Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-10-06
Iowa County Teachers Institute.

his Institute nelu IT'S annual meeting
in this city (Mineral Point on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, September 25th
to 29th inclusive, under the management
of Samuel Parks, Esq, County Superin-
tendent.
Owing to the gradual arrival Of teach
ers on Thursday morning, it was not
deemed advisable to organize until the af-
| ternoon.
Accordingly, at 1870 P. NJ, the afternoon
session commenced, and the following Of
,, fcers were elected:
Secretary j. II. Pike.
COnnnautee on Resolutions Miss 4
Sturges, Miss E Edwards, Miss NJ. j.
Dickinson, Mr.. 7. Patefield aud d. L.
Roach
Committee on Music Miss Backwards,
Miss A Sturges, Miss lloskins, Mr.. L. A.
Arthur, Mr. r. Patefeld and j. ii. Pike.
There was a good attendance of teach
ers, and as is always the case, a general
goCd time. TO those who a,tcn led
need not say how profilably the time was
spent, noI how advantageous, for ! am
/ cen tain they will al agree with me IN say
! ing that what losses they incurgin time
&c if any, are IN IRE tnan balanced by the
advantages they receive But for.the BEN
| fit Of those who from some r. ason do not
attcn |, it only need be added they miss
| a great treat" Oar Institutes arc be-
coming more systematic every year, and
as they advance in this direction, so the
benefit to be derived from attending them
becomes greater. The time was wholly
occupied with the regular institute work,
| 81, H. fNG oohi,
| the different branches of study The
government Of schools" &c, and the f f.
| towing resolutions were adopted:
FIRST That Tie hearty t ks ofth. Assocatr
due t. the ciZcns ul VI neral Point for the hos
y table entertainment given Us by them during the
| session OF this Institute.
| SCION, That the wages r teaching should be
| similar wher" the wages rendered re similar,
whether that service be rend cred by mafs OF ie-
| male. ...t-.
THIRD, IT, at the thanks of the teachers due to
| Dr. W.Ilcr of Mineral Point. and others, for their
ary I-operati III in assisting, i'll conducting the
| exercises of tie Institute. -....... g.
FOURTH, That We tender orr thanks to the music
commit e. for the very quiet naaner.in which they
! entera ned us during thu session. ......--
| Firth I hat we present our grateful thanks to orr
| County Superin tendtnt MIR. Parks. for the able
! MANNER in which he has conducted the Institute,
and ais" that prepared to give him onr hear
| ty co operation and sympathy i'll the discharge OF
J his duties.
SIXTH, That desire county 0ft1cerS 10 settle
the county 'nds soon possible. so that re chs
| he paid for their services. and induced to
| C 'ntinue theft work, and make our schools what
| tn should be- the hope of the nation"
SEVENTH, That any certificates ether than for II
| mouths should he prohibited hy law. .s .r---
EIGHTH That children should not be sent TO school
| un ii they at least years DID,
NINTH. That the proceedings of this Institute to-
gether with copy of these rcsolut lions be pubsht d
| THos PATEFIELD, Chm,
ELIZA EDW ARDS,
| ANNIE STURGES,
! MARY j. DICKINSON,
d. l.. ROACH.
On Thursday afternoon, before closing
| the Institute, the members of the Iowa
County Teachers Association met for the
purpose of electing new officers for the en-
suing year, and to appoint place for the
next meeting. The following officers
were duly elected
| Pfesident-Mr. S. Parks.
Secretary and TreaSurer-H. P. Die
trich
Vice Presidents-Mr D. L. Roach, Mr..
". Martin, Mr. Thos. Patetield, Miss E..
Edwards, Miss NJ j. Dickinson.
It was decided that the next meeting
should be held at MIffiin, on Friday and
Saturday, Nov Doth and 2lst, and the
President then appointed the following
members to prepare and read essays on
that OCCASION Mr.. Thos. Patefeld, j. G.
Martin, j. Fl. Pike, Miss E. Edwards
Miss A. Sturges. Miss NJ. j. Dickinson,
anil Miss S. Harris.
The following were also appointed by
| the President to conduct the exercises OF
the next meeting: Mr.. w. Martin, Arith-
metic Mr.. j c. Martin, History; Mr..
! ThoS. Patefield, Geography Miss S.
/ Thomas, Grammer Mr.. j. Brown, Elocu-
ton; Mr.. Albert Williams Theory and Art.
A motion was made and carried that the
I President procure lecturer for the eve
ming session Of the Association to be held
at Mffiin
The Institute then adjourned
j. H. Pike, Sec'y.
8 Parks Stunt