The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-11-03
FOURTH MEETING Of TEACHERS
A Lesson From Baoley's Classroom
Management Is General Subject.

The fourth official institute of the
teachers in the city public schools
was held last Saturday, when the fol-
lowing program was carried out:
The lesson from Bagley's Glass
room Management was on the gen
eral subject of Judgment factors,
with a special study of the problem ,
Of attention. Three laws were con-
sidered. that of immediate end, re- ,
mote end and where the remote end !
becomes immediate. In considering !
the basis for primary passive atteh-
ton. these instincts were discussed: +
instructive desire for change and
variety, the play instinct the instinct
of curiosity, the instructive liking for
sharp contrasts and the instinct of
construction. In the application OF
the second law the use and abuse or
these incentives were discussed:
! Competitive prizes, immunities, priv
ileges, grades, marks, promotions,
praise. commentator and ideals.
Following this lesson was one of
the best papers ever read before the
institute by Mrs. Mabel Craven on
the subject. Reading How Shall
We Teach IT." 1t made all the teach
ers wish that it was their privilege
to teach this very important sub
iect.
The following essentials TO good
order were discussed III brief but
ipointed paragraphs:
Obedience, Miss lib Moore.
Promptness, Miss Gladys Briggs.
Regularity, Miss Clara Miucer.
Quietude, Miss Juanita Ray.
The next number on the program
was the department conferences.
PRIMARY teachers on whispering
restlessness and selfishness; Inter
mediate teachers on negligence,
procrastination and laziness; high
school teachers on "boisterousness
and vandalism.
Then followed the noon intermis-
sion of one hour.
The afternoon program was in
troduced by a recitation on Moral
Training. based on Hughes Mis-
takes in Teaching" conducted by Mr.
lStilwell Some Of the mistakes to
(which special attention was called
were: To appeal to motives not clear
lily understood. to tempt pupils by the
lself-reportiue system, to train pupils
ITO criticise by noting faults only, to
control chiefly by extreme agencies
, to punish unsystematically, to arouse
the emotional nature too much, TO
: lpraise for natural ability az good
mess. The discussions upon these top
les. though the teachers were not
agreed as to a number of them were
Ithought-provokng and viii result in
4reat good.
An interesting paper on 'EXamin-
Idtious. Tests. and Reviews was read
by Miss Sadie Balstou. The charac-
teristics aud educational value of
the examination were presented the
!place in school work for the test
was considered and the importance OF
lama necessity for reviews were dis
icussed in a practical, helpful way
AN these agencies properly attended
10 will usually place the child where
his greatest progress win be attain
ed aud but few mistakes will be
made in the matter of promotion
The days program was concluded
ibN a we'll prepared paper read by
Miss Maud Davis on the subject
punishment, Kinds of and Princi-
pies Governoring." After defining
clearly the subject, a statement was
made of several principle that should
ALWAYS guide the teacher. The pun
ishment should be the sequence of
1.-THE offense,' was the most import
,ant These kinds of punishments We're
discussed in a very practical way:
Reproof, isolation, withdrawal of
privileges, suspension, expulsion and
corporal punishment.