Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-08-13
INSTITUTE MATTERS.

Yesterday morning there was good at
tendance, and after the report OF the news
and the critic everything started on
promptly. photography and constitution
classes are always first TO leave the room on
their daily rounds. We went with the
class In constitution. They bad review
of their lessons for the last week, then
the fifteen amendments were discuss
ed. the time when passed and the meaning
of each was given by the Misses Cox,
Dougherty, Cumming, HERRING, Hays
and Flowen, also Messrs. Nausenden,
Tear, Holms aud number OF others gave
| the provision in case OF the death OF the
president and vice president that was new
| to quite large number of the class.
In MIR. Halleck's class the subject OF cleo
tricity was discussed. The definition Of
the word was given by quite NUMBER
showing that diversity Of opinion exist
ed. The electroscOpe was described by
Mr.. ID. A. Tear. and its different uses were
given.
| The electrical machine was described by
Mr.. Laurance. The leyden jar was de.
scribed by Miss Gibson, also the discharges,
| the electric light, the term electrical cur
rent. atmospheric electricity, and the dif'
fereut theories of Wells, Steele and Edison,
on electricity were discussed in an able
manner by the class showing that they had
retained an amount of information that
shows they have attended to the require
| ments of Mr. Haileck, that what ever ID
| worth doing is worth doing well.
The arithmetic class finished up the ques'
ton Of partial payments aud discussed an
nual and compound Interest. Compound
interest was left on. rs unnecessary and
| not to be taught only as an obsolete subject
but snuular interest was explained to the
| class by the use OF the black board
Misses Cummings, Kerr and Graham
taxing part in the discussion. The subject
was continued.
| In Mr.. Hammond's class In reading th q
18Th lesson was taken, and the questions Of
the kinds and amount OF work to be given
10 elias. in firrt reader, sestence making
| from objects and words, using states and
| black boards, also tests for promotion. The
grading abomi nation was also mentioned
Il
| from the present standpoint and generally
condemned for country schools. The
Misses Bryan. Guyer. Mclaughlin and
Boyle, also Mes.rs Griffin and Crumb ex'
pressed their opinions. Mr.. jays eias'
read in concert part OF Antonys Grafton
| over Ceaser's dead body; also part oil
Byron's Darkney, . dream. which vas well
done, although subject to some criticisms
although reading for the sake Of reading,
aud improving our style, Is rather dry
\ work. vet it can be made int resting
The subject Of geography in Mr.. HssiecA'
class was Asia. The physical feasure o.
the different divisions were discussed and
the arden OF Eden Was located lmuch to
the DISCUS; of land agents IN Wichital In
Asia, a description Of tse Inhabitants,
,aeir edac.,iss, religion. oeedsenee oil
children to their parents. especially IN
China; also the custom in Russia, add .
large amount OF Information given thai
none could give but those that are vel
possed.
We had short address By Mr.. Sannders,
Of the Fl. Scott sormai. He 10 gentleman
that has an eye to business He closed bis