Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-08-28
NORMAL INSTITUTE.

Reported for the Courier by G. W. Buckncr.
On Friday, the usual work was &C.
lively pushed forward. In the after
noon number Of visitors were pres
ent, but, inasmuch as many of the
teachers wished to return. home, the
Institute was by no means full.
On Monday, those present seemed
vigorous and the programme was
carried out until in the afternoon,
when the recitation in reading was
conducted by Miss Hollister, of Chi
cago. She is an elocutionist of some
distinction and her readings were
good. This is branch of education
too much neglected by our teachers
and County Superintendent should
make special arrangements for a drill
of this kind in our institutes.
On Tuesday evening, as announced,
DR.. Beattie delivered his lecture to a
small but attentive audience.
On Wednesday afternoon he took
charge of the class in Physiology,
making the recitation very interest
ing. In the evening he delivered
lecture, in the City Hall, subject
Evolution. The audience was some
what larger than on Tuesday eve
ming, and seemed to be very much
interested in the subject. The Doc
~ hA f.
thinker, but is somewhat deficient in
Evolutionary powers.
Prof. Buck, of Grinnell College.
who was appointed by the Teachers
Association, as committee of three,
to present the metric system, was be-
fore the teachers on Wednesday
morning. He gave short drill in the
system, showing its great beauty and
urging its universal adoption. The
enrolment is about eighty.
i THURSDAY, Aug. %, 1873.
The Institute opened with devo-
tional exercises, conducted by Prof.
A Hull, and music. The first recita-
ton was Arithmetic conducted by
Miss Boil. Subject: Longitude and
Time. We feel safe in saying that
this is a subject in which but few
teachers are proficient, and we were
glad to see it presented in such sim.
pie and comprehensive manner. The
next recitation was Geography, con-
Quoted by II. z Hollingsworth. Sub
ject: Government Surveys. The
points brought out we're as follows :
The initial point, fifth principal mer-
idian, base line, townships and rang
es, followed by class drill in de-
scribing lands.
Grammar, conducted by Prof. A.
: Hull, was ably presented. and the
recitation was interesting. History,
by II. e. Hollingsworth. Subject /:
The Rebellion; review Of 1862 and
| 1868 and 1864, for the advanced les
, son. .N.- So.
} AT the close of the recitation the
question as to whether the Southern
, States were ever out Of the Union,
arose. Mr.. Anderson and others
, thought that strictly speaking, they
never were, as their separation was
not acknowledged by tho United
States Government-further, if they
, were out then the right of States to
withdraw from the Union could have
been established. Others claimed
!, that they had Withdrawn, and hence
were out of the Union. In 1906
Ohio was q part of the national do.
main, and all the people were subjec,
to the general government; in this
. sense she was in the Union. But the
people had no participation in the
general government, hence in this
sense she was not in the Union. Dur.
. ing the rebellion South Carolina wal
J. not in the Union, as Ohio was she
q was not out of the Union as Mexico
. was.
AFTERNOON EXERCISES.
The reading class was conducted
. by Mrs. McCue, of Ottumwa. Sh'
q presented the outline of course t,
n be followed with beginners in elocu
10 ton, also gave the teachers shor
10 drill and made some excellent sug
gestions which were appreciated b,
rs all present
IN This was followed by q lectur
t. from DR.. Beattie, of Mt. Pleasant
1t subject, The Importance of Physiolo
|s gy. He stated that he had made thi
IL special study ever since he was
boy, and still there were many thing
4 concerning the subject, yet remain
: ing for him to learn. He urged that
. teachers procure extensive work
r on this subject and SO inform
\ themselves that it would be unneces
sary for them TO 60 to physicians t,
ascertain the nature Of their diseases
This was followed by the regular
work, viz: Didactics and writing
:. We shall give few notes from DR.
Beattie's lecture on Evolution. ii,
= commenced with some general OBJ
servstions in the changes of matter
10 illustrating by the changes in the egs
- and acorn. He next spoke of tn
= changes wrought on matter by tn,
y physical forces, illustrating by tn
= nebular theory in the solar system
I. and the formation of the strata. II,
q then gave the four types or pattern
D. of animal life, viz; Rsdiate, mollusk
II articulate and vertebrate, and show
!, ed their introduction in the strata
= The Mosaic days were compared
# with facts Of Geology and made t,
correspond with each other through
n out. The views of Darwin wer,
then stated by the Professor, and h.
4 gave his objections to such a theory
1 Of evolution. Here we think thu
"a Doctor rather left the real theor,
and substituted design and specia
creation instead, yet time would no
permit him to give ell his views q
= clearly as he would like to have
= done.
y The Springfield, ILL.,, Journal Office
10 is for sale. 1t is an old paper, having
o been published for nearly fifty years
Z but has lately become embarrassed
} Some man with q fair capital OF
brains and money might make good
Q thing by buying it.
!. Rev. A. Robinson, who has resid.
: cd many years in this city, recently
) removed going to Ottumwa, where b,
y will hereafter reside. His many
l. friends here regret his leaving them
). I'M. Pleasant.
And Mr.. Robinson's many friend,
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