The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-08-25
CLARK
Addresses The Teachers At
The County Institute
As A Representative Of
School Commission
Speaks Of Teaching Agrl-
culture In The Schools
And Says II Has Been Taught
Successfully
Supt. COughIin Uses Time
Chart In Lecturiug

The session Thursday morning was
begun as usual by singing and devo-
tional exercises. Supt. Borden of
Fredericktown, conducted these exer-
cises.
President Dorr then introduced j.
r. Clark of Columbus, who came as
representative of State School Com.
missioner Zeller. Mr.. Clark talked
on the teaching of agriculture in the
public schools this coming winter He
told of the Cahill bill which passed the
legislature last winter, making the
teaching of agriculture compulsory in
all public schools outside of city
schools. He told of many schools in
which agriculture ohas already been
taught very successfully. But he said
that in teaching agriculture as in any
other subject, the teacher should never
lose sight of the fact that she is teach.
ing children and that the test of good
teaching is the effect it has upon the
lives of the pupils.
Supt. Ooughlin's address was on
"TAe Field of Language" From a
time chart that he put on the board
he showed the relative length of time
that should be given to each subject
in each grade of school Language
should be major study in the sew
enth and eighth years. Out of 800
points uq time to be given to all work
in the eight grades, 365 points should
| be given to language. Reading, writ
ing and spelling are all to be consid-
cred as language studies.
Wednesday Afternoon
AT the beginning of Wednesday af-
ternoon's session Mrs. Baker sang
Golden. Winsome F1eur-de-lis, the
words of which were written by DR..
Hulley.
DR.. Hulley then continued his talk
of the morning on "The Formation of
the Constitution" The convention
was in session from the middle of May
until the last of September, 1887. Var.
ious plans were afforded by different
states but the Virginia plan, drawn
up by James Madison, was finally TAX
en- as a working basis. After much
deliberating and compromising in or
der to satisfy the different states, the
constitution was formed ready to be
submitted to the thirteen states for
ratification. The states were slow to
ratify the Constitution even now. DR.,
Hulley told of the trouble that was
experienced in some of the states be
fore it was possible to get the consti
tuition ratified.
Supt Coughlin's address was on
"Thoroughness in Education" He
discussed at length what is meant by
thoroughness and a thorough school
He said that thorough school is one
that gives the broadcast culture to the
greatest number. One of the import
ant duties of school is the disciplin
airy training of children which is
taught through punctuality, regular
ity, opportunity to excel, praise ol
work well done and in many Other
ways. This is the training that raise:
pupils 70 higher plane of living.
He gave several reasons for lack o
thorougnness in the schools. Amont
them are lack of preparation by chill
dren, too much mere word study, vol
unteer recitations, concert recitations
and a want of giving definite aim
for study to pupils.
He said that the marks on a pupil
report do not always tell of the labo
and effort put forth but most often o
:, the native ability of the pupil.
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