The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-11-15

ana not get the thought, because
bad habit is thus formed.
lntermission.
Roll call.
Singing.
DR.. McFarlane occupied the next
period and continued his work of the
morning on Geography" His talk
was chiefly on climatic conditions
and their effect on the earth's in
habitants as to industry, food, cloth
ing, etc. 1t is difficult to know too
much about any subject. 1t is COM
Portable to know why things are so
and So There is more to climate
than temperature and moisture.
Across the northern part of Florida
and the Gulf of Mexico, and reach
ing out into the Atlantic Ocean
when in normal position is a belt
of calm, or high pressure, where the
winds blow up and down instead of
across. This fact made it possible
for Columbus to discover America
and to return home safely. He left
home at just the season when this
belt was farthest north and so he
sailed into the region of the north
east trade winds. which carried him
to our shores. He stayed here until
this belt was farthest south and con-
sequently the westerly winds carried
him safely home. Industries can
exist and prosper in large area only
when the area is physically adapted
to them. The reason why the South
African cavalry so far excelled in
speed the English cavalry at the
time of the war in South Africa was
that the former were riding, in that
hilly country, horses born and bred
among the hills, while the English
were riding horses which had been
reared on the plains of central
United States, they having purchased
them from our country. The kind of
industry pursued and the way peo-
pie do it, the food they eat and the
way it is prepared, the clothes they
wear and the way they wear them
all this depends upon the environ
ment in which they live. To those
who have to teach elementary geo.
graphy to children, you cannot know
too much of the subject. Get away
from the idea that all there is of
geography is contained in the text
book. Get hold of George Elliotts
Adam Bede" and read it for her
fine geographical description. Read
Between the Gates" by Benjamin
II
va" by Lord Byron.
Wednesday Morning.
Song service.
Devotional exercises, led by Rev.
C. c. Miller, OF st. Johns Lutheran
church.
Announcements, singing.
(, Supt. Teitrick discussed "A Law
OF Teaching" When the day is dark
and cloudy the teacher must lift the
cloud for the day. She must furnish
the sunshine for the inside. If you
live, as you ought to live until 10
o'clock, the rest of the day will take
care of itself. The secret is to start
the day right. And the way to start
right is to seek first the Source of
all power and come forth with the
benediction Of the Eternal Father.
Law is a method of operation.
The teacher makes the school. What
constituents make up the act OF
| teaching? There are two actors, the
| teacher and the learner. There are
three active processes, the teacher
| teaching, the learner learning, the
! gathering up of ends or the test
The teacher must know what he
would teach. There are degrees oil
knowledge. Illustration is the oasis
in the desert of teaching. The cen.
trail art of teaching Is the power tc
| illustrate. l am emphasizing special
daily preparation for the work to be
| done. The teacher sometimes needs
| to emphasize despatch. / find thai
pupils are getting slower and slower
in their work. There is need tc
quicken them to more activity in
their school work. There are al
ways children who need specia
treatment, special thought. l plead
for the teachers preparation-fol
the teacher who will study the indi
vidual pupil. 1t is now fair to mag
Nifty the weaknesses of the children
and hold them up before them. En-
courage and not discourage. One o
the great requisites in teaching i!
enthusiasm. You can be enthusias
tic only as you understand YOU
work. There is a requisite of gov
erning power. That comes from
knowing what you are going to dC
and how you are going to do it
Confidence is the cornerstone o
cheerful, willing obedience. Ignor
ance and inefticiency destroy conf
tidence. Master the art OF question
|
questioner Is strong. A good ques
tion is grammatic, logical, concise
clear, snappy. Prepare each day (
list of questions measuring up t.
this standard for each subject o
your school work and you will be
come a giant before your school.
teachers knowledge must be thor
ough and familiar. The speaker
concluded his talk with the follow
ing quotation from Thoreau: 81
may be a small matter but bear il
mind that when anything is wei
done it is done forever"
Singing; intermission.
Wednesday Afternoon.
Singing.
Prof. Warren began the after
moons work with a talk on Lest w,
Fail" The talk was inspired b,
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