The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-11-24
HOW THEY DO THINGS AT THE NOR
NAL SCHOOL.

Under date of "Parkersville, Kansas,
Nov. 18th, 1871" correspondent sign
ing himself "Santagio," furnishes the
Junction City Union with the follow
ing in relation to the State Normal
School, at this place, and its faculty:
"Last week we determined to crafty
the desire that had long existed in US,
of visiting the State Normal School.
We took passage on the NJ, X. & T.,
from this place, on Thursday morning,
and at precisely IL o'clock q. m, we
raped at the door of the Normal for
admittance. Being kindly received, we
were soon listening to the drill of the
class in elOcution. The exercise was
an extract from that noble speech of
Webster on Liberty and Union" The
teacher (Prof. Hoss) is, we consider from
his reading of the sentiment of the
speech just referred to, first-class
elocutionist, and we congratulate the
class, especially the Young men of it, in
having so excellent a permanent in
structor in this elegant accomplishment.
The next recitation to which we lis
tened was in English literature, to the
same teacher. The subject was VIM.
Cowper and his works. The class re-
cited well. They evidently felt great
spelling and defining of some of the
most important and powerful words in
| the lesson, is plan we very much adj
miro.
Prof. Dilworth's class in physics next
recited. The lesson was new and rath-
| er difficult, and as a consequence was not
well understood by the class. On Fri
day The first recitation we heard was in
arithmetic. The lesson was in frac-
tions, and although the majority of the
class were young, the lucid explanations
and splendid diagrams of the teacher
| (Prof. Lamprey) seemed to unfold the
| subject to most of them in o compre-
hensive view. The physical exercises
were interesting to visitor, and doubt
| less to many of the students, but a few
leisurely engaged in them as though it
was a lifetime affair and need not be
hurried. Proper attention is also Civ
en- to photography and penmanship.
| We were very favorab1y impressed
with the faculty. The President, Prof.
Hoss, late of Indiana State University,
than whom a better president could
scarcely be found, is full grown man
physically, intellectually, morally and
rehgiously who needs only to be seen
to be admired. The Normal School OF
Kansas is safe in his hands. Prof. Dill
| J
not over communicative to strangers.
Prof. Lamprey, late of Iowa, and a
graduate of old Dartmouth College, is
young and promising teacher, full OF
energy and up with the times. The
Preceptress, Miss Brewer, is superior
teacher, well fitted for the responsible
duties she has to perform. She thinks
Americans ought to learn more history
and less geography, an opinion which
we readily aecede: Judging from Mrs.
PhiIbrick's method of teaching phonetic
analysis, we conclude there are few
teachers of more energy than she
evinces.
The students, over one hundred in
number, nearly eighty of whom are
preparing to teach, are as pleasant q
body of young ladies and gentlemen as
it is the privilege of frontiersman to
see. And what is more interesting
still. they are most all from Kansas.
What glorious army of disciplined
| educators in few years will march out
of the literary West Point of Kansas,
and wage q war against ignorance by
disseminating the seeds of wisdom that
many brains are now gathering for that
purposep