River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-29

cuSSlon OF the circulation OF the blood.
Alcohol, Incapable from its nature of
becoming part of the body, is carri-
ed by the circulation to the lungs, kid
neys and skin to be thrown off. This
overtaxes these organs and is liable to
lead to disease.
Arithmetic IN the Middle Form:
l. Results:
(a) Mastery of processes so far
as necessary for practical results:
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o. Application of processes to
simple concrete examples.
(c) Accuracy, neatness, rapidity.
2. Materials:
(a) Blackboard.
(b) Slate.
(c) Paper.
(d) Book of examples.
3. Recitation:
(a) Teach processes by means of
examples.
(b) Note steps in process.
(c) Require pupils to state steps
in process.
(d) Give frequent drill in all
processes learned.
In blackboard work the object
should be chiefly to teach neatness.
Pupils should be required to do this
work in the neatest possible manner.
The teacher would do we'll to elm
mate many of the problems found in
the textbooks and substitute more
practical ones in their places.
Ldngudge.-The following letter
from wild goose to tame one was
placed upon the board and the teach
ers required to copy it, inserting
proper words in the blank spaces.
The Marshes, August s, 1885.
Dear Cousin
49, - l must call
you; for, though / am very -. and
---., ] still have kind of ----
for you.
You know very we'll that you are
-. to be ----; so, if you have not
gone to the ---- before this reaches
you, should be happy to hear from
you.
They say that you never 49,, and
that you seldom ---- more than a
meadow s $500 from your ----, where
you keep 800. about from ---.. till
---- Your Cousin,
WILD.
Objects of an exercise like the
above.
l. 1t teaches the pupil good form
for letter.
2. 1t teaches him to observe.
3. 1t increases his vocabulary.
4. 1t facilitates his use of words.
The following exercise in Language
was also given. The sets of statements
weTe to be combined into longer
sentences. The numbers indicate a
suitable grouping for the purpose of
combining:
l. Tea was shipped.
1t was shipped from England to
America.
There was tax on the tea.
The English wished the Amer
leans to pay the tax.
2. The tea was in chests.
The chests were on a ship.
The vessel reached Boston har-
Dor.
1t waited in the harbor to be
unloaded.
3. a tea-party was held.
The party consisted of seventeen
men.
The men were disguised.
They looked like Indians.
4. They went on board the ship.
They went on board at night.
They emptied the tea into the
sea.
5. This enraged the English.
This and other things brought
on the Revolutionary War.
The war began in l7T5.
The English were beaten.
Objects of the above exercise and
others of similar character;
(a) TO teach pupils to study.
(b) To teach pupils to avoid short
statements and consequent unpleasant
repetitiOns in writing, and to use in
their place more elegant expressions.
During the week Mr.. Murphy did
some work in OrthOepy, establishing
by illustration several rules of pro-
nunciation. They may be found in
Salisbury's 0rthoepy or Webster's
dictionaries.
GsOgrdphy-Following are the riv-
ers, mountains and cities that should
be taught in the general geography of
North America: Rivers; Mississippi,
Missouri, Ohio, Arkansas. st. Law
renee, Mckenzie, Y ukon, Saskatcha-
wan, Columbia, Colorado, Rio Grande.
Lakes: Great Lakes; Superior, Mich
igan, Huron, Erie, Ontario. Great
Salt, Great Bear, Great Slave, Atha-
basca, Winnipeg, Nicaragua.
Mountains: Rocky, Sierra Nevada,
Cascade, Coast, Appalachian. Cities:
Sitka, Montreal, Quebec, st. Johns,
San Francisco, New York, Mexico.
Political Divisions: British America,
United States, Mexico, Central
American States, Danish America,
West Indies.
Cities of the United States to be
considered in connection with the
general geography of the U. S.: New
York, Philadelphia, San Francisco,
Brooklyn, Chicago, st. Louis, Wash
ington, New Orleans, Boston, Savan-
nah, Cincinnati, st. Paul, Minneapolis,
Baltimore, Milwaukee, Omaha, Port
land.
In these reports it has been our
constant aim to select from the great
amount of work done at the Institute
those points which, in our judgment,
would be of the most practical benefit
to those teachers who were unable to
attend. We have tried to reproduce
here, in substance, model exercises
from which the shrewd teacher can
deduct many more. We trust that we
have been, at least, partially success
| full. If so we feel amply repaid for