The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1869-01-10

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The Les Cssnsy zsaeAss's Asseassss'
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institute asssnhlel - Tie assAl time.
Prayer b. ProE y. q. Ysasson.
Moved sAas NJ. ". @. Ksst b ssthor'
issd % pay I'll debts ,coasraessd b. this In.
ssitnts.
Prof. ". Y. Jsmisso. then eosdsssed
cl.aa exercise il Decimal Fractions.
Next. eless i Daadisg ~ sosdscted
bv Mr.. r. ". McOlsllan.
After recess an interesting exercise on
Elementary Sosnds Of Language, vas con-
ductsd By Mr.. Thoa. Toof.
Pol. Clapham tken made some remarks
concerning method Of teaching foreigners
to give the elementary sounds Of the English
Language.
The following report Of the committee On
time end phase Of holding the next Iastilsts
~ thsn recsiyel md adopted:
R1ps1ced IL. TIT ~ n9xt - Ceunty
Teachers Institute be held during the fra
week Of Septsnber, A. D. 1869.
End. That the choice Of locality, when said
institute b held, shoald b postponed, leav-
in9 he matter upoo 70 invi(asions; oaid in.
vitation to be referred to the County Super
intsndent.
The report o. the Committee on Resolu
tons was then received and adopted, which
il a. follows:
let. WnsaaAs, We belisve that the Chris
tian Religion il most fruitful in the eDlight-
sned mind, and thaE The school 10 the step.
ping stone to the Sabbath School, and that
the Sabbath School il the nursery Of the
Church, and
WHssnAs, We seldom go de Minister Of
the Gospel inside Of our schools or hear the
cause Of Public Instruction pressnsed from
the pulpit, therefore
Reseleed, That Ne urge our brother Teach
ers-the Ministers Of the 0ospel-to take
the cause Of common schools to their hearts
and send up their petitions 70 Throne Of
Grace in behalf Of the Public Schools and
their teachers. that the stsppieg stone to the
Church may be made pure and holy.
2nd. Thst we belisvs 49, AhS law Of the
State should require ct lsast . portion Of the
Board Of Directors Of each Tovship District
to attend the session Of the County Institute
q we'll - the teachers.
Sd. That We - teachers rsqssst, snd il Is
our eiOcoIo 0eoLoS tuas pe5u0sS vssss Jul
schools and By their presence encourage
both teachers and pupils in the discharge Of
| their duties.
4th. That We o. an Institute tender our
thanks to the citizens Of Fort Madison for
their Inequalities during the session Of the
| Institute.
| 5th. That We tender our HEARTFELT thanks
to our Baptist brethren for the uaA of their
church during the sessions Of the Institute.
9Th. That We tender our thankg TO the
Warden Of the Penitsntiary for the polite in
vitation to visit that institution, - we'll q
| the polite manner ia which We were conduct
cd through the same.
7th. That the thsnks Of this Institute be
rendered to Mr.. l.. Camp, Webster l. Bro.
and the ladies who had kindly volunteered &c
furnish ~ with music during the sessions Of
the Institute.
| 9Th. That our thanks are heartily tender.
ed to DR.. J. J. Ansear, Rev. h. K. Edison
Judge Beck, Hon. 81. Scott Howell and 9th
| er gentlemen, who attended and took part il
the exercises Of the Institate.
9th. Thot . copy Of the foregoing rssolu'
tions be furnished to the newspapers of the
county with the request that they be pub
lished.
The following resolution wns then Offered
BY . memcer Of the Institute and adopted
Rssolred, That the thanks Of this Institute
are due to Prof. Wood aud The msmhsss o
his orchestra, for the music they have <
kindly furnished, also - Prof. Pies for th,
use Of his piano, and Mr.. Schiller for hi
kindness in giving 10 Instrumental music.
Alter some excellent music by Professo
Chaplain, the Institute adjourned till l,
O. clock p. N.