The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-09-09
TUESDAY T.,

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TUESDAY,
The Institute was opened on Tuesday
by singing. responsive reading and
prayer followed by quotations from q mum
her OF teachers
Mrs Wilson. of Baltimore, then gave some
helps for the teachinR OF small children. She
said Ia part IN the early years of childhood
We lay the Hubaoil for cultivation In future
years. DO this to large extent by cuitiyai
ing hia Ina ginntion. The food for his imag
inatlnn may he supplied by carefully chosen
stories. myths and making Interesting tn
him the common things Of life"
The Institute then divided into two various
rooms where different subjects were taken
up aud discussed.
with Miss Hattie Bagley IN leader Inter
mediate Work In one and two room schools
WAS discussed. Miss Bagiey said "It 10 use.
less to scold the pupil about failure to pre-.
pare lessons. you must reach him IN sonc
better way. Ifa child has heen promoted
too young II Ia cruel to push 1t forward
into u higher grade"
Miss Ciarice treett--"The knowledge u
teacher has must far exceed the facts ahe
Wishes to teach "
Miss Anderson--''Dn not require children
to learn details, for In so doing they miss the
greater points Corrrlatc Geography aud
History.
In the second room Uniformity In the
Schedules Of the various High schools was
discussed. Leader. Mr.. A. y. Galbrenth.
\ committee of three was appointed Ia
formulate plans for High school Teachers Ia
keep In touch with one another.
II was generally agreed that Uniformity Ia
Schedule" Ia impossible but n feasible plan
was suggrstcd that In addition to Corrss
pondrncr. meetings br held 40 that friendly
rivalry he brought about both IN respect Ia
teachers aud pupils.
Room No, Subject Hest Way IN
Arouse Interest" iHe Of stories In Language
work oral and written reproductions.
when and how to teach the alphabet.
Miss Josephine wilson-"The greatest
source al waste In the work Of education re.
suits from the difficulty cncountercdln ascur
Ing aud holding the attention Of all the pupils.
The play instinct 10 used as n simple means
Of securing and holding attention. The
Instinct al curiosity has also an importan
place In education. Whencurioaity IL rouHrd
attention can he easily secured"
Miss X imbr-"In teaching poems use those
that the child can grasp wholly and success
fully. In teaching alphabet first teach the
sounds aud the letters win naturally follow
Miss Proctor do not give too much
matter to reproduce at one time. believe
In oral reproduction au being quite as I'm.
pnrinnt ns written work. Itinnot necessary
to have children know the alphabet to teach
them to read; indeed the best results In read.
Ing are often gained without any iniormiIon
about the alphabet.
Subject Good Reading"
Br. Bacr-'RradinE Ia the foundation Of
the work Of the school. Good reading must
he Intelligent. fluent and beautiful. this adds
To the nttraCtiyeneaa Of the school work aud
helps to adjust II for the pupils. Teach the
child how to rrnd; teach him to think three
symbols. to have mn impression before an
~ preston. There are several methods which
may he used the alphabet, word, sentence
mud phonetic. Devote attention To method
bat do not subordinate the interest In the
pupil to the method. rather use the method Il"
Illustrate the children. Remember to teach
reading In every prrIod OF the school life. I
think often the cause Of pupils dropping out
Of the high school IL the lack Of good train
Ina, 4, ,,imn,v v,ad,s 4, tradlpu. Coordl.
NM. ,.,ItI ,en,hinv how Ia r,nd Ia tenrhinx
nm, ,,,,s,d Atnuch v.I,btbr hIvhrr thing.
Lr.n. ,hr inst, t,om the Iower ONES"
TUESDAY AYrRgsooH
Room ! SUBJECT heusfhphJ'
Leader, Miss GtheI bhKiey be"kraphy
should begin TO he studied indirectly IN the
SECOND and third grades, ~ this period the
rain. soil ANA wind. rhh rhuh'eh J." hhShh
tHRr. In the third aud fourth grades the
world ha III" home Of man should he atudFh
with the aid of maps by comparing one con
tInrnt With another. In regard To Its pro-
ducts. natural features and people. Let the
pupils gcnernll1e for themselves"
Room Subject English Classic" AMI
Language work.
Miss Anna i.ochhTy Reading should he
done from nm inward desire not from an
out ward stimulus. The real work ofthe teach.
~ iSto create the desire. The spirit ofthc
work iscverYthinK."
Miss Mabel Ghlbrehth- THE limited time
puIil, have Tor reading should br spent TO
the best advantage and no part Ofa teachers
work IL Of higher value than that ofdirectinK