The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-08-21

Teachers Institute was opened by
singing, Mr.. Chubb leading.
How to Study an Authors Life"
was the subject of DR.. Green's ad-
dress. He said that it should not be
a mere study of dates, but should be
study of those facts that will help
to better understanding of an auth
or's writings.
Mr.. Oliver, a representative from
the State Department of instruction,
then spoke briefly, explaining the
new school law and answering ques-
tions in regard to it.
An intermssion then followed after
which DIR. Colegrove spoke on lima
gination and it's Value to the
Teacher"
He said, in part, that imagination
Is the power to form a mental image
to the senses. Thus imagination en-
ables a teacher to see the possibili-
ties in child helps her to antici-
pate the future and to modify past
experiences and project them into
the future. BY imagination she can
see the school it is possible to make,
to see how things may be transform
ed. If she has a clear vision of
things as they should be, then she
should be able to effect the trans
formation and make the vision a
reality.
Tuesday mornings session was
opened by singing followed by devo.
ticnal exercises conducted by Rev
E d. Barnett. The first address was
given by DR.. Colegrove on Social
Phases of School Management" He
said that the school is a social or.
ganization in which two great pro-
structure and one of function. The
problem of function is the vital one
but is often lost sight of by the
teacher in working out the problem
OF structure. The function creates
the structure. The structure of the
) schools have changed and are slowly
changing to meet the needs of the
times. The fundamental aims are
social efficiency and individual eff
cheney, the latter being the more i'm
portant. The three tests of a mans
individual efficiency are (1) How
i does he work? (2) Where does hi
live? and (S) What does he like
After an intermission, Miss Cotton o
Centerburg, sang a solo.
DIR. Green then continued his address
of Monday afternoon on How to Stud.
. an Authors Life" During his talk Dr
Green told in very interesting wa,
many incidents from the lives of val
ious authors and quoted many selec
tions from their writings. He said tina
2 there were many facts connected wit
. the life of an author that should b
3 learned in order to better understan
his writings.
! AT noon 1913 had enrolled. A socia
| session will be held this evening .
the high school lawn.
At the opening of the session Tues
s day afternoon Miss Mildred Aler san
l. two selections. Dr. Colgrove's sui
S ject was "The Instincts as Related
3 Education He said that the instinct
n are the raw materials in education
n The different classes of instincts ar
r those of self-preservation- inte
y lectual, the aesthetic, the social an
o the moral instincts. These instinct
n are all necessary and all good. II
q traced the order of development {
'. these instincts during the differer
, stages of the child's life and said the
:. the teachers work Is to discover tn
. budding instinct as it crops out,
direct and stimulate it and to CONVEX
it into good habit as soon as poss
BILE.
: DR.. Green's address followed the il
termission, his subject being 'How
Study an Authors Writings He CAV
I five rules for this study, as follows
{ ID Select a characteristic work; e
+ Read thoughtfully the whole produ
! tion and gain general impression {
4 its content and nature; 90 Note tn
Z general and special kind Of compos
I ton it represents; (4) Seek to know Il
+ history, i. e. its origin, career and Il
I fiuence (5, Notice the plan or plot I
q the production.
4 FIELD DAY
= The first annual field day" meet o
4 Cured on the lawn at the centr
= school building Tuesday evening, an
was exceedingly amusing from start
IS finish. The following were IL
s, events:
s, Standing high jump.
Ly Discus throw.
e. One-half relay.
ct Yard dash.