Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 73

Author: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Publication date: 1922-1927
Publisher: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Number of Pages: 1024

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A. D. H.

The Owl-Baltimore City College Evening High:

Yours is one of the most attractive student publications we have re- ceived. We like your organization. You seem to have several literary geniuses and artists. Your jokes are specially good.

The Pine-Northern Arizona Nor- mal School:

Northern Arizona seems dread- fully far away, but we are mighty glad to hear from you. You have a fine paper which displays a great amount of school spirit and pep. We admire you for it. Keep up the good work.

You hoped, and not in vain, that

torch aloft. You learned your first

said lesson in partiotism then, didn't' It was a merry company

A little later you memorized "Life's Mirror" and recited :

dis-"Give to the world the best you have felt his And the best will come back to you." ears Didn't you quivver a little

with the determination to try

that out right away? When you went home you did your history les- son (you always did despise the old stuff) the best you could. The

next day the teacher praised your

.rs. Then he was a nightingale, work and let you erase the boards. You determined right then, to do the best you could all the time. You've the kept it up, too; that's the part that counts.

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THE ORIOLE

THE TESTING PROGRAM.

a systematic plan in order to obtain the best re- sults. Of the various kinds of meas- uring instruments now in use, three are of especial significance to the teacher: (1) snrvey tests, (2) analy- tical tests and (3) practice exercises.

Practice exercises of the proper sort are necessary between applica- tions of an analytical test in order to give the children adequate oppor- tunity to practice the skills in which the tests have shown the need of A survey test may be used most effectively at the beginning and end of a year or semester to show initial standing and to indicate progress. A survey test may he defined as a test whose score is a sampling from all the skills in a given field. improvement. Practice exercises may be devised by the teacher; but it is more effective to use those de- vised for the special analytical test which has been given. Such prac- tice materials should have definite It| characteristics; they should be flex- usually devotes but one or two scores ible so that each pupil may put his or measures for each pupil; because | practice where he needs it; they of this it merely indicates the gen-, should be sufficiently diversified to cover all skills that are involved in the section of subject matter under consideration ; they should offer some means by which the teacher

eral needs of the class and not the individual needs of each pupil, al- though it may give a suggestion of the section of subject matter in which the difficulty of a child or

class may lie. On account of the progress .- Based on Bulletin No. 1, First come, first served.

limitations of the survey test it Public School Publishing Co., Bloom- ington, 111.

RUTH B. MILLER, Jr. 5.

SENIOR SIX'S SENTIMENTS.

The early twilight deepens, A star peeps out on high, Across the rippling waters The summer breezes sigh.

Someone's awful lonesome, Watching night draw near; Someone's wishing that you, Only you, were here.

Darkness comes and with it The day is at the end;

Someone's heart is broken, Someone's lost a friend.

L. M. B., R. B., Sr. 6.

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SENIOR THIRTEENISMS.

and in this Tall. The boys especially enjoyed teacher the themselves and wish to thank Mrs. Dingle for her kind care in seeing that every boy was not neglected. They hope that some refreshments were left for the other sections, but

points boys will be boys.

It is rumored that the boys in Senior 13 will challenge the boys in Senior 10 to a basket ball game. It is quite the style now for groups to challenge each other, and Senior 13 always keeps up with the styles.

Work! work! work! One of tthe reasons the Juniors and new Seniors have not heard from the famous Seniors 10 and 13 (nee Junior Six) is because the honored teachers seem to be in a conspiracy to keep our noses on the grindstone aud give us no time for mischief. Or perhaps it is because they want us to appreciate our course in practice teaching, ex- cuse me, student teaching, more?

The boys of Senior 13 will not mind being invited to tea by the sec- tions without boys. The chairman is Miss Josephine Costin, who will see that all invitations get to the boys. Now girls, here's your chance.

D. F., Sr. 13.

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the

by analytical

test, which is based upon divid- ing a field of knowledge into parts or upon analyzing a complex abil- ity into simpler abilities. After

this division has been made the analytical test gives separate ma- terial on each part and thus af- fords a score or £ measure of the pupil's ability with respect to eacli part. This may be done in two ways: first, a test which on the whole covers a wide range of abilities may consist of a number of short sub- tests, each designed to measure a specific ability, or, second, there may be one or more separate tests, each pertaining to one of the divisions which the preliminary analysis has recognized. An analytical test is diagnostic because a teacher by us- Phone Towson 525

ing it may discover the particular difficulties of each pupil; it is also inventory because it stresses both the pupil's defects and merits. An analytical test should be used at the beginning of each section of work for classification, and as teaching progresses, for the purpose of point- ing out definitely the errors the chil-

dren are making and of checking to be sure these errors have been cor- rected. It is the most valuable test to the teacher because it covers all time at a tea given Senior 13 had a very pleasant by Miss L. L.

There are a great many different types of measuring instruments for of the necessary skills way points out to the each subject: for instance, in the field of arithmetic alone some forty skills which her pupils have not yet developed and those which they have already mastered. It must be kept of more different tests may be pur- chased, no two of which are identi- in mind that a test does not remedy cal; for this reason, tests should be used according to

difficulties, but that it only them out as a result of this knowl- edge the teacher may select the necessary remedial instruction.

may keep in touch with each child's But don't all choose the same date.

should he followed by more specific measures.

The skills underlying all subjects appear to be definite and specific; it is therefore the duty of the teacher to develop in each child each sep- arate skill that society will demand of him when he becomes an adult. To get all these matters measured something more specific than the survey test is required; this need has been met

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THE ORIOLE

THE IDEAL CITIZEN.

(JUSTICE)

Everyone upon whom the Al- mighty God has bestowed the gift of life; everyone who, involuntarily, becomes a part of our social process, is not only born into a family rela- tionship, but also into one of a nat- ional nature-citizenship; and as long as the relationship springing out of that birth continues, there will be responsibilities which the

citizen must

shoulder. Does he

shrug his shoulders as if to let the burden slide off and leave him care- free? Does he shift the burdeu upon the shoulders of his fellowmen? If so. he is an undesirable citizen. On the other hand, if he shoulders cheerfully the responsibilities which come with citizenship, and if, by heeding their call, he makes his duty a pleasure more light to bear. he is that admirable one-an ideal citizen ;

What is this term which falls so readily from the lips of many? What characteristics, what traits. must one possess in order to be marked with such a favorable title? They are many, but let us here con- sider the vital quality of Justice.

Justice! How great a part this plays in the life of every man, wom- an. and child! How much of the history of a nation, of a race, of a people hinges on this powerful vir- tue, which, like the quality of mercy. "blesseth him that gives and him that takes" and is "an attribute to God Himself." Justice is based on the positive respect for the individu- ality of others, thus commanding us to respect the convictions of others, however different they may be from our own. "It is but a finer sense of Justice which keeps us from intrud- ing on the privacy of others, which leads us to show a proper consider- ation for the ways and idiosyn- crasies of others. and in general, to refrain frm encroaching on the per- sonality of others." Thus, a sense of fairness is an all-important factor in the character of every individual.

What greater asset has a nation, what greater treasure has society than-the child? That nation must then instil in the mind of its "little citizens" a sense of fairness and a love and respect for Justice.

right's sake? This work is

left to those who devote their lives to uplifting and enobling characters-the teachers of the nation! It becomes the privi-

lege, the duty of each teacher to I don't like my Prof. at all! devise ways by which he may ac- In fact I think he's punk; complish this constructive work in He sharpened his pencil with my the best possible manner.

Respect for the reputation of our fellow-men Is a lesson to be taught as

a steppingstone to the idea of justice. "He who has the confidence of others has wings to bear him along. He who is suspected for any reason, true or false, strikes against invisible

barriers at every step. We find happiness in the respect of our fel- low-men; we find in it a great help toward achieving the purposes of life. We should hold our judg- ments in suspense, and not allow in- jurious words to pass the lips. Miss Leonora Carpenter, a very sweet and charming lady, who is loved by all

who know her and remembered by the soul will not be quieted by such them for her keen sense of justice ! and fair play, says, "Never pass

judgment or inflict punishment, of the men of the Bible. It will not allow itself to die. while angry." These words well merit consideration. The vast moral importance of being able to hold one's tongue, "the golden resources It still continues to reach ont, sometimes blindly, for that Greater Power to which it be- longs. It calls upon me to realize of silence," should be emphasized by that should I disregard my religion the teacher. I would only be a piece of driftwood

We find that there is a positive as on the sea of life. It insists that my well as a negative side to Justice: sole aim is not the grave and there- "Neminem laede" and "suum cuique" ; fore should not mark the end of

-Hurt no one and give everyone things. It reminds me of the peace his due. "The commands of Justice and contentment I had on the restful are negative but the virtue implied is Sabbath days, when I forgot the

positive enough, for it depends on world of toil, trouble and tumult, positive respect for human nature." The real teacher can inspire her pupils to the point of and communed with my God. The soul wants me to realize the spirit view where of courage which God gave me in time of trouble and the spirit of happiness during my moments of

joy. And finally my soul pleads for life and urges me to go on living for the better and bigger things in life -for my God. Religion won out

I am happy.

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they see that they are getting the best out of life when they are just- just to the thing

they undertake, just in all of their judgments, just in their attitude toward work, just in all of their dealings with their fellowmen, hearing all and seeing! over science.

everything with an open, unpreju- diced mind, and above all-just to themselves!

The real teacher can lead her l pupils along the straight and nar- row path of honor to the end of the road-the belief that "honesty is the best policy." The real teacher will bring from the lips of her healthy, normal lads the conviction, "Aw. she's fair!" The highest, the noblest, the most worthy compliment the youth of a nation can bestow upon their teacher lies in those three free- spoken words.

Thus, it is the privilege of the teachers of a nation to mould char- acters which "never rejoice when one man's oppressed; never are de- jected when another's blessed." What a vast duty this is, may be To realized when we see whom is left the responsibility of moulding their characters, of show- ing the youth of the nation the "straight and narrow path", of that a land where fair Justice reigns and dis- penses her mercies among the high and the lowly-that such a land teaching right for

would be a real Utopia, for- "Earthly power dotlı then show

likest God's

When mercy seasons Justice." BERTHA SOLOMON, Sr. IX.

knife To mark me down a flunk. -Exchange.

SCIENCE VERSUS RELIGION,

For more than a year the question of science versus religion has been uppermost in my mind. The ques- tion I had to decide was whether it was possible for socalled reason to overcome the natural cravings of the sonl. It is easy enough to quiet the mind with many examples and argu- ments from prominent scientists, but proof. It needs God. It has been nurtured on the deeds and the words

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THE ORIOLE

A FIRST GRADE PROJECT OF the children may see the value of a

THE CAMPUS SCHOOL IN- AUGURATED BY MARTHA SIBLEY, CRITIC TEACHER.

This project, worked out by the First Grade during the seven weeks I was there, grew out of a study of foods necessary to improve the health of the children. Milk, one of the most important, and the first food they studied, was motivated by visiting the Emerson Dairy Farm, after which they made the dairy farm on the sand table.

The children, in order to find out more about foods that keep them healthy, and in order to be able to appreciate the source from which they come, formed themselves into committees and visited five different kinds of food stores in Towson. They visited a fruit store, grocery store, meat store, confectionery store and a bakery. All the children were not able to visit the same store, so the next problem was how were those of other groups to know about other stores than the one seen by that par- ticular group. The little folks sug- gested that they write a story about the shop they visited which the oth- ers could read.

The first problem was to write an account telling where they went and what they say. These stories devel- oped their language work. They were printed on charts with pic- tures of foods to illustrate certain stores. The next work was to pre- pare each child to read the stories from the charts.

In order to get a better picture and to make it seem more related to their own experiences the children decided that they would like to make the business concerns which they had seen. For this activity the First Grade worked in groups of twos, thereby learning to cooperate and help each other.

In constructing the stores, card- hoard boxes about a

foot square were used. Arithmetic was needed by the children in choosing the size of the box and for the measuring of the doors and the windows. The doors and windows were cut and isinglass was put in with adhesive tape. Inside the stores, counters, shelves and show cases were made from card board. The articles to he sold in the stores were constructed from clay and then they were painted

to make them look more natural. The children later brought pictures and advertisements for decorations.

The young storekeepers found that it was necessary to lahel and know

the prices of the articles in the stores. Therefore some of the time was spent in writing signs and labels.

The whole unit of work as plan- ned will include a real village on the platform in the class-room so that

community and its activities, such as stores, schools, homes, churches, transportation and traffic conditions. The first grade cordially invites you to come to their room and take a birds-eye view of their village when the work is completed.

ETHEL LEATHERBURY, Student in Practice.

WHAT OTHER NATIONS THINK OF US.

Other nations do not respect us. 1. "We are a money grubhing na- tion."

2. "We have no manners."

Japs consider others feelings. 3. "We use such abominable Eng- lish." "They say we are wasteful."

Amazed to see how Belgium has recovered. We waste enough food to feed a nation. Young people don't know the value of a dollar. 4. "We lack thoroughness."

We have only three or four insti- tutions in our country that have any standing with other countries.

5. We don't care for lawless peo- ple. "Laws are not observed."

Eighteenth Amendment-prohibi- tion. Opinion that everybody does exactly as he pleases in America. VOTE FOR YOUR COUNTRY. We do have spirituality and vital- ity and strength.

6. "People are not grateful for what one does, but for what one is." "We must have character behind what we do."

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ODE TO SENIOR 13.

Senior 13 is a class Who by other sections pass,

They're the herries.

They are all the teachers' pets,

Never cause them any frets Or any worries.

Senior 13 has 'a hunch,

Never run down the hill to lunch; They're well trained. 'Way ahead in all their work, And their duty never shirk;

They're big brained.

Senior 13 has a member,

Biggest liar, I can remember; It is 1.

Divide what you have heard by half, And anyone who knows will laugh Till they cry.

J. A. BLACKLOCK.

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THE ORIOLE

fage 10

SALESMEN WITH THE SOUL OF SERVICE.

When teachers film themselves as more-yes, infinitely more - than punctilious nine-to-four-ers clever injectors of facts, ingenious extrac- tors of information, and expert ma- nipulators of educational tests-

When teachers are big-minded enough to ruh shoulders with big people, broad minded enough to adapt themselves to many minds, and visionary enough to enthuse people of many views-

When, because of this service, schools shall have become an influ- ence so dynamic and convincing that good people will want to make your town their town because your schools are so good ---

Then-and not until then-will "the schoolmaster conquer the world."

OUR ALUMNI ARE DOING REAL TEACHING.

George Houck, one of our June graduates, is teaching Sixth Grade at Essex. These two poems came as a spontaneous reaction to his teach- ing. The first poem is a result of the study of the castle and its place in mediaeval history. The stanza by Hedwig Landa was written after the study of The Song of the Chatta- hoochee. The student thought there should be another stanza, so added this one.

The Prince And I.

The prince lives in a castle, In a wee little house live 1; But when we look from our win- dlows We see the self-same sky.

And the Cloudland's fleecy sheep And the same little twinkling stars Look through my cottage windows And through his iron bars.

GEORGE BETZ, 6th Grade, Essex.

Out of the hills of Habersham And out of the valley of Hall, At last I have come to wet the fields that burn, And then the mills began to turn; And then through the long summer hours,

I water the lonely, lovely flowers That call to the hills of Habersham, That call to the valleys of Hall. HEDWIG LANDA, 6th Grade, Essex.

HAPPINESS.

What is it that makes life worth living? Happiness. Happiness, that elusive and indefinable thing that teases us into believing all is well and then leaves us so suddenly that we are plunged in despair.

Money can't buy it; tears can't coax it, and even the most religious cannot summon it at will.

And oh, the variety of folk's hap- piness. From the baby who is made happy in his small way by a new pink rattle to the old millionaire who could only be made happy through a new digestive tract.

When teachers shall have become sympathetic, forward looking pilots Do you think that happiness is found only where lights are bright of plastic youth, skilful moulders of public opinion, strong builders of and music is gay; where "youth" is confidence and educational good- will, prophetic leaders in community betterment and contributory ambas- sadors to every home -- king and romps unshackled by laws? Do you think true happiness is found only in the hearts of those who are wrapped in ermine and handcuffed with diamond bracelets; those who wear ropes of pearls about their

necks, heavy

any

hangman's

noose ? Does noise, bustle, excite- ment, a crowd, loud laughter and ac- tivity constitute your idea of happi- ness? Or reader, do you believe

that real happiness must go hand in hand with an atmosphere of church, books on religions and sermons long and longer?

Do you know that happiness is a mental condition entirely? Steven- son, so sorely afflicted physically, had a mind full of happy, beautiful thoughts. Beautiful thoughts are happy thoughts, and the person who looks for the good, true and beauti- ful in all things about him is the happy person. The happy people have vital interests; they are never the possessors of sluggish minds. They know what enthusiasm means but unaware that they know it.

The happiest person is often the person who has first experienced the most sorrows. You can as truly he happy in another's joy as your own.

Man was meant to be happy. He thrives on happiness and fades on worry and sorrow. To make anoth- er happy is to make yourself twice as happy.

Few people nowadays realize the difference between happiness and

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mere perishable enjoyment. There are so many things near us to be happy about if we only look for them! If something goes wrong, try to right it, of course, but don't hang around it and mope; go out of doors, take a walk, take a cold shower, you'll feel like a new per- son ! Sing, read a good short story, or have a talk with a good friend! There are thousands of remedies for the blues (which are usually an overdose of self-pity). You can change them into the "joys" with little effort.

Let us all be happy then; let us live, taking fully from each day all the real happiness it contains, and giving back to it all the joy and hap- piness that is ours!

K. de SMBOURG, Sr. 9.

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THE ORIOLE

FOOD FOR FIRST CLASS TEACHERS.

Give us the rain, the hail and the snow, the mist, the crashing thun- der, and the cold, hiting wind! Let us he men enough to enjoy it. -Dr. L. H. Bailey.

Of all human ambitions an open mind eagerly expectant of new dis- coveries and ready to remould con- victions In the light of added knowl- edge and dispelled ignorances and misapprehensions, is the noblest the rarest, and the most difficult to achieve .- James Harvey Rohinson in the Humanizing of Knowledge.

"Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should he enlightened." -President Washington, Farewell Address, 1796.

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Oriole and Tower-Light, 1922-1927, Part 73

Author: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.) Publication date: 1922-1927 Publisher: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.) Number of Pages: 1024

Author: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Publication date: 1922-1927
Publisher: Maryland State Normal School (Towson, Md.)
Number of Pages: 1024