Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-11-29
Tenth Annual SessfOn ~ the Du.
chanan Go. Teachers Institute.


I-sDEpEHDEscE, Nov. 70, 1901.
The tenth annual session ofthc Buchanan
Co. Teachers Institute met az announced by
the County Superintendent, Nov. 10th, 1861,
at the Court House, Independence. The
Secretary being absent, Miss Emma Butter
field was elected pro tenn. On motion, ).
G. Pierce was elected President for the en-
suing year.
Adjourned till | O'Clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION..
Met at ] o'clock.
Organization perfected by the election u
NJ. W. Harmon az Secretary and the APP
poin,ment Of itteeg.
Miss Amelia Dickey was appointed Critic,
to report at the evening session.
Miss Amelia Dickey and Miss lIsyey were
elected members Of the Executive Commit,
tee.
Mr.. McLeisk, Miss Eliza ButterEeld and
Miss Phoebe Dickey were elected Finance
Committee.
Committee on Programme, Miss Emma
Bu,terGcld, NJ. A. Potter and Mr.. McLeish,
reported an order Of exercises, which was
adopted.
Prof. Calvin, Of Hopkipton, addressed the
Institute on the Duties Of Teachers.
Mr.. Lathrop appointed Committee on Mu-
sic.
The subject Of Class Reci.ations vas dis
cussed, after which a class was instructed in
Gymnastics by Mr.. Stockwell.
Adjourned till I p. NJ.
EVENING Session.
The Critic was excused from reporting.
The propriety Of corporal punishment in
common schools was discussed at length.
Closed with music.
Tuesday, Nov. 2Gth.
MORNING SESSION.
Met at 9 O'Clock A. N.
Opening exercises dispensed with. Nus
sic. Exercises in mental arithmetic and OF.
biography conducted by Prot. Calvin.
Miss Tracy, Miss Slemmons and Mr.. LII.
Carter appointed Committee on Resolutions.
Critic for the day, Miss Tracy.
Glass in reading conducted by the Presi-
dent. Exercises in mathematics oil Wal.
toms Table, conducted by Mr.. Jackson, Of
Chicago.
Adjourned till l o'clock P. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Met at l o'clock =. NJ.
Prof. Palmer gave o short address.
Mr.. Hart, Prot. Palmer and Mics Stem
mons were appointed a Committee to award
the prize offered for the best outline map Of
North America. Exercises in written arith'
metic by Prof. Calvin in Geography by the
President. Miscellaneous questions, au>
swers and suggestions.
Adjourned till I o'clock p. II.
EVENING SESSION.
Met at Z O'Clock p. NJ.
Report of Critic for the day, Miss Tracy
Essays by Miss NJ. A. Potter and Mrs. X
Bowers.
Lecture on Electricity by Prof. Calvin.
Wednesday, 9th.
MORNING SESSION.
!. Met at 9 O'Clock A. II.
: Music. Devotional exercises. Critic 70
, the day, Miss Slemmons. Exercise in men
e tai arithmetic, conducted by Prot. Calvin
Grammar, by Mr.. Caldwell. Reading con
tents Of Query Box. Discussion on question
: q How shall we best secure the cooperate
. of parents and officers Of schools p
Adjourned till | o'clock p. N.
. AFTERNOON SESSION.
Net at | P. NJ.
Written arithmetic. bF Prof. Calvin. Gym
~nastics. Messrs. Caldwell, Boardman an
Miss Tracy were appointed a Committee 70
awarding prize for best original essay o
school government. Discussion on the be:
It method Of teaching photography.
EVENING SESSION.
Essays on school government by Mi.
Gageby and Mr.. j. Calvin. Chronicles. b
Miss Butterield. Lecture" What is Edl
cation"-by Rev. j. ID. Caldwell.