The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-07
MEETING Of THE CITY TEACHERS
Program in Full for the Institutes lc
Be Held During School Year.

] OF WdAdndCnle nave arranged 10
| hold their institute this year on five
! Saturdays in succession, beginning
on Saturday, September 20 A pro-
gram for the five days has been pre-
pared by superintendent Acker and
has been approved by the depart
ment of education as indicated by
the following letter:
Austin, Texas, Sept 5, 1905
Supt. Walter Acker, Waxahachie,
Texas.-Dear Sir: l am pleased to
/ acknowledge receipt of program for
your city teachers institute, and to
advise you of it's official approval by
this department.
Yours sincerely,
R. B. COUSINS, State Supt.
The program in full is given as
| follows:
First Day, Saturday, Sept. %.
First Period, $40 a. m.-Lesson:
9-48) (a) Ends and Means. CD The
teacher as governor. Conducted by
Superintendent.
Second Period, 10-12-Consider:
/. Making correct reports, Superin-
tendent. 2. How to use the diction-
airy, Miss Grizzard. g. Classification
of pupils, Mr.. Criddle. A. Daily pro-
gram-Models, All teachers. 5. Help
| ing pupils, Mrs. Craven. Note: Each
of these papers or talks will be fol-
lowed by general discussion.
! Third Period, 1-3 p. m.-Our
| work in Arithmetic. How can we
improve it? Model lessons in Arith-
metic, conducted by Mr.. Herndon
and Mr.. Davis. General discussion
of methods used by these instruc-
tors. General discussions, on (a)
rapidity and accuracy, OBJ import
ance of analysis, (c) place of men
| tai arithmetic on the program. Quiz
on the Art of Teaching Arithmetic,
superintendent.
Fourth Period, ga p. m,-Recita-
ton: Hughes Mistakes in Teaching,
MISTAKES in Aim" conducted by
superintendent.
Note: Whites school management
and Hughes mistakes in teaching
will be studied as text bookss, a
copy of each being in the hands OF
every teacher.
Second Day, Saturday, Oct. 3.
First Period, $40 a. m.--Les-
son: Whites School Management
(pages $4,000. (a) Conditions Of
easy control. CD Mechanical devices
conducted by superintendent.
Second Period, 1912 a. M
Consider: /. Use OF opening exer-
cises, Miss May Smith. 2. Explana.
ton of course of study, Superintend-
ent. 8 How to secure regularity and
promptness, Miss Moore. 4. The
teachers and the parents, Miss AL
len. g. Home study, Mr.. Wilson.
Note; Each of these papers or
talks will be followed by general
discussion.
/ Third Period, i-3 p. m.-Our
Language Work. A model lesson on
capitalization, punctuation, para
graphing, and diction, conducted by
Miss Pope. A study of the elemen-
tary forms of composition, such as
notes, letters, preparation of exam
! nation papers and simple essays,
conducted by Miss Davis. Quiz on
the art of teaching language, Super
intendent.
/ Fourth Period, 3-4 p. m.-Recita-
ton: Hughes Mistakes In Teaching
Mistakes in Moral Training, "
conducted by Superintendent
Third Day, Saturday, Oct. 10.
i First Period, $40 a. m.-Lesson I:
Whites Schoo! Management (pages
/ 105-189D (a) Moral Tr.. (b) Will
Training, (c) School Incentives.
conducted by Superintendent.
/ Second Period, 1912 a. m.-Con-
slider: /. Literary societies, Miss
1 6atterfield. ~ Gale of school prop
erty, Miss Mincer. 8. The teachers
note book, Miss Quaite 4 Teachers
preparation of lesson, Miss Ray. s.
Ventilation, Mr.. Story. Note: Each
Of these papers or talks will be fol-
lowed by general discussion.
Third Period. Ia p. m.-Geogra-
ply: A model lesson on North Ann
erica, conducted by Miss Allen. Maps
aud map drawing. Quiz on the Art
OF Teaching Geography, Superin-
tendent.s 81 11c
Fourth Period, "a p. m.-Reci-
tatiob: Hughes Mistakes in Teach
ing" Mistakes in Method" con-
Quoted by Superintendent.
Fourth Day, Saturday, t'ct. II.
First Period, $40 a. m.-Lesson:
Whites School Management (pages
lgls0-2S2.)~la) Punishment. 90
Moral Instruction. Conducted by the
Superintendent.