Democratic Sentinel, Volume 4, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1880 — Normal Notes. [ARTICLE]

Normal Notes.

The largest, most successful normal ever held in Jasper county. Have you visited the normal? If not, come down and see us. Gome and stay all day—(bring your dinner.) The elocution class under Prof. Allen’s teaching is making rapid progress. The model school, composed of children of the town in the four grades, is a practical feature of this session of the noimak Jn these classes the teachers verify and test the plans given in the training department. This is a valuable sea ure, both to teachers and children, the former getting practice and proof as well as theory, the latter getting the best of practical teaching. Candidates visit us quite frequently. They recognize the fact that “the school master is abroad in the land.» .“ Normal Waves” from Winamac .comes in upon us now and then. They do not inundate us turnover, though sentences containing 180 lines, 875 words, 5 feet 6 inches long, resemble a wave ip more respects than one. They are full of "gush*’and "thunder.” Penmanship class contains 70. Black-board writing is receiving especial attention, being of the most use to the teacher. Come up Friday mornings an’d hear Rev, Mr, Smith in his splendid lectures on science and religien, Prof, Brown of the Northern Inr diana Normal School was with us one dav last week, and gave the teachers a good talk on various subjects connected with the duties of the teacher. He, (Prof. B.) looks as young as ever. He says none but the lazy deserve — punishment: none but the lazy says it’s hot. All watches and* clocks repaired at Hamar’s warranted for one year.