Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-09-19
Educational Column.
CONDUCTED By GEO. {. WILLIAMS
County SUIT or SCHOOLS
INSTITUTE

reading Each member of the insti-
ute was provided with a slip of paper
on which to write the words spelled
by Prof. T. with instructions to prop
erly mark the novels and consonantS.
Thirty words were spelled as follows
share, car, son, there, these, eight.
pique, wolf, food. would, school, get
think, urge, fruit, has, was, girl, call,
chaise, cub. dance, thee, thou, Jug,
chute pass, hat, salt. burn; after
writing the list Of words the papers
were exchanged among the members
and the words were then placed upon
the board with voweIs and consonants
marked according to proper pronunci-
alton Each member then marked the
errors on the list received in the ex-
change. The standing Of each mem
Der was then placed upon the board.
The highest standing attained on a
scale of 100, was %, four between so
and IS, five between SO and 50 and
balance were below 60.
The second hoar was devoted to the
subject of Arithmetic. Examples
placed upon the board the day previous
were performed by the Conductor un,
der instruction Of members of tie in
stitutc: Dividing one fraction by an
other was fully illustrated and ex-
planned. The following are some Of
the examples performed.
When gold is quoted at los in cur
rency what is the value Of one dollar
currency?
How many but in BIN L #. BY !
#, and 6 #, deep? What is the value
at 1925 per bu.?
This subject was followed by an ex-
ercise in Geography. Drawing North
America by use Of construction lines
was illustrated upon the board ard
copied by members for future use.
Exercise in Penmanship, analysis OF
letters one space in height was taken
up. the letter Il being used as one
space in height Members we're re-
quired to write is principals were
: named.
Tuesday, p NJ. Grammar was first
taken mp, the classes, properties and
uses of Nouns was fully discussed;
likewise Pronouns and Adjectiyes.
Following this an exercise in spell
Ing covering much Of the Geography
Of Wisconsin The list of words writ
ten was as follows:-N innebago, Fond
du Lac. Ncenah, Nenasha. Milwaukee,
Racine. Eta Claire, Prairie du CHEN,
la Crosse, Mississippi, St. Croix,
Green Bay, De Pere. GAINESVILLE, Della
van, Waukcsha, Waupun; Portage.
bayfield,; Kcnosha, Door, Grant,
The exercise i'll Civil Government
was varied by tire members asking
questions previously written. Much
general information was brought oat
during this exercise covering election
Of president, senator's and representa-
tivcs and various officers, as also terms
used in the Constitution,
Remarks by the Conductor upon the
necessity Of Records What should
be matter of records in our schools
When our schools are properly grad
cd our reports will be required to be
F made more fall AMI definite than they
now are made tl,at those who succec i
, us as teachers may know where to be-
gin.
Tuesday evening Prof. Thayer
, delivered lecture to an audience of
about sixty, in Crosses hall Contra
, liza. The lecture Free Cove rnment
anti Free Schools" was full OF
; thought finely expressed. We only
: regret that larger audience was
not present, but the mass of our
people while admitting dormantly at
: leasty the necessity of building
. school houses and supporting schools
are prone to think, if thinking at all
on the subject Of the State; that the
school system is a sort Of machine
which having been wound up will
, run en- without care or thought on
their part. That interest in educa-
i, tional matters necessary to make a
perfect success, or near it, is want
ing. Is not a change in this respect
desirable? How shall we have good
teachers if the masses do not take
more than a qru615Gng interest In
sheir welfare; in their work?
Wednesday morning an examfha-
ton in Geography was had. The
following list Of questions was sub
mitted upon which the members
were allowed an hour to write:
l. What is Geography? From
what is the term derived.
,. Whit are the oaneral divisions