The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-27

ton and answer will not accomplish this. This has its place, but is sub ordinate to topics studied.
 The outline is of inestimable value to the teacher for the following reasons:
 1. He is furnished with definite amount of work to be done each month. It is true that this is the minimum amount of work as se- lected by the committee or school officer who has had the preparation of the course in hand, but the good teacher will do more by having it than otherwise, and the poor one will at least do the work outlined, and do it much better than he would without the incentive of this guide.
 2. The teacher readily under stands that if others are able to do this work, he should be expected to attempt it; his desire to accomplish it will be imparted to his pupils, and thus encourage them to greater effort. The incentive thus induced is more valuable.
 8. The teachers desire to accom- plish at least the minimum leads to the question, How shall l do this ?" or. What is the best method of doing this required work or, How do you do the work in the month ?" The result is, he obtains better meth ods from his fellow teachers, and in many cases invents some little help of his own which he in turn gives to his fellows as an answer to their inquiries.
 There is a strong power or force back of all this which says, eff 1 do this well, and succeed in getting good grades from my pupils, shall satisfy my employers. and possibly be retained at an advanced salary; or, if l succeed in doing first class work, shall be enabled to get into school of higher grade. If do not follow this outline pretty closely, my pupils will not do we'll, and it will be known by everyone within the township"
 5. The actual use of the outline for a number of years would result in the retention of good teachers at a better salary for a number of terms, and the rejection of the poor. CT class at any price. The use of the outline. then, makes the teach. er's tenure of office more permanent and tends to improve the profession of teaching by making PROFESSIONAL COUNTRY AND VILLAGE TEACHERS.
 6. When the teacher thoroughly understands how to use the outlin, and how to secure the best result from it, he holds the key to tn, situation so far as discipline is con cerned. It is an old and trite say ing, that "the secret of good schoo government is in keeping the chil dren busy" Just in proportion that the children are kept busy. vii the necessity for attempting to i'm prove the discipline of the schoo lesson. Thorough organization ant classification with a good executiv at the head, will secure all that i
 desirable under the head of schoo discipline. The outline, if properl, prepared should provide for thor ough classification in the rura ) school. When the organization ant classification is perfected, the out line is we'll in use; when the pupi
 knows how to use the outline he i ready to cultivate "the school vir tues" viz., regularity of attendance truthfulness, promptness, obedience
 kindness, neatness, diligence, earn
 estness and thoroughness in tn,
 preparation, or the recitation of tn, lesson. The school which takes holC of the outline, and falls in with tn, organization, has all the disci pline i
 needs so far as good order is con cerned. Diligence in study vii
 banish the necessity of force in dis cipline. The outline keeps the pupi employed.