The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-12-01
TEACHERS MEETING
AT CLOVERDALE
Discussion Of Elementary Work
Thorough Study Of Rudiments.

| AnOICuSu 0Luuy VI huullleIUs'
The Obion County Teachers Asso
citation had very pleasant and sue
cessful meeting at Cloverdale Schoo
the 25th inst. The Cloverdale, Un.
ion and Elbridge schools, which have
all the children from the fifth gradl
up taught at Cloverdale, had fairly
good representation Of the patrons al
the meeting. The patrons of these
districts are greatly interested in
their schools and they have been sup
plementing the regular school funds
for the past two years to the amount
of about $1,000 each yea>.
The invocation was given by Rev,
B. A. Walker and Mr.. L. D. Williams
told the Association and the patrons
"What the Teacher May Do to OBJ
tain Cooperation of the Communi-
ty." Prof. Hilliard, who was to dis
cuss this topic, was unable to attend.
Mr.. S. C. Finch discussed 'How to
Teach Fractions" and he gave some
valuable help on this topic. This is
a very important topic in the teach
er's work and only last week one of
the county teachers told me that she
had to turn an arithmetic class back
in order that the class may learn
fractions. Of course the ClaGs is los
ing time because it did not master
fractions while it was going over
them last year, but as matter of
fact the class must know fracti rs.
This only emphasizes the fact that
the teachers should have their classes
master What work the classes go over,
even though progress may be slow.
\ Miss Beatty, of the Normal, ably
discussed 'The Teaching of PhOnet-
cs," and if there were any elementa,
y teachers any ways near ClO
,erdale who were not there, they
we're not where they should have
,een, unless valid reasons kept them
way. Miss Beatty brought out the
act that when a child learns a let
er he should be taught to use it;
hat old sounds should be reviewed
nd only one new sound caught per
ay; that the teacher should not un
ertake to teach the child diacritical
larks until the child is in or past
he fourth grade; that phonetic8
hould not be mixed with reading;
hat the teacher should never give
be child more help than is needed,
nd the speaker touched on other
oints that are every day experiences
l the teachers work.
Mr.. Jones talked on "How the Pu
IFS Progress May Be Measured -
nd some one remarked that his ad
ress indicated preparation. He gave
,me plans as to how this may be
one, referring to Stones Reasoning
ests, the Minimum Essentials, Odu3'
roup Tests, and the finding of the
lpil's 10. The speaker brought out
le fact that the normal child's 10
from 80 to 112 and that the meas
ing of the child's' mentality is dis
acing the examination test.
Mr.. E. P. Smith, of Martin, was
liable to appear on the program be-
use his car gave out soon after he
arted from home and he telophoned
at he could not be present. Miss
len was unable to be present and
lp Mr.. Finch in the discussion Of
actions.
The next meeting will be the 18th
December at the South Fulton
hool. There were five teachers
,m the South Fulton School present
this meeting and the fact that
ase teachers made a trip from the
rtheast corner Of the county to
e southwest corner, a distance of
miles, shows what we can do when
want to. There were many other
.chers from a long distance too
4 it speaks well for the loyalty
4 effort Of the teachers.
IN the absence of Mr.. Smith Mr..
lvens talked on where the Line
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les in the School and the Value Of
Special Taxing District" He be-
red that athletics is essential in
il school, that it should not be
rdone and that too much time OF
regular work should not be talk
that a required grade. should be
ie by the pupil before he may par