Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-26
PRINCIPAL TERRELL BEFORE
 TEACHERS CONVENTION.
Speaks on Problema of High School
 Instructor.

There were about 1,500 school teach- efs gathered in Hartford Friday for the 66th annual convention of the Connecticut State Teachers associa- tion.
 The high school section, consisting of high school instructors, held it's sessions in the high school building. More than 200 teachers were in at tendance at the opening meeting, which was held in room 2e at 10 o'clock in the morning. Waiter B. Spencer of West Hartford presided and introduced the opening speaker, Henry A. Tir- rell. principal of the Norwich Free Academy. The address was a general one, dealing with the various problems met with in the work of high school instructor. MT. Tirreii spoke in part as follows:
 Many interesting and rather com plex problems confront the high school teacher in his work. The grade anl intelligence of the pupils is widely dif- feIent, and the work of the teacher painstaking character, Many high school scholars use easy words of which they have no understanding re- garding the meaning. Some of the most simple terms are beyond their comprehension, and it is the work or the teacher to clear uD their disastrous uncertainty. High school pupils should realize what they are saying and talking about. and this shortcom- ing is largely responsible for the diff culty in securing good essays from high school pupils throughout their courses.
 What is the remedy? The in structor should combine simple ideas together and secure complicated ideas in that manner. All high schools energy which goes through them.
 I've Problems,
 TWO serious proble4as confront us; first, teaching pupils to work, and sec ond, how to give our pupils the pWss aa to judge by an ideal This 1asS as the hardeet of aIL Mere reading of in - teresting books is not of any real value to the high school student. What we should do is to teach the scholars to appreciate the various masterpieces of literature.
 4Is the high school of today 8 fail~ ure? It is not if we are teaching our pupils to work earnestly and to carry out the true ideals which we endeavor to impress upon them.
 A Difference.
 There should be a clear distinction in the matter of teaching pupils who are fitting themselves for college and those who are not Chemistry should be taught to the college aspirant in a different manner than to the student whose school life ends when he fin- ishes his high school course In our school we draw this line clearly and distinctly and we have achieved un- usually good results thereby,
 TWO grades of pupils confront us in our high schools which are serious problems and which are entirely use less in the enrolment of our schools, The first is the pupil who is too lazy to study and the&econd is the one who would rather go out in the world and do things rather than turn his mind to intellectual pursuits. Each grade IS entirely useless in a high school, al though the second class often makes a great success in life.
 "A small difference in personality is what constitutes the successful teacn- CT. Personality and an understanding counts much in an instructor and a slight difference in discerning the pow CTS and capabilities of student is re- sponsible for the difference between an instructor who makes success and one who does not
 The grammar school section met at Jewell hall, Y. M. c. A. building, al 1915. Fred L. Newton, supervising principal, Norwich, was the leader. The principals section was held ir the Park church chapel at 1915. Ed 1 ward J. Graham. superintendent ol schools, Norwich, was the leader.