The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1894-05-25
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

| MAY lU, lOJ4
30 to 1:4o,-Opening. Roll Call, re
1:45 to 2:25.-Dra wing, by Supt Julia
M. Wheeler of Potter county
2:25 to OO.-Book- keeping Double en-
try) Day Book.
800 to 3:15.-Recess.
4:15, to AS. Physiology, the frame
work of the body, by Prof. Porter.
3:45 to 4:15.-Didactics, by Con. Cir.
ton
| 4:15 to 4:aO.-Query Box. Answer by
Con. Girton.
ON1DA, MAY II, 1894.
The Institute opened at 9 o'clock a. m
4 Conductors and 43 teachers present;
teachers absent of whom came during
the opening exercises.
The labor of the day commenced with q
drawing lesson by Supt. Julia NJ. Wheel
er Of Potter county, following at the pro.
per time-as stated in program-with
/ Arithmetic in the primary room by Prof.
Porter, and Grammar in High School
room by Con. Girton, before recess. AT
ter recess, Civics by Prof. Porter-Con-
stitution of the State OF South Dakota,
and American Literature by Con. Girton.
Noon recess.
| AFTERNOON.
l3O, Roll Call-Response by sentiment.
and song. Drawing lesson, by Supt.
Julia M. Wheeler-whole Institute in the
class; Bookkeeping, by Con. Girton, and
Orthography by Supt. McFall. Recess,
followed by instructions in reading, di-
dactics, and query box conducted by Con.
Girton.
GA. M.-Institute called to order. AZ
teachers answered to roll call. 4 Conduc-
tors present,
Opening exercises conducted by Prof.
]. n. Porter. Song: America" by whole
Institute
The exercises of the day were commenc-
ed by Object Drawing by Supt. Julia M.
| Wheeler, which was continued until re-
cess. The time between recess and noon
was occupied with "boss lesson in U.
8. History, by Andrew McFall, and Amer
ican History by Con. Girton,
AFTERNOON.
1:3O, Roll Call and response; song.
Grammar was taken up by Conductor
Girton in the High School room, and
Arithmetic in the Primary room by Prof:
Porter; and OrthOgraphy, by Supt. McFall
| recess.
After recess physiology was taken up
by Prof Porter, Didactics by Con. Girton
Personal Habits of Teachers. Query
Box.-Answers by Profs. Girton and POr-
ter, Supt McFall and Andrew McFall.
At the close of the first week Institute
81 teachers and Conductors were enroll
ed
MONDAY, MAY 81, 1894.
Ga. m.-On roll call, 8 Conductors miss
Wheeler having gone home) and 4S teach.
ers responded. The opening exercises
consisted of reading by Con. Girton, and
song.
A quite interesting lesson in local Geog.
raphy was conducted by Supt. V. M.
| McFall Grammar and American Litera-
ture by Con. Girton. and Arithmetic and
Civics, by Prof, Porter completed the
work of the forenoon.
AFTERNOON.
/ l:30-Roll call. Response by sentiment.
Mrs. Lucy BrysOn of Gettysburg was
introduce and made short talk upon In
stitute work.
Physical Geography, Bookkeeping
Didactics and Reading were presented in
their proper turn by Con. Girton in his
usual forceful and interesting manner;
Supt. McFall conducted the class in Or
biography, and Prof. Porter conducted
| the Arithmetic class, after which the
Query Box was opened, and answers given
by Con. Girton and Supt McFall.
Institute closed with So teachers, 4Con-
ductors and visitors present.
MAY q, 1894.
At roll call 46 teachers and 8 Conduct
ors present The opening exercises con-
sisted of reading by Supt. McFall and two
songs by the Institute.
Local Geography-Map Drawing-was
conducted by Supt. McFall, followed by
the classes in grammar by Con. Girton,
and Arithmetic by Prof. Porter, before
recess. After recess the class in q. 5.
History--Events 1861--was taught by Supt.
McFall, and American Literature by Con.
Girton.
1:3O-Song, roll call and responses.
Con. Girton conducted the class in
Physical Geography, and Prof Porter the
physiology class; Bookkeeping by Con.
Girton, and Orthography by Supt. McFall.
After recess the Arithmetic class. subject: Bank
dactics by Con. Girton. The Query Boz was then
Porter and Supt. McFall.
Enrolment At close OF day: 65 teachers, Con-
ductors and visitors.
The Sully County Teachers Institute,
under the management of Conductor W.
w. Girton, Go. Supt. of Schools of Miner
county. Go. Supt. v. M. McFall and Prof.
J. M. Porter, is pronounced by all in at
tendance to be the best ever held in the
county. which is saying considerable, as
we haye had many interesting ones.
Prof. Girton is one Of the best Conduct
ors the State affords, having the happy
faculty of interesting the teachers in the
work he presents, knowing just how to
reach them and impress the work upon
their minds in such manner that they
will retain it. Supt. McFall was fortunate
in securing his services. Prof. Porter as
sistant conductor, is also one of the best
institute instructors in the State as is
we'll known to all interested in the school
work in Sully County. That the institute
has been a grand success and much good
for future work has been accomplished.