South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-05


ope-thlrd OF the citizens Of South
Berd have any definite idea ~ what
81 being done 10. the e-i.ren OF
south Bend in these schools today,
ard vet n We but pause 90 think.
our schools should Doe the chieiest
consideration OF all A visit 20 any
OF the schools Is sure 20 prove a de-
light and surprise 20 anyone taking
the time and trouble 10 make one
From the Kindergarten 20 the High
school there 81 something well worth
while 20 be heard and seen.
TIE KinderEartens are delight
and perhaps without exception the
training and culture given there only
reflects the high order OF prepare
ton and training required Of the
teachers who enter upon this work;
and after seeing how much is accom-
pEshed there through play one Il
forced 20 acknowledge that IL really
depends upon ones self 70 either
make ones pay work or work play
New Readers.
In the primary grades this year
q new series OF readers has been in
PRODUCED. which greatly facilitates
the mastery OF reading for the very
young children. The supplementary
desk work which goes with these
readers is most helpful and 10 is
quite surprising TO hear these child
rem read with as much ease aud -x-
preston as we have been accustom-
ed 10 expect from much older child
rem In the intermediate grades
tlcre is so much OF interest that IL
would be nard 20 decide which class
10 visit n anyone thinks the three
RS are being neglected today in our
schools they have only TO pay a
visit 20 them % see In how many
varied and interesting ways they are
taught The departmental plan is
used IN all the ward schools begin
ming with the NTH grade.
The Junior High School is perhaps
the best organized body Of teachers 20
be found I'm any school system. The
plan OF the work as carried on here
seems to the observer 20 be as near
~ perfect as tbs possible 10 plan
school work Each teacher here.
with one exception, teaches only Une
subject. the classes passing from one
room 20 another at the close Of each
period. Each teacher In this way
takes care or FIVE classes in his or
her particular subject While the con
slant teaching OF one subject may al
times become monOtOnous 20 the
teacher yet the preparation can be
so much more thorough than n ne
on she had the same number Of
classes in different subjects. and the
benefit OF this thoroughness is given
10 the child, who is and always
should be. the chief consideration in
planning a school curriculum. One
lesson recently given in tins school
may prove OF interest TO readers OF
this article.
Concert Hearing.
The departmental teacher of mu.
sic was preparing the students
for an appreciative hearing OF
the symphony concerts. which
have been given under the auspice.
OF the WOmar's Civic League. The
pupils were shown illustrations OF
the different instruments TO pe useC
By the musicians in this concert
They learned their proper classlura
ton (string. wood. wind and per
cussion), the use OF these dineren
Instruments in carrying the parts o
a cCI@pUsitfon. They then Istene
20 each different instrument fror
records on the Victrola until the
were quite familiar with each tn
story was then told. the big numbe
from Midsummer Nights Dream
after which the number was pIaye,
on the vict.ola and the student
were almost a unit In being able &
tell justwhat particular part OF IN
- ~
instrument or Instruments wer
playing t. One is safe I'm sayin
that these concerts were more full
enjoyed by those students who wer
able 20 attend them than they wer
BY the vast majority of the adul
audience who had the same priv
lege.
This is only one example of tn
work done i'm this department: an
as all know and realize the re
hning influence OF music. their ap
probation OF the work done her
viii be attested. In the vocationa
department the work is so practice
and withal so full OF interest that
Is not a surprise to learn that a
the students desiring that particula
training cannot be accommodate
The class visited by the writer &
this article was a group OF aboU
twenty boys from the machine sho
who had assem- bled for their theor
or academic work The instructC
was well equipped with practice
material having about % product
from the Standard OH plant at Whit
ing to illustrate his explanation
This class heard why the oil is pipe
10 Within r-ou tho distant oil field