Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-01-21


Pursuant 10 notice, appearing in the
Grant county papers, the Teachers Of the
county convened at the hall of the Insti-
tute, in Lancaster, on Monday, December
26th, 1859. On motion Of Sherman Page,
A. A. Drown was elected President; on
motion Of w. II. Palmer D. Gray Pur
man, Secretary. On motion of j. L. Pick
ard, the President appointed a committee
TO prepare Programme of exercises: the
committee consisted Of j. l.. Packard, 5.
Page and B. G. Rogers. The committee
offered a report, which, on motion, was
adopted. On motion of II. S. Keen, the
association adjourned till tomorrow morn
ing at ringing Of the bell.
TUEsDAY---sEcoND DAY MORNING sfss
Met at 10 minutes before 8 O'clock
Prayer by j. L. Pickard. Roll called, the
members responded with proverbs or mot
toes as required; except the following ab-
sentees, II. S. Keen, j. f. Sylvester, Thos
DrinkalI and Misses Mary Cover, NJ. ".
ShoppelI and s. r. Clemens. Exercise
ia Mental Arithmetic till o'clock so min.
conducted by B. g. Rogers. Recess 10
minutes Reading exercises from 10 TO 10
by S. Page Ten minutes speech by w.
III. Palmer. Exercise in Mental Arith
melic till noon, by b. @. Rogers. On mo-
ton adjourned till las O'clock, P. IN.
EVENING SESSION.
Roll called; absent Thos. Drinkall, II II
Hyde, and Miss S r Clemons. Exercises
in Written Arithmetic till 2.l5 o'clock, by
d. Gray Purman; FIVE minutes speech BY
H S Keen. Exercise in language from
2:2O TO sos by ] L Pickard. Recess 10
minutes. Exercise in photography by A
"a Drown. A discussion occurred con
corning photography, IN which A A Drown,
IS Page and w Crosby engaged. On
motion adjourned till 7o'clock, 10 meet at
Baptist church.
EVENING SESSION.
Met. ] L Pickard delivered an adj
dress on Institutes and Meir Uses, to a
large and attentive audience. Essay read
by Miss Mary L Culver, on Whas IS mig
oJiect2 The following subject was Sub.
mitted for discussion: How should the
young spend their evenings? S Page, j
Allen Barber, Rev H Maiben, ] G Cover,
T w Crosby, Vim n Reed, J A Jones, A
A Drown and J L Pickafd, participated
in the discussion. On motion adjourned
to meet at Institute Hall at the ringing of
the morning bcll.
WEDNESDAY, 3D. Day MORNING SESSION
Met, as per adjournment, at 9 o'clock
A M. Prayer by A ADrown. Roll cal
led absent, Miss Z Pointer. Exercise in
Mental Arithmetic till $50. Recess 10
minutes. Reading Exercise from o to II
O'Clock, by S Page. Ten min. speech by
FW Crosby. On ffsotion of F w Crosby
As min. were spent in the discussion Of
the best modes Of teaching Reading On
motion Of j l. Pickaid, S Page was re-
queste& to take the lead in the discussion
in which S Page, ] L pickard, D Gray
Purman, A A Drown, I w Crosby and
R Carter participated. On motion ad-
journed till Las o'clock p Nj.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Roll called; absent, Misses S r Glenn
ons and E Pointer. Music. Exercise in
Written Arithmetic Till $50 OF lock, by
f w Crosby. The following question
was proposed by R Garter, for discussion.
Has teacher in common school right
to decide what scholar shall study? w
II Palmer adding, has q teacher right to
compel a scholar 20 remain in certain class
es, after once entering them? S Page, A
A Drown, E Leach, II Garter and L
Pickard engaged in its discussion. Exer-
else in language, of 80 minutes by J L
Pickard. Recess 10 minutes. On motion
of Ii H Hyde regular business was sus-
|pended TO listen to recitation of poem,
TIE Diamond Wedding, by Miss Mary E
Cover. The recitation was heard with
marked attention.
Mr.. S Page novel that the Instite sho'd
finally adjourn this evening. Which mo-
ton, after discussion, was lost.
On motion adjourned TO meet al Bap-
list Church, at o'clock p M.
EVENING SESSION.
Prayer by Rev. Maiben. Music BY the
choir. Address by Z w Crosby, subject,
The Formation Of Character. Music by
the'choir. Essay--subject, The Teacher
and TIE Schoolr, by D Gray Purman.
On motion OF /. Pickard, the Associ-
alton adjourn'd to theHall of Lancaster In
stitute, at 0 o'clock tomorrow morning.
D. GRAY PURMAN, Sec'y.
THURSDAY, Arm DAY-MoRNISG SESSION.
Met at 8 o'clock On motion, P Walk
er was elected Secretary, pro. tenn On
molten, calling roll was dispensed WITH
Music and prayer. e Leach proposed the
following for discussion: The method of
commencing school. On motion each
speaker limit his remarks to ten minutes
Recess 10 minutes The manner OIL
teaching Geography was discussed by sew
eral members present. On motion adj
jorsned till Z O'Clock p. III.