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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1926-10-21, Page 7Teachers though valuable to the teachers, are a >'cst-uron ,Met Go'Ch: ast Week. The forty-ninth annual commotion of West Iiuroe Teachers was held„aL Goderich October 14th and 15th. One hundred and 'thirty-five teachers Were Present. Inspector Tom; the president, I I occupied the chair, Rev, Mr. Clarice,_ of North, Street United church conducted the opening exereies, Tear's final' of, last Y The minutes session were read 'find confirmed, Owing to the removal of the Auditor, Mr,, II. 'Gx arson from the inspeitor<ra.t e Mr.M. C. Milliken wais:appointed. The first aPer• was taken bylVliss paper jElla Solvently_, of `Westfield, on "Time Table Economy for; Rural Schools." A well arranged and 'Care- fully followed timetable proves .a. great time saver 1 or the busy teach- er. ` Combining classes,, where at all -possible C oss ble anti es ecially the Junior• and Senior sections of the same grades 'economizes 'time. Again in rural schools arranging: the subjects in such a way that the Junior classes are busy -while the' teacher's assistance is being given tothe Senior PuPils and' vita 'versa. :Inspector Tom stressed 'the combining of •classes for certain- subjects. Miss 'Grace Lochart, of S., S. No. 12; West Wawanosh introduced the sub-, :left of "Black 'Beard Work,” ' This should be a model of neatness, not only because it tells for the teacher, but serves as an example to the pup - I its.,. "Like teacher, like pupils." Bor- ders or d ars and -deeprative designs should`be e on the black board and these changed as the seasons come and go. 'Review Work, Dullpimps, imuPs, ,spelling les- sons, etc , nes of should `d be placed on the Black board. Full boards tells for a busy teacher. Ail writi'ng' •placed .thereon should show-torectiy formed letters tvtlt'all "I's" dotted. 'Vs" crossed, etc, The paper vias: well re-, IrisP ector Tom threw out some, splendid hints regarding the full, sol- u'tions. of problems in arithmetic, in- stead of a collection of meaningless The subject of spelling for second classes was next :taken by Miss M. Ellis of Flensail. This subject should be built upon the "Phonic" method i and certain. rules dshould be given as are to be found ire the text book. •lire' quent reviews • of: words already learned should be- taken ami in every instance the pupils should be able to pronounce and know the, meaning 'of, the words ords`ibefor'e'.attemp'ting to- spell Chet .Er g •ors should be kept by the: n. r pupils and't-hese should'be reviewed frequently. Spelling matches, ',both dral and written, creates a desire to. excel. The papei' was full of inter- est and profit. _:. The matter of the teachers' library, which is : atpresent in Exeter school, was then' discussed. 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I. 1 .o, �♦ r i •� i • i .q+ i a YtLI' �i �illll�ll I Iiitmlullgifin ll1I1ll 1 ii �l' IIII im I� •r Mar 11_11111 -Brantford itO fingCadimiteti 'Brantford, Ontario Stock Carried, Information Furnished :and Service on Brantford Roofing rendered by• 4,41 Clintoreffardware &Furniture Co., Clinton, .Ont. not being read, To make'it more convenient'to get he teachers s :for t a: them itWas',decided to -leave' them in lots at each public library in lice in- spectorate; and have them' moved in cycle order'from time to time. • The fee'ifor• joining the association'. was lowered fromr if .eentso tWen- ty-five fr ty -t t -five cents and each 'teacher was giver. a reduction of. fifty cents on all i "Teachers' Magazines"- subscribed for, no one to receive more than two t "Dunt of _ one dol - °VIPs George deductions to the a n lar, Exeter, 1laFvso*i of' Lxcter;" 'then discussed the `changes in the 1926 "Course of Study and showed, by comparison with the old,' that; in some instances, the amount of wont is materially lessened in certain. g, rades while in others more has been added and especially isithis noticeable 'in the supplemental reading. Each subject on the course was taken and the alterations noted,- n The entrance examination papers Progressive 1 Terehart's Advertise -OF COURSE , GOOD PRIN'T`ING IS ESSENTIAL-- SO IS MODERN .PRINTING J. V • 11 11.1i 1T GOOIJt; ,PRINTING 1VIEANiT DO- ING O ING WORD 'SELL-•-PAPEk, ,RANGEMENT AND TREATMENT• • TI11 VERY BEST, BUT GOOD PRINTING MUST . EMBODY ONE OTHER ESSENTIAL QUALITY—IT MUST BE "MODERN. ¶ IT MUST BE 'MODERN IN ALL • ,:'PHYSICAL APPPA'RANCE, S0 IT WILL DOyBUSINESS AND SELL ;. GOODS. AND •COPTS WITH ALL MODERN CONDITIONS' TO'WHICH `. GOOD PRINTI'N'G, Id SUn3.IECTED, Get Your' Job Printing .done Here.' The Clinton News-Recori (b) �Convicti'on Test: st: (e) L tuniera- tion Test, 2..:f4eeognwion type (a) True and False Test; (b) Multlide.' Choice lest, o) 4ssoeiation test; ( (d) Best Answer Test Teachers de, srung.full deteripliosr of- thi- topic zyill find it fully „di cussed in .the J'an- ury, February and March `numbers of the School, 1926. The -New Achieve- merit Tests are fours?1 t'o ,be marc re• liable, more objective, amore eomirrm hens ive: and more economical of time and labor than the essay -type oC. gest. in g • which' we use so much. . Mr. Roy 1 Stonehouse gave a, sp2en_ did n Pa er' on Auxiliary Class Work, the gleanings 'from a summer coui',se •he tools last vacatio,i,, "What Should be Done With the ,Backward Ruoe!nalijus n .� Women e A';Co#uiult Prepared Especially forl�-tr But. Not Forbidden to Men IL always gives the`'eature-lover"a feeling of sadness to have Lo 'move' indoors in the autumn, after > having spent as much time outdoors: all sum- mer as could be spared front inside duties. The days darken down so early, the evening meal has to be can is a q iueotioet ibeine looked into by the en by 'artificial light and there are•no ilcox. The Department under Dr. S recions minutes afterwards to g�q oatP is to fit ;;ueh .p• fres solution of the problem and- scan the flower beds, pickfresh , that theymay earn their own or to look for, specially fine pupils is: used in such bouquets cir favorites. way. `,A Standard -test :specimens of You in the class, The American � there are compensations. There cases But p Magazine of :October' has thrown are always •, compensations„. Some light on the' subject. • hlovem think rebelliously some , fillies we Y that things r s parties ,be iss'ne is,to"'contixiue :he work.. Plte. aro `going dead against as, especially interest m she of 1926 were discussed sad e a e P r, great n people who love who: examined the same and sugges- teachetsshowed g tf o are the sant of 1 p owin • to lack of flake'it n•roa e and find We tions were tihroivit,'0ut whereby im- sttbjeet butg , „o rLin along i;lilt a V had -to be but short. 'Teachers desir- are cuddenl o ,,, of it. But if ass era bo might' betanmad e h d. ill fink the'sub- y answer's: li'oth to, quality and metlioil: ing full knowledge wwe stop •to'think we can usually' find; t' d 'ee� fully discussed hi the magazines. yomc compeiisatioir; for almost any ill, Mr. J. E. Tom took. arithmetic an . JResolution. Chi theCee,subinit- spelling' an d, Mr•;, O. S. Howard gram- The olid the compensation' we find, fp): the If ' all mar, history and literature. teachers' followed; the suggestions given, next year's papers ' will be easier marked. - Afternoon Session,, The minutes of the morning session were read and -confirmed. Inspector Tom' Spoke on. ".Reports.' He strongly urged, as in former years, the necessity of teachers being prompt and accurate with, all reports to ,him; as he has to be ; with his to the -d artment. 1Vir. G. '(r✓? Hoffard, M.A., of London r took u' Huren old. Boy, Normal, am 4i' the subject "The Balton' plan of 'teaching introduced by Miss Helen Parkhurst, of Dalton, NVIass.„and has so increased in favor that i t,is now r being used in America and Europe. P The difference -between the teaching process and the learning process -was explained. Pupils should 'be. taught to do their -own , work tinder the teach- ers' supervision. Teachers should ask themselves, "what are my aims in teaching?" and "What is there about it that I do not like?" The Rotary-Systeni'has its merits and de- fects. By it, the teacher gives in- struction to all classes in the same • c her takes t e.g., ea subject. A arithmetic, another grammar,another history, etc,"In somio sehoqls the pup- ils move from: room to room, while in others the teacher goes to,the differ- ent classes. ifferent'classes. Each teacher,' by this i method, becomes a specialist s or irk' 'ih. her favorite subject By .it too, co - ted the following: Retelved, 1. Ihat loss of summer add outdoor pleasures bea-definite course of Canad- in which to read, there are:long.evenings - etas""sea. = •- r third - t fod.an r in_ HYstory seletters, do fancy work and -tarty - That, e • : public- school arithmetic wing our fame . That h P thing which takesu 3* should'eontairl • more pr,'actical pry - f , A£ter all; perhaps we should tire of lees, ••3. That a prescribed eonr'5e in it if our summer weather remained, English literature be ayrranged for .with us all'the time. Glorious'as June entrance classes. 4.'" -that, in; c°1 -/days can be t•Wehis months of June vection with the. Normal training' a :,weather might pall upon us. Indeed, course be. arranged to train teachers •one of the blessings of our lives is the so as to enable them to do the work! variety of weather which is vouched which hitherto ha's been done by safe to us; since humahiity seems to. school nnrsos. 5: That the teachers crave variety; of West Duron Association express 1 Aid during the'long evenings what their Appreciation 'of •the Govern-, can addso much to the enjoyment of Mantis sstecielgrants -toward salaries. thehon e as ano open fire? The New he Association �ha ks oft - • ho t n'Svc ha ' s me' resent o 6. �lliaj/t.Outlook, in a reset s d be ,extended to Mr. G. W. Hofferd; thing to 'say &lbw:it an open fire which 11.f.A., Eor his interesting papers given, Seems well worth repeating:' to the Goderich School Board for the , the retiring ex- to b. ` the school, se of u L I•he Buri t '• services t eufig tai a for h ect v year, to the 'committee,, who provided the evening entertainment, to all teachers who contributed items on the programand to all etiiiens of Geder- ichwlro so kindly entertained the vis iting teachers._ BLYTH: News -was received here on Saturday !night by -Mr. and Mrs. Lorne 'Scrimgeoup .that their eldest SOB, Frank had met with an aecident, by which he lost his -life. He was en- gaged as 'bookkeeper in Detroit, and on Saturday he and his /chum were out duck hunting in a oat. They , o saw some dnelts and ,,stood the sante timet up in the 'The boat cap operation calk beworked out among sized, and as Frank was weighted the teachers, for example, thecom- down with ammunition his body did position teacher may use the material .not come tip, and at time of writing used by the .teacher, of history. Re- had not been recovered. Ilfs compare sults are recorded by units of work ion managed to catch hold' of the side done and the chart is kept on 'the of the boat, until assistance came. black board so that at a glance the S'crimgecur is survived by his widow teacher may see the progress. and a young son, in Detroit.. Has par- " 1VIr, 'MbKay,' of Bensall, took the outs left here during the night by chair during the Round Ta o on- ni or ca Terence and led in ,discussing the .,,,p,®,1% merit and defects of our present text books: Aninterestingdiscussion was given on our °Present speller. Some copdemned it while ,others were ,loud in its • praise. - •' Mies Lettie Guenther,'rutroduteti the. subject of the use of the History Readers with third classes. These should be read in class and the sub- ject matter used as material for com- position. On Thursday evening the teacher- were entertained at, a banquet given by the „school and Heine Club North Street - United church. Thief indeed, was a treat to the teachers and broke the monotony 'of the day ;sessions. Toasts were proposed to "Our •Country," "The Superaituated Teachers," "The Local 'clergy" and the `-School and: Home Club." The music, vocal and instrumental, fur- nished by local talent and the ad- dresses given were of high order, !Mr. J. E. Toni acted, es gtoastmasicer. Friday Forenoon The opening exercises were taken by Mr. -MacKay. After reading of the minutes of the ' previous session, the election of officers followe•td resulting as follows' President,. -Miss M. A, Ellis, Hensall; Vice-president' -Mr.. P: B. -"Moffat, Dashwood; Sec. -treasurer:, G. S. Howard, Exeter;, •Councillors;. ,Miss 11. Medd,Exeter; Miss L. Mc- ''Cullough, Winchelsea; Auditors, Me. D, McRae, SViiss A Geiser; •Resolution. Committee,.' Messrs.. W. Maelfay, G. Mawson, ..R. Stonehouse Misses' V. Watson, 1VM;`ilorton am -1'E. Wiggins, Delegates to O B,A., 'Mr. P. B. Mor-. ,fat. rte auditors"•.Deport' showed a good;balance .:-to the '',credit of'.the assocaatron Mdss Grace."Hamtilton. of Goderich, gave A paper: king Primary Reading. In this the thionic method should, be- -used and frequents drills in word and sentence building taken from the tablets alid on the black board ':`' ' Miss Lulu Fulton of Exeter, fel: lowed with "'Seatwork for Primary Pupils." She' suggested :frequent changes, of work and , a new device each day. ' The building of pictures and weyk imePnmber s'furnishes. splen- - did material Miss Margaret Orleve, of 'S. S. No, ' - 7,`Stanley, tool. Aritlxnette for the 1 .same grade. She would' use concrete material for such .as. buttons, blocks, tooth piers, . -etc., 'to: teach ntnriber work. The pupils should use Case 13. 133, and daily drills, as reviews should be taken Plash -cards oC numbers as:' 2x2-1 ? 6 divided by prove helpful. The subject was further .4lisciissed by Inspector Tool who: spoke of • some ar ethods-good and poor—socia in his toms of inspee tion. Mr, Heir'erd, M,A., took his second subjeet, -1`The New Achievement Tests," In this he showed the diger- . mice, marking papers. Some teach ers'orarlc too leniently, while 'others too severely. " , Teachers .should not guess; This system' t,equires'great care in marking and by it the scor- ing or nmarlcing is easily and quickly? clone The- R. W. ,S. formula' t ns- ua11y applied -in scoring, The ipealc- er 'applied the tests as follows'; 1. Recall Type, (a) Brief Answer Test; •. "The' coming ' of October and the building ldin of the fires suggests g est s something that our day and titre need very greatly. The fireside speaks of friendliness and com- munion and fellowship and kind- ly human feeling, and our life would be very greatly helped by more and much snore, of•these. If it Ibe true, as some suggest, that the trend of our modern life is away from , all these things, it -will mean serious loss if not tragedy in the days .to come. If October would not only call' us in to the fire',but into a more inti- mate family life,' in to closer' fel- lowship with our : own and with neighbor and friend, into the reading of b8oks arid -the e qu ieter - and simpler joys and satisfac- tions of life, it might mean much for ourselves as well as for these who are to follow tis. We have made" a mistake in 'building our modern houses that "ve have upt made the fireplace mote central in our .scheme of things, What we miss by not be- ing able to sit around the living flame and,warm of , V g 'grateful glory of the file we can see, can never be reckoned. Some of the fondest memories many of us' cherish i9 the ihemor Y " of the old home with -its .glowing fire- place and alt 'that that meant through the long winter days and nights. 'We can and we.ought to, t> • a do something to ba i_ng back a • thing; -that had it in so many pos- sibilities of enjoyment and, culture r J and quickening oi imagination and enrichment of life." I do not blame our grandmothers 7 for-bein>; glad to do away with;the vide these for bfiein fireplace as:a: handy place. to cook meals; it` was fur from that. Indeed, one' can'. readily understand; how de- lighted they must; have been'with' their first stoves. For; to mattes' I Should like 'bo see an open fire in every home, in Canada. I •helieve might fetter the young feet,,'feet whichsoon too 900,vish to stray, to' the home.( nest. Cheerfulness, good •' fel- lowship and companionship are what young people need and what (they+"are. g •seel.-ing when they Ieave.home. 'Pro- c • . in bDos . and , gid fireplace h'as ,trees in disuse >lee' years Like hoardings have been pulled down and the newly lighted fire new t p blazes in i . Perhaps there are others z itsmeof the thelzoitses on the:homesteads ds a townships all about us, Goderich, and lluliett and Stanley and Tuckersmitls. Look ,into it, all yon homemakers who wish to keep ydur families about you t se them out to - meet it'i time o . $ send the world's battles Los. them- selves. Tap about upon ,your walls and if there is a :boarded up fireplace,, lose no time in pulling off those Loose old: , expose. ex Pose the ' rough stone_ or brickiirspiace to the light, call.youx -family 'about you and build a Lire up- on i'ts hearth as'a comttienecment of a new era of -cosiness• and home com-- rsel es in the. com- how much -fun it inay ;be -'to Spon the kettle . and . make toast oyer a grate fire for a'Sunda evening tea oaths:- . Y g aonally, it takes, little ••imagination to picture whata tasks it •would- be to have to do ell'the cooking and •baking for a familyby this means. But in (their pleasure in finding a more con- venient means of'doing the'" family cooking dear old grandmothers of ours banished as useless .the open, fire. - And the old fireplace was boarded up in many of the old housed, and the new houses were built •with- out fireplaces; But people are beginning to find e • out that in banishing the on fire p from their homes they have lost :something w,hieh is mot nearly re- placed by the fact that the. house- is ` more -evenly heated -by 'stoves es or a furnace. A fire that expends itself in a furnace in the cellar is not dearly so cheerful as one 'which you "can see," as The Outlook Huts it. Some people are :trying to remedy the lack, by having electric fireplaces put 'in, but in my opinion there is nothing -to equal the real open fire, with a hit bi:; ashes strewn about to make it 'more real, In England the householders are taking•. up the idea of "central 'heating," that is, heating the house by furnaces, but they also like to have their open fires. A young Can- adian writer who is now in England, writing a story for Canadian public- ation recently, made an Englishman, who had installed central heating, but ' ``Of 'res say: ii retaitted his 'o ea fi Y hadP course you. cannot sit in a room with- out a fire." 'I do not go so far. 1i2any o1 us do and have sat in a room with- out a fire many a time and will again. But it is much more cosy to sit in a roam with a: fire.' - This ,need is 'being . met in some quaiiters.. People.. are building fire- places ' here ire-places'here and there, in new houses , and in some . old ones, and where , in music and happy good times, Burin; the Ring winter evenings, by an open fire and see what wili:hapFen. REB ED K.AH Gives 4, oldf •`hilda C e AA 011. A irtUR. n U win, NW,i,to O CU S I N LE F9 Shoes �'Chlldl°�l� Bug shoes that are.. -built by men who have spent almost a quarter of a cctitzury .in 'the study of scientific shoe design- ing. These men have created a shoe .that protects the health of your child- - No 'wrinkled linings to create callouses; no tacks, but a cushion -sole that increases the natural spr`mginess of the foot -a. shoe that can be enlarged \Yn. t CD 1 size when it is outgrown. g We sell and recommend them Fred:Jackson CLINTON, ONT. 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Ip some theee tterence may be in, the light or-darlkban0L on the biiscf Bt"lite hate or in the brimming on the hat or the collar. 0r, some may wear necklaces, or ear -rings, er beth:', Only,two are exactly alike`," ' No, it's not.as easy as it looks. You. nest aeareh carefully. •• Just ioole elps &y --matte sure that yen have the riving then send in veer answer.. Some- body who dude the...right 'twins is- going to win a b1g prize, At win that "somebody" be' Y0tJ ���;,�, j tSi. i�, U,a"rrem Vic, _ .a -a' �' r �IIIIB�III�I III IIIII�I��Ii 11111111111 111111,,,A\ �l�ll MAXIMUM AWARDD This, ie one of the greatest array of Cash Prizes, that has ever 110011 owin orn 7'lMairrleand 1t:xnpire Puzzle Contest. 'Chat' l what its is, folks --and you can be range from' $2 t0 $50 and from $80 to $2,000. All prizes will be awarded in time to reach the winners by Clu'istxna$ Day. ` Thiel'. of it! :ion can win as much as $2,000 ,'res, sir, $5,000 in Bash prizes may be wan In this r ibortiiitiiig puzzle eontesit, and .will be awarded" promptly '-after December 1115.' There wi11 be 50 winners anal the J lrst Prize, the golden opportunity, $2,000: 1N CASI'l. Won't that be ;a' wonderl'lil Christmas „Gift? In tho oi'ent.apties -for any prize, duplicate 1,000 points wins Fii'st P i c,_ ''We 'will give.. you,=950 points for Auclin<,, the Twins. Inv.' mediately upon receipt of ;our correct aeswor, we will .send" you particulars, of a word-' building contest in which,' if successful, you, earn the fugal 50 points -required, to win a 2,000:t10 Firs!''Prize, or one of'alie 49.otlierr, Cash Prizes... 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