The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-01
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high work. He would also offer a
greater number of courses in sci
ence, in the high school, so that the
student having a marked leaning in
the direction of science may be able
to use his elective privilege to in
crease his knowledge in that line.
Miss Mary Browder of Fallon
gave very inspiring talk on the
value and necessity of a thorough
grounding in Spanish grammar for
the student of that language.
Miss Browder was followed by
Miss Emmy Lou Singer of Lovelock,
who gave an illuminating discussion
upon methods for securing Spanish
atmosphere in the school room.
Mr.. Walker of Winnemucca gave
a brief address in which he stressed
the INSTALLATION of Spanish words
and the use of the elements of SINH
larity, contrast, comparison, and as
ISOLATION, in securing this desirable
result. He said that education
should be to the students, not work
but play.
Mrs. Alice Hall of Reno was one
of the leaders in. section meetings
in the elementary division. Mrs.
Hall took up the subject of study
ing literature; she stressed the point
that definition of words should not
be the essential element of the
study, but rather the element of
Interpretation from the point of
view of the imagination of the child.
Second Day
The morning program was opened
with an address by DR.. James Reed
Young of the University of Nevada.
He spoke on the motion picture as
an educational agency. DR.. Young
is of the opinion that the moving
picture will never play the impor'
tant part in education tina. some
people believe it will. To support
his contention he said that the NOV
ing picture is based upyn a print
tive type of attention, which is the
process of motion. This type of at
tenticn connects itse!f only WITH the
immediate memory AMI does not, in
any sense of the word, develop rea-
son. Reason, we must not forget, is
the nest important educational airn
of the schools.
The principal address of the after
noon main session was delivered by
Mr.. A. B. Zutaver of the South
western Publishing Company. He
spoke on the failure of the schools
to provide ample studies in the field
of thrift. The academic teacher
often forgets the value of the voca-
ton and commercial subjects in
their relation to the making of an
honest living. He said tina. large
sums of money are squandered and
that people fail 20 accumulate be-
cause they have not been taught
subjects of this nature in the pub
lie schools.
Mrs. w. H. Marstan, federal or
ganizer of the Parent Teachers AS
ISOLATION, spoke before the main as
sembly. She stressed the duty of
the local associations in the study
and understanding of the better
child welfare. She said tina. there il
an advantage to stase organization
or federal organization, in that To-
cal groups can receive much mate
rial aid. Through the agency of the
Parent-Teachers' Association, chill
dren can be trained for the school.
Organizations can also do more in
the matter of public Fairgrounds
and entertainments which will tend
to make better environment for
children.
During the main session, Deputy
Superintendent T. w. Chapman APP
pointed a resolutions committee
composed of three members. The
chairman of the committee is X. w.
Mitchell; the other members are H.
Ramsey and Ann Miller. At the
close of the session this committee
will present resolutions for the con-
sideration of the teachers assembled.
A commercial session was held
with Mr.. Zutavern leading in round
table discussion. Mr.. Zutavern
urged upon commercial teachers
their responsibility in teaching high
school students, not only means of
making a livelihood, but also in in
structing them in the art of living;
especially with reference to thrift,
frugality, and industry.
In the high school sections, dur
ing the course of the day, numerous
phases of the mathematical prob
lens were discussed. Mr.. C. w.
Johnson of Winnemucca discussed
high school mathematics. He en-
phasized the Importance of giving
demonstrations in the working of
problems and said further that these
problems should be as practical as
possible under the conditions of the
course. In the same session Mr.. Geo
McCracken of Fallon spoke on CO
related mathematics, in the elemen
tary schools. He stressed the i'm
portance Of forming right habits
and said that much time could BIZ