The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-07-25
County superintendent Report
Of Schools Visited.

County superintendent Report
Of Schools Visited.
FRIDAY, June 2l.-Visited Mechan-
icsville Independent District. Prin-
cipal high school, A. b. Oakley; No
enrolled q, present 10. Grammar de-
Mrs. Sherwood teacher; No
enrolled 80, present %. intermediate
Mrs. James teacher No
enrolled A, present "a. Primary de-
Miss Kalb teacher; No en-
rolled "a. present IS. Mr.. Oakley has
. natural faculty for importing knowl-
edge together with thorough disci-
pline, which makes his department ,
success he also has under his charge
. good corps Of teachers that are doing
excellent work in their departments.
MONDAY p. NJ, June 24.-Visited
District No. 8, Iowa Township; Mr..
Michel teacher enrolled Il, present
Is. At . former visit made 10 this
school MAY III had occasion to re-
mark a. follows: ~ like to see more
neatness than appeared In the school
room and certainly less whispering,
and better order" It Ii but just for
me to remark that since my last visit
there has been = vast improvement in
the neatness Of the school room and
the order of the scholars. A new set
Of outline maps were hanging about
the room, and I understand all the
of Iowa Township have been
recently supplied with them.
JUNE 25, A M.-Visited District No
8, Cover Tp., Miss Emma Campbell
teacher !; enrolled SO, present q house
needs painting inside and out and re-
seating; well conducted school
teacher has excellent ideas of teach
ing. Also. visited district No Z, Miss
Nettie Miles teacher; enrolled IA;
present 10 house neat and school or
Derby; teacher understands her work.
P. M.-Visited district No 6, Nellie
Miles teacher; enrolled Is, present 20
. good house, room neat and orderly.
This district is fortunate during the
summer in securing the services of Q
teacher in the Rock Island schools
who thoroughly understands her
work. Also visited district No s, Miss
Brey teacher; enrolled 46, present SO !;
. good house . register and chair
needed school progressing and teach
er working hard.
WEDNESDAY, A. M.-Visited dis
trict No. 4, Miss Carrie Styles teacher;
enrolled %, present II; house old but
comfortable and neat; poor seats; teach
er doing quite we'll.
:. Also visited district n. 8, Miss Cope
teacher; enrolled 20, present Is; the
house needs repairing badly, and the
lot should be fenced - the house is
loeeNeA sa . P~-Asse eo~~pi.4 W .sss.,
the order Is quite good; better knowl-
edge Of methods and experience will
make her q good teacher.
p. M.-Visited district No. 2, Miss
Mary Willis teacher; enrolled Is, pres
ent IL house needs repairing badly,
and the lot fenced /; good order schol-
ars studious; discipline and better
methods in recitations needed.
THURsDAY, A. M.-Visited district
No. 8, Springdale township, Mr.. w.
s. Chase teacher; enrolled Is, present
Is good well with pump on the lot !;
house small but neat, and comfortably
seated with patent desks. Mr.. Chase
has happy faculty OF governing schol-
ars that but few possess, and his teach
ing Is a success.
P. M.-Visited district No. Z, in
company with Mr.. Chase, director.
Miss Nichols teacher; enrolled Is,
present IL; Q neat room supplied with
basin and towels, looking-glass and
comb good well with pump on the
grounds; Miss Nichols has excellent
methods with q faculty for putting
them to good use in her teaching.
Also visited district No. 8, Mr.. Eli.
OFT teacher; enrolled 80. present q ;
house large and convenient, seated
with patent desks; order very good.
The teacher has good ideas Of teaching
but the scholars need more discipline,
aud the teacher will improve with ex-
perience.
FRIDAY, A. M.-Visited district No.
5. Miss Anna Styles teacher; enrolled
%, present IL; convenient room
seated with patent desks good order
and discipline; Miss Styles 10 good
teacher.
Also visited district No. 2, Miss Wore
teacher enrolled II. present IA house
needs painting room neat, seated with
patent desks; excellent order and q
good school.
P. M.-Visited district No. 2, Roch-
ester township, Miss Dubois teacher i;
enrolled 10, present 8; it being Friday
afternoon the scholars were having
Evolutionary exerciaes. Ishould judge
the school was doing well.
FRIDAY, JULY 9TH, p. M.-Visited
district No. 4, Pioneer township, Miss
Alexander teacher; enrolled 81, pres.
ent q /: room neat; good order schol-
ars studious; good lessons; Miss Alex
ander possesses In more than an ordi-
nary degree the secret Of good teach
ing.
TUESDAY, July 9tA, p. M.-visited
district No. 5, Sugar Creek township,
Mrs. Linscott teacher; enrolled 20,
present IA no register, no chair room
neat; scholars quiet and studious
school doing well.
Also visited district No. 3, Miss Liz
zie Smull teacher; enrolled l6, present
8 teacher doing good work new
house will be built during the present
season in this district.
WEDNESDAY A. M.-Visited district
No. 9, Rochester township, Miss Cain
teacher; enrolled 43, present Is /; new
seats needed room neat and scholars
studious: teacher doing WE'LL
Also visited district No. 5. Miss
Wise teacher; enrolled %, present Is;
good house, no chair, scholars studi.
Qua predict success for the teacher
II Ahe continues In the work, and gives
il proper thought and study.
p. M.-Visited district No. l, Mis-
Martin teacher; enrolled 40, present
10; room neat; good order; scholars
reottod good lessons.
THURsDAY, A. M.-Visited district
No 8, Miss Powers teacher enrolled
q. present II; good school; discipline
needed.
Also visited district No 4, Misi
Woods teacher; enrolled 81. present
IS; well disciplined scnoOi !; tine
teacher has q good idea Of teaching.
FRIDAY, p. Visited district NJ
8, Red Oak Tp., Miss Rowser teacher
enrolled Is. present 20; Miss Rowsel
IL good tescher, perfectly ~ ease In
her work ; . good school. It must b
embarrassing to . teacher, especially
when visitors are present, to reques
scholars to drive hogs away from the
door this school house needs . fence
around II ~ It IL located In . pasture
MONDAY A. NJ. July 15.-Visitet
district No 3, Cass Tp., Miss E. Camp
bell teacher; enrolled %, present c6
II i.