GOODHUE COUNTY.-The teachers of Goodhue County are give cause, and state where and when you last attended the discussing The New York State Examination Questions at entire session of a State Teachers Institute. II. Report all imtheir monthly meetings this winter. At our meeting at Ken- provements, and cost of same, of school property, in the disyon Minn., Dec. 13, the following motion was made and passed trict where you are teaching, during the past six months. unanimously. "Resolved: That we ask Mr. Niles to publish 1. House. 2. Furniture. 3. Apparatus. 4. Library. the N. Y. State Examination Questions in the School Educa- 5. Miscellaneous. III. Give number of persons in district tion for each month."-N. In response to this request we of school age and number enrolled in school this term. IV. What work or works have you on Theory and Practice? Have you studied the first nine chapters of Page's Theory and Practice? 3. Have you read Tales of a Wayside Inn to the Poet's Tale? V. Are you teaching your pupils the sounds of the letters and are your A, B and C grades using the DICTIONARY? VI. Write an essay on the Methods of Teaching READING, dividing it into two parts, viz., Primary and Ad 2. will state that arrangements have been made with the Depart-1. said about reading in Page and other works on Theory and Practice that you may have access to. The above questions with the answers are to be handed to the leader at the monthly meeting or sent to me by mail on the day of the monthly meeting. Use large envelopes. FARMINGTON. The schools closed December 19th, for a va-vanced. Before beginning to write, read everything that is cation of two two weeks. The term has been full of hard but pleasant work. The attendance in the higher grades larger than during any previous term. The monthly teachers meet ing held Saturday, was well attended and full of interest. Superintendent McKelvey is pushing the work among the teachers with commendable zeal. His plan of work must result in good to all teachers of the county who make an earnest effort to comply with the requirements. The contest for the gold watch given by the County Tribune to the most popular teacher has been decided in favor of both Miss Mullin of Farmington, and Miss O'Keefe of Rosemount, each received the same number of votes and each will receive a watch. Whittier's birthday was observed at the High School with apX. propiate exercises. PLAINVIEW. Report of the Plainview Public Schools for the month ending Nov. 28, 1890. High School, number enrolled 32, per cent. of attendance 98; per cent. of punctuality 100. Grammar, number enrolled 50, per cent. of attendance 97; per cent. of punctuality 100. A intermediate, number enrolled 31, per cent. of attendance 98; per cent. of punctuality 100. B intermediate, number enrolled 30, per cent of attendance 98; per cent of punctuality 100. Primary, number enrolled 34, per cent. of attendance 98; per cent. punctuality 100. Total number enrolled 177, total per cent. attendance 98; total per cent punctuality 100. Sixty-seven per cent. of the scholars enrolled in the A Intermediate have been perfect in attendance. There have been only three cases of tardiness in the entire school during the calender year of 1890. J. A. Vandyke, Principal. DAKOTA COUNTY.-The following suggestive program is furnished by Supt. T. B. McKelvy: Program for the teachers, meeting in Jan. '91. Include questions in the answers. Answer the following questions in writing using pen, ink, and letter paper 8 by 10 inches. Write on every page same as books are printed. I. Did you attend, during the entire session, the Teachers' State Institute held at Hastings in Oct. 90? If not COWPERTHWAIT & CO. EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS. MONROE'S NEW READERS, POWELL'S LANGUAGE SERIES, MONTANA, OREGON AND WASHINGTON. 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