The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1895-10-18
IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENT AT
THE NORMAL.

DR.. Stuart III. Rowe, of New Haven,
Ct, has been engaged for the super
intendency of the Model school, un-
eXpectedly left vacant near the close
of the vacation by the resignation of
Prof. O Shea. 1t was not considered
probable that a suitable man for the
place could be secured before the
close of the school year. BY piece
man who seems remarkably qualified
for the position is available at once.
DR.. Rowe graduated from Yale
with the degree of B. A. in the class
of go. He had been throughout his
course; distinguished for scholarship,
especially in Greek and Latin, recefv-
ing a two-year honor in these sub
jects, and delivering commence
ment grafton, rare honor now in the
great classes at Yale. After gradua-
tion he taught Greek and Latin in
Pennington Seminary, N. j. for two
years. During this time his interest
in pedagogy led him to a study of
the subject under the direction of
Principal Greene, of the New Jersey
Normal school, AS a result of this
work, of his success in teaching, and
his record in psychology and ethics
at Yale, he secured the fellowship in
pedagogy $500 year and all fees),
offered by Columbia College. He held
this for two years and worked almost
entirely under the direction of DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler, Dean of the
department of pedagogy, reading
large amount of psychology and ped
agogy, conducting experiments in
child study, etc. In addition to the
work in Columbia he made thorough
study of the New York teachers col
lege, particularly the Model school in
the same and it's methods of super
vision. Early in the spring of 1894 he
went to Germany to continue his
studies in pedagogy and kindred lines
and spent year in the University OF
Jena under the instruction of the
famous Prof. Rein. In this pedagogi-
Cal center of Germany he found great
advantages and took high rank
among the students of the American
colony. After successful eXamina-
tions he last spring received from the
University the degree of doctor of
philosophy. The next semester he
spent chiefly in LEIPZIG and Berlin,
studying the work of those universe
ties in pedagogy and psychology. He
also studied the Normal schools of
Weimar, Erfurt, Gotha, and Eisenach
in company with ]. W.rHall, assistant
principal of the model school in con-
nection with Buffalo University. At
ter the enjoyment of these unrivaled
opportunities he reached home few
weeks ago when he was offered
position in the New York teachers
college, which he still holds. Learn
ing of Prof. OShea's resignation in
our own school, knowing something of
the good work he had done here, and
believing the vacant position exactly
suited to his tastes and attachments,
DR.. Rowe, by the advice of his friend,
Nicholas Murray Butler, became a
candidate for the vacant place, with
the result now known. It is believed
that not merely the Normal school,
but the educational interests of Min
nesota are to be congratulated on the
acquisition of such a man. No man
with such a record has before been
connected with any normal school of
the state. DR.. Rowe will leave for
Mankato on Wednesday of next week.