The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-08-22

At the Monday afternoon session of
the Teachers institute Prof. Belling-
ham gave a half hours training in
voice production, and the proper
method Of teaching songs to children.
In twenty minutes he taught the mem-
bcrs of the institute song entirely
new to them. so that they could sing
It from memory. Prof. Bellngham's
methods of teaching are plain and
simple and free from all complication
which would tend to confuse child
ish mind
Following the music hour. II. l..
Coll, SUPERINTENDENT of agricultural
education in the department Of state
school commissioners at SWanton. o.,
talked on the study OF agriculture
i'm the grades. Mr.. Coll spoke of the
gradual awakening which the heads
of educational institutions are just
coming to. In the fact that the study
of agriculture Is necessary to the
proper training of the American child
This is not new study" said Mr..
COL, 1T Is merely the result (of the
demands of the time" The speaker
went On to prove the advantage which
IS given 20 children by the study OF
agriculture. not only for those who
intend to become agriculturists but tc
those who take up other occupations.
This movement has come To stay. all
we need is enthusiasm he declared.
I'VE want you teachers to carry this
spirit of agricultural interest into the
schools of the country"
Aftav The r.pacus ,shIpt. fni1,u.I m,
address made by MIR. Coll, violin
solo was renCered by Roland Belling-
ham. accompanied on the piano by
his father. MIR. Bellingham respond
cd TO encore
Prof. McMurray completed the adj
crcss begun by him in the morning
ON the subject. "rhe Problem of A
Proper Course OF study" The speak.
er began by summing up his morning
talk in the two statements. "A con-
crete treatment of a topic is necessary
to the development vf an idea. The
growth of ideas must be made by
comparisons" "The common school.
said the speaker. has come to be the
epitome of all the great forces OF a
nation. We no longer have the me:,
uhOklSlIl'EN VI blutll lliuts aNVN w
have a varied method Of teaching w,
lave Our gymnasiumS drawing. music
domestic training, practical trad.
iearning and many other new studies
And because of these many new stu
dies We have become poor teachers
We have too many things to teach
We have introduced a dozen new stu
dies in the last twenty years. W.
have run up against difficulty in
outlining a course of study som
teachers there are who advocate tn,
old method OF study of only the thre,
RS. They say rather do a few things
well. than great many things hal
done. Aud then. there are othel
teachers who want to keep up with
the world at large. For the last 800
years the world has leen advancing
along the line of thought study. Wha
the children of today need pre-emi
nently Is the enrichment Of though
study ana imaginativeness. We have
a complex, multitudnous line o
study. by multitudinous, ! mean thu
elemeuts contained in It. We mus
make a more simple course of study
and at the same time enrich tn
thought and make the course wortl
| q lille"
As the time set for closing came be
fore the end Of Prof McMurray's ad
dress. the discussion of Voice ant
school Discipline" which was 10 hav'
been given by Prof Pearson, wa
postponed until the next session.
At tine opening devotional eXer
cises, Of the Tuesday morning session
Rev. j. p. Currin, OF the First Bap
tist church. conducted the exercises
Following this, Prof. Bellingham con
tlnued his work in the teaching o
school music. Several songs wer'
sung by the teachers, accompanied b.
| Miss Havill at the piano.
Prof. Pearson was next INTRODUCES
| TO speak on the subject 'rhe Noca
| Vocabulary" Prof. Pearson inter
spersed his remarks by recitin
| poems written by various author
| famous for their child poems. PRO-
| Pearson said: encouragement o
self-eXpression is necessary 4