The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1914-09-04

years. Inc rural lie propiem Is noI
to keep boys and girls on the farm.
There always will be some migration
cityward for economic reasons. The
problem is to keep life in the coun-
try what it ought to be-socially,
morally, educationally, religiously. We
do not want a European peasantry,
but American citizens, on American
farms. We don't want country hay
seeds" or T" city dads" but every
where virile warm-blooded Americans.
The Thursday morning session
closed with discussion of Will and
it's relation to Interest and Attention,
by DR.. Graves. "As man thinketh,
so is he," is the most profound truth
in Psychology. The idea that is kept
in the mental focus will express it.
self in action. It's the teachers bus
mess to correct evil by putting a
competing idea in the consciousness
which shall be strong enough to over
power the wrong ideas seeking place
there. No subject has place in a
school curriculum if not itself of vital
interest. The idea of the mental dis
ciplinarian lit doesn't make any diff
ference what you study SO long as
you don't like it," is fundamentally,
phychologically wrong.
DR.. Henry G. Williams failed to ap-
pear and DR.. Graves proved himself
possessed of one of the essential
characteristics of a true teacher by
his ability to rise to an emergency.
lie gave talk on character. Charac-
ter is not reputation. 1t is not what
the world thinks man is; it is not
what the man thinks of himself. It is
the aggregate of his ideas, interests,
actions, habits.
DR.. Thompson then spoke of the net
results to be expected from a recita-
ton. 1t will not do for the teacher to
trust to his official position for sue
cess. The teacher must be a student,
the subject matter must be well in
hand; no teacher has any business to
appear before class without
intensive and extensive preparation
for the recitation. It is a serious
thing to disappoint the rational ex-
pectations of our friends.
The three departmental meetings
were in charge of Miss Ella Cana
van, Miss Mary Wheatly and Miss
Mary Phillips. Miss Canavan taught
the primary teachers few games
and gave an excellent talk on sense
training.
The Latin department was FORUM
ate in having Miss Wheatly for a
leader. Miss Wheatly is one of Lake
woods successful teachers. A
Latin teacher who does not feel the
necessity Of its being taught, is in the
wrong place. Latin gives an increas-
ed knowledge of the origin of English
words; it has both disciplinary and
cultural value.
The case of the school house and
yard was the topic of discussion in
the High school auditorium, where
Miss Phillips was in charge.
This session. closed with depart
mental meetings. Mr.. w. C. Rohde
had an excellent exhibit of the
science work of Brunswick high
school, and he told the teachers how
to prepare an exhibit. Such work is
certainly worth while.
Mr.. N. P. Clark spoke Of the "What
and What Not in Arithmetic" Such
topics as compound proportion, OBJ
solete tables, cube root, partial pay
ments, should be omitted and empha-
sis placed on problems the child will
meet in life.
Mr.. T. N. Cash introduced a discus
sion on how to interest the people in
the schools. He emphasized the i'm
portance Of the teachers personality.
The teacher who is socable, kind, cour-
teous, will win the confidence Of the
patrons and this interest will follow.
Miss Kline Of Leroy, gave some ex-
cellent methods Of interesting children
in using correct English.
Miss Zoe Prouty Boult had charge
of the music at every session and
rendered several pleasing solos.
The institute closes today.