The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-02-06

9HI STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
REPORT or PROF. IRA MOORE,
~ PRINOIPAAI II. H.,
The following IL the report Of Prof.
Moore - It appears In tho report Of the
Stats superintendent Of Public Instruction:
r. IL Normal School Board Of ths stess Of.
knsssete: -.
a1sTtsx1n Tho present temporary
building occupied by the Third Normal
sehsel, va filed to ito utmost capacity
thsss ysass ~; since which time cur
1aabssG I'M, isoaiasl sonstaaly sbsat
- sans. 1As aes,tga,s stts.is1ss 1se
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Normal Dspestasat, .,.....,......."..........7e
Total aumbsr in beth depsrtnsnts, .....l7e
OF course The question which pressed
most seriously upoa Us under the ciroun-
stances 10 how 70 accomplish the largest
amount Of effective work with tho means
At our disposal; in 70 far ~ possible to
eountsrbalanos the disadvantages Of the
imperative limit oct At pressnt to a in
crease Of numbers, BY including those who
are partially fitted for the work Of ts.eh.
ing, and who, aeeding our full course In
purely professional work, viz methods Of
instruction and dicipline, can in meas
ure dispense with the drill in tho mstter to
be taught, and thus complete our course in
less than tho usual two years. With this end
in view, tho standard Of scholarship for
admission has been somewhat raised, thus
excluding much unpronising material, and
efforts made to induce more advanced stu
dents to enter. County Supsrintsndents
have in several instances lent their willing
aid. The Efforts made have yielded s.me
retura for Of the class Of twenty admitted
st The Commencement Of the present sehssl
year, fourteen were already somewhat ex-
psrisaesd in the work Of teaching tho
''distRiet soheel" Less than two years
viii b. required BY some Of these to CON.
plsts The prescribed course. The two
classes thus far graduated have been very
large Tor The siss Of the school Whether
the number q graduates eaa b kept up
without Increasing tho Aggregate number
Of students romans - 30 seen. The pres
sat class bids fair y be about nftssa in
1amber. =, 60 =
~ !.,%L:: ~. ~ - =
Iaa6sssdanee with The setisn Of tho
1ea.d q ~ lsst meeting limiting the siss
Of Model sehssle 70 :; single. room, the pri.
mary room Of the Model school has been
discontinued. the intermediate only being
retained. This answers the purpos. for
practice and observation Of tho normal stu
dsatsyry we'll, and lssxis free for the
school IN extra recitation room which wa
much needed.
Within tho pat year The school has lost
tho services Of xis Kate Elliott, who re-
sigasd to take position in tho Nebraska
Normal School. She vas a faithful and
ssalods worker, with peculiar tact and
skill in the management Of children. Miss
Barrett has not been able to be with us
thus far this year, her place being tempo
rsrily flled BY Miss Emma A. wheeler, d
winona. Miss Barrett expects to b able
to return ct tho commencement of tho next
term in January. I take pleasure in bear
ing witness to the faithful and efficient
work Of al those connected with me in tho
school.
The wants Of tho school In respect Of 4
new building have been % fully Get forth
in former reports that little remains to be
said. The substantial basement erected
I've yssrs sises Il still waiting fer super.
sissetsrs, s,a t1sagA protected % esss.
ally - ei1e.nstaasss permit; .ass rssstv,
esas isjsfy .ffea lsassrYr,ns iaine u.
pesed. Spacious. wsll.vsntilatsd, veil
lighted rooms srs necessary for 4 success.
fnl school These, the erection Of the new
building alone will give as. Tie present
building il cold, ll-ventilated, ulcomforts.
bio, insonvenient. 1t is hoped the finances
Of the State will soon be in condition to
complete this, the only remaining building
aecssssry TO put the three Normal Schools
/ into comfortable quarters: -: :
There seems . growing feeling in favor o,
the soheslin this section of tho State. Tn,
edge Of tho prejudice against tho Norma
School il beginning somewhat blunted b,
actual contact with its students. It i,
seen instead Of there being "normsl sys
tenn" theoretical, impractical, and alarm
ingly revolutionary, that our students re.
.eeivs solid drill in teaching, and tho mat
ter to b taught, by common sense meth.
DDS which rscommend themselves to tn
good judgement Of the people everywhere
The deeply rooted dislike to new-fang led
notions, which IL the source Of very much
opposition to normal teachers, gives wsy
when It IL seen that their instruction has
been Of that kind which makes then
Thoughtful, patient workers, net lifted NJ
with . vain soleeit Of knowledge, bu
quick 70 observe the needs Of the post io1
they strive 70 Ill, md to adapt themselves
to the situation; ,,,
V,ry respectfully submitted,
IRA MOORE,
Principal.
st. Cloud, December 2nd, 1872
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