The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-08-24
THE FIFTY-NINTH
TEACHERS meet
{ By Miss Clara Penn, Acting secretary.l ]

By Miss Clara Penn, Acting Secretary.
The fifty-ninth annual session of tn,
Mercer County Teachers institute as
sembled in city hall at celina, Augus
20, 1917.
At $3.50 O'Clock County Superintend
ent Cotterman announced that the insti
tute was in session and asked DR.. Chan.
cellor to conduct the opening exercises.
The teachers sang America, +" and after
a scriptural reading and prayer proved
that The Star Spangled Banner" was a
familiar song.
In the absence of the secretary, Miss
Emma Musselman, the president ap-
pointed Miss Clara Penn to act as the
secretary.
Superintendent Cotterman explained
the purpose of the enrolment and the
enrollme ent fee. He also explained that
the conflicting dates of the institute and
the fair was unintentional and that an
opportunity would be given to attend the
fair sometime within the week.
DIR. Chancellor, who had so ably in
structed the teachers in their last insti-
tute, was then introduced to speak on
Planning the Days Work" He urged
careful planning in all work. Plan in
general your weeks work and then plan
in detail for each days work. Go over
the plan before using, then test your
teaching by going over the plan after
the lesson has been taught.
He spoke of the importance Of making
memoranda of individual cases to be met.
1t is worth while to record exact time in
cases of discipline rather than to trust
the memory.
DR.. Chancellor closed his address
with an appeal to the teachers to keep
fresh by making new plans, using new
books and becoming acquainted with
new ideas and new things.
The president announced that Prof.
Clifton had come back home with mes
sage to the teachers. Prof. Clifton was
very much at home in his examination
on "What Is Education"
The teachers measured themselves as
he gave out his test questions: Has ed
ucation given you an interest in new
things2 Has it given you an interest in
outside affairs2 Have you learned how
10 make friends and how to keep them4
Afternoon Session
The meeting was opened by sing
ing the Battle Hymn of the Republic.
DR.. Chancellor gave an interesting ad-
dress on the Social Conditions of Rus
sia." Russia has heterogeneous popu- |
lation with Asiatic rather than European |
tendencies. Illiteracy is very great, due
in part to travelling facilities. The
are informed by what they hear.
We have peculiar relation with this
people at this time, since it seems to be
our function to surrender ourselves to
great ideals and to be missionaries by |
giving these ideals to humanity.
AT recess many teachers enrolled IN
the reading circle.
Prof. Clifton then addressed the teach
ers on Personal Development, Tin which
he said more than so per cent of what
| am, or what I am going to be, depends
upon my personal development.
By interesting illustrations he made
very clear that teachers may will to do
1r not to do in spite of heredIty and en-
and that each one is respons-
BILE for his own characteristics.
There is great gulf between the ami
nal and the human being which Prof.
clifton calls personal development. "
Give the boy or girl a chance to show
what's in them.
Tuesdays Session
President Cotterman called the meet
ng to order at $50 am. Prof. Clifton
ed the teachers in singing, after which
Rev. Brobst led the devotional exercises.
After roll-call Prof. Clifton gave an
address, on arithmetic. Arithmetic is
lot memory work; it is not guessing.
The teacher will get what he expects.
Stress and accuracy, accept nothing else
md you will get accuracy. Arithmetic
will be interesting to the pupils If it is
presented in an interesting way. Re-
move the crutches, rules, model exam
)les and answers, and let the pupils pro-
,eed naturally. Casting out the mines
s a method that holds the interest of the
pupils. Insist on the attention of every
pupil when q pupil is reciting or the
eacher is instructing.
After recess DR.. Chancellor presented
universal test for schools. individuals
ire generally divided into three classes
-eye-minded, ear-minded and hand
minded. Tests were given to illustrate
ach class. Then tests to discover the
mental age were given and finally
practice test for teachers to use in any
,rade of school.
Prof. Clifton spoke on school eficien-
y. He rates the school buildings and
at fifteen per cent, and the
eacher at IS per cent in school eficien-
y. He illustrates his subject by an in
eresting account of visit to correct
We institution And again by apersonal
xperience-how he was kept in school
nd interested in school work by real
ca cher.
DIR. Chancellor completed his talk on
tussian social conditions and then pre-
ented French traits. The study of these
ations helps to get the German point of
lew of the present war.
The primitive customs of the Russians
nd their very high birth rate fill the
Germans with lothing and fear of these
ordes. On the other hand, Germany
elieves France to be a declining nation
ecause of its irreligious character and
cry low birth rate. The land system
eads to this as much is held out of use.
Wednesday promises to be the 'Big
Jay" at the Great Darke County
Nair Greenvi1la Aup 27th to 21st |