Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-11-26
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TIME-HOW EMPLOYED.
have held, during the year, nine.
teen examinations, consuming thus
eleven weeks. In addition to these,
| had, under the plea of scarceness of
teachers, mainly last fall, to give pri.
vate examinations to seventy three
applicants-thcse severally came to
my office without previous notice,
hence were the cause Of a loss of
much time, about five weeks, that
should have been given to school,vis-
itation The above deduction in
creased by the whole time necessary
for preparation OF questions for both
the spring and the fall examinations
which is no small task, and III do
ing the office writing, correspondence,
records, &c, leaves about thirty
weeks in which 10 visit the one
hundred and twelve schools, which
there are, as per town clerks reports,
in the county, some OF them with
two, three, four OF five departments.
held this year, three Institutes
one Of three days continuance, tor the
west part OF the Co at Patch Grove
attended by about fifty teachers; one
OF four days continuance for
the south part of the county at
Plattcyille, attended by 20 teachers
and one, Of three days at Lan~
caster attended by sixty five
teachers Chas Il. Allen assist,
cd in nduoting the first two; and
Jacob WernIi the last, whilst others
teachers in the county-rendered
valuable aid in class drills. OF these
three Institutes, | think | may say
that they were cminently successful,
and too much credit for their success
cannot be given to Profs. Allen and
Weruii, OF the State Normal School.
AT Patch Grove lectures were deiv-
cred hy Prof. Allen, Hon Hammer
Robbins and Prot w. b. Clark, of
Patch Grove Academy, who also
rendered efficient aid there, as well as
at Lancaster, in class exercises. At
Platteville Prot. Allen lectured two
evenings and Prof. George NJ.
Guernsey one; at Lancaster lectures
were delivered by Prof. Wernli, Hoo.
j. Il. Mills and Prof. Beardsly, of
Lancaster Institute These lectures
were all thoroughly practical and
common sense talks with and to the
teachers. In addition to the above,
the superintendent lecturod at Patch
Grove and Platteville.
In the course of the year | have,
| besides examinations and office work
made one hundred and tifty-one vis>
| its TO schools the number of visits
would have been considerably larger
! but for the time spent in private ex>
aminatons last fall. | have cndeav-
ored to make these visits as much
benefit as possible to the districts
| counsel with teachers in regard tC
modes of instruction, government
classification and general manage
ment sometimes personally; other
times by written note , and l have
circulars addressed to school boards
which Fuse in visiting schools. Thi:
is of necessity, general but at tht
foot Is n blank space, in order that
may call attention, by number, to any
Of the specifications that | may re-
gard as appropriate to the school
and may also write any THU {
further that | may wish to say
This circular is In the main embodied
in a circular which l prepared thi
I fall to be read al the annual schoo
district meetings, and which | APP
pend to this report. This circular
has accomplished good result
in many cases; and has always, be
| lieve, with one exception, been kind
| " received, whether the suggestions
contained in it were regarded or not
La this case the school house stooc
upon high way, grounds uninclos-
c Inc out house, the black board small
and almost worn out, the seats with
high, perpendicular backs aud nc
chair tor the teacher, l. as kindly
and politely Us | knew how, calleC
attention especially to the need fol
an out house, for better black boarC
and IN. pt,PD pon1 forta bia caats II,