Rensselaer Standard, Volume 1, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1879 — NOTICE TO TEACHERS [ARTICLE]

NOTICE TO TEACHERS

Township institutes for Winter—’79 and 'Bo—Jordan Township The Institutes for said Township will be held on the second Saturday of each mouth during the ensuing school term—the first to be held at the Egypt school-house, on the second Saturday in October, 1879, for which has been arranged the following PBOGBAMME OF EXERCISES. 9 to 9:40 a. m.—Elementary sounds and diacritical marks.—Teacher of School No.*i. (Egypt,) 9:40 to 10:20--Composition.--Teach-er of No. 2. (McCoy’s). 10:20 to 10:40 a. in.—Recess. 10:40 to 11:20—Infinitives and participles—,—Teacher of No. 3. (Union). 11:20 to 12.—Analysis in Fractions. —Teacher of No. 4. (Never Fail.) 12 m. to 1 p. m.—Noon recess. 1 to 1:40. —School management.— Teacher of No. 5. (Blake. 1:40 to 2:2o.—Map-drawing. -Teacher of No. 6. (Bullis. ' 2:20 to 2:4o.—Recess. 2:40 to 8-20.—History—Tbe Great Rebellion.—Teacher of No. 7. (Maple Grove). 3:20 to 4. —Miscellaneous. The teachers of the several schools are requested to be present at this Institute, whether tieir particular school has then commenced or not.— The place of holding the next Institute, and programme for the same, wili be arranged at this one. Preparation and promptness desira-* ble. By order of E. R. BURR, Trustee. J. A. Burnham, Teacher of No. 1.

At a meeting of the board of directors ot the Jasper County Agricultural Society, Monday, September Bth, Secretary D. J. Thompson reported having completed ne§oiiations lor and received the eed to the fair grounds owned by the late Jasper-County Agricultural and Mechanical Association: His report was accepted. *D. J. Thompson tendered bis resignation- as secretary of the society and' afi a member of the board of directors,! private business interfering with the proper discharge of the duties pertaining to his official relations to the society. Norman Warner was elected to the office of director made vacant by the resignation of Mr. Thompson. Horace E. James was elected secretary of the bo«iety. 4