The Mena weekly star., 1910-01-27

When we say outlines, we refer to the course of study adopted for the county. There should be no secret in school work. The pupil should know the limit of the examinations for the month as well as the teacher.
 With the detailed outline before him, the pupil has a guide for pri- vate study, which he would not other wise have. tupils will frequently study at home or in partial leisure hours in the school, if they know WHAT to study; they are furnished both the,wHAT and the HOW MUCH in such course of study as that which we are advocating.
 By having the outline at hand, the pupil has a guide 70 follow in select ing the terms for definition, rules to be learned, places to be located, problems to be solved. etc; this gives him employment at all times, and is a strong incentive to have him do more than he would ordinarily do without this assistance.
 By the pupils having this course, it saves the teacher much unneces- sary labor in the matter of copying or in making up outlines from day to day. Since the pupil cannot se- lect the practical from his text, it is absolutely necessary that some one should do it for him; hence the printed outline furnishes all this, without the consequent labor of pre- pairing it for him; it saves the pupil much valuable time, as he st.copy the outlines from day to day under the old form of the most progressive teaching.
 By having an outline for the whole county, it offers an incentive to both teacher and pupil no. found in the separate outline for an individual district, since no two teachers would make up or select the same terms, rules, definitions. problems. etc., to be found in an outline best applicable to the county. and written by teach CTS of broad minds and much ex- perience in the use of different text books.
 The use of a we'll planned and log ical outline furnishes the pupil with the key to a topical study, makes him independent to a certain degree, not attainable by the usual text book method of study, and leaves him free to find the information required by consulting any or all authorities at hand.
 Pupils have mol apparent lack of employment on the score of not knowing where the work may bs found. When lesson is learned they may find what is wanted nexr by referring to the outline. Brigh pupils are thus encouraged to pusf on and complete the course as soor as possible.
 Having the outline in hand pupil get a comprehensive view of | branch long before they complet, it; in other words, they are enabled to see what is before them for tn, year, and are thus encouraged to d, part of it in advance of the regula lessons.
 Having the printed outline tn pupil can be directed to review an, part of the work at any time. simple direction will enable him t turn to to the topic desired for re view, and he can at once prosecut the labor without further direction Such an outline would be of immens value to the advanced pupil who ha a desire to secure an education b entering the high school or the pre- paratory department of the colleg' or normal school.
 Summing up the principal point in favor of furnishing the printe' outline to the pupils, the stronges argument in it's favor is the fac that 1t puts the pupil upon his fee and makes him an independent in vestigator after the topical plan o study. The textbook plan of ques