The Independent Patriot
Lamoni, Iowa
January 3, 1895

Churches.

There are but two Christian bodies represented in Lamoni by organizations and places of worship, The Methodist Episcopal Church and The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The former owns a one story frame church building capable of seating between two and three hundred people. Rev. MITCHELL, of Davis City is the pastor.

The latter have a two story brick veneered building, the upper story of which will seat a thousand people, the lower five hundred. Elder Asa S. COCHRAN is the presiding Elder.

Public Schools.

To accommodate the public schools of our town, two buildings have been erected, one in the eastern and the other in the western part of the city. The east side building is wood and contains five school rooms and a recitation room. The west side structure is brick veneered, contains four very fine rooms, and is a source of pride to the school patrons of our city.

The graded course of study in these schools, consists of twelve years work. The course prescribed for the last four years, or the High School course, is as follows:

FIRST YEAR.

Reading - Fifth Reader finished, Principles of Elocution.
Spelling - Same as previous grade.
Miscellaneous
Writing - Spencerian Copy book No. 6, Review of analysis of letter.
Arithmetic - "Number Applied.", Metric System, Practical measurements and Percentage to Proportion.
Physiology
Grammar - Harvey's English Grammar, Syntax.
History - Barnes' Brief History of U. S. completed.

SECOND YEAR

Arithmetic - Proportion and Measuration.
Physiology - Finished.
Civil Government - Finished.
Literature - Biography and Study Rhetoric and Composition.
Algebra - to Equations.

THIRD YEAR.

Algebra - Elementary finished.
Arithmetic - Higher.
Orthography - Finished.
Physical Geography - Finished.
Biography - One Term (Fall)
Book-Keeping - Winter Term
Business Forms - Spring Term
Latin - Grammar and Reader.

FOURTH YEAR.

Geometry - Plane.
Physics - Finished.
Botany - Finished.
General History - Finished.
Latin - Caesar and Virgil.
Algebra - Review.

Nearly 350 pupils are now enrolled in the eight rooms, which are in charge of the following teachers: High School Room, Miss Mamie ALLEN;, assisted by Miss Inez TURNER; Grammar room, Mr. David ANDERSON. East Side Intermediate, Miss Ruby STEDMAN; West Side Intermediate, Miss Roxana GAYLORD; East Side Second Primary, Miss Belle RANDALL, West Side Second Primary, Miss Susy MADER; East Side First Primary, Mrs. May MATHER; West Side First Primary, Mrs. Eula BLAKE.

Societies.

Lamoni has a G. A. R. Post; an I. O. O. F. Lodge; A Students' Society; Religio Literary Society; Chautauqua Circle; L. O. F. Society.

Though Lamoni contains no dwellings that would be considered elegant or costly in a large city, yet for a town of its age and size, the number of commodious and comfortable dwellings which it contains is something remarkable.

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