, 1873-12-11

$50
MACE ..s.,... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS M
'''''''''-''......'"....... 31
GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
n.sleo, ...................... t1
'''''''':'':'' ''''"'''''''.'..'.......... IL
1S9EnMED1ATE AND PRIMARY SCHOOL.
.....: 10
- 98
Grand total in University. ................ $40
bcr iii the Normal was. ,..,.......... o,7
In all grades OF Model Hchonl. iii
Grand tota1 fall torn 1879. -, an
Grand total full tcrnl 1878.
Being d gain for 1873 Of 64. OF this gain tho
Normal Department furnished 50, aud the Mod.
ol School II.
ATTENDANCE.
Tho largo numbers that haro rcsortofl hare
for instruction have boon, In some rospocto. a
dotrlmcnt. Our teaching forco Is rcally Insult
clont. The claBacR becomo too bulky. Tint In
tue, tue Theory na art Of Ieaohing in tho spring
torn tugt closing. tho class in Psychology num-
be.ed hetwoen 60 and go. bfoat Of tic lower
and beginning clapaca ar0 alan much too lnrco,-
some Of them numbering 80 or more. Tho
gEeat g aize makes tho nipulation Of tho classea
difficult. 1t becomea impossible for tho ill-
structor to adapt himsclf to tha wants OF
each individual. Personal contact iotweo,,
teacher and pupil is almost precludedl and, aH
consequence. the intluonce for good Of the for
NOR over tho latter il enfccLled, and, Of course,
tho WORK of education less perfectly performed.
During tho term just closing, the work Of tho
school has been III & higl dogrco pleasant. This
prevalent spirit among tho pupils las beon good,
aeaog q degteG Of ,, esrnestness very deghtfal and
pupils as teachers has continued during tic
term aB heretofore. Much emphasis hns boou
laid upon their work.. Glasses have boon com
Quoted by Normal pupils as follows:
From tho uigl School-Ono class in Ajeobra.
i'll Arithmetic. II
From tho Grammar schoo1-FiYoicl.saou in
SPell!1'g,. ;ono. easa in Writing: Elk c1aseea in
hend'nE. hye classes n Geography, tl,,eo cassca
From tho intermediate and Primary School
fiYo cAnses in Arithmetic, fivo classes III Read
lnG, ,hrcc olabEes in Geography, four cinsgea in
Spelling, ono class in Writing, and one III Sing
Ing.
Some advance hns been 1nads In tho standard
established for this work. In some INSTANCES,
tbs teacher las haeu deprived of tho c!nss on
account ol Insufficient work. Another oppor-
tunlty VIII be granted to thcso i their courao
be zoo careful abont giving our sanction, even
indirectly, to inefficient work. The weekly
mootlngH nnd frequent personal ox:miuntionH
followed BY thorough criticism. have beon con-
tinuel as herotofore reported. But 1t rcmai!ls
these yours, to mako tirst-class tcuchors OF ali
who come to rn And We aulfer In popular
oatlmatlon from tho .protonsions Of thoao who,
after a 1luHucccasfu1 courao in tho institution
go forth aud claim to Represent us.
1n this connection it may be well to monf,on
That IN n.tomnt Inns boon made to secure, on tho
part Ut tho Senior claBa, moro thero,irh mud
extended study Of TIM sconco Of Elocutiou.
Will That object in Wow, treatixc on "Petlu-
Gog!cs S,ee as system," BY DR.. Karl Roeenltraux.
lh1onsEaberE, in Prussia. has boon used. think
tho e5Pcct has boon good. An1oricun trcataoa on
e'ichtiofi have becn very numerous, aud mnuy
Of them very shallow. Mon with 1noayrc cni-
print with s.syaton.s." and "slcthods." ,.,d nmi
- Courses Of Lessons. which, iu tho writ;,,"
mhy have hee1l great relief to the,p. but rl,iri,
sro certainly OF little worth to any ono oee. It
y high time TINT something Of higher chnrac-
!er should bo studied by o''r to.cl1ors. so that
>nr educational though. may becun,e moro an |
arged and AUtl.
Since tho laAt meeting Of tAe Duara, Miss |
anrrIett 4 II. caso las been employed by tic
'esiguctl. all happy to report that Alle is Nd,
,arently worry acceptable to the pupils, and that
ho soenas to be doing her work faithfully ami /
ncceAsfully: She ia ! graduate Of tho institu-
Nv! III LIS ElH5S XII IStE.
AA must of stn Board already know. prof, u,
Y. Toy huh accepted = yery t|attn,inE invitation
rom Cincinnati, to become pri1tcIpaI ur the
Hughes High School Of tint city Tho invita-
lou. prosHet ~ It was ,lpou lliB acceptance, vny
.,t l.,gh - but %ell,eAsryc compliment to his
ositton that lie leayca, llo Inns achloyel high
uccess. His rare scholarship, l,is ouiet tt;aniiv
t mnnner, his faithful and conata,t Ettri1tion
!, duty. his BtraIght-forwara counc, secured for
II n III nf% ~1ot -
len. He carries to Ills now fold OF labor tIo
eat wishes Of all who know hin, i,ore.
THE IU&EuM
III been faithfully cared for Binco tho last
'cstlng. Ahou: {, ,ou new specimens hayo boon
tldcd to 1t du:inl: tho laAt six month";, exclusive
microscopic objcctn. About onc-fourth Of
'oso Wcso obtsinod by purclsaBo, donation, End
xcfango; aud tho remaining thscc-fourths hare
ocn collected BY the Curator. THO ntllitious
ayo ny bcen OF ktn'a most nocaed to supply tho
eacicncies Of tho Museun, and lave fuliy
oubcd its value fer educational purpoaes, Du.
|ieates ara now oil lland sulllclout to u,nuly
bout Twenty-Five schools viii, cabiuets OF H.
,cts, coialo. shoH, antl rearlH. Tho collections
ayo ,s; been t, much @ moro troenontly referred to
hitosB from abroad
THE APPARATUS ron HEATING
I'll ventilation haH boc,a carefully watcod dur
e tho term. Since the cold weather catuo Oh
|
itcrcnt rooms, and out OF doors, to ho made
70 times each day, and preservnd. Dr., Sewell
y made repeated observations upon the quality I
the air in the dinoront rooms at different {
mes in tho day. Tho results arc prenoryctl,
lowing tho amount Of osrhonc acid III q giycn !
'lun.o Of the air at these different tilues These
til tho temperature records. will einblo tic !
,ard to judge Of tho tleRroo OF scceAs acllIoycl
the apparatus. On the 20tll Of October, 6
,910 waH paid to Mr. lido OIL tho heating and t
atilating account aud Oh tho a2d Of Noyom- !
r.. S3S.60 was paid to Aloasls. Coleman l.
nires oil Ills order. and OIL tho Hano ACCOUNT. n
loao sumH were additional to 81 900 previously i
Id. Respectfully submitted, y
ltIcllAnD EnwAuDs r
President State Nurmn! l]niycgeitv.
. REC0MMENDArIoNH. n
Tho Special Committee. Of which, eastman, of :
'catur, IL Chairman, which was appointed to !;
1T tlo Normal School during tue torn, ropore- "
tlat they had made tho yiait aid made s,c- !
Htaons In keopinE with President Etlward'g re-. q
IT, recommended tint u Professor be nppofut- .
to supervise tho work OF pupil toacl,ors, and i
It tue 9'ashes arc too largo to socre tho bout 4
ult also that mora time in tho regular co,Irso Il
teyotea to phyAiology, aud natural aeionco. n