St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11
Reported for the st. Charles City Intellgencer.
Teachers Drill.

Pursuant to previous notice, goodly mum
Der of teachers met at Floyd, on Monday
/ April /, 1861, for mutual improvement il
teaching. The meeting was called to order b,
J. CHEsroN WHITNEY, County Superintendent
who nominated HERvEY WILBUR for President
whereupon he was elected. Other officer
were then elected MS follows:
WINFIELD S. RIDER, Secretary
S. 7. BIssELL,
WIN. f. HoLBROOK, Business Com.
ELLA A. ATnERTCN,
Voted to have critics appointed for eacl
day. Adjourned to meet tomorrow morning
at 8 o'clock.
TUESDAY, April 81.
Called to order by Fl. Wilbur President, and
proceeded to exercises laid down hy Business
Committee. S. 7. Bisscll and Ella A. Athcr.
ton were appointed critics for tomorrow. Ad-
journed until tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock
WEDNESDAY, April Sd.
Called to order by the President, and pro-
cecdcd according to programme of Business
Committee Critics for -morrow-W. S. Ri
der, Mary f. Smith. Adjourned till o clock
EVENING.
Remarks upon the subject of Education,
were made by j. Chcston Whitney and
II. Wilbur. Adjourned
THURSDAY, April 4th.
Exercises of the day as usual Critics for
tomorrow, VIM. L. Holbrook, Ella A. Abbott.
EVENING.
A Lecture was delivered at 7 o'clock by
DR.. j. w. Smith. Subject 90 Reform and it
was unanimously voted to request copy for
publication
The following resolution was introduced
by J. Cheston Whitney, and was adopted.
Resolved, That we, the Teachers of Floyd
County here assembled do recommend that a
County Common School Celebration be held in
this County on the fourth of July of the pres
ent year.
On motion committee was elected, consist
ing of the following named persons, to call a
public meeting of the friends of Education,
for the purpose of choosing Committee of
Arrangements for carrying out the design of
said resolution
HERvEY WILBUR, FLOYD
J. CHEsroN WHITNEY, Rockford, Com.
ASA W. French, St Charles City,
Adjourned till o clock tomorrow morn
ing.
FRIDAY, April 9TH.
Exercises through the day as usual Critics
for Saturday, Joseph Manson, Ellen l.. Wilbur
The following question was proposed for dis
cussion at the evening session Are corporal
punshments justiiiablc in Schools?" Dis
putants were chosen as follows:
AFFIRMATIVE. NEGATIVE.
VIM. +. Holhrook, W. S Rider,
). L. BisScll, Joseph Manson,
Hervey Wilbur, J. Cheston Whitney,
n. V. Smith, II. F. Braynard,
Ellen l.. Wilbur. Mary L. Smith.
Adjourned to meet at O clock.
EVENING.
The President nominated NJ. G. Cooke as
Chairman for the evening, and he was elected
Proceeded to discussion Question decided in
the affirmative.
Hervey Wilbur Offered the following resolu-
ton.
Resolrca That we, the members of this
meeting, hereby recommend our worthy and
efficient County Superintendent, to take all
the legal ard necessary steps to secure the APP
pointment of another Teachers Institute for
this County next fall that st. Charles City
be the place of meeting that the first week
of October next he the time of meeting and
that j. l.. Enos, of Cedar Rapids, be the prin-
cipal teacher.
Adopted Adjourned till to morrow morn
ing, at o clock.
SATURDAY, April 9th
Exercises rs usual till IL o'clock, the time
for a final adjournment.