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Show their 'V. wiveg. They jk THE COALVILLE TIMES Supplement for March 11, 1910. TEACHER'S INSTITUTE Vol. XVII Ithmetical studies are not sufficient AT COALVILLE compensation for thereat amount of time spent. Arithmetic is either (COMMUNICATED) the hobby or terror of most teachers Professor Mosiah Hall and Miss and rbo statement that it is doomed l. Knox of tins of U., were- visitors t the Institute on the 25th and 26th of February. Tiie meetings were well attended and the visitors were tendered a reception Friday evening by the Coalville n and the Coalville teachers. At tiie Ft ill ay morring session The Utah School laws came in for a good deal of criticism owing to the fact that they are inadequate to compel attendance. The law requires that in cities of the first and second class, students must attend school thirty weeks in a schoolyear, tfn of which shall lie consecutive. This allows about twelve weeks absence in cities below first and second classes in an eight months school term. Professor Halls talk"ontheorgam iz&tion Curriculum was pec tally interesting. The usual method of selecting text books is to buy books and then have the course made out to fit the books. This is wrong. The course is more Jmpor-ta- Ainut-emen- t of-th- Asso-ciatio- e nt Ee clioseu as irtdng the heit obtainable for the course outined. thus putting books lu their position as references and helps amUrnot as guides. Tber are aobm twenty-on- e subjects are requireXin tiie public schools today, with aiors coming in ai the time. This ctowding is making the teachers burdeirheavy. Tljf congested curriculum canSiave but one effect; it brings a lack thoroughness. The TrlaIsof a .teachers tile is how to get all tiie SubjecUcovered successfully-- ., l hi is especially true In districU where there are mixed schools. Organization is the only path leading from this bog of confused subjects. There must be a unPing of .subject s wbieii- are'related to eacl other. T.ie most important subjects should be put at the tunes of day when the childs mind is prepared to receive them. Arithmarie is doomed to loose-thcrown of Importance that it wears at present. It is important butthere are other subjects more so. Practical tests have shown that the results of ar- - pmr - e has been Criticised by some teachers This, however, will not lengthen its life when they understand that arithmutie is by no means to be taken away, only relegated and made of less prominence. It is not associated with any Mibjectbence,. other subjects do not naturally grow out of it. It is usually placed first in the morning which is the worst possible HinKnf day. Teachers, and pupils have hurried from a quick breakfast and the blood is needed to help digest t lie food. The hour later would be better, or an hour after nn-would be better still. The first subject should be a light one after Interesting opening exercises. It si ould tie followed by the science period which contains the greatest thouglit subjects. These should be order one grouped in their-iogiDrills growing out of another. should be Used whenever necessary. . They should have no set time. After the science period should come history Jlteratute.-ivjcs- , reading Grammar should come next with as little use of the text book as possible. The habitual use of this text is foolishness, it being dry and skeleton-likThe afternoon subjects could include. fctst reading or language. After the Jfirst period, comes the second subject in importance at the second best time of the day. Arlth-tnatcan be placed here with from thirty to forty minutes assigned it. ... text need not b used below the 4ttibgrade, Following- - sjiould come lightetwork, guch as reading, "et-- " presslonXdrill, manual training, music, spelling, etc. The posrtionoijdeal is not claimed J for this course. lKs meant merely cat emf-expressio-n. e. ic - - MJ'H???8-n-OA,Jnaybav- e one as good or better. 14 wilt take years of hard,Tearnesf labor 0 make an impression, but It is undoiitttedly an improvement, heuce must meet with the support of every faithfi . teacher. Miss Knox gave some interesting talks on bird subjects, showing specimens. She also complimented Utah teachers on the fine work they are doing. |