The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-08-17
The Institute Closes.

and yesterday. Three hundred
and seventy-fve were regular attendants
and the balance came in to take the exami-
nation. The old school, even last year, the
numerically, that it ever saw, was
all in q futter. All in flutter? 1t was
succession Of autters. County Supt. Stock
dale seemed to be holding a levee, but he
wasn't. A young lady would approach him
in this fashion:
"Mr. Stockdale ?"
"well?"
"What shall do next?
This was all. but it grew so monotonous
that Mr.. Stockdale possibly felt like Horace
Greedy when the delegation Of negroes asked
his advice upon the question Of an occupa
ton for the colored race Is class.
One young lady was so Hurried over the
examinations that she opened the geological
case in the hail and hung her hat upon the
staff Of the big stuffed baboon. Three min.
utes later she leaned forward In her seat
and, relating the circumstance to Prof. Jolly,
ask ed if balloons fed on straw. Prof. Jolly
was unable to say what very hungry ba'
boon might do, as his Acquaintance with
balloons was somewhat limited. Thereupon
her fears increased and she persuaded one Of
the young men to rescue her millinery.
The examination on the effects of alcohol,
opium and tobacco took place on Thursday
morning. The questions embraced the chem
ical analyses, process of manufacture, and
uses, aside from its use as a beverage, as
we'll as its effect upon the digestion, temper
ature of the body, liver, heart, stomach and
brain, used tsmperately or habitually; the
origin and manufacture Of opium, chloral.
morphine and tobacco, and the effects OF
these upon the important organs of the hu.
man system. The FREE TrADER reporter
examined several patches Of papers, with a
view to ascertainipg the impression retained
by the teachers concerning the subject mat
ter of the very comprehensive lectures given
by Profs. jenkins, Brode and Jolly. All
seemed to have taken common sense view
Of the matter, but in not Q few instances
uncommon sense was displayed in fastening
this view upon paper. The fact that the
law demands that the bare, cold facts, un-
embellished by sentimental swash, must be
taught in the schools seemed to have been
wildly impressed upon their minds, as
there was an entire absence of comment,
each seeking to answer the questions in a
terse, lucid manner. On account of the
rush for certificates, Mr.. Stockdale secured
Profs. Thorpe, of this city, and Laken, Of
Strestor, to assist in the examination work.
Mr.. Stockdsle suggested to the FREE
TRADER reporter that in view of the fact
that there are five hundred and thirty-six
licensed teachers in the county and that four
hundred or more attend the institute, the
county should have a County Normal
School. Provision is made for the establish
ment of County Normal Schools by the Act
approved in March, 1869. In counties un-
der township organization, the condition ex-
listing here, the board of supervisors has the
power Of establishing normal school, to
levy taxes and appropriate moneys for its
to buy grounds, erect buildings,
and purchase apparatus and to provide for
all necessary expenses. The school shall be
under the control Of county hoard of edu-
cation, consisting of not less than five nor
more than eight persons, appointed by the
board of supervisors, Of which board the
county superintendent and chairman Of the
board shall be er-o6fcio members. Such a
school would be selfsupporting, as it would
draw students from adjoining counties.
Ottawa is interested in one Of the new
phases of the school law which relates to
boards of education in districts having from
one to ten thousand population. 1t provides,
in such case, that six members and presi-
dent of the board shall be elected, and in
districts Of over /, 200 inhabitants three ad-
ditionsl members shall be elected for each
additional 10000, which will raise Ottawas
number of members Of the board to ten.
The truant law requires boards Of educa-
ton aud school trustees to appoint one or
more truant officers, whose duty it shall be
to arrest parents CT children who refuse to
send their sons and daughters to school six
teen weeks in the year, and also to arrest all
children Of school going age who are found
in public places It likes the school
age between the ages Of seven and sixteen