The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-01-03

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N. c. WHITING, Error.
TOL e y o, low d.
WEDNESDAY,. IAN. q lses

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TIE Teacherss 1nstltute.
The Teachers ln>,,ute, held in this
town last weeh, was a very good sue
cess. These Institutes, we observe are
increasing in interest and We believe in
hepe6cial results from year to year.
There wore large number ofTeachers
in attendance snd all who participated,
as teachers should, received many
valuable hints and suggestions a. 30 the
best manner Of prae.icing their profess
sion. It was principally managed and
taught BY Prot. Kissel Of Davenport,
an excellent instructor, and from our
observation We believe the best that
ever had ch.rge Of an Inetitute in this
county, although Prof. Piper done we'll
last year Prof. Kissel is energetic and
active and has the happy faculty of i'm
parting his ideas With clearness and
force, and in this respect also ees an
excellent example for the imitation Of
teachers.
The exercises during the dag were
principally drilling the teachers upon
the different branches taught in the
schools the evening sessions were de
voted to lectures, after which there
were discussions upon the best modes
0. school government and discipline, in
which all were privileged to participate.
These discussions were always interest.
ing and frequently animated. The
lecturers were Prof. Kissel Rev. Mi.
Cordner Of this town and Prot. Parker
Of Iowa College NJ Grinnell. The lee
lures were all excellent, very interest.
ing, atten,ively listened to, oni highly
appreciated by their auditors. We
think Prot. Parker desefves special
commenda,inh for coming 10 oar town,
by request, for III" exrYess purpose of
delivering lecture, which was very
chaste. instructive and entertaining.
We fi,t,er ourselves tha. 1e coul.l
make some suggestions, which il fol-
lowed ont would improve these Tesch.
ers' Institutes, but as tho one inst held
in this town passed off 20 we'll in com.
parrison to others, we are not dispoaed
to make them at present bnt may q,
some future time. We must add that
one great cause Of the success Of the
Institute was the eff :iency and activity
Of Mr.. 7. L. Downs our County Super
'ntendent, in procuring qualified
Prot. TO teach aua lecture, in stirring
up The teachers TO attendance, and 10
general management Of the Institute.
In this Mr. Downs has certainly done
well and = grateful people who are IN.
te,es.ed in the success Of our common
schools and the prosperity Of the rising
generation, will NOT withhold thei- gra.
titude. We hold that these Institutes
are not only inser es,ing but exceedingly
bent fieiaI to all our school teachers, in
an interchange Of views, and disclosing
the best methods Of imparting their
IDEAS to pupils, and thus mus. be direct
~ beneficial to all the children in the
county that attend school.
We wish all the patrons ofschools in
the county could attend these Ips'i-
tu,cs for a. least one day and observe
how they are managed; if they would
wo ave satisfied they would be greatly
pleased with them.
We would say t, school patrons, and
School Directors, beware Of 4
school teacher, who speaks lightly M
hose Institutes. Such a teacher has
either been justly anubbed for ignorance
'r arrogance at these Institutes, or he
. a vain egotist, that thinks nothing il
vorth knowing that he il not already
n possession Of, and either case is not
he one that should be possessed BY
uccessful school teachers.
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