Connecticut western news., 1919-10-02
i SCHOOL NOTES
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 Over ninety pupils from the school attended the fair at Ct. Harrington last Thursday.
 How many teachers? Several.
 Miss Scott, a member of the fac ulty, spent the weekend at her home in Westfeld.
 Miss Gertrude Hoy, member of the faculty of our high school six years ago, called at the school re- gently. Miss Hoy has been in China for five years and expects to return about the first of November. Miss Hoy is principal of school for girls. Six Chinese teachers are employed.
 Miss Ruth c. Manchester of Win sted, a teacher in the school three years ago expects to go to Lucknow, India, in November. Miss Manches- ter will teach Latin and History at the Isabella Thoburn college, which is the first Christian college estab- lished for women in India. This school was established by Isabella Thoburn fifty years ago. Miss Man chester will sail from Vancouver about the middle of November.
 The attendance banner was held by Grade VI for two successive weeks. It is held by Grade V this week.
 The second Teachers meeting for this school year was held Monday afternoon, Superintendent Teague in charge. The following program was carried out:
 I. Demonstration Lessons. 1. Mod el lesson in silent reading, standard III, Miss Flynn teacher. 2. Model lesson in oral reading, standard VI, Miss. Lindell, teacher. 8. Practice lesson in silent reading, standard III, Miss Eustis, teacher.
 II. Discussion of Model lessons. 1. Practice lesson. 2. Oral reading lesson. 8. Silent reading lesson.
 III. Discussion of reading. 1. Weekly apportionment of reading exercises by standards. 2. Materi- als and their use. (a) Prescribed by state. (b) Assignment of local ma terial by supervisor. 3. Detailed procedure as given in Plans fo1 Progress. (a) Beginners. (b) Non English speaking children. (c) Silent reading. 1. Progfessive changes ir method, according to ability of pu, pills, standards ". (d) 1. Silent reading variations in methods ac. cording to aims and materials used 2. Literary material, information material, problem material, purel! training, exercises for speed, analy sis or memorization. (e) Rhetorica reading. 1. aims. 2. time appor- tionment. 3. details of method. 4 Correlation with information, sub ijects, (a) time table adjustments (b) materials available. 1. state. 2 town. 5. Correlation with compost tion. (a) time table adjustments. (b, materials available from state an' town. 6. Home reading. (a) lists O prescribed reading posted in eve-, school. (b) reading certificates. 1 proficiency, standard III. 2. libra ry, standards V and VIII. 8. to b, required of all pupils. 4. thes, standards each year. 5. follow III the home reading.
 ". Fifteen minutes-Reports. 1 attendance and banner. 2. Schoo fair. 8. Institute reports. 4. Healtl inspection and banner. 5. School savings and War Saving Stamps. 6 Americanization progress. 2. Com ments of supervisor. (a) result o: visit-September. (b) items of loca need and interest.
 V. Fifteen minutes-Assignment' for October. l. Visiting Day. 2 Points needing special emphasis thi month.
 VI. Distribution of supplies anc exchange of supplementary reading
 VII. Other subjects discussed. l Knowledge of Town Meetings. 2 Attendance banner in the outlying schools. 3. Report cards. 4. Map given out. 5. Classification ot reading material.