The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-11-25

You may do this by reading a por-
tion of a story and allowing the
class to finish II. Give them a theme
and let them develop it,
Teach the four forms of compost
tion, description, narration, exposi-
ton and argumentative through
themes.
Miss Alice Gregory, Honesdale,
gave the second talk on Second
Year English" The four years spent
In High school contribute more to the
formation of character than any
other four years of life. In our lit
erary study we must endeavor to aid
our class to interpret life, to respond
to the demands made upon them as
men and women.
The pupil must first be well
grounded in grammar. He needs to
have an intelligent grasp of the sub
ject. Our work in second year con-
sists of course in composition, rhet-
oric and the following classics: Ivan
hoe, The Lady of the Lake, Idyls of
the King, Vision of Sir Launfel and
Julius Caesar. Miss Gregory follow
ed by helpful and practical talk on
how to obtain the best results in fol-
lowing out the course and making
mental training but also the develop
ment of character.
After singing I'm Dear Old
Wayne" DR.: Howerth spoke on the
Mature of interests" Some of our
interests are the same as those man
ifested by the lower animals.
Things that move, strange sounds,
strange sights. Strange things not
too remote from our experience are
easily remembered. story of ad-
venture; an element of mystery 1T
is no trouble to hold a pupils atten-
tion if that is the end in view. We
are interested in things which con-
Germ us or have personal worth to
us Our interests proceed from a
selfish motive, not however in a
narrow sense of the word. Get a boy
to see that it is to his interest to
know the English language, and you
will have no trouble in getting him
to study grammar.
We must arouse the interest of
children in those studies included in
the curriculum. The child, as the
man, becomes stronger by the per-
formance of duty.
Prof. Chas. Albert of the Blooms
burg State Normal School was the
next speaker and discussed "The
Proper Proportion of Time in the
Course of Study" Last year of the
nineteen million children of school
age in the United States eighty-fve
per cent left school at the end of the
fifth year. Eleven per cent. finish
High school while four per cent. go
to some higher institution of learn
ing. 1t is unfair to arrange our
school course for the four per cent.
What can we do for this great num-
Der who leave school so early in life?
Can we in five years give them
enough to prepare them for their life
and work?
Reading intelligently is the first
thing of Importance. We get a large
number of pupils in our Normal
School who cannot read intelligent
iy. During the first year seventy
per cent. of the time is not too much
to give to what We call Language
Arts, including reading, spelling, oral
speech and story telling The other
thirty per cent. to arts, writing,
drawing, hand work and vocal mu-
sic. The second year the first bran
ches may receive ten per cent. less
time which may be devoted to num-
Der. Thus early in life implant a
love for Reading and Art The
speaker showed by meansaof a dia-
gram the change in the time, giving
gradually less to the Language arts
and introducing the new branches in
their place through the eighth grade.
According to this schedule one-third
OF this time would be given to the
language arts, one-fifth to Arithme-
tic, about one-fifth to science and
nature study, one-sixth to history and
geography and one-fifth 70 art.
"A Liberal Education" was dis
cussed by DR.. Howerth Thursday af-
ternoon. The end of education in
any country depends upon the main
interests of the country. In a mill
tary country it must bear some rela-
tion to war; in a commercial coun-
try must have something to do with
trade. In olden times the work of
the school was to develop a mem
Der of the aristocracy, a lady or
gentleman. Originally a liberal edu-
cation was one designed for the free
man, not for the slave. 1t should
mean a man whose body and mind
have been trained to work in accord
ance with his will. We do not de-
vote enough time to the physical per-
| tectlng OF the individual I'd rather
have good health than a university
training, rather a fine physique than
all the money in the world How
ever important the three RS they
| are means TO an end. We must
give the child power to use this
! means. He must come out with a
vast amount OF information. He
should also leave school with an un-
quenchable desire for knowledge that
shall influence him to go on and on
to success. Give him the power to
think about right things and give
him the courage of his convictions.
The last period of the afternoon
was occupied by Mrs. Salo Friede-
wald, Scranton, who gave a reading
of The Piper" This was play
written by Josephine Preston Pea
body, and was the one which receiv-
ed the prize offered for a play to be
| given at the opening of the Shakes
pearean Theatre last May at STRAIT
! ford-on-Ayon. This was a rare
treat for the large audience and we
hope we may have the privilege of
hearing Mrs Friadawald again