The Ordway new era., 1914-05-01
PHYSIOLOGY.

PHYSIOLOGY.
Everyone who knows anything about the Gulick Sc
res of Physologies used in the Ordway Schools,
knows that they are especially strong in the clear and
forceful way in which they teach modern sanitation In
the hands of teacher interested IN this subject these
books will do much for the health strength of future
generations The technical side of Physiology especially
anatomy is rounded out in the eighth by the use of
Overton 8 Physiology.
health may be given by the teacher from time to time
LANGUAGE AND GRAMMAR.
The one large purpose of teaching language IN the
lower grades to get rid of OF the usual errors OF
constantly leading the pupil to substitute
though he not yet able to understand
the grammatical in every instance Not much for
grammar should be attempted before the eighth year.
but may be prepare the pupil step by step
for logical analysis necessary in formal grammar Tins
preparation consists largely in leading the puph to dis
crmnate between some of many different which
words and groups of words may have
onad h s;lifnl nnestions based mon Language forms
put before the pupil Rarely should pupils be re-
quired memorize definitions before they have had
chance work out these definitions inductivey from
language forms. When definition has been worked
out accepted and is being used to classify new ex
amples language forms, deductve reasoning IS en-
poyed In short in grammar as in the natural Sciences
should study the fish
Composition work should be given large share of
attention all through the language and grammar work
Written work should be carefully examined and handed
how the use Of good language may be drilled the
student without good deal of drudgery the part OF
teacher 1t is perfectly proper however, for the
avoiding the necessity of looking over and correcting too
great amount of written work. @
WRITING
Each grade of the Ordway School shall have place
in daily program for systematic teaching of writing
The subject too important to suffer neglect The Pal
mer System of writing has been adopted for the school,
each grade supplied with exercise books at the ex
pense of the district The of study in writing
sss in following instructions and exercises of these
exercise books To get results in system of writing
we must teach system perssenty and consistently
No halfway surrender to any system of writing is
The first general accomplishment of the Palmer sys
tem well all leading systems of writing to teach
in the teaching of the first principle of good writ
ing who has not been able to teach muscular
SPELLING.
In the teaching of Spelling the may be said as
was said about drill work in Arithmetic. The right
succession of letters should be upon the mind
from the first with intervening incorrect SUGGESTIONS
The old spelling school rule that only one rlal at word
could be allowed is based sound psychology Fur
thermor succession should be fixed through
different That u.s. words should be seen carefully
heard correctly through oral spelling, and finally i'm
pressed through muscular by written spelling
great deal of attention should be given to the spell
ing they appear reading and other subjects
and in this manner pupil will be taught to be
stant observer of the spelling of new words they
appear
One of the main purposes the teaching of music In
the public schools to give the pupils the ability to read
notes make themselves selfhelpfu in learning
songs To this end pupils should know the scale so
thoroughly enable them to sing any interval within
the OF their voices with accuracy ds
every other subject too much should not be attempted
in a short time. Work must be carefully planned SO as
pass slowly from the simpler problems of harmony,
time pitch the more complex problems, else many
students will become discouraged.
Before the pupil finishes his school course ne should
have the opportunity cultivate an appreciation for some
of the best things in music 1t would be well II ne could
artistic rendering of of the best things in
and instrumental music Reproducing machines are
now extensively used the next best of teaching
pupils an appreciation of the best in music The Victor
Victroa is school because it has the
largest list of records of educational value The ordway
Schools are supplied with VictorVictrola and large
number of records from the best artists Biographies OF
great musicians should be taught especially In the
upper grades Stories connected with of master
compositions will help make them interesting to the pupil
Care should be taken to discover monotones In the
grades pupils should have private and
special work to help them discover and correct II
possible the in their Remarkable improvements
in monotones quite common result of compara