Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-19
.eRAND FORK Herald. RR1pAY. MAY 10, lag2.
TEACHERS OF
TWO SECTIONS
CONCLUDE MEET
CONTINUED from page y

this morning on Retardation. =
Under the ffst of these the pupil Is
pronnotedS only. II they have COM
.pleted all the work Of the grade.
Under the second plan they are pro-
noted Sif It is believed they are able
to do the work Of the next grade.
THE latter, principle Of sclhssifica-
ton is the comfy IN that should be
allowed to influences us" said Prof.
Schmidt. y s
1T is q mistake to refuse promotion
to d pupil because he has been absent
from sNloolSnn has missed some part
Of the work. Only a very small part
as preparation for the work OF the
next ,hlsher. grade and If tlleSpupll has
the ability he can, make that up; in a
short, tins.
''1n' admitting d pupil from another
school System 1t is u mistake to give
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. that that he
has had, III Srely. because we find that
he did Hgfssthclude certain subjects
a dMSat e9ssorts 81 ssa %lnyo,v rde is oh nIs
ability TO do the work, and as to that
he should-be given the benefit OF the
doubt and given d fair trial.
ut Is a mistake to- ignore the in
terests OF the bright puptls who are
capable Of advancing faster thar the
| ordinary or standard rate Of a grade
per year.
ut is a mistake to think that we
should try to eliminate retardAtion
entirely. : Every retarded child, as
shown by the age grade data should
be carefully examined and when.
found to have the necessary capacity
should be pushed forward to his
proper grade as rapidly as possible.
But children Of mediocre or sub
normal. mentality should appear on
1.-the age-grade census as retarded. 1t
fSis. a crime to force a slow or u
child to keep up with the brighter Or
Eiriore fortunate child" ~
State Presidents Address.
President Nelson Sauvain Of. the
FKorth Dakota state Teachers assoc
citation and superintendent Of schools
at Devils Lake. spoke on THE Pro
fessional Teacher At the Thursday
afternoon meeting Of the elementary
and rural sections Of the northeastern
division in the high school building.
Mr.. Sauvain urged the teacher to
adopt the. proper attitude toward the
work. Of teaching, to realize it's depth.
breadth and worth, and to realize that
each teaching individual forms an i'm
portant part OF the entire body Of
teachers.
i The home. the school and the
church are. the three great agencies
which have the big opportunity for
moulding character and developing
the youth. and of these three the
greater opportunity lies with the
school. he said. The principles OF
in the boy and girl attending school,
will make the loyal and worth while
citizen, and it Is upon the foundation
OF this teaching that the very future
Of the nation lies, Mr.. Sauvain said.
Teach the child to acquire the habit
of work in the school hours. and this
will develop the proper attitude to-
ward work. the speaker said.
MI. Sauvain also urged teachers to
who are not professionally prepared
for their work, in this way to make
and Keep a standard of high mark
for the teaching profession.
r. j. Taylor Speaks.
e. J. Taylor. deputy state superin-
tendSnt of schools, in an address OH
the two lasting ana most important
things in the life of an individual are
character and intelligence. The In
sitting of character in the boy and
girl should go hand in hand with the
instillng of knowledge, Mr. Taylor be-
lieves, and therefore the teacher
should be the great builder Of char
acter. he said. =.
Teachers have been prone to en-
phasize the more material side of edu-
cation, Mr.. Taylor said. and he believ-
ed that the more spiritual side Of edu-
cation and development should be
stressed IL the boy and girl who are
the future man and woman are to
have the greatest possible chance for
growth lin every way given them
Children should be taught to utilize
their time. making it bring something
Of value to them, because of the fact
that the habits of youth endure
through life, Mr.. Taylor stated.
The Teachers Work.
Peter Anderson of Lakota. who as
president of the northeastern divi-
sion. came to Grand Forks t%o<preside
on Wednesday, spoke on the teachers
work. He. too. emphasized the need
of building character. and of paying
more attention to the spiritual side
Of the pupils developmentsif teaching
is to be successful. T
Mr.. Anderson believes that there is
need of guiding the pupil along mora
lines, both through teaching. and
through example. They should be
taught to give time and thought to
the more serious problems OF life, he
said.
Subjects taught in the school foom
are a means OF contact. with the pu-
pill, Mr.. Anderson said, mere tools
for accomplishing much that can be
broader and fuller than just learning
the subjects on hand. he said. He
urged that the mechanical side Of
teaching be DEVELOPED to embrace a
]. more spiritual plane.
Miss Helen Davies, head OF the nor.
NAL department Of the Grand Forks
high school, presided. Two musical
numbers were given by the orchestra
Of the grade schools, under the direc;
ton Of H. NJ. Rpdd. :
Special exhibits of pehmanshir
from the gradeas and junior high
school. and Of a fine exhibit Of art
work from the grades and Nigh school
have created interest among the
teachers attending the'sessions in the
high school. 4
ne GAsrHENS YvsEfOgR~ : ~ II Egsu.