The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-06-22

Love Mercy, and to Walk Humbly With
Thy God."-Mic 6S
Different forms of review are suit.
ed to classes of different ages and
different degrees of development so
that a variety of methods is sug-
gested below Some of these plans
may need to be united with others to
NIL out'the session. and any other
changes and adaptations of them may
be made that seem best to the
teacher
The quarters lessons have taken
up six books of the Old Testament.
There have been five lessons in Sec
ond Kings, two in Second Chronicles.
two In Isaiah and one each in Jonah,
Micah and Hosea. Select six MEM
bers OF the class and have each
write a three-minute essay on one Of
these books, telling about the general
course of the lessons or lesson from
that book, and the teachings brought
out therein. Let the class listen care
fully to each essay. and at the close
dictate set OF questions. which you
have written beforehand. on the quar-
ter's lessons as a whole, having the
class write answers to the questions
as they are read.
The teacher will write on slips OF
cardboard or heavy manila paper a
series of questions on the lessons OF
the quarter, about FIVE questions on
each lesson. These questions viln
cover the principal facts of the les
sons, and will be so framed that the
answers can be very brief. yet ade-
quate. Lay the slips of paper face
down. on the class table or on a large
book held in the lap, mix them up. o.
and have the class draw them ono
at a time, in turn The scholar that
draws a question will read II aloud,
and then answer II II he can. retain
ing the slip. If he does not answer
correctly, or at all. the next on his
left will try to answer II, and so on
around the class The scholar that
answers II will hold the slip and tho
scholar that holds the largest num-
ber at the end of the recitation is do
clared the victor in the little contest.
Announce this plan a week in ad-
vance, that the class may study for 1t.
Take series of lesson pictures.
Obliterate the titles of the pictures.
and fasten bit of ribbon to each.
Place the pictures in box open at
the end, and let the ribbons extend
outside. The scholars will draw
these pictures out one after the other.
each scholar telling the class about
the lesson to which his pictures be-
longs, holding up the picture as he
does so. After the pictures have
been used once. II there is time they
may be returned to the box and the
exercise may be repeated. This form
OF review is especially adapted to the
primary department.
The class will be divided at least
week in advance into two sides.
each side with a leader. The sides
will meet by themselves and each
prepare a series of questions on all
the lessons OF the quarter The teach
er will meet with each side and make
sure that the questions are fair ones.
and clearly expressed. o. review day
the two sides will sit facing each 9TH
er. One side, through its leader, will
propose a question TO the other side,
which will answer il IL can. speaking
always through its leader, but always
after consultation with the rest of the
side. Then the second side will pro-
pose a question to the first side. and
so on, alternating If the answer is
wrong the side that proposed tho
question scores a point; II partly
wrong, half a point The side that
is defeated may be required to give
social at the teachers home, to the
other side
This review, which is especially
suited to adult classes, consists OF
series of essays or talks on the prin-
clpal topics OF the various lessons.
As far as possible the speakers will
choose their topics or lessons. but
the teacher will have list ready for
suggestion The following list will
be an aid:
1.-The Healing Side OF Religion.
II-0w Unseen Defenders Ill
Starting the Young in Their Lives.
IV.-Our Care for Gods House. "
The Universally of Christianity.
VT.-The Perils of Pride. VII.-Our
Work for Our Country. VIll-Tem-
perance Work Needed Today. IN
The Madness OF Militarlsm. X-God's
Forgiveness, and How to obtain II.
Methods That Succeed.
XlI-The Final Results OF Sin.
The teacher will take large sheet
of heavy manila paper and with a
broad-pointed shading-pen and very
black Ink, in large letters. he will
copy as much of the following outline
OF the quarters lessons as he can get
on the Sheet then he will go on with
other sheets till II is all copied Fold
each sheet back along the central
line. taking pains to keep each half
Of the outline on its side of the sheet.
Place the sheets before the class ono
after the other, and have the sclolars
copy them carefully. Before a sheet
is copied the scholars will fold their
sheets of paper backward down tie
center so as to divide them into two
columns for exactness In copying.
After sheet has been copied the
teacher will fold the right hand side
backward so that It is out of sight.
and see II the class can complets
each line Of the lefthand side FROM
Then go on to the next