Democratic Sentinel, Volume 5, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1882 — Insitute Notes. [ARTICLE]

Insitute Notes.

The Gillam teachers held a very interesting Institute, January 14th, at Center school house. We had a good time. All the teachers were present and ready foi work. The Institute was called to order at 10 o’clock a. M., with eleven members and five visitors present. The subjects were all well treated, and nearly all followed byjively discussions. Vena Bouk gave the first recitation, a paper on the plan of teaching the Diacritical Marks, which was both interesting and instructive. An explanation of the Winds, th clasess and causes, by C. W. Faris.— This subject was thoroughly treated, and all enjoyed ifvery much. A paper on the life of Wm. Penn, by Ella Long, was nicely written and well received. M. A. Osborn read a paper on the organs and process of hearing, and quite a lively discussion ensued. A splendid paper on the history of Jasper county was read by Lizzie Faris. A class drill in the Fourth Reader grade was Piven by M. A. Makeover, which advanced some new ideas in he manner of conducting a recital! o n in that grade. The subject, Common and Decimal Fractions, by Elmer Ratbfon, was next in order. The boys thought they would embarrass him, but he was too well posted for that. A paper. Sherman’s March to the Sea, by Belle Faris, was nicely arranged, and well read. F. L. Hum placed a general outline of work, in Language and Grammar, on the black-board for pupils of all grades below the Fourth Reader, and explained it satisfactorily. This led to that same old question: Which should be taught first—Parsing or Analysis? The teachers generally were in favor of combiuing tne two. After all miscellaneous business was attended to Institute adjourned to meet again on the second Saturday in February next.