Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-12-08
The REPUBIgGlN.
TOLEDO, IOWA.
THURSDAY DECEMBER 81 1870.
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TOLEDO, Noy. 28. 1870.

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TOLEDO, Nov. %, 1870.
IN accordance with .tfs : iat|gAs
given by the county Supsxisisadant,
J. r. Stewart, the InAtltat = 4Snaened
in tho School 1sYs.h6ssae sTSledo, at
one o,clAckR90Isl OMAN
BY motion of A. H. Sterrett, J.
R. r, s,];ysSg5I ,s;sSg5I M fS,zg sssadw' b
by motion of the chairman A. D.
.WMtTsy ~as IeaeAd d& <Ne saiAiEdfaA.
BY motion Of -.4e7rHo RsssN
was chosen secretary aud Miss Cowle
assistant secretary.
IN iirt4m7siukrWas nossitfsea q
allow it1ss mAtnbtrS to- rsarpll tEsis
names, which numbered eighty ,ene
prescht:.i
Mr.. Stewart then introduced the
subject of black board illustration;
ei.er wfet h4OyeEMAl3e ssgsHr
his method Of teaching map drawing.
Intermission Of fifteen minutes.
The subject Of composition writing
ras pextsaksp m bx-Aft JSswsr,
and suggestions as to the methods oi
teaching it were made by different
members.
Some time was now given to the
discussion Of general school topic,
music, calisthenics, marches &c.
Institute adjourned, meetatihe
Court House at seven p. Nj.
- Nov.-29, 1870.
Institute convened at the usual
place, at nias soei6dx dA&Ni5 VA per-
adjournment. Opening exercises were
reading the scripture b. ysR, Stew,
art. and prayer by J. E. Cowgirl.
The roll was called, .wLen eighty
* responded 70 theirnathcs. ssss la
Il. The subject Of Physical Geeogaa-
rly was first introduced bys.Ar.
Brown.
II. Ari,hastici " Ar. Glhdcn,
Fractions made speciality.
q. a.la,slRsE lREcEiiss sIlEsiis ssy.s ii ,.y ,,slal.
Ill A class on recitation in read
Sg was conducted by Mr.. Whitney.
s.Iv. a committee Hwai 'afp6inted
:hJ the chairman, consisting OF Mrs.
Black, MI. Cowgirl and and Zoe Tayleg,
for The purpose Ct examining i tho
query box, after which the Institute
till one o'clock =. NJ.
AFTERNOON. sEssIoK. xT-.r |.
Institute met as per adjournment.
l. -phe saiject OF 'cen,Factions iii
different rules OF Arithmetic was IL
lustraled by NJ. HarriSsa. ,.sa eas
II. Mr.. .Slersets apreseated stlre
method OF teaching w:i,ing.
RECESS OF fIifETrEES Mn sMiSu+rEs. +h y.
I. 4 short exercise in spelling was
given by Mr., Stewart, and the meth,
"a Of iisacAng i discussad. d...i a, :
= II. The manner of teaching map
drawing was presented by Mr.. Ster-
sett, and a lesson givtn on our own
Ssstc.
!. sIII. Geptsn.s .. query box dissest:
ed .sssfsfsa fA4F ~ '--.ss
FflV. Adjourned to meet at the usu.
afp'ace atnine A, N. N. the morn
WS'
I sfrr -, SECOND DATsozz ss- rasihs
~ sse' .ss-sssi hN6v.ss0,, 1870.
Institute met as per adjournmeut,
at 8 A. NJ.
Opening exercises conducted by
RaN. Brown.
i. The subject Of Physical Geo.
graphy was. farther' Illustrated JBy
Mr.. Brown, who introduced thcsub.
Act on previous day. /.
II. Mr.. Ghdden further illustrated
his method OF explaining fractions,
as commercial on previous morning.
''.fs RECEsS-ssi,soa-. vsrsso
!. An exerisc in reading, conduct
by Mr.. Whitney, which occupied the
time till noon.
AKTERNO OeAtaEAERCESE. ..rossa
I. A committee of three, consist
ing of Mr.. Sproul, Miss Flora Wilson
and Bell NJ Dickey, was appolnte4l
Vthe chairman, for the purpose oi
providing snasic fosAheI eIsstitht~.rs .
II. The'suejected'ot 'scH9aI GOV.
ernment was discussed, many OF the
tePchers participated in ITS discuss
sion. .svsr sa3eI II assip Ecl,gssis Isis
III. Mr.. Harris further illustrated d
his exetciss il .,eodtG6atiap as COM Il
mencsd ON previsas daH .v,aueJ sas
,y&ssisss sgsa 9! ksweiia sss rsfas =
=. .rsg. REcHSSls.s. aasis, 81
I. Mr.. Sterrett conductedsa CLASH
in mental Arithmetic, showing his
method OF teaching It, both to .pri'
mary, and advanced class.
The distribution OF the slips oI
'pafer, on which .Wsgf. writer ~
nelling lessen AAprasiQRs ,dayalI3
! ITT ri.~.,..:o,. =: .l.A9Assnn,