| Show TEACHERS association As per adjournment the teachers met at the central school may 1883 after the usual opening exercises exercises of singing and prayer the reports of the several schools exhibiting the following attendance were we re presented F EE F AA P PE E academic kead emle department prof L 1 F monch SO G 6 R grammar department J J 88 8 65 86 intermediate department 0 marian 87 71 85 Ir RINART department birst ward hattle critch low 90 72 82 c second Ward JIosa crown brown SO 86 70 84 leeond ward sarah burn burna IS 44 37 88 third ward hutha burch 80 bl tsi bi b i fourth ward emily new man 90 V 79 fao ta 1 I music department not reported wait till the clouds roll by an interest en interesting ente terest resting ing song songo was performed very creditably by oy miss hattie critchlow mr moroni brown read an essay entitled the growth of our COU country n since the revolution he demonstrated the above fact in a clear forcible and exceedingly interesting te manner showing that no 0 country had ever equaled it in thrift enterprise and in intellectual development inthe same length of time miss rosa brown then read a select reading from a school journal entitled the responsibilities of a teacher which was full of information miss rutha burch gave a very beautiful recitation entitled kind words the question which is the best method of presenting the multiplication table was answered by mr JJ J J hill he advocated the theory of presenting it in a manner so thai the pupils could prod I 1 it t upon the slate by an intelligent intelli 9 ent process of reasoning and applying it practically in the solution of simple problems before requiring them to commit it to memory miss marian responded to the q question 11 estioc how to teach th the t boundaries of counties to children so as to avoid monotony first it was necessary to learn the daft different er directions then draw the map carefully carefully careful lf locating the boundaries in legia legible e ian language aage after which reviews hould should te be held at least twice a week at these reviews the pupils should be required to point out and trace the boundaries on oil the map 1 so to a ax to firmly impress them upon the mind wind this was followed by miss hattie critchlow to whom had been be ell submitted the question which ia is the best method of securing prompt attention she advocated kindness as being the best incentive eha she had yet vet tried A request of the children to meet her at the gate before 9 and bid her good morning resulted in finding at the gate ate a little army of bright faces teaming beaming with pleasant smiles anxiously I 1 0 u 8 1 with each ether other to be th the e first tre i one to receive the pleasant nt good rooming from her lips in continuation of the question what could be done to secure prompt attention prof monch thought the policy resorted to by some teacher punishing student students for absenting themselves from the school or being tardy in attendance wa was an exceedingly unwise one the very fact that the pupil absented himself wilfully wilfully was an evidence that the exercises there were not interesting to him and could we w e possibly conclude that hie his love for school would be enhanced by chastising him tho the very first gimene time he made his 1 ais appearance again the idea was re os should be abol abolished IS as eoon soon as possible by every teacher especially the practice of keeping them in at recess while the other etu students dents were enjoying themselves upon the playgrounds or between twelve an and one to keep them from their meals was wits a very pernicious one not only might it result in bodily injury to the child but it only aggravated his hatred for the school which generally resulted in total absence trustee stanford stated that in con consequence sequence of a smaller atten attendance d du during ring tho the eummer summer season it might mig lit bo be necessary to relinquish the ser services vices of some of the assistant teachers although they wished to impose no extra duties upon the teachers 1 in charge of those a schools C ho 03 I 1 b but ut they would havo have to k keep ee within the lie purview of their means after the critic s elaborate report the meeting adjourned f for or one week to meet at 6 0 p in MIRIA MARIAN IT seely |
