The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-04-15
MRS. F. s. KINDS
READS PAPER
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10 the country bchOOl tehcher than 10
the one in the graded city schools, for
she Is not supplied with innumerable
charts aud blocks aud other apparatus
OF her more fortunate sister TO aid her
10 teaching, so she must make her pen.
ell and crayon DO duty instead.
Children love To draw. one of the first
things the young child tries to do with
the pencil IN to draw pictures of his
%favorite pets. Come upon an
idle boy with a pencil and bit Of paper
before him and almost invariably you
will find him making pictures, aud not
infrequently, these will be not very flat.
tering portraits Of your own much re.
spected visaae.
Drawing IN a boon to teachers for
busy work and unlike much OF the so.
called busy.work, IL has a practical i'm
portancc for it trains the eye and hand
to accuracy. II IL an invaluable aid in
language work, for the child must
have definite ideas before he can por.
tray them with the pencil. II Is then
but q shor, and casy step to the writ.
ten or oral product.
II is unnecessary for me 10 mention
the Importance of drawing in conncc'
tion with geography and history, for ]
believe few teachers neglect this phase
of the work. Physiology, Botany, ply
| sizes, in fact none Of the sciences can
be- successfully taught without the aid
of the crayon in illustration.
The theory of teaching by i~llustra.
ton is not u new one. II dates back
TO the days of the beginning of the
Christian era when the great school of
art for which Greece and Rome became
40 famous, found its cradle in the rude
sketches the apostles used TO illustrate
the life and teachings of the Christ.
Far from having outRrown its useful
ness it is daily becoming more and more
n thing OF necessity.
Some schools have n special teacher
for drawing and music but more have
not, so let us as teachers train ourselves
to be able to teach the principles at
least, 40 our pupils will not be depriv.
ed Of the great pleasure and profit to
be derived from il.
Music Is perhaps, of less practical i'm
portance than drawing. We could prob
ably dispense with music altogether,
so could we do without the birds, or
without music in our homes and church
but we do not want to; neither does the
wise teacher do without il in her school.
Page says of vocal music, 1T is not
absolutely essential though very desir-
able, TO the good teacher, that he should
understand music, theoretically and
practically. Music il becoming an ex.
orcisc in our best schools; and wherev'
Ell introduced ana judiciously conduct.
results. 1t promotes good reading and
speaking, by disciplining the ear to dis
tinguish sounds; and it also facilitates
the cultivation OF the finer feelings of
our nature. II aids very much in the
government OF the school, as its exercise
gives vent TO that restfulness which
otherwise would find an escapement in
boisterousness noise and whispering and
thus IL often proves a safety valve,
through which a love of vociferation
and activity may pass on in a more
| ka xn.laaa aaA an n,AVa plaaaino xuux -
1.-THE sehoolmaster that cannot SIM"
says Martin Luther, al would not look
upon Perhaps this language in too
strong, hut it IL usually more pleasant
to look upon a school where the teach
or can and does sing,
The ingenious teacher will often intro.
duce a change in the regular routine of
the school to divert the attention of
the disconnected pupil from mischief
and stimulate interest in the school en-.
e~rcises and here vocal music is a help
full agent. When you begin to feel that
you are losing your grip on your boys
and girls just try laying down all work
and singing a good, jolly, r~ollicking
song, two IL one doesn Z let of steam
enough, and you will find you have
again secured the reips of government
in your hands. As a means Of keep.
ing alive the interest in a school, il
is very important. A few good songs
in the morning exercises seem to start
the day OF right and many a boy and
girl will hurry TO DO on time for the
singing when otherwise they would un
doubtedly be tardy.