Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-10-30
SCHOOLS MAKING PROGRESS

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Mothers Day in the Schools.
and the Training Course
for Teachers,
The annual visit at the schools shows
much progress made by our school
system in equipment and improvements,
Many buildings have been painted, cal
cimined or papered and new furniture
added. The school work done by the
teachers is especially commendable.
The pupils who graduated last year
from the country schools are doing good
work in the High schools and special
Communications have been made of the
pupils who hold honorary diplomas lc.
ceived for going back to the country
school one year after getting the diplo
ma of graduation
The vote upon the merit system by
experienced teachers who have used
this device in the schools for acquiring
better attendance was very decisive in
favor of the system, Thirty eight voted
for and eight against. The people
should know it's advantages and dsad.
vantages better than anyone else.
District No. of Dodgeville recently
had Mothers Day and invitations
We're sent out on cards cut and oolored
like autumn leaves. The decorations
We're autumn leaves, pumpkins. corn
house plants, etc. The program of
regular school work was given as fol
lows:
Roll Call Answered by Memory
Gems.
Primary Language Dramatized
Story.
Arithmetic-Dr in Addition and
Subtraction.
Geography Formation of Plains,
4th Year Lang g.-Dictation Exercise,
Songs Vacation. See Saw" and
Soldier Boys"
Spelling Contest-Prce Williams and
Floyd Polkinghorn were leaders and
chose the school in sides. The words
| spelling word lost IL member to the
other Price Willamss side won the
match
The teacher, Miss Jessie Jones, made
the program decided snccess. as is her
every day school work. Sixteen people
including ten proud mothers saw the
children doing the real school work In
an exemplary manner.
The Dodgeville High School has
added training course for teachers
this year and nearly sixty students are
enlisted in the work.
The course Of study is as follows
First Year English, Physical Geog-
raphy, Algebra. Spelling and Penman-
ship !, Botany ).
Second Year English Arithmetic,
Ancient History and Professional Ag-
riculture.
Third Year English Literature !,
American Literature !. Professional
English (Reading and OrthOepy) !,
Civics, English History /, Geometry !,
Physiology !.
Fourth Year Professional Physics !,
Pedagogy !, Professional work Geog
raphy Reviews }, Grammar Reviews },
y. s. History
The course is designed to prepare
teachers 10 take mp the work in country
schools rather than for higher institu.
tions Of learning, A teacher to succeed
must know the subject matter, methods
Of teaching and problems Of teaching
in "A rural school and these cannot be
obtained from Latin, German, Algebra,
Geometry and other college branches.
Miss Frye has charge OF the profes'
sional branches and Mr. Jones has the
work in agriculture for the teachers.
Miss Anna Convey and school of
Brigham No. 4 are collecting exhibits
for school work They have collec
ton of minerals, an exhibit OF corn
products from Corn Mfg. Co, Chicago,
and one of Cocoa products from Hybers
Cocoa Co, Chicago,
The box social at Miss Martins
school Dist. No. 4 Dodgeville cleared
S20.25 and had fifty people in atten-
dance. They will purchase an organ.
The new districts No. - Dodgeville
and it. Wyoming opened school Oct.
10th with good enrolment. These
hu1ldings are second % none in school