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


by Miss Ranger.
AFTERNOON.
Exercises opened by singing by
the class, Miss Ella Cornelius, organ
list.
Spelling: conducted by Prof. Kel.
ley. Teachers required to write sen.
fences from dictation.
Geography: conducted by Prof
Beck. Illustration showing that the
earth is spherical.
U. s. History and Government:
conducted by Prof. Porter. Account
Of the adoption of Franklin's plan Of
union, given by Miss Commins. Re
marks by Messrs. Holms and Sven
son.
General exercises: conducted by
Prof Kelly. Address on the various
topics embraced in that exercise.
Theory and Practice of Teaching:
conducted by Prof. Beck. Questions
in relation to the theory and prac-
tice of teaching, answered by miss
Curry and mr.. Swenson.
SEPTEMBER 2d-FIFTH Day.
Exercises opened by singing by
the class; Miss Mitchell organist.
Additional teachers enrolled:
Mineral Point; = Susan Rogers,
Katie McIlhon.
Highland Homer A. Terrill, Maria
Duffy.
Dodgeville: - Laura A. Hendy,
Gussie Souden.
Waldwick: Richard +. Gribble.
Reading: conducted by Prof. Beck,
Remarks on the rules for reading by
Misses Stephens and Lewis, and Mr..
Sherman.
Accumulation: by Misses Keane,
Arneson, Parr, Annie Bennett,
Hughs, Thompson, Oates, Arthur,
Edith, Bennett, Boyee, Rohr, Nell
hon, Healey, Engles, Roberts, Lib
bic Hooper, and Messrs Hoskins and
Holms.
Exercises in reading, by misses
Webb, Rowen, Quinn, Meigs, Sincox
and mr.. Williams.
Arithmetic conducted by Prof
Kelly.
Prime numbers: by miss Rohr
and Prof. Terrill, Principal Of the
Highland High School.
Composite numbers: by misses
Sincox and Mitchell and Prof
Tcrrill.
Test of divisibility by 2: by mis-.
Cora Ellington.
Numbers divisible by 4: by mr.
Swenson.
Numbers divisible by s; by MISE
Hughs and Parr,
Numbers divisible by 5: by MISE
NJ. Coates and Hoskins.
Numbers divisible by 8: by mis-
NJ. Coates and Prof. Porter.
Number of IS divisible by 3: b,
Misses Hooper and Rohr.
Exercise on rules for finding prim
numbers, called Eratosthenes sieve
| by Profs. Kelly and Tcrrill.
| I. S, History and Government
conducted 10y Prof. Porter.
| Why do we celebrate on the IT
Of July? by Miss G. Coates.
Declaration of independence: b,
misses Mitchell, Edith Bennett IN,
Mr.. Holms.
Revolutionary War: by messr:
Holms, Hoxie, Crawford and Sven
son, and misses Cornelius, Libbi
Hooper, Goldsworthy.
Battle Of Long Island and Wash
ington's retreat through New Jel
sey by miss Goldsworthy, from tn
map.
Manhattan Island: by miss Curry
Method Of teaching History i
connection with map drawing viz
idly illustrated by mr.. Hoxie, il
map illustration of Burgoyne's In
yasion.
Drawing conducted by Pro
Kelly.
octagon: ~ misses Cornelius
Mitchell, and messrs. Holmes an
Terrill
Method Of interlacing; by Pro
Kelly
AFTERNOON.
Exercises opened BY singing BY tn
class; miss Mitchell organist.
Spelling conducted by Pro
Kelly. Exercise in writing lis
Of twenty-five words; teachers eS
changing papers and words read an
criticised BY Prof. Terrill, mr. Hoxi,
and misses Lenahan and Ami
Bennrtt.
Geography: conducted by Pro
Beck. What is a meridian? BY mis-
ses Van Blarcom, c. Ellington m,
Rowen.
How many meridians2 by Libbi
! Olson.
| Definition Of meridian: BY MISE
NJ. Ellington, \. Olson. Parr. JON
er and mr. Swenson.
Locating points on globe; by mit
scs Lena Rodgers, and Hughes, an
messrs. Crawford and Holms.
| What is meant BY degree? b
| miss Wriuht