Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-16

1AC1NLoeo opeileo Dy IHt Singing
by the class, miss Mitchell, organist
Reading by Prof. Kelly, from
paper prepared and handed in BY
one ofthe teachers on the subject 0
spelling. Criticism on some.
Spelling: conducted by Prot. Kel
ly.
Writing list Of p words by The
class; pronounced by the Prof
Spelling corrected by the teachers
themselves.
Geography: conducted by Prof
Beck. The effect Of the suns rays
in heating the earth, illustrated BY
the Prof
How the boundaries Of the zones
are determined, by miss Wright.
Question: If the axis of the
earth were parallel to the plane Of
its orbit, what would be effect the on
the zones? Left for consideration.
Illustration Of the zones, by Prof.
Terrill.
Z. $. History and government,
conducted By Prof Kelly.
Some Of the defects in the articles
IF confederation, by misses Cornell
ius, NJ. Coates, Hendy, Keane, Rowen
and mr.. Hoxic.
What did the convention do with
the constitution after they got it
framed? How was it ratified? by
misses Goldsworthy, Little. Cornell
ius, K. Lindsay, Evans, Rowen, and
messrs. Hoxie ond Gribble.
Repeating preamble Of constitu-
ton, by Emma Rohr, and criticisms
by ELLA Cornelius.
Definit ton Of preamble to the con
stitution, by mr.. Goodsell, z. II.
Meiss, Hoxie, and Prof. Terrill. and
misses Crowley and Hooper
Lesson for tomorrow: different
departments Of the government,
functions Of each, manner Of electing
the President, Representatives and
Senators
Local History conducted by Prof
Kelly. Bounding the town of Dodge
vile, by misses Evans, NJ. Hoskins,
Sincox, and messrs. Goodsell and
Gribble.
Directions ofthe streams generally
III the town, by messrs. P. II. Meiss,
and Geo. Meiss, and Minnie Hos
kins.
Soil of the town, by Geo Meiss.
Remarks by the Prof. in relation
70 the early settlement in the town
Of Dodgeville.
Theory and Practicr Of Teaching:
conducted by Prof Beck. Extended
remarks by the Prof. and reading
from methods Of Teaching.
Closed for the day.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7th.-Sth DAY.
Exercises opened by singing BY
the class, miss Mitchell, organist.
Reading conducted BY Prof
Beck.
Rules for pronunciation; sound Of
vowels: before e. final, or followed
by another consonant, by misses
Mary Bennett, Robinson, Rowen, S.
Rogers, Sincox, and messrs. Good
sell and Prof. Terrill,
Emphasis in reading by misses
Burke, Kelley, aud mr.. Hoxic.
Exercise iii reading, by misses
Mcigs, Quinn, Wells, Carter, Ada
Roberts, Granville, Mellhon, Thomp-
son, Kent, and mr.. Williams.
Arithmetic: conducted by Prof
Kelly Greatest common divisor
illustrated OH the blackboard by
messrs. Holms, Goodsell, Hoxie,
and miss Hendy.
What is cancellation? by mr.. Good
sell, and miss Mitchell; and illustra-
tons by the Prof Of the application
Of cancellation "a various operations
i'll arithmetic
Grammar conducted by Prof.
Beck. Sentences illustrating the
proper use Of has and have" read
by the Prof. and written by the
class. Criticisms on the same, by
misses Cornelius, Carkeek, Rohr, NJ.
Hoskins, Hooper, Hughes, Crowley,
NJ. Coates, /. Olson. NJ. Ellington,
4. Olson, Pam, Coldwell, ]. Rodgers,
Joiner.
Sentences illustrating the use of
he verb in connection with singular
or plural subjects, read BY the Prof.
and written by the class. Criticisms
on the same by misses L. Rodgers,
Evans, Curry, O'Dowd, Thomas, SIS.
Perkins, NJ. Perkins, h. Hoskins,
Barbara Engies, Minnie Gribble,
Goldsworthy, Little, messrs. P. II.
Meiss, Holms and Hooper.
Drawing: conducted by Prof. kel-
IL Illustrations III drawing various
figures on the blackboard, based on
the oblong, by the Prof and expla
nations of terms used in drawing
During the recess at noon mrs.
VI. A. Blessing, Of Darlington, eNhib-
tied one Of kendall's Lunar Telluric
Globes. a new invention, for illus
trating Astronomical Geography, and
which can be readily adjusted SO as