Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-08-09
The Day County Institute.

the most successful Institute ever held in
Day county. In attendance, enthusiasm
and general excellence OF work it has far
exceeded any preceding session. The
management OF Supt. +. A. Brown was
excellent, and he was fortunate in having
the aid OF u brilliant corps OF assistants.
Too much credit cannot begiven to Prof.
Rock for the results reached. Untiring
and devoted to the work he succeeded in
intoxicating the teachers one and all with
his enthusiasm, and each one felt that
the work was a labor oflove. Hisenergy
never tagged, and in spite Of long ses-
sions of from Z a. m. to 5 p. M, he de-
voted an hour each evening to special
studies. He was ably backed by Prof.
and Mrs. Smith, who came here highly
recommended by the state board and the
manner i'm which their duties were full
filed bore out the recommendation.
Prof. Smith, who is the possessor OF
great individuality, proved himself to be
a conductor of the first quality. Mrs.
Smith, with her magnetism OF manner,
soon gained the confidence aud esteem OF
her classes. The teachings of this lady
will long be remembered in the minds OF
her hearers, and cannot fail to bringforth
good fruit. Gifted with all those qualities
which go to make up the successful
teacher, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith are without
peers in the line of their profession. Mrs.
Morrison was also OF great service and
rendered efficient aid, and the resolutions
passed by the teachers show the feelings
existing between the faculty and the
classes.
The great amount OF work accomplish
ed renders it difficult to mention it in
detail. Ill teachers attended the lnsti-
tute, fifty-two OF whom afterward stood
the required examination, eight for A or
LIST grade, thirty-seven for b or 2nd
grade, and seven in special studies. The
subjects Were fifteen i'm number, embrace
ing Physical Geography, Grammar, His
tory, Arithmetic, American Literature,
Drawing, Civil Government, photography
Penmanship, Physiology, Didactics, Book
Keeping, Political Geography, Reading
and Current Events.
In ten branches both classes We're
examined, the only difference "a" grade
questions being OF a higher standard. In
these branches the "A' class are required
to have an average OF 80 and "B" OF 80.
In the five other branches the "A's" are
required to average IS per cent. The
questions were of a particularly difficult
nature, and the receipt OF the average re-
quired is a sure guarantee of the recipi-
ent's ability to properly teach here or
elsewhere. The participants are loud in
their praise OF the management OF the
Institute and OF the courtesy extended
TO them by their superiors and the citiz-
ems in general. The following is the list
OF teachers participating and the resolu-
tions unanimously adopted at a meeting
OF the teachers prior to leaving for their
homes:
WHEREAS, We, the Teachers OF Day
county in Normal Institute assembled,
highly approaching the valuable instruc-
tons we have received during the past
four weeks, desire to express our graft
tude to our superintendent and his eff
Gent corps OF instructors; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we tender our sincere
thanks to Prof. H. J. Rock for his faith
ful and untiring efforts in our behalf;
RESOLVED, That we extend our further
thanks to Prof. Smith for his earnest en-
deavors for our good, and to Mrs. Smith
for her persistent efforts to make this
Institute a means OF moral as well as
intellectual culture.
RESOLVED, That we also thank Mrs.
Morrison for her valuablei obstruction and
assistance.
RESOLVED. That we feel under lasting
obligations to Supt. f. A. Brown for his
successful management of this Institute.
RESOLVED, That we thank the county
officials for the use OF the court room and
Offices, and to the citizens of Webster for
their kindness and courtesy.
RESOLVED, That a copy of these reso-
lutions be published in the Day county
papers and in the South Dakota Edu-
Gator.
Lulu Hanson, Mamie Mack,
Eva Warner, Eva Burgess.
Cora Dibble, Emma Warner.
Annie Brigham, May Dickinson,
Margery Edgar, Lizzie Roberts,
Mabel Laselle, Pothea Peterson,
Bertha Picker, Mary Moore,