W.Z.E.I, NELSON BRANCH.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14778, 22 May 1918, Page 7

W.Z.E.I, NELSON BRANCH.

A nor>eral jnootiuaf of tho N'^jJsoji liraiH-ii of ih" Xcw Zopliuhl r'drtstion.il Instibutfe;,-\vas held a.i tho Girls' -Gentval . Scnool. on .Sutuvday last, Mj- R. J.nvin, | 'vice-president,'iii'the chair. r .. After the formaL business had lieen transacted, a discussion on the teaohing ( of spelling, led by Mr P. G. 'Gibus, »' M.A., .took place. The speal?er referI red at first to the .npii-eciucation.il , value of spelling and \vriting.v Current pedagoorjeal science simply dealt with f the Quickest way .of instilling them. - Words .divided themselves into two ! Vocalnilaries-T-the recognition and the j reproduction vocabularies. Words of j the latter only were needed ih spelling. . They should be those iisod by the pupil i no to his sta^e of education nt the time. • 'There were maxims of w*hicfi the most f; l important is to concentrate on com men ] words, especially homonyms. r-ame the common rules, e.g., the doubling or -not of final consonants, but those rules should not be inordinately stressed. Another maxim is to get oub lists oF v.-hat the Americans iovm ■spelling "demons." Still another aid is to make lists of words, according to meanings. As well fche.'oupila should be encouraged to make lists In notebooks.. Dictionary drill should be ciVoni Discussion tool- place on file various vsviinr,--8 raispd, antl much-interesting and uscfnl matter was brouglit out. a hearty vote of thanks Avas accorded to .Afr Gibb.s at the conclusion.