Annual catalogue of the Indiana Normal School of Pennsylvania . of childish experience andknowledge may be drawn upon for the materials for language training. It is, however, through long sustained effort and practice under never ceasingwatch and correction that the art of correct speaking and writing is obtained. Itis the duty of the school to afford this practice and to exercise this surveillancein order that there may be a development of the power to speak without effortand with freedom from grammatical errors, popular slang, and the crude pro-vincialisms to which the average American is pr
Annual catalogue of the Indiana Normal School of Pennsylvania . of childish experience andknowledge may be drawn upon for the materials for language training. It is, however, through long sustained effort and practice under never ceasingwatch and correction that the art of correct speaking and writing is obtained. Itis the duty of the school to afford this practice and to exercise this surveillancein order that there may be a development of the power to speak without effortand with freedom from grammatical errors, popular slang, and the crude pro-vincialisms to which the average American is prone. For the reason that oral speech is used to the greatest extent, oral languagetraining should predominate. Every teacher in every recitation will prove herselfan efficient ally of the language teacher if she will insist upon good English inresponse to every question asked. The result will be manifest in the formationof right habits of speech. In fact, this is an imperative condition to the accom-plishment of the aim of the school in this direction. 11-2 9. ptN NSVLVANIA STATED fgOPf^^^ SCHOOL One Mile RelayTeam Noiinal Championsof State, 1907 The course of study indicates the general character of the work. The lessonsU may he divided into three classes—conversational, formal and written. In theseventh }ear the stud\- of English grammar is begun. In the conversation lessons the pupils are required to reproduce stories whichthey have heard or read, to describe places which they have visited, to narrateadventures in which they have taken part, or to enter into discussions or debateon some question of interest to them as individuals or as a school. The im-promptu dramatization of stories leads to a vigorous style and is a splendidmeans of arousing the imagination and increasing the childs vocabulary. The written exercises are frequent but short. A child loses interest and zestif he is required to write too nnich. He becomes fatigued and as a result doescareless work, thus def
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