The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-12-28
APARTMENT DOING,.
Summary Of the Business in the State
House Yesterday.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.

House Yesterday.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
Governor Hogg yesterday offered a
reward of 5000 for the arrest and con-
viction of the murder or murderers OF
Express Messenger Richardson, in his
Car on the Southern Pacific railway q
few nights ago.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Chartered - Greenwood Cemetery
company of Dallas; capital stock
$4,000. Incorporators: s. R. Johnson
}. P. Starks, J. H Sims, s. j. w,
Lowery and seven others.
San Antonio and Gulf Shore Rail
way company, with headquarters at
san Antonio, for the purpose of CON-
structiDg railroad fronlzSan Antonio
to some point on the west bank of the
Bfaz)s river at or near Velasco, a
distance of about 200 miles
through Bexar, Wilson, Gonzales
De Witt, Jackson, Wharton, Natal
gorCa and Brazoria counties; capita.
stock $2,000,000 Incorporators: VIM,
Davis, Robert e Sadler, H e. Jones,
j r. Jones, VIM Il. Brooks, j. c..
Davis and j. h Davis Of San Antonio;
Vim. M. Hansen, j. Brown X ing,
VIM, A. KiDg, j. H. Montgomery
Virgil B. Colley and j. A. Rogers OF
| Gonzales county, G. r. Martiu of Gray
son county ana r W. Crowder of Nc.
Lehman county.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT..
Superintendent Carlisle was yester-
| day sending out the following cir.
cuiar 10 the county school superin.
| ttuGents of the stale, which will be OF
interest to all teachers:
In compliance with numerous re-.
quests, submit tor your cnnsidera
ton the following suggestive program
for one county institute for two days:
SECOND GRADE sECTIoN-FRIDAY
ubject for First Hour-Msthods in
Geography. Local Geography, Pri-
mary Geographical Concepts. The
Earth as Whole-Form, Size, Mo-
tione, etc.
Subject for Second Hour-A Study in
Psychology. The Perceptive Faculties
and Percepli IN.
Subject for Third Hour-Method in
Arithmetic. Fundamental Operations
| to Pupils with First Text book in
Their Hands.
Subject for Fourth Hour School
Manage The Teachers Authori-
ty, The Authority of Trustees, Or.
gauization of the School.
subjects for night meetings for both
sections-the public invited.
Public School and Popular Suffrage
Powers and Duties of Trustees, Local
School Taxes, Parental Cooperation
SATURDAY.
Subject for First Hour-Methods ia
Geography, North America In Gen.
eral, The United States In General
The Southern States, Texas In Q.
tail.
Subject for Second Hour-A Study
in Methodology. Principles Derived
from Study of Perceptive Faculties
and Perception.
Subject for Third Hour-Methods in
Physiology. In General Teaching the
Skeleton and the Bones.
Subject for Fourth Hour-Methods
in Reading. Proceeding Use of Text
Book, First Reader Pupils.
Subject for Fifth Hour-School
Management. Opening Daily Ses-
sions, Recesses, Closing Daily Ses-
sions, Directing Movements of Pupils,
Securing Regular and Punctual At.
| tendance.
FIRST GRADE sECrION-FRIDAY.
Subject for First Hour-Methods in
Physiology. In General. In Teach.
ing the Effects of Alcohol and Marco.
tics.
Subject for Second Hour-Psycho.
logy. Memory.
Subject for Third Hour-Methods in
Reading Third-Reader Pupils.
Subject for Fourth Hour-School
Management. The Recitation.
Night Meeing-(See night meeting
of second grade section).
SATURDAY.
Subject for First Hour-History of
Education, In Oriental Countries, In
Ancient Classical Countries.
Subject for Second Hour-Methods
in Arithmetic, Advanced Glass in
Fractions.
Subject for Third Eour..Psychology
Attention.
Subject for Fourth Hour-Methods
in Geography, Advanced Glass Study.
ing New England States.
Subject for Fifth Hour-School Man.
agement, School Government.
The above is only an outline of sub
ljects. The county superintendent
should appoint in advance TWO in
structors for each subject.
1t is not expected that this program
should be strictly followed by any in
stitute. 1t is only intended to indi.
cate in this way the amount and char
Pacter of work an institution should do
The time of the institute should MOI
be coreu med in reading papers aud
making speeches. TIE institute in
structors should instruct the teacher:
in the subjects set down in the pro.
Egram, just as teachers in a normal
school would instruct their classes in
the same subjects. The program
should be placed in the hands of the