Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-02
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
Report of Proceedings up to Noon
Of Third Day.
Names of Teachers in Attendance.

20, at 8 o'clock a. m, in the court
house, at Dodgeville, the new school
building not being yet completed.
There were present at the formal
opening, County Superintendent W.
A. Jones, Prof George Peck, and
Prof. John Kelly of Fox Lake, as
conductors; also Prof. r. j. Porter
and Mrs. r. J. Porter of Avoca, and
Prof. J. w. Livingston, Principal Of
the Dodgeville school.
On the roll Of teachers present, at
the opening, were:
Dodgeville:-Laura Ella Cornelius,
Nellie Eliza Carkeek, Emma r.
Rohr, Elizabeth Mary Hooper, Annie
J. Hughes, Nellie Crowley, Mary E.
Thomas, Shela S. Perkins, Mary Per-
kins, Katie ]. Hoskins., Annie Try
thall, Mary Evans, Minnie Hoskins,
William John Hooper, Josephine
Ranger, Mary Lindsay, Rosena Lind
say, Leila Mitchell, Lizzie Sincox,
Mary Hoskins.
Linden:-Geneva Coates. Mamie
Coates, Maggie f. Little.
Wyoming:-Annie S. Van Bla-
com, Cora Ellington, Libbie Olson,
Minnie Ellington, Addie Olson,
Nettie j. Parr, Ida j. Rogers, Beulah
J. Joiner, Lena +. Rogers, Maggie
G. Smith, Cisceely Bowen.
Arena:-Belle Coldwell, George +.
Ward.
Mineral Point: - Richard Craw-
ford, Lizzie c. Lenahan, Jennie S.
Wright, Sallie Goldsworthy.
Lost Grove vangeline A. Curry,
Moscow: - Mary O'Dowd, John
Swenson.
Waldwick Minnie Gribble.
Mifflin: William Holmes.
Willow Springs: Louisa Brereton.
Ridgeway:-Ellen Brunker.
Eden:-Ella Billings.
Highland:-Elihu i. Goodsell.
Exercises commenced by sketches
i'll drawing, followed by reading,
pronunciation of words, and spelling
by sound.
Exercise i'll History conducted by
Prof. Il. j Porter, of Avoca, which
was participated in and remarks
made by Misses Cornelius, Hughes,
Coates, Rohr, Minnie Hoskins, Car
keek, and Hooper.
General exercises, conducted by
Prof Kelly, Nature and value Of
Manners, address by Mr.. Kelly, and
reading from work entitled Elmer
sons Essay on Behavior
Theory and Practice Of Teaching,
by Prof. Beck. Address as to the
necessity of requiring reason for
every step in school work. Sugges-
tions made by Mr.. Holmes III rela
ton to the irregular attendance and
hardness interfering with the sue
cessful grading Of district schools.
By Mr.. Crawford, rs to grading Of
district schools, making it desirable
rs it tended to excite emulation.
SECOND DAY, AUG, 80.
Additional teachers enrolled:
Dodgeville: - George w. Miess,
Helen Stephens, w a. Sherman,
Edith Alkaline Bennett, Libbie Mari,
Allie Mari, Charles B. Hoskins,
Emma l.. Arthur.
Jcnr.ieton-Maria Lewis.
Mineral Point: - Martha Cum
mings, Sena G. Oates, Annie B.
Bennett
Highland Mary keanc.
Arena:-Laurietta Bovee.
Highland Biddie Kent.
Ridgeway Julia A. Arneson.
Linden: Mary Thompson.
Exercise in reading by Prof Beck.
Suggestions by Miss Curry and Mr..
Goodsell.
Sugg, stion by Prof Beck that it
would be beneficial to the district
schools to substitute a number Of
smaller dictionaries for the one copy
Of the Unabridged
Exercises in reading from Apple
tons Third Reader, by Misses Min
ME Hoskins, Hughes, Coates, Cora
Ellington, Nettie Parr, Ida Rodgers,
Lena Rodgers, Curry, Wright, Mary
Perkins, Goldsworthy, Little, Mary
Lindsay, and Messrs, Holmes and
Hooper
Arithmetic, conducted by Prof
Kelley, by address and illustrations
on black board. Suggestions by
Misses Rohr, and Mr.. Goodsell rs to
writing numbers. Suggestions by
Misses Mitchell Bennett, and Mr.
Swenson as to methods Of proof in
addition. Examples in addition by
Miss Lenahan, and class.
Language Lessons, by Prof. Beck.
Suggestions by Miss Csrkeek, Rohr,
Sincox, and Mr.. Goodsell
Use Of Language, by Misses Crow
ley Van Blareom, L. Olson.
Correct use Of language, by Miss
4. Olson
Corrections of errors in writing,
by Misses Coldwell, Joiner, and
Mr.. Crawford
Objects to be attained in written
work, by Mr.. Crawford, and Misses
Lenahan and 5. s Perkins.
Divisions Of language, by Miss
0'Dowd.
Drawing, conducted By Prof.
Kelly; exercise by class: Dividing
lines by dissection and trisection by
Messrs. Holmes and Crawford, and |