The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-03-15
SCHOOLS Of WAKE
FULL Of PROGRESS
Valuable Meeting OF the
County Teachers
ADVANCED STEP TAKEN

Count, superintendent Il. y Jneid Iii
scetained at Delightful Luncheon
and There We're Valuable and Prac-
- r;ca, Addresses, During the Meeting
In,nortant Announcements Being
Made AZ tn Increase in Teachers
Salaries and Date Of County Insti-
tuts.
Full IF attractions, both material
and Intellectual. the most dehghtu1
and valuable meeting Of the Wake
county teachers of this year was held
Yesterday. beginning at 11:3o O'Clock,
when nearly one hundred teachers and
representative men and women OF the
city gathered in the auditorium of the
Raleigh High School building.
For an hour and a half the teach
Ars AND invited guests We're enter
tanned at an Informal luncheon given
nv County Superintendent z. Y. judo.
PHI elaborate menu, consisting of
many choice d~elicacies, was served by
the young ladies of the Domestic
Scienc Department OF the High
School. under the direction Of Miss
Josephine Evans. the efficient head
Of the department. All We're delight
I'll villa LIttS par ot AlC al @"A
before the close of the meeting a
unanimous vote Of thanks was given
Prof, Judd, Miss Evans and the High
School girls for their hOspitaIlUeS and
coGrtesies.
The Way to Open school.
Tho opening exercises Of the Tegu-
las program were conducted by Prof.
Alien J. Rarwict. of the State Depart
gnent Of Public instruction, who has
- -&,-Ivy - cyF nnnrin Or
exercises should be properly conduct
"a. He made the exercises full Of life
and interest, having songs sung, lead
Ing ia prayer, II giving suggestive
hints in a practical way as to how to
make the school opening exercises of
great value to all h pupils.
A Practical and Valuable Talk.
Prof. ). A. Matheson. Of the Chair
nj Education OF the State Normal and
industrial College. next addressed the
teachers. He discussed most clearly
h five formal steps in teaching, TAX
Ing as the basis the second chapter In
IIamilton's r~ecitations. In detail he
discussed the steps in the inductive
and deductive methods. giving especial
prominence to the deductive and point
ing out clearly the value in school
work to let the work Of the pupil be
advanced by suggestive thoughts. He
gave practical examples of the work.
ing Of tile method. and IN doing 50
urged upon the teachers hat they do
not talk too much, but give the pupils
2 chance. He declared his experience
was hat the teachers lid too much
talking. the pupils too little. Said he
1--WE rob the child of his opportun-
sty to talk. We teachers rob the
child OF his birthright by talking too
much. Let the child talk
In urging the value of suggestive
questions Prof. Matheson insisted that
Il was practical questions that fitted
the surroundings OF the child that
you'd OF the greatest value. and
then he showed the great variety Of
practical matter that could be taught
by the use Of such questions as Does
1t pay to keep a cow?"" in which the
cost Of the cows keep and the results
Of the selling products are to be con
sidered, aud Does it pay TO burn
wood or coaI?" the economic dues-
aion to be answered with illustrations.
His remarks were helpful throughout
and he closed by declaring to the
teachers hat the best thought he
could give them vas "Ie teaches best
who teaches least
"A to Primary Work.
Some Features of Primary Work.
was the subject Of one among the