Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-03-21
From Cape Girardeau.

Ed. Register-The report went out
over the country, and even got into one
of the county, papers. last week, that
there were several cases of small pox in
the Cape and that three of the persons
afflicted with the nalady were Normal
students. We are glad to state that
this report was ouly false alarm.
We are in very little danger now.
Most of our arms have gotten we'll, and
the scare has about subsidized.
Church birthday sociaIs are quite
popular in town this spring. The
Baptists hac one last week, taking in
a goodly sum and entertaining over a
hundred guests; and the Presbyterians
followed suit this week, presenting to
guests. among other refreshments, at
least 200 dishes of ice-cream, and re-
ceiving As many cents as Adam would
put into the little sack if he were liv-
ing and should attend one Of these par
ties in the 40th century A. d.
A protracted meeting is in progress
al the Methodist church. Rev. McE
roy Of the Presbyterian church and
Rev. Fate of the Baptist church are as
slsting Bro. Haw this week. They
will fill the pulpit tonight and to-mor-
row night. Rev Triplett of Bonne
Terre will be here next week.
Shakespeare play, The Tanning of
the Shrew, was recited at the Opera
House last Wednesday evening by Mr..
Hannibal Williams of New York. His
presentations were good, and the reci-
tai was a treat to all lovers of Shakes
pearean literature.
Several students have left school to
begin farm work, and many more will
leave at the close of the term.
Professor McGhee has been confined
| to his room for two weeks with sore
eyes. He is troubled quite a good deal
with his eyes. They have been rath-
err weak for number of years, and
seem to be very easily affected.
Mr.. John Smith and wife of Farming
ton are visiting his sister, Mrs. H. Nj.
Ivy. They are on the way to their
new home in Tennessee.
Let's have another candidate or two
for School Commissioner. The more,
the merrier. you know. We now
have one in each of the three ends of
the county. If the county had a north
en- 1. dare say there would be a North
End candidate too.
| Fred. Cureton wears a very pleasant
cOuntenance since his receipt of this
weeks REGISTER. The Editors fiat
terlng ..send off, has fully compensa-
ted for all the chagrin caused by the
delay in his announcement.
| We are requested to call attention
to mistake i'll the printing of Mr..
CuretOn's card in last issue. This in
complete expression occurs: "My aim
has been not only to know how to teach
it to others" The manuscript reads
thus: my aim has been not only to
know the subject. but also to know
how to teach it to others"
see '.Old Fogy" is in for a personal
..pen scrap" Now. Mr.. Editor, l did
not mean my thrusts at ..Fogy" for
personal hits at the writer. / was on
ly playing on the term fogy. If he
hadn't signed himself ..Fogy," should
have given him very different reply.
| agree with him that ability to govern
is very essential to success in teaching
that no man will succeed in the pro-
fession who is not able to govern, but
l am not yet willing to withdraw from
my original stand. Some time, when
l get through laughing at the wit and
humor in 'sFogy's' article, when my
brain has been sufficiently expanded
by the light of Intellectual progress to
fathom the profound depths of this
great educational problem of the nine
teenth century, and when I am not in
a humorous mood, if you will give me
about two columns in which to vent
my verbosity. l will endeavor to shand
it down just as lightly as possible and
give my friend a philosophical disser-
tation on Discipline versus Education.
| March 10, 1895. NORMALITE.