The independent-reporter., 1910-12-29
IMPORTANT SCHOOL MEETING.
Held at North Anson-PrOfitable for
All.

The School and Study club held Its
third meeting In the Mark Emery
school building Friday evening, Dec.
Is. and although the coldest evening of
the winter the members of the club.
from the lower village, that Is the
teachers OF the Garfield school, were
present. The committee on member
ship reported that all citizens and
teachers who are interested in either
schools or in study are invited to join
the club, the only necessary initiatory
being to attend the meetings. 1t was
voted to hold the next meeting in the
Garfield school building. at the lower
village, Friday evening, January Ii.
1911. The first argument. What are
the essentials of an ideal class reel
tation. on both the teachers and the
class part?" was presented by Supt.
George f. Paine. who said that the
first essential was a careful prepara-
tion of the lesson by both the teacher
and the pupils, and that the second
essential was the method. The
speaker much preferring the Undue
tive method. Every word of Mr..
Paine's argument was fun OF mean
ing; to illustrate. we quote one SEN
hof xaoif alton
plete failure which does not arouse
and enthuse each pupil in the class"
In the discussion which followed this
argument, those who expressed them
selves thought that the conduct OF
the teacher and the pupils during the
recitation was also an important es-
sential. The second argument. What
shall we do when one-half OF the
pupils In a grade are well prepared.
and the other half are poorly prepar-
ed for their grader" was presented by
Dist Supt Chas. e. Ball of Bingham.
In his modest, yet forecful manner.
Mr.. Ball said in part. that the teac- n
er could not make brains, that Y,reat
results could not always be Obtained
with pupils who come from Ignorant
and dissipated homes that b.e did not
wish his remarks to be considered q
positive cure for the disease, but that
he had found them to greatly help In
number of instanr. .es. First, he
thinks that too little time Is spent by
the teacher Ia the assignment of the
lesson; the lesson should be assigned
for the benefit of the poorly prepared
pupil, and nOs for the well prepared
pupil The speaker would also have
the study of each lesson Immediately
follow the assignment of that lesson.
In the recitation the teacher should
spend the majority of the time with
the dull pupils. In closing, Mr.. Ball
said that the word DRILL should
bs, written In the largest capitals pos
sible across the walls of every school
room, and then the word should be
heavily underscored; and it is the dull
pupil that the speaker would have
drilled the most. A vote of thanks
was given Mr.. Ball. There was a
goodly number of teachers present, a
great many grammar and high school
pupils, and five citizens. three OF
whom were parents. The teachers
wish that the parents would show
their interest In the schools in some
)other manner than by criticism and
fault finding behind the teachers
back. Every teacher will gladly well
come the parent who comes to him
in a friendly spirit, with complaints
or suggestions; but we firmly believe
that the parent, who never enters the
school building from one years end
tor another, does not know about what
he is complaining, neither does he
sknow whether he has suggestions to
make or not We wonder how many
parents from North Anson will at
tend the next meeting Of the club
Friday evening, January 13, at the
lower village. If they are furnished
free conveyance? Those interested
will confer with either Mr.. williams
of the Academy, or with Mr.. Hamlin
OF the Mark Emery school.