Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-11-04
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1873.

teachers were glad to meet in York
Vile and he trusted that the meeting
would be beneficial to all.
Miss Garrison Of the Fort Mill
school read an instructive and care
fully prepared paper on the subject,
why are the results In the teaching
of reading in the primary grades so
unsatisfactory"
Following the reading of the paper,
the subject was thrown open to the
association for discussion. Superin-
tendent John e. Carroll said that al
though his work lay with the country
schools, It had been his observation
that reading is the poorest taught sub
ject and that the trouble comes with
the teachers. All those in charge of
schools should get teachers manuals
and be largely guided by them. =
Miss Leila A. Russell did not think
the children were sufficiently drilled
in the primer One trouble was the
kind of questions asked. They were
too broad for the children to compre-
hend. ,
Miss Withers, Of Winthrop, thought
the children of primary grades looked
at words without getting the thought
of the word. They should be taught to
see the thought Of words. Upon being
asked as to how children could be
taught to see thought, Miss Withers
replied that a teacher should never
stress a word not connected with a
thought. Illustrate by pictures, ETC..
and get the children interested in
concrete things.
Prof. B. C. Riddle of the Glover
school wanted to know a simple way
Of saving time in a class room. Coun-
try teachers have to hear thirty-five
or forty recitations day, and 1t Is
impossible to give much time to any
one recitation. -
Miss Leila A. Russell thought the
best way to save time was by teach
ing reading correctly. Teachers, she
thought, could save time by co-rela-
ton and combination. Good reading
can be made> out of history and geog-
raphy. ~
Superintendent John e. Carroll
thought the school children talked in a
voice too low and would be glad to see
the evil remedied. 1875
Miss Withers thought that IL the
teacher could walk to the back Of a
child while the pupil was reading and
would close her (the teachers) book,
then II would cause the child to read
louder. but IL the pupil could not grasp
the thought Of the paragraph 1t was
reading. then the teacher must learn
the child to do go.
Prof r. II. Holiday was Of opinion
that II teacher couldn't read, she
could not teach the pupils to read. and
since great many teachers were not
good readers, many pupils were nat
urally backward In this branch OF
study. ,, - - -
Superintendent Koon, Of the Beth
any school, was on the programme to
read a paper on THE Relative Impor-
tance of Various Subjects in the Com
mon School Course Of Study" Prof.
Koon was not present at the meeting,
however, and Prof Lueco Gunter OF
Rock Hill lead in discussion of the
subject. He said the subject was quite
big one and when II comes to rela-
tive Importance It is largely a ques-
tion of which you would have, bread
or water. Both are necessary. So are
q number Of studies necessary. Read
ing is very important and in primary
grades should be the chief subject OF
study. A mistake was made when num-
ber work was impressed on primary
pupils too strongly. In the fourth
grade, pupils should be able to read
fluently and thus be ready for other
work. Some history could be taught
in primary grades.
Prof. B. C. Riddle, like Prof. Gunter,
thought the subject big one. The
relative Importance Of studies would
vary In different schools. Thus some
important studies in the Yorkville
school would not have the same i'm
portance at Glover and the same rule
applies to the different schools. Num-
Der work is Of relative Importance to
reading since 1t Is q tool In the hands
of children. The study Of geography
should be stressed while neatness, ex-
preston and manual training, Is the
art Of putting knowledge into practice.
Following discussion Of this subject.
Miss Leila A. Russell suggested next
Friday as cleanup day In all OF the
schools in the county. She thought
School Improvement associations OF
great importance and hoped every fac
tor would be brought into play to car
ry on the work.
President Holiday introduced to the
association, Rev. Alexander Martin Of
Rock Hill, who read paper in which
he spoke of various things connected
with school work. The speaker talked
of the relation Of teacher to teacher
and the practice Of exchanging ideas
which he thought was good. There
are some teachers so progressed as to
think they can learn nothing from
others, and yet everybody can learn
something from those in a lower posi-
ton. In conclusion the speaker told
of a mouse which was caught In a trap
and vet ate the bait which was a piece
of cheese. He was a little mouse and
when his captor saw him and saw the
cheese had been eaten he released the
mouse for his nerve. Rev. Mr.. Mar
tins advice to the teachers was that
no matter what kind Of trap they
were caught in, whether political, ped
agogic, scholastic or matrimonial
any kind, always eat the cheese:
Upon invitation Of Miss Leila A.
Russell, the association decided to hold
its next meeting at Winthrop college.
Prof Gunter suggested that the as
sociation's executive committee be
composed of the officers Of the organi.
ization as 1t was difficult to get full
meeting of the committee and he was
in favor Of one vice-president.
Prof. Witherspoon suggested five
members of the association, the pres
ident, first and second vice-presidents,
the secretary and treasurer compose
the executive committee. This sugges-
ton was adopted and Superintendent
John E. Carroll was elected secretary
and Miss Leila Russell, treasurer.
Prof. ]. P. Coates Of Fort Mill, was
elected first vice-president, and Prof.
B. c. Riddle, of Clover, second vice
president.
Superintendent John E. Carroll be-
fore adjournment issued challenge to
any member Of the association for
spelling match against him at the next
meeting of the association.
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
Progress of Registration.