Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1872-10-24
THURSDAY, oarvBGa 10.

1aiilng ron, singing, ana utNoltH
al exercises. followed by Scripture
lesson by Mrs McGonegal. Written
/ Arithmetic hy \. IL Sterrctl. sub
ject, Common Fractions. The SIX
propositions, illustrated an | explain
ed; also the reason tor inver,ing the
dvisor in division Of fractions.
An address on lie Constitution
va. presented DO - w. Norris, but
owing to the programme no. being
closely followed III the preceding sx-
erciscs, the teachers were untortu
nately deprived OF hearing the whole
OF the address.
4 COME song, entitled Skating
on the lee vas given 10y Mr.. Nil.
nla'a, OF Oxford, who also conducted
the exercises in Gymnastics ana Flo,
cution.
Mrs. McGonegai explained meth
DDS of instruction, giving q b,iet il
lustratlon Of how to develop the idea
showing how useless is the jumbo OF
words without the idea, and giving a
personal experience Of the difficulty
OF learning the axiom, Things which
are equal to the same things are
equal TO each other then by draw
ing three triangles on the board, thus
illustrating it in such = simple man
ner that the child would easily catch
the truth.
The work OF the afternoon was
commenced by Mr.. Gliddcn, subject,
the English verb, with its accom-
panying properties Of voice, mode,
tense, &c, being treated in very
creditablc manner.
Prot. J. c. Gi.christ, of Cedar
Rapids, gave an interesting talk on
the subject OF Geography; taking
North America for an example, he
would first teach the pupil its gcner,
al contour, It's mountain and river
systems, would illustrate by diagrams
the land slopes, the valleys and plains;
afterwards would develop some idea
OF the animal, vegetable and mineral
productions; thus the learner wonld
have general outline, where items
Of minor importance would find thei'
appropriate place.
Mrs. McGonagal illustrated her
method of developing the idea Of
parallel lines; tins she did by rcquir-
ing ;hc members OF class Of littl.
people to hold two pens or pencils, a.
she holds hers, afterwards calling up
on one TO 60 to the board and draw
, two parallel lines, representing Tho
pencils she held; the pupils were
then asked to name or point GU,
some objects in thu room that were
parallel; one pointed to the sides o.
picture frame, another to tn,
stripes on the flag, another to some
, of the figures on the face of the
clock.
, The evening was occupied by III,
lecture of Prof. J. G. Chemist, Sub
/ ect,-"Ihe What. the Which anc
the How of Education" The FOL
loving briet quotation from an emf
nent author and educator will serve
as synopsis of the lecture:
Education is developing, in due
order and proportion, whatever i,
, good and desirable in human nature.
Tho lecture was followed by q socia
: bic, in which all seemed 10 cnio,
, themselves
9 FRIDAY, OCTOBER IL.
Session commenced as usual, wit!
5 calling roll, singing; prayer by Mr.
Ethridge, OF Chicago. Mrs. Nc
I CONCEAL gave beautiful Scriptur,
lesson, Illustrating the same on The
f board.
AS the wise men journeyed from
) the East in search of Jesus, they en-
countered mountains, rivers, deserts
: difficulties, dangers and tolls; so we
IN our journey, encounter Sin, self
denial, crossbearing; therefore, WI
! ahould take the Bible for our guide
The subject OF Longitude and
Time was presented By A. II. Ster