The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1880-06-24
The Winchester Normal.
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from 1880 to 4, without any apparent
WEAKNESS, 50 great was the interest. o.
one thing all who were in attendance
were satisfied, and that was that The
commendable results Of the thorough
and searching examination to which thu
classes were subjected indicated tina
solid work had been done during thu
year. The Faculty Of the Norma
seem to have recognized the great trutl
that culture, true culture, is thorough
not independent Of, the acquisition 0
knowledge; hence, in every depart
ment, in every class, it was maniies
that the importation Of knowledge Ia,
been always of such character that i
had been food for the mind, and that b,
it the teachers had secured that menta
drill and development called Culture
There were many things in the cxami
nation that impressed us with It's thor
oughness. Usually three classcs were
examined al the same timc--one at the
black board, drawing maps, diagraming
giyinr snacimcus of ucumauship. ctc
9nother at tLe desks ,tndnrmoino n writ
ten examination the questions bcint
givcn ,t tbc time n third upderooinSS
az oroI examination And all his witG
ont tho least confusion or mis-, every
thinr goirr ON with the smootbnc.s an,
easn ~ nnrtarf machinery Tins the ON
tire course Of stndv Of the various cI.ssc,
was reviewed Tbon the roniditv with
which tho onost;ons woro onswerci-nnI
hin ,ba ion1mooo r. ,ho tevt.bnoks I'm,
IN tho st,don3s, nv,n Tho f,ot tho,
nf,on OtotomanIo wand bo nbnIIo,rnd
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tboir tbougbt! hefora otbcrs HcnrG
those nrosoIt noticed that tho moet diti,
cnJt orestions came from tbc Students
themselves Another Good thing in
Normal mcrbod. is thot Of toochin1 bv
tonics instead Of What has been called
tbr "Drowino ont and poundioo in"
system Offhis if has been sail by n
prominent educator III levels in one
bold stroke nearly all the evils and in
convenionc;o. attached 10 othcr methods
onJ o;rns dooth.Llnw 1o .nnorGr;oI bnh'