River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-09-06
RIVER FALLS WISCONSIN, THURSDAY sEPTEMBER6,
Educational.
HI. s. BAKER, A. h.. Editor.
COUNTY sUPERISTEsDEST.o

SOME very neat and accurate written
examination papers from j. I. McClea-
ry, late of Ellsworth, bearing the
names of Nettie Brownson and Anna
Cope. are creditable to both parties.
THE lady teacher of this county who
placed pins. properly bent, in the chairs
of her larger male pupils as a cushion,
was one who believed IN playing with
pupils as means of discipline. The
patrons did not.
@. How can get copy of the an
nual report of the State Supt.! L.
A. Borrow of the town or district
clerk who always receives them free.
The State Superintendent might send
you one. Write to him.
PrY the mothers when they are COM
PEELED to intrust the mental and moral
health of their children to the care of
others. Sad must be the day when
they push them off to buffet alone the
waves of life.-Dr. S. NJ. Darts.
Glass system to a certain extent is
necessary, but its weak points and
wrong tendencies can, to a large ex-
tent, be remedied by an increase of in
structors. The total expense will not
be increased, because increased facili-
ties would shorten the time of school
ing.-Dr. s. M. Davis.
Two men contracted to dig ditch
100 rods in length for the sum of 800.
Before commencing the job they fell
out or had quarrel and agreed that
A should commence at the east end
and dig at ST.. 25 per rod, and B should
dig from the west end at rs. cents per
rod. Query. How far should each dig
to receive his fifty dollars. L.
CHILDREN should be sent to school.
not for the purpose of rush
ing them through text books as water
through a sieve; but on the contrary,
to be taught to think and reason for
themselves independently of all text
books, so that when they become men
and women their early training shall
have made them original, bold, accu-
rate, discerning thinkers, able to Crap
pie with the mighty problems of life
without doubt as to their ultimate
success. K.
FROM Supt. Dean, of Polk county, we
have few items regarding the libra
ry association to which we ask atten-
ton. We would suggest that at the
next association the preliminary steps
be taken toward forming one in Pierce
county. The rules given may need
some modification
Male teachers may become men,
bers upon the payment of 81, and fe-
male by paying fifty cents. Only
members may draw books. Books
are not to be retained longer than Il
definite time under penalty of fine.
A librarian is elected annually. The
books shall be at several places in the
county under the charge of assistant
librarians, for greater convenience.
Voluntary assessments replenish the
funds.
The following taught letter writing
last winter, as all should, we believe,
to those who can write. We hope to
see a larger list from the summer
schools. NJ. L. Collins, G. Youngman,
NJ. l.. Maxgood, Emma Oatley, Dena
Larson, Anna NJ. Isaacson, Susie Gil
more, j. w. Maxwell, o. A. Warren,
Rebecca j. Taylor. G. w. Mcintyre, NJ.
j. Baird, r. Wilkinson, E. Watkins. S.
A. Farnsworth, Ii. Holt, l.. l.. Lewis,
Maggie Buckley, ID. r. Amidon, Eliza
Kelley. Sylvanus Brown, A. G. Lam
port, j. Akers, A. b. Burr, A. Rosen-
burger, Sarah Alexander, G.. L. Bow
man. N. B. Wilkinson, j. III. Boustead,
Ed. Fitzgerald, F. McShane, Mary Don
ohue, j, d. Pardee. j. L. McCleary, G.
II. Chapman. Kate P. Snow, L. Park
hurst, w. j. Perry, G. G.. Williams,
Anna Whip. John Colman, John Mar
tin, Libbie White, Jennie Briggs, Josie
Hadley, Clara Healey, G. c.. Mcintyre,
C. A. Carson, S. L. Bartholomew. H.
. Lowater, Belle Redmond.
The vertical line at any place on tie
earth's surface is the line of descent
of falling body, or the direction
which plumb line takes when the
plummet is freely suspended and al
rest. This direction is exactly perpen
dicular to the plane of the sensible
horizon which is tangent to the place
or in other words it is coincident will
, the nominal line. Therefore, owing
E to the elliptical form of a terrestia
J meridian, the radius produced and The
/ vertical at a place do not coincide
!, They form an angle called by astrono
E mers the reduction of Latitude which
amounts here in Pierce county to abou
; IL Is minutes, that is to say the fee
|. of the good people of River Falls devi
: ate from pointing to the center o
: earth to this amount. The point il
the Celestial Sphere where the verti
cal intersects is called the apparent re
( NTH. the point where TIE radius at tn,
: same place intersects the heavens il
: called the true zenith. But there ar,
> no such names as apparent vertical
5 and true yerticals. The tendency of
!. body is to descend in the direction o
t a line perpendicular to the horizon