Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1884-09-04
Normal Institute Notes.


profitable session yet held, Audrain
County Normal Institute adjourned.
On Thursday, our conductor, Prof.
Blanton, gave his closing lecture,
mistakes in Teaching" These
mistakes were shown up in a light
which held before every teacher q
mirror wherein his defects appeared
not only as realities, but utterly des-
picable. The Professor is apt in ac-
curate word painting, and his lessons
are always replete with rigorous
thought, but this occasion was one
"Wherein the graver had strife
With nature, to out do"
himself and all former efforts. Prof.
Blanton is one of the few who seems
to understand what education is, and
the best manner Of showing his pu-
pills how to acquire it. As an instl-
tute conductor he has seldom an
equal. Never firing in the work OF
education, his good works do follow
him.
Friday morning Miss Florence Pat
ton favored the Institute with a pen.
picture of itself. Into this were
woven with the artists skill, the ma.
gician's touch, Its 'salient" features
The ludicrous ran riot. Miss Patton
and her ''pen-picture" will long be
remembered, as long as Mr.. Davis
and his long pen holders and other
magic contrivances for aiding erratit
hands in penmanship.
Friday afternoon was devoted
chiefly to reorganization, election o.
officers, appointment Of committees
and so on.
After receiving report Of the exec
utive committee and adopting reso
lutions, which will appear next week
officers for ensuing year were elected
and appointed as follows: 81. A
Gass, President; Vice-Presidents
SAILING township, S. T. Davis; Prai
rie, j. N. Cross; Salt River, D. T
Gentry; Wilson, George Mallory
Loutre, E. F. Nichols; Linn, W. E
Veercamp; Cuivre, s. E. Mcdonald
Miss Matte Shea, secretary, and B
W. Torreysoa. treasurer. Executiv
committee, D. A. Mcmillan, S. T
Davis and D, T. Gentry.
Considerable interest was nantes
ted in discussing the best plan TO
the coming year.
Prof. Blanton gave a "farewel
shot" at those teachers who do no
read and urged all to read at leas
two books before next year.
Many have returned to their home
full of hope and enthusiasm for tn
work ahead.
A few-about fifty-still linger
commune with the commissioner.
| Don't tell it, but he was overhear
singing "How tedious and tasteles
the hours" Mrs. Gass had gone
the country.
Races Friday.
Friday was the big day Of the fail
and the large amphitheatre an
grounds were crowded. The race
were the best of the entire week, an
were all for ''blood."
! In the 5000 trotting race there wer
8 entries-Belle Brown, black mare
owned by c. H. Voorhies, of Jersey
vile, Ill. "Lula NJ" the propert
of J. w. Northern, of Montgomer
City, and Mike See, owned by Jo
Rood, of Audrain. Belle Brown wo
three straight heats, her best time bt
ing 2:34. The mare, it is said, hs
a record of 2:25.
In the S1OO three quarter mile rul
} ming race there we're also three el
tries. Alfaretta, brown mare, owne
by White Bros. of Montgomery Cit.
: Malasinee, sorrel horse, owned by .
B. Uptegrove, also of Montgomer.
and bay horse, Pickwick, the prope
ty of Pat Grogan, of Boone. Alta
eta won the race. Time, 1:22.
There was a matched mule runnir
race between SoulaR Kemble's Jenn
X. of Montgomery, and Greenway
Y sorrel Jim Of Galloway. Jennie /
al won the race with ease.