San Diego State University - Del Sudoeste Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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Stephens. Photo The Faculty. x-Mr. Bliss 2-Miss McLeod 3-Mr. West 4 31$$ Batchelder 5 Miss Morton 6-Mr. Shafer 7-Mr. Meredith 8 Miss Derby 9-Miss Way. Preceptress m-Miss Ballard H-Mr bkilliug 12 Miss Pratt

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WHITE and GOLD 5 Irishman, that our View of the matter suddenly becomes an exceed- ingly bright and happy one. Pat was trying to in vain to put on a pair of new boots, iinally, ceasing his Vigorous tugging, he observed, that he guessed they wouldhit go 011 till heid worn ,6111 a spell. To aid pupils in relizing the need of their supporting this insti- tution ttof the people, by the people, and for the peopleH ttlest it per- ish from the earthfi the teacher's bite must equal her bark and vice versa; the very first exhibition of either resulting in signs of an uni- versal awakening. The most interesting point of some story consti- tuting a primary reading lesson is reached, when you are startled by' the sound of approaching footsteps, and soon a voice is heard, crying, itWhere did you say we were to begin, and how far do we take?H The signal for advance being given, you are immediately surrounded, the situation demanding Himmediate and unconditional surrender? HI donit know what you mean for us to do, says one, ttIs this right as far as Pve gone?H another, and, HI canit do these examples. Our other teacher did11,t give this kind ii tPoor iiother teacherW 110w manifold and varied are the deficiencies accounted for in thy nanieU You have no sooner put down interruptions during recitations, than up come stagewvhispered consultation and rapid exchange of written messages, borne hither and thither upon the swift wings of invisible carrlers. V It can never be said of the ideal and the practical, I suppdse, that they coincide. But do they anywhere fall so wide of the mark as in district school-teaching? One after another difficulties 100111 up, often the most unexpected difliculty at the most unexpected time andin the most unexpected place. Very happily, our first enthusiasm, though largely derived from a contemplation of the practical from the standpoint of the ideal, is saved by the keen sense of pleasure and power felt in watching the slow evolution of order out of chaos, knowing that we stand at the helm. The greatest problem to be solved, and one which ye have always with you, is to eliminate HI cantw in order to find the value of HIill try.H The great difficulty of this problem seems to come from a de- plorable lack of mental confidence, which renders pupils capable of doing next to nothing of themselves. This difficulty, in turn, seems to be due to a hazv indefiniteness and lack of thoroughness in pre- viouslv attained knowledge-a weakness sometimes ridiculouslv re- vealed, when assuming too 111 uch you attempt to draw the pupil out. Ar1th 111et1c and G1a1nmar subjects on which haziness 1s particu- larly disastrous, under the Review System--the1e a deal in the name of a thing-actually become tolerable. Spelling strange to sa; i which with these two often forms a trio of conteniptibles, presents no horrors, where the uimpromptu phonetic method'i is generally adopt-