Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-09

due primarily to interest on the part
Of the teacher. Most pupils think
they read the classics because they
have to, and not because there is any
real good to be obtained from them
They cannot understand the ethical
value.
IF a pupil does not show interest
in English classics it is the duty of
the teacher to try to inspire that in.
terest. This may be done in several
ways.
1.-THE teacher herself must be
really interested in the subject matter
and it must be presented in an inter
esting way.
"2-The teacher must be supplied
with all sorts Of neutrality-suspicious.,
and conditions Of moral and social life
regarding the classics she is teaching.
'.3-Reference work must be care
fully planned by the teacher, and UNI
important points eliminated
different classes require differ
ent methods. Some are brighter than
others and work must be, adjusted to
fit the pupil.
"5-The teacher must have perfect
confidence in herself A nervous
teacher cannot accomplish anything.
Energetic and enthusiastic work on
the part of the teacher is required
Geography Conference.
Superintendent E. F. Schall of FIT.
Madison was leader, and called the
geography conference in room No. 4
at the high school yesterday. Mrs.
Ella Grouse Of Fort Madison spoke of
some devices in teaching geography.
What may be accomplished IL the
sixth and seventh grades was handled
in an able manner by Miss Mary E..
Ship of Mt. Pleasant, while the general
scope of the geography in the grades
was the theme Of Supt j. L. Packer Of
Wapello.
Latin Conference.
o. H. Ilowrey of Davenport led the
meeting of the Latin conference in
room No. at the high school and an
interesting paper on prosody in secon-
Diary Latin poetry, which was. discuss
ed by number Of those present. From
the standpoint of the college,, Pro-.
Franklin H. Potter of the State univer-
sity, Iowa City, was heard. From the
standpoint of the high school the dis
cussion was general and open. Vocab-
ulary in high school Latin gave rise TO
much discussion which was led by
Miss Mary Dobyns Of Oskaloosa and
Miss Harriet Kerns of Grinnell, led
the discussion on the report Of the
commission on college entrance re-
quirements in Latin.
Grammar Conference.
Nine children from Lincoln school
of Burlington delighted the teachers
who attended the Grammar Intermedi.
ate Round Table yesterday afternoon
at the Y. M. c. A., with number Of
folk games, illustrating paper pre-
pared by their teacher, Miss Mary c..
McKitterick, and read by Miss Martha
Cox. The children executed the high
land fling, Irish hornpipe, Spanish,
French and Dutch folk dances, and a
beautiful minuet. The following pupils
Of Lincoln school participated:
Dorothy Ohlmutz, Julia Bieg, Alma
Flynn, George Donlan, Pauline Koer-
ner, Leo Lehman, Willie Hiltz, Elmer
Burkhardt, Julius Nebiker.
Special Conference.
The special conference was called
to order at the close Of the program in
the assembly room by H. E. Blackmar.
superintendent at Iowa City. In the alb
sence of Supt w. F. Chevalier Of Mus
catine, the second paper on the pro-
gram was called for and was read by
A. E. Parsons of Keokuk The subject
was From the Standpoint Of the
Special Teacher" He said that the
special teacher should know all of one
subject and something of many sub