River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-07-16
Wisconsin Teachers Association.

discussion. 1t seems as though |
a programme of few topics with able |
teachers to follow with discussions
would have the merit of sustained |
interest.
The lecture of Mr.. Marshall, illus
trated by oXy-hydrogen light, given
before large audience of teachers
and citizens, gave new interest to
Rocky Mountain sections and it en- /
phasiZed the beauties of Denver and |
vicinity.
The lecture of DR.. Frisby of Des
Moines upon the scenes and incidents |
of his trip to Alaska was fully appre- |
ciated. The Doctor has unusal power |
in word painting.
The lecture of Pres. Angel, of |
Michigan university, upon the OBJ |
stacles to professional preferment was
an off hand, agreeable presentation of |
common place estimates of the rela-
ton that teachers hold to the profess
sions and to other men.
a thoughtful paper was read by |
Pres. Albee of Oshkoh, upon the scope |
and purpose of school examinations; |
and gentleman from Beloit read a
strong paper upon the art of question |
ing in which he showed the whole
value of school might be made to
depend upon the conduct of the
class.
Quite large number of teachers
made an excursion to Chicago on Fri
day.
Supt. Murphy, Messrs. Thayer,
Reyes and Parker and Miss IIatherell
represented this section in the Asso-
citation.
The meeting of Institute Conductors
has been held in conjunction with the
State Association for some years and
has usually given great satisfaction by
its d scussions. This year, however,
the institute men seemed to strike
wide of the mark. To us the meeting
seemed to lack so much cohesion as
leads up to joint counsels that in turn
can help the teachers at institutes
though reasonably Consecutive work
gives often power.
At the recent election of teachers in
st. Paul. those who are known to most
of the JOURNAL readers were reflect
ed to their former or other positions.
last year after the schools were open
ed, was reelected to the Madison.
Her principal pronounced her work
very satisfactory. Her sister Carrie
returns to the Webster. Miss Francis
Ii. johnson, "A teacher for some time
in southern st. CroiX county, and
known in River Falls, was made pri-
mary principal of the Cleveland. a new
school. Her pay is in this position
equal to that of any grade teacher.
Miss Ada Woodbury., formerly teach
er in the Institute and also in Oak
Grove, was reelected to her old place
in the Garfield. Miss Rebecca Taylor,
of Maiden Rock, keeps her place in
the Van Buren, School, on Dayton S
Bluff. and Miss Helen NJ. Whedon in
in the Jefferson. Prof. II. w. Slack,
formerly of Hudson, was elected prin-
cipal of the Rice School. Miss Lucy
II. johnson. formerly student of the
Normal School at River Falls, is d
| teacher in the schools. Miss Addie
! Wales continues in the Neil, and Miss
! Jennie Wales in the Lincoln. Miss
Amery, of St. CroiX Falls, a graduate
Of the River Falls Normal. is the high
est grade teacher in the Rice.
| The law firm of Smith, IIaugan &
Nannatta, have just completed the
| refinishing of the rooms of theil
! office, which make them. now, the
| finest suite of ROOMS, for the bust
! ness, in the state. The flescOlng
and papering is in excellent taste anG
harmony, and the rich decorations il
tapestry and pictures, with rare
| exotic plants, leaves nothing to be de
sired. 1t is a beautiful place TO bt
taken in. and those very worthy gen
! tlemen know well how to make il
interesting for their many friends
who visit them. The law library OF
this Office is very large ana complete
one of the largest in the state, ant
! is not collection of books, merely
but a thesaurus of valuable inf0rma
/ ton. We take just pride III the sue
| cess of orr eminent tOWnSmen VIII
! have been identified with our CITY
from the beginning of their practice
until now. ana have achieved wei
earned regulations as careful anc
successful lawyers.
1t is not only humankind that il
/ fond of decorative art. Natural
| isis have found that tine stories ahOu
| the curious habits of birds in decor
ating themselves and their nests are
| by no means travellers fables, ever
| though the bird BunthOrne has moi
yet been discovered. A number OF
| curious examples of bird aesthetics
are cited in a paper in the forthcOm
! ing Harper S, such as the marmOt
which plucks feathers from its tai
till it assumes fashionable shape; The
| the baya bird, which lights up its
nest with captured fire-tlies; and the
collar bird. which builds playhouses
/ for itself; and some of Mr.. Jas. c.
Boards brilliant pictures will illus
/ trate these and other bird-fashiOns
described in the paper, which is also
from his pen.
Mamma cried little Jennie the
! other morning at the breakfast table.
why is this nice tea you buy at +. j..
Burhyte's called "Faultless teal ut
/ is because, my dear replied her
mother, lit has no faults to mar its
virtues. The green tea we used TO
drink was colored with poisonous
chemicals; and even the uncolored
tea we tried didn't keep up its
strength or favor, but this 'Faultless
tea can only be bought in perfection
tea cans and 50 its strength and fla
vor cannot escape.
Erysi pelas is a dangerous disease
Not unfrequently does it take such a
form as to carry off its victim after a
period of intense suffering. Charl es
L. Lucas, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, writes;
$ For three years my wife has been
suffering from erysipelas. She has
tried numerous physicians but re-
ceived no benefit from any of them.
She commenced using Mishler's Herb
Bitters about month since, and is
now entirely we'll"
Take Warning.
Ciuy Marshall Bevans gives notice
that hereafter all animals found run
ming ut large or staked on the public
highway will be impounded.
White goods at reduced prices at
F. j. Burhyte's.
For SALE.--The premises owned by
p. F. Bracket, on Vine street, near
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