The Oskaloosa herald., 1901-08-15
COUNTY NORMAL.
Close of the Mahaska County
Teachers Institute.

The Mahaska County Teachers In
stitute closed Friday afternoon when
the examinations on the several de-
partments' hadl BEEN completed. 1t
will go down into!normal history as
one of theivery best normals and the
most successful that has ever been
held in the county, productive in di-
rect benefits to all those who have
participatedIin the good things there
to be foundi and leading to a higher
and more beneficial class of normal
instruc 5ionl for the county. All of
which has been directly.or indirectly
due to Sthe energy enterprise and
forethought Of Mahaska county's su-
~perintendent of public instruction,
Mr.. j. P. Dodds. All who have been
in attendance at the normal this year
feel that it has been a. wonderful
school and that great good has been
accomplished in all grades of the or
ganization.S The results of the two
weeks work will show for themselves
later in tbe'terms of school work that
are to follow.
Rev. Nichols, of the Beacon Baptist
church ,spresided in devotional exer-
cises Thursday morning. There was
some good music by a male quartette,
Messrs. Solomon, Hammer, LMcSpad-
den and Leighton. sS II
Miss Florabel Patterson, a former
superintendent of the county, gave a
splendid Italkl upon the different
phases of life found in the teachers
world and how the strong could help
the weak.
The service of Friday was led by
Rev. Cato Kaye of the. Congregations
al church. TSMiss Wallerstein, of Chi
cago, who;is. a guest; OF the Sam Bal
dauf homei in this city;favored the
audienceIwithia couple of!well rend-
cred solosIthat were much liked.
There were brief addresses peril
nent to the.closing of.theIwork of the
normallmade by the members of the
| ldCulGN anu ny MI L ONNo
The visitors list for Thursday and
Friday was as follows: Mrs. Huyser,
Mrs. Walter Shreve, Mrs. Geo. Lyen,
Mrs. Whitacre, Alice Phillips, Alice
Johnson,i Mrs. Sam Baldauf, Mrs.
Fred Romer, Miss! Adler, Chicago,
MIR. Kissick, Rev. Kaye, Mr.. Stempel,
Mrs. J. M. Stoke, Prof. Burnett, Mrs.
Jeff Harold, Gussie Davis, Electa
| McCrea, MRS. N. T Patterson, Flor
alb 9lle Patterson Mrs Emma Z.Smith,
j. P. McMurray, Beacon, Emily and
Mary Kissick, Beacon, Edna G. Har-
ris, Evans, Mrs..Mary Quigley, Mrs.
W. T. Tandy, Alice Kramer, Beacon,
Prof. Dixon, Mrs. Sam Hendryx,
Helen Reed, Mrs. j. H. Williams,
Mrs. Will Stephenson and Mrs. Will
liams, Beacon.
Teachers In Normal
Mr.. Solomon, instructor in music,
was much pleased with the advance
ment made Iby the normal students
in music. They have gained more
rapidly and been more enthusiastic
than any body of students which
have been under his tuition this sum-
mer. Prof. Solomon has recently
composed an anthem, Goods Love
and Mercy" which is meeting with
favorable comment from musicians
all over the country. Thos. Taper,
author of the system of music used
in our city schools, says: The har-
mony is excellent. 1 can see no
room for improvement in the COM
position"
@. D. McClain, principal of the
Logan school at Fairfield, Iowa, and
teacher oflarithmetic and algebra in
the institute, was pleased to find that
the teachers had a good start in these
branches, and thus it was possible to
make a good tshowing for the two
weeks work. Prof. McClain uses
the Rich Arithmetic in his classes,
and this method of rapid calculation,
together with Prof. McClain's many
original and practical ideas for in
creasing the brain activity, proved
the gentleman to be a valuable ad-
junct to the corps of instructors.
Miss Leila E. Partridge, of Phila-
delphia, instructor in methods, ply
chology and didactics, was even
more highly appreciated this year
than last. EAuthor, lecturer and in
structor ,ishe has a store of knowl-
edge and!wisdom which she distrib'
utes generously among her pupils,
giving them the practical application
in such a way that they carry the
idea home with them land use 1t in
their work. Miss Partridge has a
pleasingEpersonality and Mahasks
County Normal will always have q
welcome waiting for her.
Geography and economics were
placed in the capable hands Of Supt'
w. F. Cramer, of Waukegan, Ill.
and that gentleman filed the posi-
ton to the entire satisfaction of all,
He has had a wide experience and
seemed to know exactly how to touch
the responsive chord in the hearts
of the students.
Prin. w. o. Riddell of West Del
Moines high school, handled the his
tory and classes in an orig