE WINDOW SHADES 25c
Real Opaque window shades; COM
plete with guaranteed Hartshorn
rollers; regular price SOC. Special
25c.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-11
A lot of silk crepe lisse ruchings white,
black and colors; regular 25c quality.
Thursday, special 121zc yard.
CORSETS

Just received a full assortment of
bust ruffles made of plain white lawn
on dotted Swiss; lace and ribbon
trimmed; prices from Csc to S1.OO.
warmers rust proof corset with me-
dunn high bust; long hip; support
ers; summer weight; white; spe-
cial $1.00.
A summer weight girdle or medium
high bust corsetj short hip; no sup
porters; made of good quality net;
white; special soc.
warmers rust proof summer weight
corset, light bust. straight front;
long hip; front and side supporters;
white; $3.50.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-11
Cumulative Work ExceIs


I'm disciplinary value cumulative work
excels. Keener observation, more cleanli-
ness, greater accuracy in manipulation
and finer comprehension OF the entire
Logical reasoning is called for. The CO.
operative method of getting answers CON-
mon to all departments finds little appt'
cation in closely supervised quanttatiVe
work.
''The teacher is responsible for the
shortcomings of cumulative work. II
V i'll not take care of itself. 1t requires
the hardest kind of work. to direct a class
doing quantitative experiments. The eX-
periments must be carefully selected to
illustrate points that have come up for
less experiments in accurate measure
ments with which many a course Is
opened I deem out of place. Give the mi
CT omoter caliper when its use is called
for by a real, live experiment. Apparatus
should be tested beforehand. sources of
error removed or pointed and most care
full vigilance given in order to correct
plumbers, to assist in difficulties, to direct
reasoning and even to frame conclusions.
"Given small class, fairly well
equipped laboratory and above everything
else a teacher who knows all the ms and
outs of the work by having gone over it
and has a willingness to work necessarily
and patiently-then quantitative work
will yield fine returns in the development
of the students power"
Microscope Broadens Our World
Inc uses VI Inc iClOSSDPS, was
subject of an interesting talk by w. M;
Kerne president of the state normal
school, Glendale, N. D.
Mr.. Kern said in part:
THE microscope in secondary schools
has played a various and diverse part.
We have seen three types Of secondary
science teachers The first of these be-
longing to the old school was the teacher
whose receptive facilities had been highly
trained. He knew and believed all the
wonderful things some compiler had writ
ten about nature He made little or no
use of miscroscope.
1.-THE second type was the opposite ex-
IRENE; the university graduate, trained in
microtechnique. The course is planned to
lead to a mastery of the microscope. OF
the local fora and fauna, their life, his
tory, adaptation, classification, ETC., the
student knows almost nothing. The
course planned relates but slightly to the
every day life of the majority of the stu
''The third type attempts what Cicero
denominated the golden mean Field
work has a fundamental place in the
study of biology The work of the stu
dent in the secondary school must of ne
cessity be Introductory. He must be
taught method of work. must know how
to study, must appreciate the value and
utility of material He must know the
local field and work through 1t, He must
know something of relationship, be able
to reason from structure to function,
know something of morphology and ply
siology, and whatever purpose the micro
scope may serve in such a course consti-
tutes its legitimate field.
Fundamentally, there are four major
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-11-13
What Caused the Panic.

1t has been pretty conclusive
ly shown" reads New York
press dispatch, THAT the present
panic would not have occurred
but for the enormous volume of
margin gambling in all the ex-
changes. New York banks alone
had nearly $500, 100000 loaned on
borrowed securities put up by
operators to protect their margins
on the exchange" Of course a
considerable portion of this four
hundred million was in cotton fu-
ture margins; on the bear side
mainly. And this points to the
folly of bucking Southern bull
sentiment against such pile.
More money! says this dis
patch, was loaned by the banks
on margin gambling than for or
dinary commercial enterprises. !"
Small wonder that King Pin Nor
gan and the rest of the country
saviors have joined in the talk
about a law prohibiting margin
gambling. Vicksburg Herald.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-11-13
Jackson's New Daily.

At meeting of the promoters
of the newspaper to be edited by
Gov. Vardaman the following Off
GERS were elected: Col. G. M.
Williamson, president; A. G.
Jones, treasurer; Col. j. w.
Church, secretary. The following
were named as committee on
Organization: Col. r. j. Harding,
Baldwin, Miss. Perry King, w.
r. Harper, R. ". Rachford,
Charles Smith, S. j. Taylor, John
Armstrong and Capt. S. d. Gwin
of Lexington, Miss. The organi-
zation thus effected was only
a temporary organization, but as
soon as the stock shall all be SUBJ
|scribed and paid ina call will be
made for the stockholders, when
the permanent officers will be
elected and the bylaws adopted
and other things done necessary
| for the proper management of the
enterprise, II IS understood that
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-11-13
THE PANIC AND SANER LIVING.

One thing the Wall Street panic
has done is to cause prosperity
spoiled people to pause in their
reckless ways and reflect upon
saner paths of living. 1t has
been long time since the coun-
try had had its dread line. :"
Our deepest problems have been
as to which could secure the best
seats to the theater, or whose auto
could run the fastest. A hard
times cloud on the horizon makes
US think we have a pretty good
job, after all. Our home is pret.
ty cozy if it isn't the best on the
avenue, and perhaps the old suit
will do if it ism exactly the
latest style.
Lavishness and extravaganza do
not make people happy. They
merely create appetites that can
not be gratified. 1t would do
lot of the younger generation,
who throw fit if they have to
miss ball game, good to get a
taste of what their parents had to
go through. Sordid as it is, the
almighty dollar pretty nearly reg
ulates things.
The young fellow who has
never learned its real worth does
not make a good citizen. His
spendthrift habits are criminal.
The ones who have to dig for
everything they get are going to
enjoy the healthiest happiness.
Money means SO much to some
people that when it is lost they
have about as much left as there
is of bubble when it has burst.
Their happiness was as hollow as
that pretty bubble. People who
have done without money have
known that there is much else in
the world worth while. The pan
lc brought out some great exam
Piles of human selfishness. It
showed how man will crush his
fellow when comfort and life it.
self are at stake. It was unpleas-
ant, but it has it's little lessons
some of them most wholesome.
Yazoo Sentinel.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-11-13
School Improvement.

MIR. Price, of the Price Drug
Co., has very literally offered a
handsome prize to the pupils of
the rural schools of Lincoln coun-
ty, under the auspices of the
School Improvement Association.
The regulations concerning this
prize are as follows:
!. It shall be given for the
best exhibit of drawing shown by
any pupil on Field Day.
2. It shall consist of any arti-
Gle to be chosen at the Price Drug
Cos not to exceed in value SIS,
We would urge every teacher in
the county to encourage the
children to compete for this prize.
Drawing should by all means have
a place in our schools, and we are
glad Mr.. Price has given us this
encouragement to enrich our
course of study.
MODENA GREER,
Secretary County School I'm
provement Association.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-11-13
The Newspapers Only.

The Retail Merchants Associa-
tion of Newcastle, Ind, has placed
a ban on all advertising schemes
save the newspaper alone. They
declare that programmes, business
directories, circulars, hand bills
and other devices designed to sep
arate the merchant from bis cash
are stale, fat and utterly unprofi-
table, and. therefore, WEAKNESS
to the flesh The Publishers
Auxiliary.
Tne above action by an associa.
tiun of wide-awake business men
is significant and in line with Che
testimony and experience Of some
|of the most successful advertisers
of America,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-11-13
Takes Money to Run Newspaper A
Ground Hoe Case.

The money stringency through
out the country is seriously ham,
pering the newspaper fellows,
who arr used to drawing literally
upon the banks and depositing
their promises to pay" It is
hard upon us that we must now
have our rations cut down to $40
per day.
We know times are hard and
that money is scarce, but we are
bound to have money to meet our.
weekly bills, and call upon ALL
of our subscribers who are deIin-
quent with the paper to come for
ward and settle, as we MUST
have what they owe US. Summit
Sentinel, Nov. 7th.