Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 July 1885 — A SUMMER TEACHERS' NORMAL INSTITUTE, [ARTICLE]

A SUMMER TEACHERS' NORMAL INSTITUTE,

Will be held in the Rensselaer Public School Building, commencing July 20th, and continuing five weeks. Classes will be organized in each of the common branches, and instruction will be given in Mental Science, Science of Teaching,Latin and Experimental Science. Teachers will thus have an excellent opportunity for review, and those who are preparing to teach can receive th,e instruction they most need. Mental Science will be made a specialty. Bring such school books as you have and come the entire term. Terms —$4.50 per term. Per week, SI.OO. Good board can be had at reasonable prices.

D. M. NELSON,

County Sup’t.

The Southern Prison, at Jeffersonville, under the management of Warden Howard, has paid into the State Treasury the sum of $5,874.43, gross earnings for May, and drew out $7,635.96 for support.— The Northern Prison, at Michigan City, under the management of Warden Murdock, has paid into the State Treasury the sum of $22,158.17, gross earnings for April a d May, and drew out nothing, as it already has a surplus of about SIB,OOO on hand.

Jere Shay, of Barkley township returned from Kingman, Kansas, last evening. He reports the Jasperites all well.

The attention of our Marshal is invited to the seeding thistle, etc.