Norwich bulletin., 1918-01-28
TEACHERS FROM THREE
 COUNTIES GATHER HERE
Members of Eastern Connecticut Prim- ary Association Hear Address By Rrookiine Woman.

A meeting of the Eastern Connectl- cut Kindergarten Primary Association was held in the Broad Street School, Saturday afternoon at 2.15, at which New London, Willimantic and Tol- land counties were we'll represented. there being very good attendan.ce. After a few words of welcome ex- E, Royce, the speaker of the after noon, Miss Mary MeSkimmon, prin- eipal of the Pierce School. Brookline, Mass. was introduced, and spoke on The Primary Teachers Opportunity Miss McSkimmon was a very pleasing speaker and gave a very broad and comprehensive view of her subject.
 She spoke of the constructive work of primary teachers. The impress sion left on the children by the first years O. school is never eradicated nor is it equalled in the grades of later years
 The ideal estate of teaching must therefore be four-square. having length, breadth height and depth; length expressing knowledge; breadth doing: height, being; depth. thinking.
 The old idea comprised knowledge particularly. The ability to read, write and do arithmetic was the main
 
 things are but instruments to apply to greater tasks. their value lying in the power they put into the child's possession for grasping life's problems and beaut;Ss. The child learns to read for the sake of whats inside book cov CTS. Without this stimulus learning would be a tedious process. As witr reading, so with writing. He must learn to write in order to record his thoughts and. feelings for the benefit of others and so on down the list The secret of leading children with these noble realms is in direct pro- position to the teachers own desire | for these paths. You can't give out what you have not, nor can you i'll. spire with real inspiration within.
 The second ideal of breadth, doing is finding expression today in all tht I manifold industries in school, manua training, sewing. cooking, doing req l things the breadth of training anf 1 experience making for efficiency. 1 Doing is not all, however. and her' l comes in the dimension of height. tht training of the child in the ethica 1 principles of right doing, right think ing ad right being. The state is to day turning to the school to train it | citizens, f7tly.
 Right thinking includes one grea principal. the low of kindness to wards everything in which the chilt comes in control And this should b taught in every possible way, by pre- eept and example and every day ex perience The real good is kindness After Miss MeSkimmon's talk { business meeting was held, Miss Rove
 presiding. The usual reports wer read and the report of the committe appointed to draw up a constitution
 for the organization was accepted a
 read, by Miss Whittlesey. chairman and the constitution was adopted l was voted to pay expenses of eXecu tive committee meetings, when no held in connection with regular meet inss of the association.
 i In connection with the meeting O. Saturday there was very interestin
 exhibition of children's work of tn
 schools of Norwich and Wil,imantit
 Much work with paper and scissor
 was in tersting, the cut uot figures c
 Mother Goose rhymes, colored an !. jointly being especially pleasing. oh
 CT groupes illustrating Mother Coos in black and white was particularl effective, as were the landscapes i
 black and white. Gaily colored Jap !. anese lanterns and. Christmas tree were attractive and papers folding l1a reached a very advanced stake in tn II dolls furniture, and rocking horse and sleds. even a tiny Red Cross am
 bulance, being in evidence. An attrac . tive dolls house was displayed mad
 from cardboard box furnished eve to muslin curtains and sofa pillow Models in plasterine also were ther
 A most interesting and highly credit , able exhibition, which will be ope r during today and Tuesday.