The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-11-08

This factor developed internationally
will tend to make war more diff
cult. He showed how in order to
have peace we must destroy arti-
/ fetal trade barriers and how we
must educate ourselves to the point
of less race prejudice. The ulti-
mate basis of peace, therefore, is
to become more human in our inter-
national dealings, to destroy arti-
fetal trade barriers, and to discon-
tinue our race prejudices.
In the afternoon DIR. Knoles
spoke on the ultimate Test of
Democracy" He traced briefly
the evolution of the democratic
ideal from its earliest inception.
He pointed out how the franchise in
England has increased from few
to many. He said that the ulti-
mate test of any democracy is to
maintain a universal franchise and
that those maintaining the fran
chise are intelligently and publicly
educated. A further test is the
ability to maintain a type OF gov
eminent which can shift from one
party to another without too much
discomfort and friction. We must
also provide intelligent citizens if
democracy is to exist and improve.
We are also obligated in large
measure to train citizens in right
morals. and the ultimate test of
democracy is an intelligent moral
citizenship with a universal fran
chise.
In the high school session in the
morning, only one paper was pre-
sentted. This was given by Miss
Hazel Spencer of Battle Mountain,
and dealt with the subject Methods
of Teaching the Novel" Miss Spen-
Ger said that the novel is to be pre-
ferred to biography, essays, ETC., in
the teaching of literature because
it holds the interest of the student.
She said that it should not be
studied to great detail, but that an
effort should be made to read from
twenty to thirty good books in a
year, thus developing in the student
taste for good literature. The
round table discussion which fol-
lowed this paper was spirited and |
interesting, and dealt with many
phases of the teaching of English.
The high school session in the |
afternoon was very brief. A paper
was given by Earl Wooster of Fal-
Ion on the relation which should |
exist between the teaching. of |
Arithmetic and Bookkeeping, in
which he said that students should |
be required to become proficient in
arithmetic before being permitted |
to register for bookkeeping. This
paper was followed by one on
"Office Practice" by Jessie M. Pur-
tell of Winnemucca. This was ne
eessarily very brief and the discus
sion following was cut very short
by the brevity of the time remain
ing for the session.
In the intermediate section
project methods on many subjects
were discussed. Esther Orr of Fal-
lon spoke on History Project
Methods" She showed how each
student might write diary on a
history subject, making themselves
he principal in the story. Such
project, she said, might be divided
INTO preparations for the expedi-
ion, if an expedition be the project.
statements concerning the journey
md also settlements which would
follow in the wake of the expedi-
'tion. She said the diary should
De written in book form and that
UGH would develop the student in
art, spelling, history mad
geography: That in addition it
would train in originality, reason,
leatness and order.
Hester Mills spoke on the pro-
ect method in Nature Study. She
aid that when such projects were
'eing worked out, one should have
n the class room window boxes,
quariums and cages for rabbits
r insects. The project NAV then