Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-10-30
OceedinEs Of the Teachers
Institute.


Institute.
First session called on Monday eve.
Oct. 81, and o membership consisting of
IS members 10 formed.
The company IL addressed by the con-
ductoi. Prot. Weruli, Of LeMars, on the
subject of teachers institutes.
After the address the following officers
wore elected: w. H. II. Fate, Vice.
. resident, Wesley Mcneil; Secretary, E.
N. Cummins; Assistant Sec, d. ID. Hol.
comb. The meeting is then adjourned
until 8 AS Tuesday morning.
TUESDAY, OCT. 22ND, 1878.
Session called at AS. Morning ex
ercises consist of roll call. music, reading
and prayer.
Alter these We have minute questions
in arithmetic. or one question each min.
ute for ten minutes, which seems to create
n slight strain on the nerves. Following
this w have u class in mental arithmetic
then exercises IN geography with exer.
cises in map drawing for Wednesday
morning, which occupies oil time until
recess.
Grammar 10 presented by Mrs. Myers.
Prof Wernli presented the subject IF
photography, teaching pronunciation by
use Of Words and diacritical MARKS placed
upon the board. The time 10 thus occu.
pied until IL o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
After tho opening exercises We have
a lesson in history by Prof. Wernli, illus.
trating how history should be taught in
our common schools. The remaining
time until recess 10 occupied BY the Prof
in treating the subject Of ~penmanship.
After recess We learn . rnimportant
aud interesting lesson in reading. Use 10
made Of the board and . class called to
to the front. The days session 10 closed
with the subject of didactics. The X
e~rcises have consisted principally of
met hods Of teaching primary classes.
The roll now numbers 26.
EVENING sEssIoN.
Session opened with music. Prof.
Weruli occupied the floor 45 minutes.
treating the subject Of Theory and prac.
tice;" after which VI are favored with
music by the Elk Point band.
Gen. Beadle then delivered . highly
interesting address in behalf Of the chill
dren, the subject being School Govern.
meat" The session closes with = few
spupopriste remarks BY our superintcn
dent.
v1pxxspAY, OCT. %, 1878.
se~ion onened A. s.4S. Morning ex.
.-c,... ~. fclin-.d r., ~. ,..a;nvo IF an
%s.c.l,..s ;on,..I' ssv|.-;s. ana cr,;c;s
90. ,~-s:rd.,,. vo,L -r;.t.r r., M
49, ~. .h;. -. h.vs m;nr.s on..
sic,. -h;ch - h.ndi.d vi,h le.s rerv.
o-usueae than thew were Yesterday. Tbs
lenon r. arithmetic l. e;ven and illussrs
ted b. eloGu redtasion. The work b.
In e~ntirelv e-leneutasy. creating mostly
q lie aeocss,sy of excessive drill Of the
estirs sch0ol ID ths coubinAsion OF small
uumbefa and TIE cultivation az sptnee1
md outcknoapf N eneveftn9 questions snt
com6anipe pumbsss. Fos ( geography
leeson ve stuay the Mat Of XIX Point
III present leafnina sauy thinss csncern
ics The location ma fprn 81 our city
Much deeirable infor mAtiOn = riyen q
81 General Deadie. vh~ fsyofed = Wiz
bio preeeucs during the forsnoon.
Aftsr recses Nh. Nvsre eeeiu tske,
The sntleoA of xramne,r iilus1rskins Har
vey's method 81 diasrsmip9. and ~,
trcatine the eubiecf 81 snaiysIs and for
matIon of eeotencoe = thev sheuld 3,
taught 81 primary echeolaL Ger. Dsndl,
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