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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1930-10-16, Page 64 WPBSD&X* OCTOBER 1(1, 1930 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE West Huron Teachers’ Convention cellent paper on Domestic^Science—- Hot Lunches: in Rural Schools-— Many children in these schools are unable to return home for dinner aud, £s a consequence, are obliged to curry to cold meal with them. This has been proven a detriment to such pupils in their afternoon work. Serving a hot lunch is not only beneficial to the pupils but gives the teacher an opportunity to impart useful knowledge in the preparation and in the serving of food. Besides the teacher many correct rude man­ ners and faulty habits when detect­ ed. , Before launching out in the new venture a meeting of parents and trustees should be called to talk over preparatory work tsuch as procuring utensils, food,’ etc. Pupils supply cups, forks, knives, etc. Officers are appointed and the1 menii made out for each week. Pupils in tions before cess so that ed at 12.05. dishes to be operation instructions may be given The fifty-third annual convention West Huron Teachers was held 'in. Victoria School, Goderich on "Thursday and Friday. October 9 and 10. In absence of the president jMiss Annie E. Consitt, the Vice- president Mr. P. A. Kilpatrick pre- apided. "The opening exercises were taken T>y Revs. R. C. McDermid and G. W. Butts, Inspector Beacom spoke in befitting terms of the late J. E. Tom, •who for the past fifty years contri- ibnted to the educational uplift of the province first as a teacher and later as Inspector of the Schools in West Huron. During the forty- three years of inspection his fore­ most thoughts were for the better­ ment of the schools and teachers un­ der hi*> supervision. Not only did lip perform his duties as an educa­ tionalist but took an active interest in church circles. For many years lie was superintendent of the Sab­ bath School and a member of the Ses­ sion. On motion of Beacom-Stone- Iiouse the secretary was instructed -to send a letter of condolence to the fcereaved widow and family. The minutes of 1929 session were ’ in caring for silverware, etc., and charge make prepara- nine o’clock and at re- the meal may be serv- They remove the dirty washed. At this final -read and adopted. Mayor \V. MacEwen addressed words of welcome to the teachers and commented on the nobility of •their calling. He paid tribute to their faithfulness in. the class-rooms and to the untiring devotion to duty jemtside its walls as members of the community where in many cases they are regarded as leaders. Announcements were made by the Inspector and Secretary regarding books sent lot inspection and the luncheon to be. held at the noon hour,. Owing to the appointed aud­ itors, Messrs. G\ .Mawson and A. J. JBrintnell, leaving the profession others Messrs. C. Blowes and JDavis were named. Rev. G. W. Butts addressed a ■words of appreciation to the work of the teacher. He spoke of the in­ fluence of the teachers in/ their re­ spective communities wl^re they, through close contact, leave lasting impressions. // Miss Anna MaDonald^gave an ex­ two W. few USBORNE & HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Head Office, Farquhar, Out. President IGce-Pres. FRA DIREC ANGUS SINCLAIR _________ ROBT. NORRISf WM. BROCK SIMON DOW c McConnell rs J. T. ALLISON, JOHN ESSERY, intralia, Agent to! Usborne a<d Biddulph, .OLIVER HARRIf, Munro, Agent Hibbert, Fullfrton and Logan NBULL -Treasurer ecreta Box^98, ifxeter, Ontario GLAD Solicitors, Exeter & STANBURY many false impressions may be cor­ rected. Many comments were given by other Teachers who have undertaken the service. Mr. Beacom explained the grants given for this work. Forty dollars is paid the first year and. twenty dollars each succeeding year. Mr. H. J. Lockett, M.A., of the Normal School, Hamilton, took for his topic “Rural Teachers Problems and Opportunities.” He would impress upon the teach­ ers the golden opportunities which are theirs in. spite of the great pro­ blems which present themselves. Es­ pecially is this true with the rural teacher who has no superior to give advice. New teachers would find the advice of more experienced ones very acceptable. Beginners profit by visiting other schools while in session and. can save much time, where there are many classes, by combining the grades where possible A busy classroom is a quiet one so careful thougth should be given to the' seat work. Keeping in touch with School and Home Clubs keeps parents and the teachers alive to^ what is most need­ ed about the school. Teachers, en­ thused in their work, will create a like feeling in the pupils and par­ ents to the effect that irregularity will be overcome. Another factor which contributes to success is the teacher’s tenure in a school. Teachers flitting about get nowhere. Several suggestions were added by the teachers as to means of creating interest in attendance. Mr. Palmer A. Kilpatrick, dele­ gate to the O. E. A. gave his report on the proceedings of that teachers’ parliament Space will not allow a lengthy abstract of this paper which covered several departments, A copy of the proceedings may be 10b-* tained from the Secretary of the Association. ’Mention of ope item should at least be made that is with reference to the use of cigarettes which at the x>resent day is becom­ ing so common and which is so strongly condemned my leading au­ thorities, The report called for close attention at the sessions and for careful thought in its preparation. Mr. Beacom under “Observations” drew the attention of the teachers to many items of interest. The work' of the Second Book with few exceptions, should be covered in one year. Composition exercises in junior grades should be largely re­ productive stories outlined on the black -board. The old method of learning the multiplication tables should be discontinued and should be presented as facts. A new meth­ od of marking examination papers by the point system should be in­ troduced, By this method credit is given the pupils for each correct part, only deducting marks fora the incorrect portions of work. ‘The old method of ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ is rather unfair to the students. Additions should be made to the school libraries each year. Books no longer presentable or readable should be removed and new ones added. Grants are allowed on all purchases of ten dollars and over. In rural libraries the books of each grade should be kept in separate sections so that each class knows where to find suitable reading mat­ ter. The attendance report cards should <be made out each month and cases requiring attention should be reported to the truant officer. This closed the forenoon session. At the noon hour the teachers as­ sembled at Knox Presbyterian church where a luncheon was served by the Ladies’ Aid. Inspector Beacom pre­ sided and run off a short program after the hundred and more teachers had satisfied themselves with the abundance of good things provided. Miss Alice Hoffman rendered a which merited great applause Billy Joe Johnston, delighted audience with his recitations.' R. G. McDermit gave a short Professor King- solo and the Rev. humorous address. ston of Western University, London, gave an illustrated talk on Astron­ omy. The attention given during this hour proved how interested the teachers were and what wonders of the solar system were thrown upon the screen. Wofessor Kingston has his sub­ ject well in hand and understands how to carry his audience by ting­ ing his remarks with humor. A vote of thanks was tendered Professor Kingston for the lecture. The Convention returned to the school and continued the program. Miss Pearl Love, of Crediton, gave a- paper on Primary Arithmetic and showed hei% method in- introducing beginners. She would, use concrete examples to illustrate the symbols, using number cards and pictures for illustration. Addition and subtrac- thm facts may be taught by using similiar devices. Miss Ada Webster followed with a paper on First Book Arithmetic. She suggested frequent reviews of the work of thp previous grade with a gradual move into more difficult numbers involving units, tens, hun­ dreds. The extension table of com­ bination may now be made more general . Several devices used in her classroom were exhibited, A gradual move from the concrete to abstract should be gradually intro­ duced. and oral work in multiplica­ tion and division given. A number of useful suggestions for seat' work was presented . To break the monotony at this point a spell of open discussion was given after which Miss M. Wilson of Goderich delighted the Conven­ tion with a solo. Miss M', Rowe, of Exeter, followed with a paper on Second Book Arith­ metic. She would first review the extension tables and multiplication facts. Division may be taken in con­ junction with multiplication first' orally then in written problems. The next step leads to cancellation which involves, both operations. Next comes units of measurements, etc., till the course is covered. ■Miss -M. Horton, of Exeter, gave a paper on Third .Class Arithmetic The first few weeks should be spent in review of the work of the previous grade. More exacting solutions should be demanded. Ac­ curacy in this grade should be the aim. Mr. R. Stonehouse, of Goderich, followed with a paper on Fourth Book Arithmetic. As with the other grades reviews should be taken to serve as a foundation! before the more advanced work be given. He recommended following the Course of Study and the use of the “Oppor­ tunity plan” a new and detailed outline of the course just published Oral work should always preceed the written exercises and pupils should become familiar with the text book on the subject. The Fifth Class Arithmetic was presented by Mr. 0. Kalibfleisch or Bayfield. He would make use of concrete forms such as drafts, cheq­ ues, notes, receipts, bill forms, as­ sessment sheets, etc. This grade has three distinct div­ isions in the subject viz: fractions, commercial arithmetic and mensura­ tion. The metric system, taken with this grade presents difficulty and co'ncfrete material is necessary to give the pupils a definite knowledge Formulae in mensuration developed, from concrete rather than committing memory. A final review of old variety and creates interest. Silent reading should precede the audible The Beacon Chart interests the child by the numerous pictures it presents and ©reales a desire to learn the (stories illustrated. Soon combination Qf sounds may be taken and finally sentence building. Mr. Beacom enlarged on the subject. should be examples them to used gave using copies of examination papers should be to drill on the high spots. Mrs. . D. Koehler, of Zurich, a paper on Primary Reading the Beacon Chart. She suggested a combination of the “Look & Say” and “Phonic” methods and the use of several readers tQ be taken as supplementary work. adds If your old roof is done—baked bone-dry by summer’s heat see your water! Put on now ,Bn^$ford- Roofing dealer now—Why wait? The Roof you’ll need this tapered are firesafe! Consult your Brantford Dealer A “BUY NORMALLY” AND THERE WILL BE NO UNEMPLOYMENT! Trinidad, Vienna, Singapore, Barcelona Cairo, Mandalay! These old world beauty spots stir up colourful memories. From them,, the rich, ripe combinations of Brantford Big Butts were inspired. More than one hundred different designs may be had from these distinctive slates. Brantford Roofing Co. Limited; Head Office and Factory; Brantford, Ont. Branches and Warehouses ats Toronto, Windsor, Winnipeg, Montreal, Halifax, Saint John, N.B. and St. John’s, Nfld. strong durable For Sale By Ross-Taylor Co., Limited Fijday Minutes of previous read and adopted, A nominating committee consist­ ing of Mr. R. Stonehouse, Mr. O. Kilpatrick and Miss L. McCulloch reported the slate of officers as fol­ lows; President', Miss Addileen Gais- er, Crediton; Vice-Pres. Blowes, Hensail; Sec’y.-Treas. G. S.' Howard, Exeter Miss Mary Thompson, Pridhain, Mr, ore, Mr. P, . Brokenshire; Misses. Elvai Donald, Oral Clark, Messrs. Davis and Inspector E. C. Beacom; Delegates to O. 13. A., Miss A. Gaiser and Mr. C. Blowes. The Resolution Committee through the convenor Mr R. Stonehouse, sub­ mitted its reports as follows: 1. text is in 2. charge for hydro power schools. Carried. 3. That a new Primer be prepar­ ed with a good deal of script, the same to be compiled by teachers en­ gaged in the work. Carried. 4. That the memory selections for Entrance Examinations by revised each year. Carried. 5. That the,, name of Mr. George Mawson lately superannuated, be added to the list of life membership At this stage Miss L. Robinson, President -of the Women’s Federa­ tion, explained the plan of the new scheme of group; insurance lately devised. This is considered an ad­ vantage to the teachers tout is option­ al. . The premiums are quite reason­ able and all members of the Federa­ tion are eligible for insurance with­ out' medical examination. The scheme is managed by the Dominion Life Insurance Co. The plans of with­ drawal of funds are similiar to those of any insurance company. 'The Convention separated to dis­ cuss Fdeeration matters. The men have no organization but the women have. Their election of officers re­ sulted -aiS' follows: Miss Oral Finni­ gan, Hensall; Vice-P-resident Miss A. McDonald, Goderich: ■ Sec’y.-'Treas. Miss Mabel Bailie, Goderich. Mr. Ian McLeod, of Clinton, Agri­ cultural -Representative, discussed School Fairs. These are becoming very popular and are increasing in number from year to year. The first -fair held was in 1910 ,at Galt, and from that beginning development followed ra­ pidly. In 1912 it was adopted as a department of Agriculture. In 1930 5 69 Fairs were held iu the province with 4879 rural schools taking part. To make these -a success co-opera­ tion of the teachers, parents, pupils and inspectors is required but es­ pecially that of the teacher. The chief drawback to them is the fact that parents and otheir outsiders the work which should the pupils themselves. Hints were given as prepare exhibits for t-he year fifteen fairs were held in Hur­ on County. The department .sent out 200 bushels -of oats, 150 bush­ els .of -barley and 100 bushels of wheat.. Pupils are given the oppor­ tunity of competing in spelling con­ tests’, public speaking and in music during fair day or at a night meet­ ing. The paper was very helpful to the teachers and a number of questions were answered. A hearty clap show­ ed the appreciation of thb teachers. At this, stage Mis-s Helen Hayter rendered a pleasing solo which broke the monotony of the meeting. Mr. I-I. G. Lockett; M.A., of Ham­ ilton gave his second paper on “The Forward Movement in Education” which was listened to with rapt at­ tention. He reviewed the great ad- vancment made in education since the early days and specially men­ tioned the Federation of the present day as being alive to progress and the people in general after greater efficiency. He spoke of the cost of Education and of the great drift of teachers to other callings. Great privileges are available now to obtain higher standing for teachers. There are the extension work of the Universities, Summer Schools, Home Classes. One professor defines education as being “what you have left when you have forgotten all you have learned at schools.” Education of the present day is training more for citizenship along such.lines as public speaking, executive work, debating, etc. He gave as the cause of -the drift of teachers to other professions the pit­ tance of salary received after years' of -service rendered as cohipared with the earnings in other professions. Doctors, lawyers, etc, never make their chosen profession a stepping stone to other callings as teachers/ do. The best Students, our second­ ary Schools and universities can pro-' dute are needed to teach our schools. School Boards fail to recognize and reward the successful teachers at the time of re-epgagemenl but. all alike. “The best bankers, tors, lawyers,: etc,” ■ are those day Were Mr. Claude Mr. Councillors, Miss iMayme Gordon Keeler; Audlt- A. Kilpatrick, Mr. W. Resolution Committee, Anderson, Jessie Mc- ' Finnigan, Evelyn R. i. T. S. Beattie, Watson That a new Third Book History be authorized as the one now use is too difficult. Carried. That there be a lower service to rural be often done to fair. how do by to Last treat doc- who were at one *tlmo teachers was hi® closing remark. A hearty vote ofc thanks was tendered him. Miss Margaret A. Reutland gave a splendid paper on the work of the Red Cross which since 1854 has meant kindness ami helpfulness to soldiers in distress, Since the Great War it has come to mean more than the promotion of good health ana friendship0throughout the world. The Junior Red Cross is an organ* ization of 11,000,000 children in 41 countries of the world. It is affil­ iated with the Senior Red Cross and' all administration costs are borne by the Senior Red, Cross so that all. money raised by the Juniors can be'' used to help needy children. The aim of the Junior Red Gros® is four fold, viz: Health, Service, Citizenship and World Friendship' and its motto is “J Serve.” By writing the Junior Red Cross headquarters at Toronto the teacher­ can get the “Teacher’s Guide” con­ taining all information. At the or­ ganization meeting officers are chos­ en and the duties of each explained. A name is also chosen and a juottp* agreed upon. All this infornig^n is returned to headquarters then tificales pennants, posters, rule cards” and buttons are sent to the group. A fee of fifty cents may be paid but it is not compulsory. Beach group; revives copies of the Junior Red Cross Magazine which may be sold.’ to raise money for the “Crippled/ Children’s Fund.” < Meetings should be held weekly or bi-weekly and should be conduct­ ed by the pupil members in a busi­ ness like manner under the teacher*s supervision. The time thus spent is not wasted but serves to train for citizenship- The work may be correlated, with many subjects on the curriculum. Mr. Beaom introduced the subject of Uniform Promotion Examinations- and invited discussion as to whether to continue or discontinue thenu About half of the inspectors in the province use them while the other- half do not. Without their use pro­ motions would be made from grade to grade on the record of the year’s work. IThe teachers entered into lively discussion ^on the question which when threshed out was voted on with the result that the majority fa­ vored their retention. Miss Esther Hume, of the Goder­ ich staff sang a solo at this time. Miss Margaret Wilson of the God­ erich staff took a lesson in Arith­ metic with a Junior Third Class ort Bills and Accounts. Her method of development was as a-game of keep­ ing store. First, the necessity of <re- ceiving and of giving a bill was dev­ eloped. The partis of a complete bill were 'discussed such as the date, place,- name of parties concerned, the line of goods, street and number of house, the items pr.rhased witfi ►prices, the total aijd finally tiles re­ ceipt. „A copy of a bi.llT was ali-er- wards placed on the Black BAard' the pupils' supplying every 'djgfaiSL, The lesson merited applause. The President then .gave his “Ad­ dress” on the isubjot of “A Vitalized School.” The subject matter was of an- idealized school, perfect in eVery par­ ticular, location, equipment, pupils­ and last but not least the teacher,. In such building the pupil Spends 13 years of his life. The mom -should be attractive to the pdpils and con­ genial to the teacher. It should be a hive -of industry with’a good share of humour thrown in when the oc- casion.-preseuts itself. Miss Anna Woods, of .Bayfield,, gave an account of a trip which she took to Florida by mo\or. The.course lay along the Atlantic Sea Board and. passing through Washington while Congress was in session the party- availed themselves- of the opportun­ ity of spending some time listening from the visitors’ gallery. The scenery is wonderful and the accommodation by the‘‘way ali tliafc' could be desired, attractive spots “Eternal Youth” Springs, believed . time of the early’ Spaniards, of the drive is along the beach which is wide ehough for four cars- abreast. Being a pedagogue, she naturally de­ sired to visit the schools, some -o£“ which are taught by darkey folk. The resorts afford'.ample room fob­ pastime, fishing, boating, hiking and, viewing the beautiful gardens which cover acres of space. . The talk made many, teachers long for larger bank accounts from which to draw trie where-with-aR to visit what they heard so well related. Tlie- question drawer was taken- by' inspector Beacom. Most -of the- questions related to the new Regis-- ter and irregular attendance. The auditors ^presented their re-- port which showed a good balance to- the credit of the Association. Awote of thanks was tendered the- School Board for the use of the building for the Convention, the coin-- rnittee of ladies of Knox church who catered to the teachers at- the lunch-- eon, .the citizens, of ;Godericlij Who entertained the visitifig teachers,*the- retiring, officers for their services tfuring tl^e yoarahd to all those who- contributed items on the program.4!. A’lett^’r Acknowledgement for floral tribute, sent by the, Associar*- tiOii to the late ex-inspector John E. Tom was received. The singing the National Anthem brought the ses­ sion Among the many was the well o£’ and the Sulphur to date from the Part to^. close.■ P. A. Kilpatrick, V. PreA G. S. Howard, Sec’y.-TreaA.. u