The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-10-24
CORRESPONDENCE.
Fox RIVER. Oct. I7th 1szo

BILE paper will be pleased with an account of
our Annual Institute, accordingly submit
few brief remarks relative to the work done.
Tuesday morning, Oct. lst, company of
49 together with our worthy Superintendent
assembled at the school-house in the pleas
ant village of Wilmot, all ready and willing
to do honor to our work. This number was
increased to 68 during the session. The
opening exercises consisted in singing the
Doxology, reading of the Scriptures, and
prayer by Rev. j H Colt. A Secretary and
Assistant were then elected, and they imme-
diately set ABOUT the work assigned them.
which for the first day consisted in the regis
tration of the names, and assigning to each
number which they retained during che In
Stitute. A programme to be followed during
the daily exercises was presented ready for
use, and such other work as is required from
this office. The Supt. appointed Financial
Committee, consisting of Miss, l.. Ozanne
and Mr.. @. B. Turtelotte, and a Committee
on Resolutions consisting Of Mr.. I. P.
Briggs, Mr.. P r. Barnes and Miss S. D.
Strong. The programme was strictly ad.
hered to during the greater part of the Insti-
tute and but very little time was spent in
useless discussion The order of exercises
with some slight variations, was as follows :;
The first thirty minutes were devoted to
Orthoepy and Orthography, followed by a
general exercise in Penmanship, in which
good work was done. AS Second Grade
branches were to receive due consideration.
1t was found expedient to have two recita
tions carried on at the same time. according
ly Arithmetic received attention in the NJ ain
room, while the science of Algebra was be-
ing investigated in the adjoining room, By
those intending to apply for second grade
certificate, Descriptive and Physical Geogra.
ply came next upon the programme, follow
cd by an Institute exercises in Constitution in
which they compared and contrasted the
Constitution of the State of Wisconsin with
that of the United States.
This closed the exercises of the morning
session and the Institute accordingly ad
journed. At 1870 the exercises opened by
singing, roll call, and response by stating
some interesting fact, The first exercise of
the afternoon was general one in U. s. His
tory, after which Intellectual Arithmetic re-
celyed the attention of the Institute Dur.
ing the reading exercises, both the theoresic-
a. and practical parts of this branch were
fully discussed. The subject of Grammar
Was by no means neglected; several different
members of the Institute were called unon RI
concuct this branch and various methods
presented Cor consideration. The general ex-
erclse IN PHYSIOLOGY during the whole session
was ooth interesting and profitable and con-
sloerlng the amount of time devoted to this
branch, the result OF the work was com
plete success, which was strkinplv mani
tested by the high per cent. obtained in ex-
animation.
Thus the work of each day closed, and as
recorded programme of one day is fair
index of the whole, will forbear entering
into the full details Of our work. Sufficient
tnen 10 sAyain addition that an appropriate
length of time was allowed for the discussion
OF important points relative to the teachers
work and we trust thoughts and suqoes-
Clons were here presented that shall ripen in
10 noble deeds, as there were those among ia
whose experience as we'll as information
nave placed them worthy of our imitation.
The recitation of Friday, Oct. 18th was of a
miscellaneous character as this closed orr
Institute work for 1872. The exercise in Or.
typography was an oral one, conducted on tho
ola method OF spelling down. The test con
sisted OF % words, all of which are in com
mon use, and although the audience was 70
certain extent called upon to witness dis
solving views, yet 81 of our number braveIv
held their position and survived
'Ae TASK. Three committees were
appointed by our Superintendent,
consisting OF three members each, to prepare
programmes applicable for our mixed
schools. limiting the number of daily recita-
tlons TO ~. These committees were request
ca 10 prepare and present for consideration
thelr programme without consulting each
oIher, alter which the merits and dement's
OF each were to be fully discussed We oro
wei aware mat none of these can answer
Cne loli demands of any school or teacher
out Inc object was to bring before the minds
OF the teachers system worthy Of imito-
ton. '''
a few encouraging and appropriate 70.
marks from exec. Supt. Earle of Racine Co
We're listened to with attention at the close
OF the exercises Friday afternoon, and dare
say not member of our Institute reorett.d
the time and money spent during the past
two weeks. Mr.. Earle is a man of eno
promise and ability, and strong advocate
OF active progression in the teachers, ,yor,.
and gladly do we welcome him to our num