, 1890-08-29
CONGRESS Of TEACHERS
Third Days Session of the Laramie
County Institute. -
Lectures on Political Geography,
Physiology and History.
Rev. Lamkin's Able Discourse on
Physical Culture.


The teachers went at their work with
renewed visor yesterday, seeming to feel
regret that it was the last whole day.
Miss Alison's lesson was on political
geography, the various phases of civil
government. She has the faculty of
drawing out interested discussion from
the class. Her lessons have been very
different from most geography work, that
dwells principally with outlines and loca-
tons of countries. Her remarks drive
right at the knowledge of the teachers
and test them thoroughly. The lady citi-
zens settled some knotty points on the
basis of representation iu Wyoming by
te%lephonIng to Secretary Medium.
Prot. Churchill announced that the
subject for physiology was the physical
heart. He gave several interesting ex-
periments to show that impure air would
not support combustion.
The teachers seemed brighter than ever
and the other work went on with quite a
vim. In order that Prof. Collins might
get in all his lessons he gave one just be-
fore noon, showing how to make construc-
tive drawings OF familiar objects by tax
ing different views of them.
The discussion OF memorizlng the text
came up in history. Miss Mcdonald gave
her verdict againstii. The teachers have
seemed to derive as much. if not more,
benefit from these clear, helpful talks of
Miss McDonald's as from any subject of
the institute, Her ideas are fresh, sound
and logical. She clings to no stulifying
forms, but shows that the study should
be a power in the formation OF character
and the advancement of civilization.
Some forms for the presentation Of
physical culture work in schools were
given by Miss Crouch and an exercise with
the wand.
Today the institute closes at noon, and
the examinations by the county superin-
commence at half past one.
THE LECTURE.
a good audience attended the institute
lecture at the Presbyterian church last
evening. Rev. L. d. LamkiD, now Of
Greeley, was the speaker and Physical
Culture the subject. His discourse was
able, interesting and instructive. He sand
that for the benefit of the mental man
more attention should be devoted to
physical culture. The Greeks are comely
and braInv, they develop their bodies.
They are OF sturdy physique and fine in
tellect because a sound body means a
sound mind. A man is governed in his
outward Impressions of the world by his
physical condition. A disordered liver
makes the whole world look at skies and
sevens, Every schuol should have a
gymnasium. MI. Lamkin told a number
of amusing anecdotes.
Margaret CahiIl's piano solo was an
artistic and pleasing rendition of a diff
cult composition. Laura Richardson, the
talented vocalist, sang most delightfully."-
Millerd's Waiting" The young lady
was in splendid voice and quite charmed
her hearers. Mrs. 4. Black, who has
been engaged to teach music in all the
city public schools except the high school,
appeared for the first time before a Chey-
enne public. She has a cultivated con-
tralto voice, clear, strong and of great
COMPASS, and will be in demand hereafter
for home entertainments.