Show THE TEACHERS MEETING The Interesting Programme of Yesterday The Snhjnctt Discussed The regular biweekly meeting of the Teachers association was held yesterday 11030 am in the Thirteenth district schoolroom Superintendent Stewart pro siding i Prayer was offered by William Bradford After some miscellaneous business Vic regular procramao was taken up The first feature of it was tho question Do you compel all pupils to take all the studies prescribed for the district schools I which was answered by Mr William Bradford Brad-ford Tho gentleman said he did unless for special and suQloiont reasons certain i ORes may excused Ho thought it dctri I mental to a school to have its courses of study optional with tho pupil General die cussion followed Mr William Stewart next showed how fractious can be taught with objects und examples solved with toothpicks etc He showed that pupils must first see the object ob-ject before comprehending abstract prin prn ciples The teacher should take the child from tho known to tho unknown The drawing lesson by Mrs Adelaide Stebbins occupied the rest of the time She treated the subject of straight lines and their combinations ad showed how object drawing could be taught Drawing drawing taught promises prom-ises to be a very important feature of the teachers meetings and as all teachers of public schools in this county will be required re-quired to pass an examination in that useful use-ful branch nest year it is desired and will bo to their advantage to attend as regularly as possible The meeting adjourned for two weeks to met at the same hour and place H CiMMixoH Secretary |