Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-12
INSTITUTE NOTES.

Tuesday morning everything commenced
on time.
Singing in the morning lasts until eight
O'Clock. During the time devoted to sing
ing everyone that has any desire to sing has
an opportunity to do SO, and large num-
her have taken advantage of thi. chance to
improve.
In Mr.. Fitzpatrick's room the question of
fractions was under consideration, the
method of writing and reading well as tie
different ways of adding and subtracting,
also some other information was brought
out that will be valuable to all.
Mr.. jays class in physiology was large,
every seat being full. showing that quite an
interest is taken in physiology or that Mr..
Jay is very popular teacher The di-
gestiye apparatus was the subject for dis
cussion to-day and If was well discussed by
large number of the class.
The next class visited was the class in
constitution, the power of congress in re-
gard 10 finance, commerce, penalties, postal,
patents, copyrights, etc. The class seemed
to be ready to respond to all questions, al
though some would make rather amusing
mistakes.
Reading and photography under the man
agement of Mr.. Pence is decided success,
as he has the happy faculty Of doing and
saying the right thing at the right time, an
element that every teacher must have 10 be
successful.
In history the question of the causes of
the revolutionary war were named, also
some Of the first battles The descriptions
of the different events as given by the classes
were very plain and interesting.
Recess is quite an institution and at the
tap of the bell everyone relaXes their muscles
and for fifteen minutes there is Babel of
confusion from the fact that we have 1913
members and every one has something to
say, and the girls are all so good looking
and talkative while tine young men, es-
pecially those that wear posies pinned to
their coats, are so attractive that there is
quite a commotion although Of the subdued
kind.
In the class in geography the subject OF
Kansas was discussed Is to the latitude and
longitude; also the rivers, railroads, etc
Some information was given in surveying
Mr.. Fitzpatrick has a method of conducting
history and geography..that is. las the girl:
say splendid, and well liked by all, and il
carried into the school room this winter will
be an advantage.
In the class in bookkeeping under Mr.
Pence, everything was lively. The clas'
has had the day book, and to-day they ha(
the journal with an explanation of thos'
mysterious words, creditor and debtor; also
the way 20 use them, so that if anyone doe
not understand the manner of using them, j
is not for the want of explanation for Mr.
Fences rules though few are very concise.
The class in natural philosophy, unde
Mr.. Hammond, was quite interesting. Th
subject of gravity was treated fairly
For such a short term, some OF the law
governing gravity were given, but in some
cases exceptions were taken on the grounds
that practice and theory do not agree. One
young woman proposes 10 prove to-day tina
a one pound bail will attract ten poun,
bali with the same power tina. the ten poun'
ball attracts the one pound ball. We hop
she can do it.
Another proposition in regard to riff
bullets falling. A member proposed prov
ing the fallacy Of the proposition by shoot
ing the rifle in the room but Mr.. Hammon'
objected to starting shooting gallery there
but proposed the park for the test
We had quite a number Of visitors tha
were welcome and it is hoped that more wi
come in and see us and see what the teacher
of this county are doing. DoTrER