Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1922-02-02


wherein the teacher shows the chill
dren how to study the words they do
not know.
a. Recall of words at definite per-
iods.
5. Records of the words are kept
by the teacher to enable him or her to
know which are the most difficult
words for a class.
6. Each child is expected to keep an
individual record of misspelled words.
7. Time limit not more than fifteen
minutes daily.
Writing
Aims: legibility (proper formation
of letters); speed.
All schools are requested to decide
upon the special letter form and see
that every grade from the first to
the seventh, inclusive, is using that
form.
All primary and rural teachers are
expected to have the correct letter
forms on tag board in full view of the
children.
All teachers are expected to observe
the suggestions made in September
for manuscript form to be used for all
written work.
All blackboard work for copying
purposes should be carefully done.
Hygiene
The main emphasis in all grades is
being laid in health habits.
All teachers are requested to care
fully collect material on health that
should constitute the subject-matter
for each grade. This will help in a
Course of Study for the grades.
History
In all schools the third and fourth
grades are requested to study the local
history of the community. 1t is to be
hoped that it will be put into written
form so that it may be collected and
printed in a useful form for all teach
ers of the third grade.
In all graded schools, Halls Ances-
tors in Europe is to be taught in the
sixth grade in the first two-thirds of
the year, and United States History in
History is to be used wherever related
to United States History but not as a
separate subject.
In one-room rural schools the above
history suggestions are used in the
group composed of the sixth and sew
enth grades.
Schedule for Classroom Procedure
A schedule has been given out to
the one-room teachers, looking for
ward to the group system worked out
by the State Department of Education
in conjunction with other school peo-
pie of the State.
We value the suggestions made by
the teachers about this schedule, and
we hope to profit by these in next
years work.
The assignment is an outgrowth of
the recitation period. Wherever pos
sible, the teacher should arrange to
have the study period follow the reci-
tation period.
For school libraries we appropriate
ten dollars annually to any school that
raises ten dollars for this purpose.
We also furnish a bookcase for the
books for each school. The question
arises, "Does the library in the school
function properly?" All schools have
received a library list suggestive of
books suitable for the first to seventh
grades inclusive. This list will be ad-
ded to.
There has also been distributed to
all schools list of phonograph re-
cords and suggestions for the proper
use of same. Teachers are requested
to purchase no records for school
that are not mentioned in this list.
According to DR.. William Burdick's
report at the Education meeting on
December 16, 1921, very small num-
ber of our schools in the county are
participating in the Athletic Contest
that is held in Frederick in the spring
of each year.
Such activities as chinning, baseball
throw, standing broad jump, running
broad jump, relays, dashes and dodge
ball are in reach of the rural as well
as the graded school. A little later,
rules concerning these games will be
distributed to all teachers. We hope
that every school will be entered in
this contest this year.
Mr.. Palmer reports that Mr.. Will
liam j. Holloway states that there are
about 1000 teachers enrolled in Exten-
sion Courses. There are twenty Fred
erick county teachers taking Exten-
sion work under Professor Widdowson.
This class is conducted in the Aca-
denny Building on Saturday afternoons
Sixty hours work is given, and the
State Department gives the teacher
credit for ninety hours, which is equi-
valent to a weeks summer course.
We have seventeen, teachers taking
the Johns Hopkins Course under DIR.
Buchner.
The report of Mr.. F. D. Harshman,
Attendance Officer, was as follows:
"The attendance problem in the
schools is a very big one. For sew