Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-15
TEACHERS, INSTITUTE.
REPORTED BY SARAH HARRIS.

numbers were placed in another
Prof. Stuart took charge Of the lat
ter class and II. G. Hollingsworth the
former. Topic-Div. Def.-Terms,
Def. Of terms. Three principles of
Division; when the divisor is COM
posite number; contraction, &c.
Algebra-Conducted by G.. w. Hol-
land. Topic, Greatest Common Di-
visor. Interesting recitation.
| RECESS.
Reading-Conducted by Prof. Stu
art. Topic, Vocal and Sub-vocal
sounds; spellings words by sound. &c.
Grammar-Conducted by Miss d.
P. Clay. Topic-1, Predicate Adj.
I'd, Degree used. Sd, Those or them.
4th, Either or neither. 9Th, Like as
an adverb. 9th, Such for as. It'll,
Uses of an and q.
Attendance fair; recltations inter-
esting.
Institute adjourned until PM.
MORNING sEssIoN-TUEsDAY AUG. IA.
Opening Exercises. Singing by the
class, Devotional exercises by Prof.
Stuart.
First recitation by A division.-Al-
zebra, conducted by G. w. Holland.
Topic-Least common multiple and
fractions.
First Div. of Arithmetic by Prof.
Stuart. Topic-Properties Of num-
bers, proof Of Addition, Subtraction,
Multiplication and Division, by cast
ing ont the mines.
First recitation by B division,
Arithmetic conducted by II. Z. Hol-
lingsworth, Topic-Properties of
numbers.
Second recitation by A division,
Reading, conducted by Prof. Stuart.
REPRESENTATION of yesterdays
lesson, vowel sounds, and spelling
| words by sound, and characters to
represent the different vowel sounds.
Second recitation by B division,
Grammar, conducted by Miss d. p,
Clay, Topic Use and distribution of
the Adverbs, only not only alone,
where and when, whence so or as and
double negative etc.
Third recitation by A division,
Grammar, by Miss Clay-Topic as in
! B division.
Third recitation B division, Read
ing-conductcd by Prof. Stuart.
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Institute adjourned until 2 o'clock
P. NJ. ts
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Opening exercises, roll call singing.
First recitation A division--H History
conducted by Prof Stuart. Topic
Origin of the Constitution.
Owing to the cloudy weather, and
to the fact that many of us did not
think to take our books home last
Friday, there were but few prepared
to speak on this topic.
If our conductor thinks, as many of
our teachers do, about such matters,
it must have wearied him in no little
degree. However, as we are to speak
of the same in the history class to-
morrow, trust we shall do better.
Geography in b Division, conduct
ed by G. W. Holland-Topic Lati-
tude how reckoned; length of de-
gree; longitude; how reckoned !;
length of a degree prime meridians !;
primitive condition of earth, and
present structure; subdivisions of
land subdivisions of water.
Geography first division by G..
| W. Holland. Topic-Same as b di-
vision. Discussion somewhat anima-
ted.
History in second division by Prof.
Stewart. TOpic-Same as in first d.
vision.
The Institute then adjourned until
D. M, tomorrow.
The number of teachers has some-
what increased, as there are now the
names of thirty-five gentlemen and
eighty-five ladies enrolled, making a
sum total of l2O.
| UNITED STAEs CENTENNIAL CoMMs.
MISREPRESENTATION EXHIBITION, 1877
-Messrs. Robbins & Appleton,
Agents for American Watch compa-
NY of Waltham, have published, by
permission, q pamphlet of forty pa
ges, containing extracts from the off,
cial report on Horology, prepared for
the commission by Prof. Jas G. Wat
son, Professor of Astronomy at the
University of Michigan, member OF
the board of judges for instruments
of research and precision, and Chair
man of the committee of the Board of
Judges OH Chronometric Apparatus,
at the Centennial Exhibition.
These extracts include full tables OF
the performance Of all watches en-
tered for competition, giving a de-
tailed and careful account of the
thorough tests that were applied, and
by which the superiority of the Wal
than to the best Swiss watches was
definitely determined. This report
presents, in clear and indisputable
terms, conclusions which are of the
utmost importance to all who would
possess themselves of trustworthy
time-piece.
The following quotation is made
from page 26 of the report:
at Is not the purpose of this report
to make direct comparisons of the
productions of different manufactn.
rers. The reader who is curious in
such matters will find, in most cases,
the requisite data under the heads OF
the report relating to the exhibits in
question. But in order to convey to
the general reader an idea of what
the system of manufacture under con-
sidcration has made possible in a
newly developed industry in thi;
country, 1t is proper to state here thai
the reporter has compared the results
of the trials as heretofore given with
i those furnished for all the flrst-clas;
fully adjusted watches in the Inter.
national Exhibition, and that it il
clear beyond question that the chro.
nometers numbered 67O,O44 67O,OS:
and 670,O95 (Waltham Watches) arc
altogether superior to any others ex
hibitcd."
An appendix contains extracts from
the address of M. Edouard Favre
Perret, Commissioner from Switzer
land at the Exhibition and member
of the International Jury on Watch
es, to tho watch makers of Neutcha
tel, confessing the triumph of Amer
lean Machine Watches over the Swiss
hand made Watches.
| The pamphlet will be sent free tc
any address, ON application to Rob.
bins y Appleton, 8 Bond ST., New
York. dSw.
| Barnum writes us a ttechin" letter
from st. Louis to tell US that he can't
come to Ottumwa this season. The
cause Of his failure, as he alleges, is
} because the C. B. Il @. asks him too
much for transportation. This is hard
on the boys, but they'll have to
stand it.
One farmer in Page county raised
! one thousand bushels of flax seed,
this season.
City and Country.
In New York city q respectable
) family pays $l,500 annually for the