The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-10-13

This week of the Institute, opened
with several new Teachers in attend
ance. The Leoturers of this week
were Pres. Fairfield, Of Hillsdale, and
Prof Howland, Of Battle Greek. The
exercises Of Monday were opened by
reading the Scriptures and prayer by
Pres. Fairfield, who occupied most of
the day in Lectures to the Teachers, on
the Primary rules of Arithmetic, de-
voting one hour Of the day and of each
subsequent day of the Institute to the
subject of School government. Prof.
Rowland arriving in the, afternoon,
spent a few moments of the closing
hour of the day, in explanation Of what
he intended to do by way of familiar
Lectures and experiments in the Natu-
raj Sciences. y. ...ff.c.
The remainder of the week up to
Friday evening was occupied in Lee
lures on Arithmetic, the salution of
such problems as were from time. to
time proposed by members of the In
stitute, and Lectures on the Natural
Sciences, accompanied with many
interesting experiments and a descrip-
ton of such simple apparatus as every
Teacher ought to have and can have
at a very small expense. ssrsssf 4
The evening sessions for Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings
were Lectures on Physiology and
Hygiene, by Pres. Fairfield. Thursday
evening Prof Rowland Lectured on
the Natural Sciences, the Importance
of their study, performing some ex-
periments and closing with a Balloon
ascension. SOD ..l.,,,,
The exercises of the Institute closed
Friday evening with aSocial of Teach
ers and citizens; at the close of which
the following Resolutions were adop-
ted: ~ -..5 ...f f.s.r.a. ~ q.
ReeolOed, That we, the Teachers
present at this Institute, tender our
hearty thanks to the School Officers of
Dowagiac, for their liberality in grant
ing us the use of the school buildin @
during the Institute. vsE +,
Resolced, That the thanks of the
Teachers are due to the citizens OF
Dowagiac for their kindness and hos
pitality during the session of the Insti-
tute.
Resolyed, That we extend our thanks
to the Congregational Society for the
kindness they have manifested to us
and the cause Of education generally,
by opening their Church for the able
Lectures delivered before this body
Resolved, That the education of the
masses is the safeguard of our social,
civil and religious Institute; and that
the common school is the mighty pow
er for the accomplishment OF. this glo-
rious result.
RESOLVED, That we ever will hold in
greatful remembrance, those Professors
who have devoted so much of their
time and attention to the improvement
of this band of Teachers.
Resozced, That we have in the Hon.
j. M. Gregory, just the man to guide
Alright the great educational ship OF
Michigan. oia s 2--t
Resolced, That may the "Sill" upon
which our knowledge of the English
language has been reared never sink
into mother Earth from the great res
possibility resting upon him.
Resolred, That we ever will cherish
with greatful remembrance the many
interesting instructions and social Lee.
lures of Pres. Fairfield, during his short
soiourn with us.
ResolUed, That the familiar Lectures
and Experiments of Prof Rowland,
have awakened in us new interest in
the study Of the Natural Sciences.
While passing these Resolutions,
Speeches were called for from different
individuals, which were promptly de.
livered, the substance of which we
have not time and space to set forth.
The exercises were finally closed by
singing the Doxology. After which
the Teachers left, for their various
homes, feeling as if they had enjoyed a
feast of fat things" ssI r 9 BOY i.a3
Senator Broderick Killed in a Duel.
The overland California mail, which
arrived in ST. Louis on the 9Th inst,
brings the intelligence of the death OF
Senator Broderick, he having been
shot through the lungs in duel with
Judge Terry, Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court of California.
The duel was one of the results OF
the bitter personal contest preparatory
to the late State election.
The duel took place on the 10th ult.,
in small dell or valley some two miles
from MERGED Lake, near San Francisco
in the presence Of number of specta-
tors. Hon. J. G. McKibbin. and the
Sheriff of Siskiyon county, appeared
as Broderick's seconds, and Calhoun
Benham sand Thomas Hays, Of San
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