The Clinton News Record, 1919-10-23, Page 3West Huron
Teachers er Convention
t -Second Annual
Minutes of the Potty
theTeach.Meetin of West Huron
Meeting
ersj Assoeilltioll .held in the High
School' Exeter, October the 9111 and
10th,
t Mr.R, Red-
mond, President, oecup led the chair.Devotional
exercises were conducted by Inspect-
or. To
nspect-or-To ,
Minutes of the lest session of the
tat eons ention held in Goderich,
v
October 10th and 11th; 1918 Were
read and approved,
Miss Gertrude Sturdy, of Goderich;
introduced the subject of Geography
for Third classes am) emphasized es-
pecially the drawing of snaps In con-
nection with the geography ,lesson,
Sine would take up the schoolroom
first in beginning the subject and
pass on from this to the township,
etc,
Miss Evelyn Weston, of Centralia,
took up the writing in public schools.
1Is an excellent address site explained
the way in which she taught the sub -
„select. Attention should first be given
' to the position of the pupil while
writing. Cuts in the writing course
show these clearly. Tile four points
on the first page are very important.
- The teacher should see that 411
work of the pupil should be neatly
clone, The best pens, ink and paper
should be used, The lesson should be
about e5 or 20 minutes in length
taken each day potty at tile b0a14
Mid llrtHY In the seats. 13eghnuerl
should be taught entlr0iy from, the
board. The writing courses should •be
followed, About half an hour is the
correct time for a lesson,
inspector }'Wm c0mntended�espee.
idly the work dote by Miss Woston's
pupils, lie thought lead pencils
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should be used o Instead t pens • until
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the pupils were advanced• in writing
the pens, should be. dull pointed for
easy writing.
Mr, A. Stevenson, 13, A. (3„ Peed.,
of the Londolr Normal School,
cussed the subject of Oomnnon. Errors
In the teaching. of Graimner, He first
emphasized the. ',fact that, grimmer
deals with sentences rather than
single words, ' Etnlology should, be
taught by explaining the ornglh of
some familiar words, The speaker
then showed' there here many defin-
itions taught le,graunmer, that were
absolutely untrue, in teachng the
sentences he would make thein as
simple as possible, The address crea-
ted considerable interest and a num-
ber of questions were lucidly answer-
ed by the lecturer. '
Inspector Tom spoke. on Notesby
the way. Ile explftined That in divid-
ing the 5250,000 voted by the De-
partment ,to assist In raising teach-
er's salaries, those school's thatpaid
salaries of 5500 to 5599, receiv-
ed a grunt of 5 percent on all above
$500. Sections paying 5700 received
20 per cent ou $200,'1, e., 540; those
paying 5800 .received 30 per cent
on 5300 of a grant of 590. T11u& any
school section that pays a salary of
5800 or over rcc0lves it grant of 30
per cent o11 all above $500,
One rural school section 111 West
Huron paying a salary of 51000 re-
celved 11 grout of $172,50 because
15per cent was added lo all .thepre-
ceding amounts, Mr, Tom also ex-
plained a ;lumber of )natters of in-
terest to teacher's.
One. rural section pays their teach-
er a salary of 51050 and receive n
grant of 5189,7$ on the salary paid.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Mr, Cloward introduced the sub-
ject, The Use and 011'8 of the School
Library, 1 -le believed the Library
should be carefgQy cared for by the
leacher, Ile should be the librarian,
The iibrary should be locked, • Child-
ren should be encouraged to read. A
variety of books should be chosen for
the library, 110 believed in holding
concerts to make money for invest•
utents in ilbrar1es,,
Mr, Stevenson gave a splendid ad-
dress . on Transportation and Com-
mercial Geography, He held there is
great danger of our placing too much
stress on the teaching of the prac-
tical. Geography may be made a
liberal atedy. Experiences that one,
can get without •money are worth
white,.'Geographical excursions will
correlate geography - and` Nature
Study, Human curiosity Is infinite,
rivers, water • stretches, canals, rocks
and other things excite wonder' and
111ze11 i)1 training young minds, The
teachln.g Oolbiberchd •Geography be-
gins et home, The store, the market,
varied farlh5, 010„ suggest many
tiliugsalong this line t the store 15
in 21onmeet1011 with The address was
a hole -made •map of the United
States, with the p1Adee15 of 081(041&
a trade centre, . Because .it is on the
corner suggests the origin of cities,
In teaching trati5portetiolt ' routes
followed, power used and Yeldeles
needed whether by land water or
ah' can easily be , developed from
simple begltiniug21, An exhibit 51101011
sections glued to the may in proper
position. Another was a wooden
model of a tock in 'a etuud, Mr,
Stevenson would use many clippings
from papers lull collect pictures to
aid. In its teaching, The address was
a very interesting one and presented
in a masterly manner.
Teachers' Salaries was taken up
by Miss Jean Murray, of Exeter, and
Mr,. Norman Geddes, of Belgrave.
They showed conclusively that tea-
chers are, inadequately paid, their
work is the 1301)1051, they are train-
ing a'oung minds for. eternity and yet
they are not paid as well asmany tin
educated persons Who are in other
walks of life, The teachers felt that
the psychologicai';moment had ar-
rived to do something and those pre-
sent decided that to minimum salary
of at leaet 5700 should' be received
by beginners. Tlils should be increa-
Sod by 550 a year Until 5900 is reit-
Pledge earls were produced and
Signed by almost everyone. The &es..
&tan closed then to sleet at eight
0'910ek in the Ai 1102210 In the Amin -
Lily root» of the school,
THURSDAY RVENING SESSION
Inspector 'Tont occupied the chair,
Mr, !leavers, Reeve of !Exeter 1u a
neat speech, given 111 his usual hap.
Py manner, extended :1 hearty wet-
00r17e to the teachers and wished
1(1021 a profitable 00111'0211•1021, '
RelbnOnd delivered the Presidei1i's
address taking as, his theme, The Inn»
prominent of the School Sec11011. In
pleasant, manner he logically pres-
ented iu.C110100 112114uag'0 the chums
of this important matter upon the
teacher, Ile held that the teachers
should be a poster in the section
to help on this goad work, We have
at ooumtry so fertile and d,versifled
in surface that itlends itself to aid
the man who would beautify.. Added
beauty means' added ,wealth, plea-
sure, and enjoyment. He would have
teachers start with the school.
grounds and surroundings and then
pass on toindividual farmer's plemi.
ises ending up with the whole sec
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flan. lm r1 six weeks trip during the
past summer through our western
provinces and several of the States
of tile Union he saw no country to
equal the rich farming lands of South
Huron, The address wits a good one.
Mr.. Stevenson excelled himself in
his address on Literature and Life,
As a measure towards making life
suggest exploration, which can be ut- chez] for the fifth's year's salary. worth 1101214 he recommended 12
There are many cheaper tractors than the Moline -Universal. There' is no other tractor so widely used as
the Moline -Universal. Why? Wh.y are ,farmers in Ontario turning down low-priced tractors in favor of
the Moline? Because the Moline is a one-man outfit. Because the Moline does more work. Because
the Moline costs less to operate and keep up. , Because the Moline gives more years of service. These
things need only the proof of a demonstration.
The Moline Does_ More Work
�iThe Moline -Universal plows fast and plows well.» You sit on the implement, ---where you should sit. You back
nto corners. You make short turns. You plow on schedule and take advantage of good weather. You gain just as
much time in dicing and harrowing.
You do your seeding and cultivating with tractor speed and efficiency.
All the year round you have power available—for harrvesting and haying, threshing,, and silo -filling, and for other
belt work. `
The Wiilys-.Overland Limited;
West. Toronto,
Ontario.
Dear Sirs:—
We the undersigned witnessed the plowing
demonstration put on by your agent, Mr. E. S.
Kelly and Mr. Wilson and were greatly surprised
and astonished at the pulling power of the Moline.
Universal Model D. She was pulling two 12-
i ch pi:ws in so --m very hard and hot [;'t Alfalfa
sod which we thought was impossible to plow
with a tractor of this size. But the Moline
seemed to have ample power with plenty of re.
servo and in.ndled her load with ease and we\are
convinced that the Mnline is the only practical
tractor La the Ontario fargrcr, ns it is a one-man
outfit.
We arc giving you this letter to show you what
the Aarmors in this section of Prince Edward
County think of the Moine,
(Signed) Wm, E. Campney
James A. Christie
David H. F-Icbbs
Emmet A. 11: Yes
W. A. Hendry
Morris Huff •
LLA
LAT
The Moline Costs Less
For fuel and oil the Moline costs less. This has been demonstrated time
e and time again. In addition you make an extra saving. The Moline can be
stopped, if only for a few minutes. No need to keep the engine running idle.
Starts easily—and has an electric starter.
The Moline Lasts Logger
No tractor is too good for the farm. That is why the Moline is built better
than a high-priced car. With a perfected overhead-valve four -cylinder motor. With
Hyatt roller bearings. With all moving parts enclosed. With motor up away from
the dust. With gears running in oil: With'electric starting and lighting. There
are years of service in a Moline.
_ Make Money by, Seeing This Tractor Now”
• Right now is -the time to decide on' your tractor. It will mean hundreds of
dollars in next year's crop. It would pay you to go a hundred miles to see the
Moline. How much more it will pay you to come and see it here.
C 1NA,DXAN DISTRIBUTORS
Willys:Ovelrlan.d, Ltd., West Toronto
Rude by MOLINE PLOW 00., Moline, Illinois
ONT.
We snail be pleased to demonstrate the
Moline Universal Tractor at actual
farm work to anyone interested
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niers 1121 doing well 6021821210 th'ey are
making money , even 11.5011411 there
maybe nmu1y things 111115
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that sine._ dislteartenih4 or unprofit-
able, h12210ad of runllrmg after the
movies 1 and other eqully useless
things amen and wa1l1021 should cul-
Iloate Ali appreciation of good liter•
attire i11 all Its various phases, as far
example the titeratere of humor. Mr,
Stevenson gave many good examples
09111111202-,9 Ile illustrated the ; liters.,
lure of power by reciting one 01 -Mrs,
BPoarrreutgtueBsre0wn0151gc1's 1111pehna0 gtrro0wmth rhoe
love for Robert lirowlling under the
picture of a flower. In memorizing
he would choose something suitable
for the class, The teacher should
appreciate it, He should teach his
children to appreciate R. It should
then be taken as a reading lesson,
after which the pupils should mem-
orize it, In early poems alliteration
was an outstanding feature- as well
as the use of 'musical .consonants.
Literature should be a source of
pleasure and inspiration. As an in-
stance of the latter he quoted Mar-
shall pock's famous statement at the
battle of 111e Marne, when he an-
nounced "My centre is retreating, my
right is -broken, the situation is ex-
cellent, 1 .shall attack at once," f•Ie
urged everyone to read, The Blessed
Demoiselle, 11 is only on rare occas-
ions audiences 'have the privilege of
listening to such an inspiring address,
. The Rev, A, A. Tramper, a Mem-
ber of the Exeter School Board be-
im; present was called upon and
gave a short, inspiring address on
the work of tine teacher and welcom-
ed- the convention to Exeter.
Solos by Misses Huston and Man -
cur and Mrs. Wright. A piano' solo
by Miss Coats and a violin select-
ion by the president, Mr, Redmond
added much to the pleasure of the
evening. A dainty luncheon pre-
pared by the Exeter teachers was en-
joyed by everyone.
A hearty vote of thanks was ten-
dered Mr. Stevenson and all svho
took part in the evening's entertain -
FRIDAY. MORNING
The President occupied the chair,
'Inspector Tuns conducted devotional
exercises. The minutes of the after-
nobu an devening sessions were read
and apprynved. The election of officers
was theft proceeded with the folloty-
hna result:
Past President, R. R. Redmond;
President, Miss Jean Murray, Exeter,
Vice President, Nelson E. Dahms,
Zurich; Sec,-Treas., W. 13. Johnston,
Kipper.
Councillors—Miss Florence Young,
No, 5; Goderich; Roy Stonehouse, No.
3, Blyth; Miss I. E. Sharman, Goder-
ich, •
Auditors—J. H, Johnston, Goder-
ich, R. R. Re jimond, Belgrave,
StratIIeona- Committee—Misses M.
Elliott and M-Nain, Messrs. R. Stone-
house, G, iMawson,--N, E. Dahms, Mr.
Tont is to still continue to examine
the work and each teacher is re-
quested a list -of suitable books for
the library.
Thee Auditors' Report presented
by Mr. Roy Stonehouse showed a bal-
ance of „54.08 on hand.
The roll -call showed an attendance
Af 119 teachers. r
A library committee consisting of
Messrs, Tom, J. ti: Johnston, and J.
P. Hume and Miss 1, E, Sharman was
appointed to purchase new books,
The report of the delegates to the
0. B. A. was read by W. II, Johnston.
This was followed by a short discus-
sion urging all teachers to attend. As
ibis was considered very valuable to
the teacher and ultimately to the
school it was urged upon the teacher
to approach the trustees for a grant
towards paying expenses of the tea-
cher while attending the 0. E. A. Con- I
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Mr, Nelson 1?, 1)4111745, Principe( of .
Zurich Public Sehool, read a splendid
paper on Literature for 10ur P
!h and..,
'lith classes. 10i advised the teach-„
ing of literature without having the
examination in view. Ile would teach
the literature raliler than the rules
governing the writing of literature,
i'he taste of the pupil for the best
lessons, poems or books 'should he
cultivated, Sonne sp1 11) 14 p0e1110
do 21)11 always tach the bast 10550115.
liven many writers of good literature
have written 1m11e11 111111 is worthless.
Diecard what isn't good because there
Is so much that 15 excellent, To Cut..
tivate the child's love 0f literature call •
attention to beautiful single lines,
teach hint to observe the beauties of
nature, A literature lesson should be
more Mae teaching the meanings of
wor14, Teachers should prepare the
lesson 102211 beforehand, he should be
a wide reader .of standard books to
understand lessons himself. This was
an 01205(151)1 (‚2291!'.
Inspector Toni explalnercl changes in
School Regulations and gave advice 021
care of closets, making reports, .gar-
dens, correct speech, etc.
Mr. Q. S. Howard expiainded Agric-
ultural grants and the payment, and
told about Dashwood' School Fair and
its great success.
Miss i'Iorence Young spoke of the
Sumner School at Guelph and re-
commended ail teachers to attend.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
as
Thefollows,Res=olutions Committee reported
t. That the minister endeavor to
obtain a grant for urban schools and
that In apportioning such grants noth-
ing be given toward a salary less than
$700.
2. That the British and Canadian
Ilistory as 11030 bound in one volume,
be published in t11'0 separate books as
formerly.
3. That a central committee be
appointed to deal witin all cases where
teachers, because of adherence to sal-
ary schedule have not been returned.
Resolutions of regret were passed
regarding tine death of Principal Dr,.
Strang, of Goderich, and Mr. R, E;
Brown, of Winnipeg,
Mr. S. B. Stothers, 13. S. A. County,
Representative, spoke on School Fairs.
1 -le advised early organization for
next year. It should not be later
than January, The sympathy of the
teacher is essential. There is no limit
to the teacher's influence in making
for success. Funds for prizes should
be collected locally from friends and
municipal grants. Teachers should
atm at having ten or twelve schools
united in one fair. Pupils should be
shown that the best articles aren't al-
ways the largest. Training along this
line will be very valuable to children.
The address created cousidrable in-
terest and many questions were asked
and answered,
Miss Ida Taylor submitted an ex-
cellent paper on History for Entrance
classes. The paper showed .forth the
value of history in training future cit-
izens to become intelligent, honorable
and Patriotic, with a proper comet).
tion of what they owe their land. We
must seek to make the subject real
and intensely interesting. 'i'he method
of teaching should be the mostef-
fective. There should he constant
tests by examinations,
Miss IL Kinsman took up Care of
School Grounds and School Decora-
tion,'and said that if we wish pupils
to grow up with an appreciation of
nature we would consult then as to
plans, color schemes, etc., for grounds
and gardens. Plants should be kept
in the roost, picture on walls, the
Perry pictures are good. Neat and
happy faces are the best decorations.
Mr. E. J. Wethey discussed a num-
ber of short methods in arithmetic,
that were useful and interesting.
continued on page 4
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