Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-11-06

hen that there ase but few Of our citizens
who take the interest 10 the tsaining depart>
ment Of our schools that its Importance de-
mands. and peshsps some object 70 Y from
the want Of proper understanding Of ID
object and modes opsvuadj. That II has been
grest benefit to our schools, teachers very
we'll know. q. slso. those Who have given Il
any attsntion. Il was established 10 the Fall
Of '6S. since which tias Il has been undss
the supervision Of Mn. n. A. McGoneesl, Z
graduate Of the class Of '6S Of the Osvsgs,
N. T.. Trimming school. The number d
graduates tossther With the present class ol
6ftscn, numbers about City. Twenty ol
these graduates srs new teaching In different
departments Of our city schools with salaries
averaging 30 per eset. higher than the CON.
mon run Of tsaehess' salaries. Nearly all
Of the remaining graduates are tssshing in
and out Of ths State With salaries ranging
much higher. We have before spoken oi
our system Of schools, asd the proficiency
made BY sc,slass in them; - an instance
Ne are permitted t. state that in the last
msnthly examination Of the "A" class oi
Grammar school No. 3, over half took 1OC
per cent. on questions that will compare we'll
with those presented 70 teachers on examin.
alton. The object Of this department. is 4
teach the teacher, or to give them, in one
year, that benefit or discipline which arises
from an ordinary experience in teaching five
or ten years or. in other words, students
become acquainted ct once with the best
known methods Of instruction, and are re-
quired to write out their views in full and
put them into immediate practice. They
apply, BY teaching every day, what they
learn in theory, and this entirely under the
guidance Of Training Teachers. With such
. perpetual drill. success in teaching be.
comes certainty.
Those who would make teaching . pro-
session will find that some such professional
training will aid them materially, Normal
Sc ools give knowledge Of the subject
taught, while training schools give that de-
sired instruction in the most Improved
methods Of practical teaching. With the nat.
ural laws Of the mind - guides. Instruction
and practice ere thus combined. The student
takes charge Of room or department for
six weeks, and is in fact the teacher for that
time. thus doing away with the objection
raised by some, that the pupils are injured
BY changing teachers, which 10 not . valid
objection, As the methods and systems do
not change With the teachers. Space will
not allow W to 60 into details,
or to enumerate all the advantages Of this
department The success attending its
graduates aud the benefits that have accrued
to our city schools seem to vindicate oil that
We have said. We only present the above
to those Of our readers who have not the op-
postunity to see for themselves, oe who have
been unable to find the lacation Of the
school.
PAISr,Hos, ExeHAvlNos, PIcryRs FaAnEs,
Erc.-The public, We think, can hardly fail
to appreciate the very liberal and earnest ei-
fort made BY our esteemed fellow citizen, T..
A. Day. Of the enterprising Book concern
Of Luse 4 Grigss, to supply it, wants in the
line Of standard and popular reading matter.
Not only in that branch does Mr. D. excel a.
. man Of superior taste and judgement, but
the selections Of rich oil paintings. superb
steel engravings, elegant picture frames. and
choice artists goods-that be purchased du-
ring his recent visit to the Eastern market
have fairly taken our citizens by storm
These goods have been arriving for several
weeks past and still they come, and still the
people of taste and refinement dock thithsr
to make selections. There no longer
exists any excuse for going y Chi
cago or any other market to
purchase standard works with which
to hll the library shelves. o. articles oftaste
and rertu with which to adorn the walls Of
our residences, for at the above named %.
tablishment everything in the line can be
found in abundance. Books from the best
authors, either Of the past or present times
and works Of art from the hands Of the most
favored artists, are always there. Call and
examine, and you cannot fail to b delight
ed. Everything is Of the very best quality
just what people Of taste and discrimina.
tion want. l.. 4 q. keep full stock Of
Windsor 4 Newton's Artists Goods, Of al
kinds, 10 which the attention Of the fratern-
ity is invited. Call At No. IS, below The
Post Office.
BuRoLAMss.-A gang Of burglars seems