New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-02
THE NEWY0RK NORMAL COLLEGE.

NORMAL EDUCATION-COURsE OF sIuDi-IhE
FACULTY.
The public schools of this city suffered
long time from the want Of trained and competent teach
particularly I'm the primary departments Iorenedy
THE evil the Board OF Education, about year ago.
adopted series OF bylaws making provision Tor nora'
education aud authorized n committee TO perfect ue
necessary details Thomas Hunter Prncpalo OF the Even
ing High School aud Arthur II. Dundcn, Professor OF
Political Science III the institution were appointed
President and Vice President Of the Normal College and
permission wac given them visit the Normal Schools
in this and neghbOrng states 10 ascertain the most az
proved methods Of normal instruction. NIT Hio dn.
thorough investigation they arrived NJ thc lOuo"lhB
cOnclusOns
training school s..s element Of normal s'hoo It shout
and m critic ieseh, under toe control Of the President oil the Nor
Tie an Of school government ran improved bot ouy school Of
practice D.csonsinpart facility expression aud may ieh b'
The eacRng sPa1 rom go7erome' can Be- greatly improved
BY normal instruction even vi hout framing school h.i
leads examining. Incidence, and mere show. -,
The nioi and should be extensively u' There Danger o Ph
The amount olnovere h,uJ coumensurte with The growth Of
the intellect Textbooks should BE- less used 'n psiui' oe'" SUD
Pi,.c.l culture ond be an ent, al school. and NOR,
particularly u ',r Normal schools .i-lhtn - .t,ti
of ~ '.,. - nG @ i m [ .louJ upder,tsni the Law.
Of health sud be- qualified 10 general Na 10 teach lh' sp PN
The Normal school and school 81 Practice essential The pupil
teacher the medical college AMI the dsecng room are 10 e 'uln'
While these Investigations making the Commit
tee appointed for the purpose hired the third moor OF we
building on the southeast corner or BroaIWhy unr
FOurh-s for year, with the privilege OF renewal
This floor 275 feet by A. aud separated ny paluon
wall into two nearly equal divisions. Onehalf me moor
was already divided into eight commodious aud we'll
ventilated rooms The other half made me Assembly
room, capable Of holding over 700 pupils ms room ny
means OF sliding doors and movable screens was aso
convertible into eight recitation rooms, AIRY ana con-
Portable stan OF instructors was appointed and the
school filed to overlooking with about 100 scholars
within ten weeks. II soon discovered that sixteen
floor below was leased consisting ~ nine suitable rooms,
which were speedily titted up and furnished 800
The pupil-tea,h were admitted into the Normal Col
lege upon the results Of competitive written rXinlna-
ton. The candidates were only known by number, no
which she came. THIS plan secured me iaCultA ana
tutors from the suspicion Of iayorii,n As tLe orleal
was novel aud likely create nervousness and cmhir
rassment all who failed 10 pass were reeXamineh ana
If found qualified admitted. III, .,o,
The written work presented by the pupils revealed
these facts which may be useful To- instructors In public
schools: general deficiency III clear, eghle peninal.
ship; want of executive force in the arrangement OF
the suhecmatteT; curious indifference 10 capitals ahd
periods. an indisp6Son 10 finish thing great differ
ence in the attachments Of the pupils of the same age and
grade; habit Of thinking that the name was e9uiNat
10 the hing itself; the papers, however proved that the
girls knew great deal more than they able TO
press and many of them evncedcareiui study ahdeAd't
The course Of study three years in DURATION and Is
divided into six terms OF 2 weeks each; -, ....,,-
lsn commenced fleah or |r,man commenced bony iua n
fortrhty geograpy commenced AMI sncnt
h.or, continues L,dn conad fnel or GeT9'n e'ntnreii
and chemistry to 6e Uughi in Coege Epgs samm' arithmetic and
slces e'essd ns4 Muse castsllcs. ca0ing peun4lhp
On Eeepug constitute part 81 tie fri years co Thee
'n be g5 , ei , J ~ nj ps g' a S91 LAIN com
tnur German French contnl~d gomty asuoin'
geography and agetrt to he Teuesei Tort 1I
Lnu- astronomy, and plane trgonomefi ph,ooy ani"n ana
aene to Nc ,. ',agl 10 e s and %gi congestion @
.uue OF the second yeas eouse Nn''n 'es AID '9m'osy
Third Yar fs' TH Rhetoric and Eag.h literature Latin . cor,
unued frgneh or German CONTINUED ""s, i R nv, iir %
4se1,s9n' on 10, mSaI o. Nth H. % Of deTelopiug the
power teach Seoa TIM ll,cnc5 IN 1e iio3ag G
Jet Ieachng theory AMI practice intellectual 'Pa p"Is' phoi
xkly developing the teach hue calls
oeGe' [s1s 1 s SnT ~ a.. 'e %a & oai term Of
The third spelling eymcy Arithmetic aud grammar are to he
or The studies thai are prepared at home, bat two sub
ects required 10 he presented day al ,cho" Two
rooms were furnished with costly apparatus to enable
the girls 10 receive the best kind Of Instruction IN
chemistry ply sizes and the natural sciences Instead OF
merely obtaining vague ideas oi the laws ~ nature ny
til iit AMI ts ,c"rre accurate knowedgc which
viii Le available in the fuurr. There xix grades OF
~ The Al m grade three of The mn grade four
fourt grade six of the third grade four Of the second
grade four of the first grade The hrst years students
Are called ntroductories the second years sOphomorts,
divided again into higher ana lower according 10 te
students of The first xix months and the higher the
students of the second s1 months m the year. me
graduating class divided into two sections Of about ~
each one l. detailed for duty while the otheI j. III
structed.
There is staff ~ u instructors, consisting ~ Pre-i
dent Vice President three Professors, superintendent,
a sccretarian and Librarian, Teacher of drawings,
Teacher of Pcnmansip and Bookkeeping. two Teachers
az Music o Teacher of Methods of Instruction. and Is
Tutor, In the different departments Of study. Al the last
examination graduation the senior Class contained
1n7 students of whom received diplomas teachers
The Of this number 10 the college cut down the reg
ser bcow 800 When students leave on account OF sick
ness failure obtain promotion, OF from any other
cause their places are not refled In connection with
the Normal College. Model Primary and Training
school has established at No. II St Marx place
Appended list OF the Faculty aud other instructors of
the college.
Thomas Hunter President and Professor o. Intellectual Philosophy
and Of tie Theot Practice II Iearhng; Arthur H. Dundon Vice
resident Professor oftle English Luguage aud Latin joseph A.
Giet Professor PHYSICS and Mathematics Philip ~ W. kesei
Natural science Charles Schrgt Professor Of Fsn,h
and German Lydia r. Wsdgh lent Sarah T. Heyhef,
Secretary and Librarian Ella Mood. hay A. Matthew Agnes
Jackson. ElIta VI. Phelps. teachers IN Nahemat-
ic,: fAgna " Holman. and Abbie T. Hanu Natural
science Frances Feels Latin ami Literature A. Caroline Coye
Drawing Willard History and Literature Adele Bose anl IL
f-a D. Waly French Laura h. Lflls English language; jane
Hsrsue Bookkeeping and Writing Emma Crusto Latin Jessie
McGgor. Phi cs MN i. NJ Carr. History George NanRoh,
ia h. Bruce Int erntl PhOs ply Methods ~ Teaching
Cbsro v Iutcllugs. Musical Ulrrctress.