The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-03
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ward might have wished, While nj
serious mistakes occurred, there was
not the smoothness and finish which
there might have been, had the les
son gone over the evening before.
Prof. Hayward was very enthusiastic
this morning regarding a Batavia
Movement, as it was called, which
proved very satisfactory in certain
schools. This system took care OF
the heights and depths of knowledge
in a school room. Too much class
teaching was the cause of these grades
and the Batavia system installed two
teachers in room, one to teach the
class as whole and the other to teach
the backward child who needed some
one constantly behind him, encourag-
ing and helping. Some pupils need a
teacher all the time. Others get along
Just as we'll without one, The differ
ent needs must be met.
Miss Lillian Compton, from the Jun :
iof Red Cross, Sutton, was present this
morning, and gave an earnest, interest
ing address to the teachers assembled.
She spoke regarding the necessity for
more Junior Red Cross workers in the
schools and she hoped that the follow
ing year would bring many new mem
bers. 1t is the opinion OF many that
ROW the war has ended there Is no
need for Red Cross work, This is a
big mistake as the child rescue work
must continue for long time yet. Last
year much good was done by the school
children. They not only helped in the
work of dressing and feeding the suf-
fering children across the seas but they
learned unselfishness as well. A mu-
tual understanding, also, laid between
the children of all nations, helps lay
the peace foundation we are working
so hard for.
Miss Compton explained that 60
per cent. of all funds sent in by the
Juniors was sent to help overseas and
40 per cent was kept at home to help
chlld.an here rho are needy-chil-
dren who perhaM are crippled or sick
or hungry. TkeSs is bulletin I.-:-
vided which tells of the work being
done by the Junior Red Cross workers.
This bulletin will be sent to all new
school members. This coming school
year, let us en,-'l all children possible.
Miss Compton's address brought out
various discussions regarding phases
Of the work and aroused added inter-
est among the teachers.
Prof. Sprowls spoke last this morn
ing and displayed special humor in his
manner of dealing with his subject.
Teachers scarcely knew how to take
this gentleman Monday. He insisted
that all he said was inconsistent and
that he could not vouch for several OF
his staterients. Gradually as his lis
teners got a better understanding, IL
dawned on them that Prof. Sprowls
was a genuine psychologist possessed
of much curious and interesting infor-
nation. Today he talked mainly of
the child, calling it an animal. He
agreed with Prof. Taylor, who, earlier
in the morning, fale 1t was shame to
compel the tiny tot to sing the Star
Spangled Banner because the song
was beyond a child's understanding,
Prof. Sprowls says children get
along with animals better than older
people do because there is more in
common between them. He suggested
that teachers be more rightly called
animal Trainers" And he was Of
the opinion that more could be learned
by them at the circus on the subject OF
methods" than any other place. Prof.
Sprowls talked at length on the bodily
traits of the infant which confirmed
him in the belief that we were all
cousins to the ape. In the manner Of
training children, he brought special
emphasis to bear on the methods used
by the circus trainer. The method Of
trial and success worked here as 1t did
with the animal. He went into the
detailed and obvious, be-
tween the child and the adult, He said
civilization had toned US down, re-
fined US, and added to us-until most
Of the animal had been taken out OF
us. He rather astounded his hearers
by explaining that the appendix was
an extra stomach, possessed
by all of us. This stomach was used
in our animals days to store food. In
those times, food was scarce and when
we ran across it, we stored 1t away in
our appendix to ruminate to chew over
later "We're Just bundle Of left
overs" exclaimed Prof, Sprowls good
naturally, lust rag-bag because of
civilization"