Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-01-06
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
KNOXVILLE, Iowa, I
Dec. y. 1869.

Marion County Tcachers' institute
convened according to notice, in the
Knoxville City School-house, and was
opened with prayerby Rev. "A. Yetter,
County superintendent. Organized
at o'clock =. NJ, by electing Rev. A..
Yetter President, Mr.. Samuel Ride
nour Vice Pres't, N. West and f. G.
Parsons Secretaries.
The President introduced Prof. J.
Chappelle Clarke, of Indianola, as
Conductor Of the Institute, who gave
a lecture on "School Management
for one half hour. Balance of time
spent on Arithmetic.
Adjourned at Ais p. NJ, to meet at
8 tomorrow morning.
Eighty-seven teachers enrolled.
TUESDAY A. NJ, DEC. %.
Institute called to order by the
President. Opened by reading Scrip
turc and prayer by Conductor. Roll
called, and minutes read and approved.
On motion of Prof. Lamprey, Prin-
cipal Of Knoxville City School, 1t
was voted to close the door during the
opening exercises.
The President appointed the follow
ing Committees:
Critics on Language, Prof Lamprcy
and Mr.. Rand.
Reporters, Messrs. M. Clark and
Austin Hays.
On Resolutions, Prof. Lamprey,
Messrs. +. II. Clark and T.. G. Par
sons, and Misses Sallie Jenkins and
Mary Shoup.
On Publishing, Messrs. Rouze, Mi
ner and Ridenour, and Misses Nancy
Nye and Lizzie Hays.
Forenoon xercises:-Gramm In
tellectual and Written Arithmetic.
Afternoon:-Intellectual Arthme-
tic, Reading and general discussion
on various subjects.
On motion of Prof. Lamprey IL was
agreed that the last half hour in each
afternoon be devoted to the discussion
of general subjects. Also on motion
OF the same, it was agreed to request
the County Sup't to deliver n lecture
on Wednesday evening.
On motion of +. III. Clark, Com
mittee on Programme was appointed,
viz:--Prof. Clarke, Conductor, Prof.
Lamprey and a. w. Rouze.
Institute adjourned to meet at the
Court -Ae#se TT thuff past 6 O'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
Opened with prayer by Rev. A.
Yetter.
Lecture by our Conductor. Subject:
-"Attainmente-Material, Intellectu-
al and Moral"
Adjourned to meet at 0 o'clock to-
morrow morning, Dec. 10Th.
THIRD DAY, A. NJ, DEC. 20.
Institute called to order by the
President. Opened with Scripture
reading by the same, and prayer by
+. II. Clark.
Roll called. Minutes of previous
day read and approved.
Forenoon exercises: Written ant
intellectual Arithmetic, English
Grammar and Miscellaneous exercises
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Institute called to order by the Vice
President. Roll called.
Reading exercises.
Prof. Cory, of Pella, being present
was called upon, and made some ex-
cellent remarks on the subject ol
reading.
History Exercises, and then recess
of Is minutes; after which Geography
was ably illustrated by Mr.. w. J.
Shoup OF Marysville, by means OF
globe.
General discussion came next.
Adjourned at4,1 Is r. NJ, to meet at
Court House at 6,30.
'.i.'s 4,'9, EVENING SESSION.
Called to order by the Vice Pres't.
Opened with prayer by Prof. J. Chap
pelle Clarke, Conductor.
Lecture by our worthy County Su-
perintendent. Subject:-Self Culture.
After which, on motion OF Mr.. F.
H. Clark, we proceeded to have .
sociable, or Reunion; and q grand
time we had,