Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-03-17
TEACHERS MEET
HELD AT BRUCE
About Forty Teachers Attend
and Enjoy Helpful
Program


March 18th. was held as scheduled.
Owing to the bad condition of the roads.
it was impossible for some Of the teach
ers to arrive promptly at nine o'clock.
Others of rather remoter quarters,
found ii impossible to attend. How
ever, cbout forty teachers were in at
tendance The program WAS carried
,ut as planned.
The Bruce schools furnished several
very interesting musical numbers. The
tirst was a series of Rounds by stu
Tents from the grades. This was given
at the opening Of the meeting III the
morning and was fun Of pep. Every
me enjoyed it, The high school stu
dents rendered several numbers at the
opening of the afternoon session. Prin.
HeiSe called the meeting to order after
which Dr. Johnson member Of the
Bruce school board. made 4 very inter-
,sting talk He welcomed the teach
ars to Bruce in 4 few Wcll-choseh
words The doctor then discussed the,
toa cheers relation to the health OF the
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che more prominent and practical rules
If the state Board Of Health, 1t is the
luty Of the teachers 10 assist IN carry,
ne out the rules OF the state board.
Among other things the doctor called
attention to the fact that the children
who are unclean in person who are AZ
hctcd with any contagious disease;
or who are infected with lice may not
be permitted TO remain III school until
the unclean condition has been rem0y
ed: the contagiOn cured, or the lice
killed The address Of welcome was
responded TO on behalf Of the teachers
by Supt. r. II. Burns. He commented
upon the satisfactory growth and de-
yelOpinent OF the Bruce schools. Tle
Bruce schools have now reached such
point Of development as 10 call
strongly for connections modern
building The high schoo. serves not
only the village and the district, but
very extensive agricultural area north
and south and east and west,
Miss Adele Welch. assistant in the
very interesting and instructive talk on
the subject of spelling. She showed
how TO create an interest in the sub
iect and illustrated some very valuable
teaching devices. She enlphasized The
necessity Of selecting words that should
be learned. Some Of the big mistakes
made by teachers OF spelling. arc TO as.
sign too many words for q given lesson
and to forget or neglect to instruct the
pupils so as TO assist them III the mas
terry of the word Special commenda-
ton of the spelling phase of the stare
Fair contests was expressed
Miss Marion Ross. who teaches the
seventh and eighth grades i'll the Bruce
schools. presented an exercise III. read
ing by her seventh grade pupils. She
used the poem by Holmes, Sun and
Shadow 1t was a typical study reel
tation. The selection had not been Civ
en- to the children until they appeared
before the institute. The striking TEA
lures Of the recitation were absolute
concentration Of pupils Oh the subject
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the appreciation and application OF
meaning.
Prof. Dresden of the county training
school, presented a very interesting
and instructive talk on the subject OF
picture Study" He illustrated his
talk with numerous pictures. lie
showed it is possible for picture TO
be too complex for use in the grades.
He also showed that a picture may ne
incomplete and. therefore, not adapt
cd TO class use Lists OF some or the
best pictures for study were given AZ
the conclusion OF the exercise.
prin. II. A. pelkey, of the Weyerhaen.
ser schools, gave an interesting talk on
.'Ciyics for the Improvement of Cite
Zenship." He called attention 10 the
| ..wayc of crime" that has been passing
over the country for the last tWo2years.
He impressed the idea that the schools
+, should make an extraordinary effort TO
teach civics. as to send out boys and
Young men who will obey the law ana
maintain and uphold il.
Miss Cylilla Mosher made some inter
esting comments on the topic present
ed by Mr.. Pelkey. During the discus
sion, someone suggested that schools
endesyor to get public officials to talk.
to the older pupils on what induces peo-
pie to violate the law. Justices of the
pcsce, attorneys at law. judges and the
sheriff and ather persons who have had
wide experience in dealing with the
| law yiolators, have a rich store OF in
formation which, if used to imnress
Young people in school may materially
reduce the tendency of disohedience or
/ the E7w.
Miss EVELYN Keith, OF he Hrnce
schools, offered Il very interesting tax
IN the .Schoolroom Beautiful. She
gave many devices and instructions on
interior decorations and the part tha'
the teacher and pupils MY do TO Keep
the school room attractive and cheer
/ full.
Miss Edna Nelson presented brleiy
a review Of the professional book.
New Schools for Old
Miss Mae Carter spoke briefly on
i..r,;,,l,x-;nr tha Fig . - If WaSa the