The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-08-30
DAY
IS OBSERVED BY
COUNTY TEACHERS
Circuit Judge c. d. Newell Makes Ad-
dress to Teachers Of the County
Patriotism Features En-
tire Day.
(By w. T. Berry,

Wy W. l. DULY
Bible Reading by Rev. A. F. Stahl,
First Psalm.
Song-Battle Hymn of the Repub-
lie led by Carl Dodds.
Prayer by Rev. Stother,
Song-"America the Beautiful"
Announcements by Superintendent
Turnipseed.
Spelling" by Mr.. Bradner was, in
our judgment, the most practical and
helpful we have ever heard given in
an institute on this subject.
Inaccurate spelling means faulty
communication. Every time word is
misspelled the writer has to trust to
the mercy of the reader. He has no
right to expect to be understood.
True test of good spelling: Ability
to spell ones own vocabulary in writ
ten work. Ones writing vocabulary is
about one-fourth one reading vocabu-
larry. The writing vocabulary and not
the reading vocabulary should be the
basis of the minimum list for
the individual Learning to spell
words for future indefinite use a
waste of time.
About nine-tenths Of all misspelled
words occur in the second and third
grade vocabularies.
Have pupils keep a long list of
words difficult for them. The words,
the, an, of, to, l a, in, that and you
make up about 25 per cent. of all the
words of our written vocabularies.
so commonest words made up 500,
27S commonest words make up 1870
$50 commonest words make up 900
1000 commonest words make up 92%o
DR.. Agrees list of 542 words recon-
mended.
Three things necessary in writing
1. Get a clear mental picture.
2. Attentive repetition.
8. Few words at time.
The child must see the word, pro
nounce, spell it aloud, use it in read
ing and write it. More pupils are
good spoilers today than years ago.
Prof. Charles Turnipseed discussed
the War and Community Uses of oul
| Schools. He believes that 1t is pos
sible for the school to assist in eacf
and every activity that demands ant
engages the attention of all "ovel
there" which has to do with the war
He believes that everything tina
may be for the good and uplift of thu
community should at least have thu
hearty sympathy and cooperation o
every teacher and every school if the!
do not take the lead in them.
Prof. Caplinger on the subject o
Civil Government insisted that i
should, as far as is possible be social
lied i, e, used in every day life.
Miss Florence Snodgrass, repre-
sentative of the United Lyceum Blu
reau of Columbus, Ohio, is here ant
ably presenting the claims of her
house.
Mr.. Bradner l think, fully con-
WINGED every teacher present that it is
her duty to read school journals and
professional school books and gave
names of many of each, and at some
length he showed why each book and
journal should be bought and read.
The following teachers have regis
tered at the Institute: Mrs. Lucieh
Norris, Martha Dillon, Eleanor Wal
lace, Emma Hart, Harriet Haughaboo,
Edith Davis, Amanda Mcdaniel, Mrs.
Lee Boyd, Lillian Wallingford, Mary
Slack, Mrs. Minnie Dobyns, Anna
Woodward, Fannie Worthington, Bes-
sic Bauer, Flora Stairs, Lena Shipley,
r. ]. Currey, Marie Webster, Lorene
Dryden, Ida Mae Slack, Anna p. Cliff,
Margaret Berline, Nell Dixon, Vuran
Bramel, Margaret Lingenfelser, Dor
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