Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-10

Eo,ross DsuocsAr I'll have just hand
q very intelligent gentleman from New
York visiting me. lie his Travelled sxssn-
siyely ia this country, oncc spent hvs
mouths in Eursps. and when travelling, liks
Henry Ward Bsseher ''kseps his eyes and
ears o:ep."
In this eoun,ry be Travelled freo Davsu-
port b. river road, through Valley City.
nsst he Hart School House eod Zion
Church. 10 LsClsirs Township, the Crom.
bic School House 10 Lincoln, thencs BY The
Pine uill and Oak Dale road 70 Davenport.
He says that travelling the same distance 10
any ceuatry he usvsr passed % many farms
and school tuildings.
He also says be vas never In town Of
20 900 inhsbitasts, whore the nsssss were
provided vith such school buildings -
there are in Davenport.
Th,s ia q compliment which believe ws
richly deserve and Of which we have right
TO feel proud. >. a. biscHAhp'
Pleasant Valley, April 9Th, 1868.
RsxARks.-We sincerely believe the
the compliment 10 be merited oas. MOI
because this 10 our home-and consequent
" under obligations to blow our own horn
lsudest, but, somewhat extensive travel
through the old and more dsnsely settled
States of the East, whore they have bssn
Dragging on school and farm houses for the
last half century. has proven to our mind
very conclusively that Scott county, an d
several other Iowa counties have already
left Eastern folks In the rear.
OF course, it is difficult to make Eastern
people who have not travelled this way. un-
dsrstand this matter. They are prone to
measure progress by length Of years, and
whsn il 10 intimatsd that the West has,
many things progressed farther in twenty.
I've years than tie East has 10 hundred
and twenty five, there 10 . strong disposi-
ton to call At b.ag, and nonsense. But
truth II mighty-sven more strange than
6ction-thsrsfors come out here, o, -
Eastern unbslisvers, and Be converted.
Teachers lastltatc.
ThUnsDAY-AvrsRxooN.
Ths Institute Vas called to order BY the
President, and, on inviaision, Miss Atkinson
favored the tsashsrs with some excellent
music and song, for which she received
vote Of thanks. On melton the gentlemen
held private kerkus in the recitation
room. 70 make arrangsosnts for he pre-
posed visit TO the Island. Rstorning In
. few momsnts, they iafsrued the ladies
that they had. BY vote, decided to 90, where
upon they were told to 90 right alsng.as the
ladies had concluded during the session Of
the " korkus," not 10 20. Here was apo
sss, regular Enthusiastically COOL
Some Of the ladies however. concluded to
60, and about one hundred of the teachers,
~arshaled by Mr.. McClslland, then proc
oseded to the ferry boat, which landed them
on the island near the Arsenal. They vis-
tied the machine shops. gun yard, head
quarters, and the clock, which regulates the
time for the Twin Cities.
The party then crossed BY the rope fer
~ to Rock Island, and proceeded to the
Rodmsn House, where collation. had been
provided.
After refreshing the inner man land wo-
man.too), an hour WAS spent in social enjoy
msnt. music. ETC., in the psrlor, when the
party returned to Davsnport, arriving at
home at about o'clock, we'll pleased with
their visit.
pnfnAv MAMMA
The Oairman not being present, Mr..
Rose took ths CHR, and the opening exer.
cisss were conducted BY Rev. Mr.. Dssch.
After Ausic-Hymn-Aiss Cora Park.
hurst prssidiog At the piano, Mr.. Gallagher
came in and took the Chair, and : report
was made BY Maj. Hamill, on the ''method
of teaching Natural Philos phy." . very
brief discussion followed, after which few
remarks wsro made by Prof. Piper, ex-
planning that he had not promised or sx-
pectsd to be here at the beginning Of the
Institute. or to conduct it. but, that he had
come to participate in the exercises, and to
see what progress was being made.
A discussion was then had on the fol- |
lowing question. "Should q Commercial
education begin in our schools ~
Mr.. Curtis, Of the Commercial College.
spoke in the Affirmative, with some illus
trations Of method.
After recess, Miss Stevens favored the
Instiuts with some very excellent music, a. |
ter which Mr.. Baker presented report ON |
the following subject:
"Aethod of oral instruction in grammer
how far benefcialr' He advocated . |
natural method, natural rules, and in con.
nsetion with natural objects, would teach
Language more and srsmmar less. Does not
believe in text books a. Of much use to the
pupil Discussed BY Prof. Piper and 9th. |
efs, mainly eoncurring with the report, and
several methods we're suggested for cor |
yscting errors in the use Of language among
children.
The Institute will adjourn ,s-norrew
forenoon. The practical work Of the Insti- |
tute will close this evening with Q lecture
BY Prof. Piper. at the Conerses stiooal |
church, commsncing at 8 o'clock.
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