Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-16
Exercise ON mans of bemispberes.

conducted by Prof Kelly. What i
the general frame work Of this gov
eminent? Answers by misses Car
keek, NJ. Coates, Rehr, Rowen, Colds
worthy, Crowley, Hendy, Evans
and mess-s. Goodsell, P. H. Meiss
Geo. Meiss, and Hoxie.
A very amusing account given by
Minnie Hoskins, of the manner 0
electing President in which thu
routine Of political machinery fol
making nominations, was lavishly
blended with the formula prescribed
in Article 2, and the 18th amend
ment to the constitution.
Local History: conducted by Prof
Kelly Origin of the term Suck
ers,' BY mr.. Holms. Origin of the
term, Badgers, by miss Rowen
Black Hawk war, by mr.. Sher-
man.
Bounding the town of Dodgeyille
by towns, by Emma Rohr.
Distinguishing Indian titles by
treaty; by Annie Hughes.
Theory and Practice Of Teaching:
Address on the subject of Order, by
Prof Beck, and reading from works
on Practice.
THURSDAY, SEPT. Sth. 9th DAY
Exercises opened by singing by
the class, miss Ella Cornelius, organ
list.
Reading; conducted BY Prof.
Beck. Exercise in reading and en-
phasis, by miss Rohr. Criticisms on
same by misses Hooper, Curry,
Crowley, Mitchell, sincox.
Reading exercise, by Mamie
Coates; criticisms on same by misses
Parr, G. Ellington. Souden, Rowen,
Curry.
Reading exercise by Libbie Olson;
criticism on same by Josephine
Ranger.
Reading Exercise BY Minnie Bill
lington.
Reading exercise by Addie Olson;
criticism by Lihbie Hooper.
Reading by Nettie Parr; no criti-
cisms.
Reading by Belle Coldwell
Reading by Ada Rodgers; eriti-
cisms by class.
Reading by Misses Thomas and S.
S. Perkins. Dialogue in poetry be-
tween little girl and swallow; ar.
tistically rendered. and very anus
ing to the class.
Arithmetic: conducted by Prof.
Kelly. Common fractions defined
by misses Sincox, Mitchell, NJ.
Coates, Cornelius, Mylroie, Hendy,
Curry, Goldsworthy, Hooper, Crow
ley, and messrs. Geo. Meiss, Sher-
man, Hoxie, Holms, and P. H. Meiss.
Prof. ". G. Whitford, state super
appeared in the institute.
Grammar: conducted by Prof.
Beck. Constructions OF sentences,
by misses Ranger, S. S. Perkins, NJ.
Perkins, Hughes, X. Hoskins, Min
Gribble, Goldsworthy, Little, Smith,
Rowen, NJ. Coates, and messrs. Hox-
ie, Swcnson, Hooper and Sherman.
Drawing: conducted by Prof.
Kelly. illustrations Of figures based
upon the square and equilateral tri-
angle by means of curved lines.
Suggestions 10y superintendent Whit
ford rs to the ACCESSIBILITY Of teaching
pupils the use of curved lines in the
primary department in drawing;
such might be done if necessary to
keep UP the interest in the pupil.
AFTERNOON.
Exercises opened by singing by
the class, LEILA Mitchell, organist
Spelling: conducted by Prot. Kel-
ly. List Of > words pronounced
by the Prof. and written by the
class.
Teachers exchange papers for crit
icisms, and ) words read by Emma
Rohr, and criticisms BY the class.
Remarks by superintendent
Whitford on the origin Of the sign
ts) used to indicate dollars.
Spelling of ) words each by Min
ME Hoskins, Iibbie Hooper, Annie
Hughes, and Nellie Crowley, and
criticisms by the class.
Criticism on the pronunciation Of
the word "shellac
Class referred to dictionary fer
plural of the noun synonym.
Grammar: conducted by Prof.
Beck. Nature Of complex and com
pound sentences, illustrated by Liz
zie Sincox.
Questions which were laid over
from yesterday, relating to the ap-
pearance Of lines on map Of the
hemispheres. answered BY misses,
Hooper, Rohr, NJ. Ellington.
Explanation Of the principles up
on which Mercator's map IS drawn,
by Prof. Beck.
Questions from the question box:
(Which is the greater distance
around the earth; on a meridian
line, or on the equator? Explana-
ton by Prof Beck, Kelly. and Supt.
Whittord.