The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-11-22
REPORT TEACHERS
BI-MONTHLY MEET
[By Miss Loona Winter, Secretary. j

LBy Miss Leonn Winter, Secretary.l
The first bi-monthly meeting OF the Mer.
Ger County Teachers Association was held
In the High School auditorium on Novem.
ber 10. The children OF the second and
third grades OF the Oelna public schools
sang several pretty songs under the dlrec.
tion OF Miss Mabel Mcdonald, after which
DR.. Lance led the devotional service.
A. o. Mccall. OF o. s. u, Columbus, Rd-
dressed the teachers upon the subject OF
agriculture, Tenchers should try 70 arouse
an interest In the study OF agriculture in
schools that have not the f6cllities room
ments showing source OF things that enter
into the growth OF the plant Plants do
eat and derive their foou from somewhere.
| They take their food by drinking rather
than by eating. The first and most Import
ant function OF water In the soil is to dis
solve the plant food. Evaporation from the
surface OF the soil is continually going on.
This should try to be prevented by
thorough cultivation. Simple experiments
to illustrate these processes can be done In
the school. We should appeal to the child
rem through practical matters.
The teachers then listened to an address
by y. Il. Turnipseed, OF New Richmond. on
teachers score card. The ideal teacher viii
score 100 per cent. The first point on the
score card is teaching power, worth 80 per
cent, which consists OF % preparation OF
the lesson, (2) skill In presenting the les
son, kdl assignment OF tne lesson, l1l results,
n necessary sequence OF the first three.
The second main topic on the score card
Is government, which Is worth 80 per cent.
The points under this topic are ll) general
spirit Of the school, (2l attitude toward the
school and each other; (3l general attitude
toward school property.
The third and last topic on the teachers
score card Is general character, worth 20 per
cent, I'D professional interest shown, t2l
community interest. (8) stand for those
things that make the best citizens, 4 per-
sonality OF the teacher.
The afternoon session opened with sing
ing by the fourth and NTH grades, led by
Miss Nc Donald. This was followed by an
address 10 the teachers upon the governing
power of the teacher. The best results are
expected 10 come from the schools. Home
influence or lack OF II Is the cause OF the
most trouble we have, A large part of the
molding OF the character rests on the
teacher. In order to make success in
molding character four elements are nee
essary: N) scholarship, t2l sense scholar
ship may know what to do but sense knows |
how to do II; (3) common knowledge or
stick ck-to-lt-lveness, ~ sympathy which is !
the chief attribute I'm the character of the /
teacher. True sympathy comes from the |
heart and 1t must bear the stamp OF the |
heart. The greatest OF the four elements
are sense and sympathy.
40. Mccall continued his talk OF the |
morning upon agrlculture-corn. An in |
terest should he aroused in the children so |
as to Interest the parents In the work. |
Plants inherit qualities. so environment |
and heredity mark the quality OF corn.
Corn for seed should be selected from the |
field. A chart was shown to the teachers
showing the effect OF the conditions OF
growth upon the value OF seed corn. Many |
points are gained In field selection. There
are six types OF corn-pod corn, dent corn,
flint corn, flour corn, sweet corn and pop
corn. Pod corn is supposed to be the origi-
nal corn. II these have developed from |
common corn IT has been changed by the |
system OF selection. One attractive means
Of interesting pupils In the study OF corn is
n corn show.
The institute was adjourned to meet at |
the call OF the executive committee.