Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1881 — Teachers' Institutes [ARTICLE]

Teachers' Institutes

On the 7th of Nov.. 1881, th« tpachers of Walkrr Tp. met at tho Ilershman School house for 'lie purpose of organizing an institute. Exercises began with J. F. Antrim us chairman. The following olicers were elected: president. Geo. Stablbaum; vice president, J. F. Antrim; secrelary, L. C. Hollie.- Several interesting discussisns followed the election of officers,, ODe of which was, "How to get scholars out irr time for school.A suggestion was made that they be gealled 20 per cent f*r each day pertect '4n attendance and punctually, and 20'yer cent off for each day not perfect. A t/mmiitee of three was then appointed lo arrange a programme for next (institute, which was as follows: rending, a good method of assigning and conducting a recitation, by IV. A Churchill: el.isa language, first header grade IV. L.Fleener; Geogaphy, how to teach local geography, L. E. Hollie; orthography, use and abuse of the spelling hook, IV. D. Bringle; writing, its principles, when and how taught, M. M. Hilton; prehistoric Ameilca, Mary Bouk: physiol »gy, h iw* to make the subject interest ing nr.d practical, G. B Antrim; arithmetic, how to teach in first and second re der grade, J. F. Antrim. After the r port of the committee on programme a motion waa made, that the institute adjourn to meet at Walker School House on the 4th Sat. of Nov. 1881, w-hich motion was withdrawn by the almost miraculous appearance ol <ur worthy superin tend'eut, who gave us a very interesting talk on what our school and institute should be also an outline of >he work to he done at the institutes. Institute then adjourned to meet on the 3rd instead of the 4th Sat. of Nov., 1881.

1 Following is the report of the institute held Rt Walker School House on the third Saturday of November, 1881. House was calk'd to order by the vice president,the president beng absent, after which the roll was called and critics appointed. Te chers then proceeded to dispose of their subject, .which they did efficiently. On opening the query box several important questions were dis closed and discussed. A committee was then appointed to airangea programme for the next institute, which is as follows! J. 'F. Antrim, class drill in longitude and time; G. 0. Antrim, infinitives and participles compared and contrasted—paper; M, , M. Hilt< n, goverment, its forms, paper, i Millie Beuk, biography of Lafayette; W. Churchill, writing, its movements in the order he would tesch them} W. L Fleener, order in which to present the parts of speech in school; L. E. Hoilie, composition and use of toe blood; W. L). Bringle, the object and use of -map drawing tu history, paper; Mary Bouk, what physical causes make the northern hemisphere more favorable for the growth and development of nation, than the southern? paper. Question for debate "Resolved, that the teachers be paid according to their grade of license.” After the reading of the program a motion was made that a reporter be appointed to report the proceedings of each institute to •ne of the county papers. A discussion then arose aa to wbicb paper the report should be sent.* .Tu* Risuslican was finally deemed apon, not on account of partyisnt but on account of its having tbs largest circulation. Institute then adjourned to maet on the third Saturday of Dec., 1881, at tbe Walker school house. Walker Tp., Jasper Co., Ind. An interesting time is anticipated as all tbe teachers are interested it their work. Everybody invited.

AUNT JANE.

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