Mexico weekly ledger., 1888-08-23
THE INSTITUTE,
Last Week of a Most Successful
Gathering of Teachers.

Hail VI WIG tSacHefS absent ON foil
call. The first hour Civil Govern
ment in No. 6 "a taught by Miss
Deak, and Prof. Torreyson taught
Physical Geography in No. IL,
Several new teachers we're enrolled
this morning.
NOTES.
j.. w. Stevens attended the picnic
Saturday.
w. Nj. Evans spent Saturday
night and Sunday with J. N. Cross.
Miss Dalton, of Bowling Green,
is here attending the Institute this
week.
The Institute Is placed under re-
newed obligations to Mr.. Locke for
a basket of fine fruit.
MIR. Corner called attention to a
bundle of University catalogues
which he had received for distribu-
ton.
Miss Doak considers that boys
are much easier controlled than
girls. Mr.. Torreyson would much
rather control the girls.
Prof. j. T. Cross Is with us. He
has just returned from the Hunts
vile Institute and reports a good
one. He will teach at Sturgeon.
Rev. R. A. Martin, who is one of
the. active members of the Insti-
tute, preached to quite an attentive
audience at Unity Church last even
ing.
Prof. Greenwood's class in School
Methods will consider the subject
of spelling divided into three differ
ent parts, to-wit: Primary, Inter-
mediate and Advanced.
Mr.. McLaughlin's lesson in draw
ing this morning was interesting
and instructive. All who took part
in the lesson to-day r resolved to
be in the class tomorrow.
Blue Monday and the rain COM
bined against the success of the In
stitute, but the conductor and
teacher shut down ON the combina-
ton and with a determination to
overcome the most difficult obsta-
cles, they make all the exercises
more interesting than ever.
The lesson in School Economy
by the conductor will be a drawing
feature of this weeks work. Prof.
Greenwood has the happy faculty
of mingling entertainment and in
s~truction SO nicely that it is hard
to say whether you have been more
entertained or more instructed.
Prof. f. N. Peters, who has been
travelling in the East, returned to
Mexico Saturday evening, and will
assist in the Institute during the
remainder of the session. He WIS.,
tied the Cincinnati Exposition,
Washington, Philadelphia, New
York, Albany, Western C~onnecti-
cut, Niagara Falls and Chicago.
Miss Anna Martinique and Mr..
r. S. Rodgers attended a party at
Mr.. Browns, near Martinsburg,
last Saturday evening. The party
was given in honor of Geo. Brown,
cadet to West Point. Mr.. Brown
will depart for that place shortly.
Prot. D.. A. Mcmillan has re-
turned from Pilot Grove, Cooper
county, Mo-, where he has been
conducting the Normal Institute
for that county. His presence was
the cause of much congratulation to
the Audrain county teachers, as
his ability as an Institute worker
is fully recognized and appreciated
by all. 1t is hoped that his genial
countenance and hearty laugh will
do that little needed to make
the social feature of the Institute
what it should be.
Tuesday afternoon the exercises
were unusually interesting. MIR.
Greenwood's talk on reading was
interspersed with wit and full of
instruction. The three things to
observe in reading are Read to be
heard, read to be understood, and
read to be felt. After dwelling at
length on these three points he
hastily outlined the subject of read
ing, and how to teach that most
important branch of an education.
His remarks met with the hearty
approval of all who were fortunate
enough to hear them.
After this lecture some of the
the teachers insisted that Prof.
Greenwood recite a selection, in
order to emphasize the old maxim,
"Practice what you preach" The
professor modestly declined, re-
marking that those who had heard
him recite said he did not recite.
Mrs. Mclaughlin was then called
on. She responded with a selec-
ton, 1.-THE Tell-tale," which was
rendered in a superb manner, and
was heartily applauded by the en-
tire audience.
The assembly room was filled
with visitors, and the numbers in
crease daily. There is a movement
On foot to secure the Kabrich opera
house for the afternoon exercises
tomorrow.
Wednesday morning the pro-
gramme was altered a little and a
class in written spelling was organ
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