The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-11-06

ers, known as manuscript. At III
close of the lecture, Rev Hurd mad
a few remarks, before adjournment.
FRIDAY MORNING.
Music, followed by Scripture Les
son and prayer by Miss Basss,t.
Roll call.
Mr.. Sommers appointed Critic.
Physiology aud drawing by Mis-.
Bassett.
Recess.
Arithmetic (cubo roo) by J. J
Andrews, followed by drill exer
else, by Miss Bassett.
Recess Of ten minutes.
Language lesson on sentences, fol
lowed by reading, writing and spell
ling, both conducted by Miss Bassett,
The topic-What Is the demand
for Normal School in lama Coun.
ty?-was discussed by Mess. Hol
stead. Wintcrstein, Rev. f. Hurd
and MISS Bassett.
On motion the Chair was instruct.
ed to appoint Committee Of five on
Resolutions.
Adjourned until 1870 p. m.
AFTERNOON sESsIny
Roll call was followed by discus.
sion OF the subject of forming a
County Teachers Association.
motion, providing for the organ.
ization of county Association, pre-.
vailed without a dissenting voice.
At this point, the Institute pro.
ceeded to the election Of Office for
the new association not yet organic
Cd A President was elected and a
Vice President nominated, when it
was suggested by Rcv. sMessmer
that the Institute had transcribed Its
jurisdiction. After some remarks by
different persons, the Char decided
tho further nomination and election
Of officers out Of order, AMI declared
the election of Presiden! void, be.
cause there was no authority for
electing officers of an organization
that does not exist.
This point settled, motion was
adapted, providing that a committee
be appointed to draft constitution
for the proposed Association.
On motion Of J. j. Andrews, Rev
f. Hurd, tho present County Super,
iutcndent, was appointed chairman OF
the committee, with authority to Sc
lect the remaining members OF the
committee.
GLOW to prevent Whispering in
School received some ventilation
from members OF the Institute.
At this point, the President an
nounced tho names of the following
persons as committee on resolutions:
a. Z. Carhart, l.. p. Winters.ein,
Jennie Felter, Isabella Stuart and C.
M, Barnhardt.
Recess.
Exerclsesin sentences and language
by Miss Bassett.
The subject OF teachers building
their own fires was discussed by
Messrs. Guiltord, Strublc, I[urd and
others, all agreeing that IT is not the
duty of a teacher to build his own
fires unless he is paid lair coinpen-
sation ther. for.
An object lesson Of much interest,
by Miss Bassctt, followed, and as it
was conducted In the interest Of quite
a number OF children, 1t was the
more interesting.
Miss b., at the close oil the lesson,
announced that she would spend
some time with the children the next
at 9:3O.
Committee on Resolutions submit
ted part Of their report.
On motion it was decided to con.
slider the report of the committee I'M.
after the chlldrcn's class,
a. IN.
Critics report, singing and ad
journment.
EVENING.
1t was the intention that this even.
ing should be the "social" evening
OF the week. with enough OF music
aud some literary exercises to break
the monotony Of purely social
time. 1t was little unfortunate,
however, that SO large portion Of
the evening was taken up by the lit.
erary part Of the programme, but
this is very common error. We
cannot speak Of all who took part in
the exercises, but the paper read by
Miss Bassett, and the selection, IA
rare piece of Irish wit, entitled Miss
Mallory on the Chinese Question J
read by Mr.. Andrews, were worthy
OF special mention.
The last OF the literary part Of the
exercises was a few we'll considered
remarks by Rev Hurd. who has so