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CELEB.RATAES 50 YEARS OF DUKEDOM

H. R. H.~ihe Duke o! Connaught. former Governor-General o1 Cana-

da, on May 24th celebrated the ﬁftieth anniversary of his creation as a Duke by laying‘ the foundation stone of the Royal Veterinary COI- icge, Camden Town.

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" ‘Phil orfwurrent 79:“ at the" Teschgtﬂ‘; oudwum‘ 7 ‘Francis "L. Caiiliﬂlene Kmmﬁrdka“ For sevlrﬂl PM"!!! W.‘ it?‘ h} "the snbilwt o! current even the portant one. Firstly. it Si"! =- =0 :::.::; ems more {may wl-th met r once thsn in any 001°!‘ ‘l-lbkm- ° a m [he pupils become interests I many cases the)‘ 39°!) *5 "d! rem up as the teacher in the 0V9!“ oi the day. Secondly. ll- BWW m” pupils an interest in their country- igs government, land ‘politicians. Thirdiy, it is a subject which the pupils can discuss with their Pill‘- ents and other members of theéa: ily and thereby NW1"! W!" ‘l not even a echool- education m8)’ judge their children’! WWI?" "l other subjects ‘by 111911‘ WWW“ i“ and knowiedze of the evelll! i" a9 day; and lonrthiy with events mov- ing so swiiitly that we set all llw news oi the world in a sort oi’ mech- itie-gnn tire. it is necessary to teach current event-s in the school ii we wish cur bola and girls l0 have all)’ knowledge orthe history o! our own times. in order to explain the method oi’ teaching current events which l have adopted a found saiislac’ tory, I have a ranged m9 sl-lbﬂl-‘l under three headings, 1st Preﬂﬂll‘ lng the lesson; 2nd Arousing the‘ interest of the pupils; and 3rd milk-j lug the impression given .by each1 lesson a lasting one. Firstly; presenting the lesson. ill the teacher should undertake lo‘ make nolee oi’ all the current ev-

meiuorize. it would mean a lot oi and would appeal‘ u ilillerenl task each pupil to write out once a week what he considers the most iniimfl“ ant happening which he saw in the llkiplffﬂ (hiring the week. When the

timc for clits-s arrives the pupils allg pasta in their events to me. Then i‘

ent is discussed all theiliqpils take!

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overlooked which i consider lniportl ant. d find that the current events

premiers. generals and the ilk outs and glVl! them to the pupils t0 0mm, the). are ream, new”, h worked their way to the position 11 1 _ i 4-111 " o] ivork Oil ill‘: Dill’? ill’ "l? il‘~lcl“"" which lllt‘_\'—il0\i' "hold. often againstmjiger-tagiﬂqnprli l H m Hm s _ v adverse circumstances. some prub-.'1 , 11 1 l. f - 1;1~'_ 113 to the pupil. i xiiermure require ably having suffered defeat thronglifiiilvileg 1115s,; (z-‘tiliilli-yulﬁiln U" 1

‘Old admonition ‘try, try asain.’ havo‘ Jieconie leaders. What grown up! man or woman will not be interest- ed in the story o! Albrahanr ‘Lincoln

_ P d d‘ wand remember him no a man oi ln-| rend each Bdlllirnts) an ‘ SPIN?!’ ,‘teiilgence. courage and rosllcncc. Ill"? W")! 1110 9W1" “Flue W?“ "3 an essential quality in man. n qusi» ml l0 ll“? "W" °"°- “"9" PM“ evllty oi rising up under failure antif 1starting afresh? li’ such a ill.» an <10“? "l9 111°“ lmlwrmnt ""98 h‘ “Lincoln's will call forth the zidmir ,allon of men = . i ' l°§l"'-1l9l"“'ml ‘my “Mob they wave that. in Illlllilgéﬁvggluﬁtllz» ‘ii-Linux; hero-worshippers, his lile will cull! Irorth greater admiration. drlkewise 1th.; lives oi all public men ii‘ told

et-neaeh week my be ‘ covered earner‘! ' ' '

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it seemsda ‘Milli! I981 oi reatto. be‘, allowed, to relelue trom all muscular-activity and en- joy a oonlterence on the toplee oi the day. . Beiidea this a euhiect ghicli requires little ‘brein or mue- cuiar work h: the anew‘ he» will the pupils erithulleem in. other more strenuous subjects begins to wave.

Where a luck oi paperein the pupils home make! ll limit!!!" t0 secure new: iteme the dllliculty may be overcome byplacing suit- able literature in the library- at. the disposal or the pupils. [have found the Weekly Star of greater meritlin the school room than any teacher's magazine I have yet seen, especial- ly so (or its current event/s. '1‘ e Educational Review is another valuable source 0t information on this subject, and t-he Patriot or Guardian deals suificiently with the happenings in our own province. in a school with these three papers in the library there h little tear of

looked and the matter of presenting the lesson will ‘be an euy one.

interest. There is an inhale icherec- terlstic in children to ldollse the heroic. Tales or heroienrwill arouse the ﬂagging interest o! a child when 'all other subjects become a

ernment. By shun. _~ the bore t0 iiilli. Wlthﬁlll any etretohol hqw the greed iiiiil liiiuil of : the illumination the teacher can "and other officials un i.» n..- malte prominent men and women otlregime were hv-lpiiv: iwilvwl; w the day niliwal‘ in the light 01' her-fdownraii of FfPilPli in» iu C] 0H- Thl! is n svvll “will” "Tlvlvniey can rttillllli a » n..- r113

treating oi governors, presidents,‘

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lﬂglgg“? all). history then w

any important event being over- slmila_i- deeds; at any rate

ed to sumo om- lmldinc a s Secondly: Arouitis‘ lite ,puplls' station in lilo in 1h» 1v.lr~"l,

the premiers zuui oliiv

pility which l‘i-.~llv~' on 11w vol B. ‘btl-fchooee men who no i‘lllil~'l‘lt‘lll avlllll ly believes. will mai.

on the olhor hand l: 1E0;- a few paltry lioi . ing a right ivhirh ill»

113x19 gained for him. . . - some time. bi min.- di-Iiiillil conscience h.» i. HVFHL 111a pa

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hi: W911" Ole and lh ‘ one‘: listing oi’ 1115113511,. otvtlie present. While teach t‘ lire able w itislory and u ll u mom e whim. ll "l" rlklltlli] ln- (‘Olilpargd

pare it with past

comparison obtai know-ledge of tn stance. the mode neat war may

diillerent IDOGES _ Ililllu ‘Caesar llivlided B" . this WI)’ the par‘ when ware were ed in order in iii» minds o; pupil and not only will he good idea 0i tiic wars, their . and elects but lu- ivili also general knoivleilgil 0i the lm inﬁll-B and inventions which been made slut-o our history . It ll the suiue way vviih all e EVBMB llﬂlﬁe happoui-ii iu the similar to those no iﬂiilppupi by comparing tho hwy we more accurate klliliVltltlgn o; So with our great lllilli Q1

They all ~had equals in the some men to Wlliilll vva can pare them. probably bccausg held the same poiiiiczil t. probably becaue-l» lhoy won 1|

present statesman may ln- c -.Mauners and inn-an. @599

that prescribed for (Plﬁillrl X be dealt with vvhiiv- rivaling

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[id the pupils in the form o! a story

' . l ’~ in oi! victorious with the hero com‘ g . .

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cannot lull to Lirouee the interest ' ». ' and admiration o! the child. Here

_ also you may rzive the pupils an ' ' opportunity to become heroes them selves by uttering a prize lor all limit current i-wnia. This is made lll-ldﬁibie b_" giving the 1mpils marks for the new-s Home they cotitribuit and odor-in; n prize for tho one ob- llllllillg N11“ nrculest numinsr oi marks illlllllg the your. lliiwh pupil strives lo bccoino the prize winner

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and the suwt-sslui one is looked lliion as a sort oi‘ hem, Th-crc are j very tit-iv exceptions lo this. it iTs-l ‘ human nature. each ‘one otriviug to 99mins‘ llrumiut-nt in his own (r-‘ritltl .\s iu school, so in coilcg-r tho prigp winner is the hcru. So in aflor line.

lllliilli’ oillco is hPlvl in higher es- teem thau his fellow men. "'

with in the teaching oi (EUITUIIPEV ants.

there an interest aroused in tire sub» ject in question hilt it. is also an ex cellent medium {or teaching other subjects systematically.

’i‘iie sugirat inuet closely allied

e prizc-wluxicr, tho man who wins 8 vlvvliilll. or (ithlerwise attains

Many other subjects may be dealt

By this means not only is

current events is history. in tact

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