The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-02-27
TEACHERS MEETING.

IoCIlU GU IL " CIOChs Il llC IIoU CACICICC
was one in Grammar, conducted by
Mr. J. lei. Petrie Mr.. Petrie took up
the subject of Infnitives and handled
it in his usual fine style. Sentences
containing infnitives were written on
the blackboard, and the teachers were
required to ,analyze SO as to show the
grammatical relation of the infnitive.
After spending an hour very profit
ably ON this subject, the meeting add
iourned for an hour and half, and
helped the people of the neighborhood
eat the good dinners which had been
prepared for them.
In the afternoon, Mr.. J. J. Swartz
conducted a recitation on the Utility
Of history" Mr.. Swartz prefaced his
exercise by a few remarks i'll which he
dealt rather severely with some of our
school histories, -denouncing them as
being a mere aggregation Of facts and
dates, around which none Of the beau
ties of history nor any thing else
which would render history interest
ing is gathered. Mr.. Swartz holds
some peculiar views; but has q very
happy manner Of presenting them. The
exercise was both interesting and prof
liable.
Mr.. w. Ell. Flett then took up the
subject of fractions. This is usually
dry subject, but Mr.. Flett handled it
SO as to hold the attention of all in the
room.
The teacher who was to have charge of
the next recitation being absent, Sup't.
Mahoney conducted an exercise in
possessive plurals, after which the
meeting adjourned.
The evening meeting was called to
order at T. 80. The discussion Of the
question: Are we an educated peo-
pie - followed.
Messrs. j. G. Roberts, ID. A. Mahoney
and |. n. Evans supported the affirm
atiye. and J. NJ. Kellogg, J. Fl. Petrie,
and W. Fl. Flett, the negative. Judges
decided in favor Of the negative.
MI. J. J. Swartz then gave a lecture
on Astronomy which was good.
Mr.. |. N. Evans favored the audi
ence with defamation MI. G. W.
Blanchard read a selection entitled
|" Aunt KeZiah's First of April,
which took down the house.
Thanks are rendered to the families
which entertained the teachers, and
also to Messrs. J. M. Kellogg and j. C.
Roberts for the part they took in the
debate.
NEITHER ABSENT NOR TARDY.
Salem, No. /, D. J. PoWderly, Teach
er:
Thomas Gallagher, Fanny Phillips,
Lizzie Phillips, Melvina Selby, Willie
Runyard, frankie Runyard.
Somers, No. 9, Ambrosia Cronk,
Teacher:
Josephine Thomas, Mary Moran,
Maggie Moran, Carl Shackley, August
Shackley, lone Gibson, John Bradley,
Charlie Bradley, Annie Lester, Barba-
ra Lester, Paulina Witschebe, Frank
Witschebe, Louie Witschebe, Mary
Wells, Lena Rider.
Paris, No. Z, J. Ell. Murray, Teacher:
Katie began and Nellie Nolan, two
months each; Martin Meyers, John
Craney, Lawrence Craney, John Nc
Gill, Frank Murray, Stephen Nolan.
Brighton, No. 8, Barbara McMaster,
Teacher.
Charles DeGroot, Jerry DETROIT,
Thomas Whitley, Harry Whitley, Jen-
ME Whitley, Bonnie Dardls.
Pupils neither absent nor tardy in
Dexter's School Dist. No. 3, Pleasant
Prairie, for the month ending Febru-
airy 22:. James Dowse, Walter Dexter,
Flora Dexter, Ada Hannahs, George
Balm, Abbie Dowse. Julia Hannahs,
,, Johnnie Fechner, Alfred Willerton.
o H.A. WATTLEs, Teac her.
I THE LIBRARY MAGAZINE, the
| first number of which has just reach
ed us, is unique in its form and typo
graphical appearance. Even though its
contents were dull it is so attractive to
the eye that one must delight in turn