Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1881 — Walker Township. [ARTICLE]

Walker Township.

Ilay and other feed scarce throughout the .township and farmers generally anxious for the return of spring. The schools are progressing nicely. No serious trouble in any of them. The average fur each mouth is better than for any preceding year." The teachers are alive to their work and the interests of the township educationally. There will be n joint institute next Saturday, at Walker’s school bouse, of the teachers of Wa\ker and Keener. Several teachers of Wheat field and Kankakee townships will he in attendance. The programme of exorcises is os follows : A paper on the subject, “Man,” by Miss Mary Bouk. A paper on Beading, by Miss Louie Nolle. Mensuration, Robt. Duraond ; paper, Shall We Instruct or Educate? ; Per centage, Mr. J. P. Antrim; Digestion, W. W. Churchill; Formation wf Elementary Sounds, Miss Becca OsborA ; Clrss Drill in Numbers in Second Reader Grade, Miss Emma Dumond ; Hepatic Circulation. Amos Cadwalladur. Question' for .general dissuasion : If there were no eyes, would there be an* sight? A large attendance of school patrons is desired. Uis expected, also, that the superintendent, Mr. Nowels, will be with us. We believe we" ctm boast of the largest girl in the County. She is eleven years old, and weighs 180 pounds. One of our ex-trustees, Mr. Jesse Osborne, has traded bis farm in this township for one ia Giltim, and will move to his near home

aeon. In kin removal Walkor loeoa one pf her bent citizens. Mr. Nicholas ificholaa has traded for the farm of Mr. Osborne. Jojsn Eater baa been very sick for a long while, but in slowly recovering. His neighbors will be glad to see him restored to beol*b and moving, about among them again. Tbe Philomath eon Society of Walker township is in a flourishing condition. W e note with pleasuri the active interest taken in its exercises by the old as well as the young citizeus of the township. Several of our teachers attended the examination at Rensselaer last Saturday.

PEDAGOGUE.