Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-13
RlvER ITEMS.

aue steamer Muscatine Capt. Robinson.
y. our much esteemed friend Dawley n the
o"ce' arrived this morning. from abevs.-
'"s m.oe herway up into Lake Pspin. about
'0.r miles, and then turned about. She will
,s''.n ron 81 Louis in few days. Capt.
Noo'nson thinks navigation will be open to
o. faui in about one week. :.
Inc savanna came up this morning and
P'oceeded on her way to st. Paul.
NC rlver is rising slowly, with good stage
Of water all the way.
Inc Aollie McPike, the opposition BOAT,
~ o'''ed Tor this place to- morrow Friday.
The splendid and fas. sal ing packet.
New boston, Captain Buford and L Park.
hurst clerk, will de,art Cor Fort Madison
qua way points to morrow morning, making
sure connections for St. Louis. R.M.
Prettyman, agent.
Inc iarorite mail and passenger packet
James Means, Jerry Wood master. will
leave for Dubuque and intermediate points
'0'"O'fow morning. R.M. Prettyma ), sgt.
Proceedings Of the Teachers
Institute.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
FIRST Observation-Disclosures Lesson. Mrs.
Mcuonegai first spoke of the manner in
~nich teachers should prepare themselves
ior their lessons. Miss johnson then gave
an object lesson.
lhe nextexercise was a recitation in SPELL
ing' conducted by Miss Bailey. The mem.
oers OF the class were sent to the Black board
70 write the words as they were pronounc-
ed. Ihls manner of conducting 4 recitation
IN spelling is intended for larger pupils.
Alter recess We listened to q very inter
esting Essay by DIR. Parry. Subject: Bota-
ny AS school study.
The Essayist first spoke as a school study,
in the almost endless variety of colors, con.
trasts, &C., presented by it's objective
forins, IN their attractivcness and beauty
and in the facilities for obtaining these forms
and close by an allusion to the benefits t.
be derived by the pupil from the study o.
nature 1t is to be hoped that before long
Botany as a study will be introduced into al
the schools.
After the reading Of the critics report ant
the contents of the letter box. the Institute
adjourned until evening
THURSDAY MORNING.
The Institute met at $50, and was open
ed by reading the scriptures and prayer by
lsev. .. u. Mason, and singing the touching
melody, Never forget the dear ones"
written Arithmetic was again taken up
oy Mr.. Bems. The subject this morning
was Division Of Fractions. The members
OF the class were required to explain why
we multiply by the denomnator and divide
Dy the numerator, in dividing by fraction.
percentage was then explained by the mem
Oers of the class.
Next in order w,s Physical Geography bv
Mr.. Emery. His subj,c, /, dav was IN.
can Currents. aud their effects on climate
navigation, etc. Next, lakes, rivers, classe.
and systems, winds-their classiticatiOns
causes and effects.
During the morning hour Mr.. Gortor
paid feeling tribute to the memory of WIN
flildreth, whose death was announced in
the morning Gazette, aud appointed 4
special committee to draft resolutions ex
pressiye OF the sense oi he Institute, many
OF tie members of which were formerly as
sociated as teachers with Mr. Hildrctl,.
After recess, the Institute witnessed, with
pleasure. the exhibition Of the new system
Of Gymnastics by Prof Leo Miller and lady.
The recitation in Grammar was this morn
ing conducted by Mrs. Hackey. Subject
The verb, and its various forms, after which
Mr.. Hiskcy read an Essay on the subject Of
School Relations, and showed the relation
which the teacher sustains to the state to
the parent and to the child.
The number Of members enrolled this
morning are %