Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-04-07

Nettie Pettigrew, Quasaueton, secon,
class.
Addie Potter, Winthrop, second class
Nina Pulls, Winthrop, second class.
Arthur Rich, Winthrop, first class.
Angie Spicer, independence, secon,
class
Maggie Vance, Independence, secon,
class.
I Mary Williams, Quasqueton, secon,
class.
Mary Welch, Jesup,-as far as com
| plete-second class
In arithmetic, second class, four per
sons failed to solve question, no. / ; forty
one, no. 2; forty, no. 8; seventeen, no.
thirty-one no. 5; twenty-five, no. 6
twenty-one, no. 7; thirty, no. 8; twenty
five, no. o; fifty-two, no 10.
In grammar, second class, thirteen per
sons answered question, no. 1, by giving
the notifications of verbs; four by Civ
ing the classes of verbs; some omit thu
question.
To question no. 2, sixteen say Posi-
ton" three form" six omit the cues
ton.
Five persons say question, no. is cor
rect; five say ''had expected" one lex
pected to have saw"
M A
were given. One says "voicc denotes
action did to or by subject"
adding or ed to the verb" two, by using
"may, can &C." five, when subjected up
on"
To question no. 6, various answers
were given. Eight persons say 'consid
erlng" is a proposition; six, an adjective
Question no. Z; twenty-three persons
parse clothed as '''verb, ind. mode
twenty-five, "seen is a verb, ind mode
two, remained is participle;" one, ere
manned is noun" two, "alone Is a prep
ostion."
Question no. s; five say examining is
a verb, ind mode" nine, examining is
an adjective"
To Question no. 8, fourteen say "anxi
Gus is a verb" sixteen, anxious is q
noun.
Some did the work well, showing that
they could apply the definitions as well
as repeat them.
Spelling .-Dostrict, indicitivc, useing,
relative, sentance, auxiliary, makeing,
principle parts, Irregular, second, nuter,
plurel, a adverb, proposition, showers,
neather word, detinate, separately, tence,
introduces, plural number. indcctive,
intransive, partisipal, socct, nasel, suppe
rior, inferor, partial bones, forteen, NAL
aver, (malar), maxilliary, properaly, prop
eraly, preferable, sholders, tuch, vegita
bles, Texes, Clncinatta, 5, Cincinnati, g.
Clncinatti, Cincinatia, Cincinnattie, Skull
kill, Butfalow, Extremely of Era canal, y
"the productions of Iowa are cole and
led. MARYLAND. Columbia, Onterrio, Yer.
ginia, Bare lake, Equatorial currant, Mat.
hamaticle geography.
Many spell we'll. Some manuscripts
were well written, and in neat form As
to form, in others, the work showed o
very careless manner. A few words us
to questions In arithmetic, all the ques
tons were taken from textbooks; such
questions as the teacher is expected to
find in every day work; such as the teach
er must solve and explain, and thus bene-
fiji the pupil, or else by some legerdemain,
"get the answer" and leave the pupil as
wise as before. But says one, II never
saw the question; they are not in my
book" Grant it, Correct definitions,
and the applications of correct principles
will resolve any question. The teacher
should be broader than the pupils text
books. 1t should be the constant aim
and effort of the teacher to lead the pupil
outside of, above, and beyond the text
book, Textbooks are but instruments,
not ends. In grammar, the sentences are
taken from common school grammars
They may be strange sentences" hut
definitions and principles rightly applied
will still resolve the difficulty.
The sentences are not "technical /"
They do not present the average difficult
ties which the teacher must meet every
day Difficulties arise The inquiring
pupil meets difficulties constantly. The
teacher must be prepared toassist in these
difficulties, 1t is by mastering these, that
the pupil grows mentally. We must
meet the difficulties or else hide them and
let the pupil glide. Which shall We
do? 1t is proposed that our future men
and women shall be thinking men and
women, by meeting and conquering diff
ficulties in school life This is one great
object OF our common schools. Hiding
these difficulties or passing around them
defeats this object
''lf fail in one branch, arithmetic or
grammar, can have q certiicate?' The
law says "a satisfactory examination in
ALL" ''This is strict" Be it so; as teach
ers, We are working for the future citizen.
And, from the very nature Of our work,
if we do it well, we must expect to be
held strictly. and more strictly, in every
department of our work, to careful prepa-
ration; to earnest, soul burdened work.
Throughout our land, the time must soon
come when the come-day go day -GQd-send-
payday teacher must cease to exist.
Teachers shall we hasten his exit?
The above is not offered as structure
1t is offered in an earnest desire to cause
some to think,
NERVOUS DEBILITY.
A depressed, irritable state OF mind,
weak, nervous, exhausted feeling,
NO energy or animation, confused
head, weak memory, often with de
bilitatiMN involuntary discharges. The
consequence Of excuses, mental overwork or
indiscretiona This NIIRVOTIS DERIYI9'.