The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-04
MADISON NORMAL.
An Honor TO Itself and : Credit 70 the
State. What . Visit. to the
School Reveals Of IEs Work.

A DAnY LEADER reporter visited the
Normal school today and found the class
work for several hours an exceedingly
interesting study. A class recitation by
a trained and skilled teacher 10 always
interesting TO a visitor and usually in
structive to both visitor and pupils. The
teachers in the Madison Normal are all
trained and skilled hence a deep interest
pervades all the Glasses. This we say at
the outset because we cannot, in q short
article, speak OF the individual work Of
the instructors. The branches taught
by the faculty this term are az follows:
President Beadle-Psychology, gener-
al history, United States history.
Prof. Dempster-Arithmetic, geome-
try, physics, algebra.
Prof. G~of-English literature, Ameri-
can classics, grammar. rhetoric. ,
Prof. Shapk-Elementary English,
zoology, drawing, physiology.
Miss Whalen-Algebra, geography,
puySlcal geography
Miss Pryne-Civil government, book
keeping, ~elocutlon.
The training department 10 conducted
by Mrs. B. M. Shank, principal, Miss
Nellie Collins, first assistant and Miss
Lilly Monty, second assistant. Methods
of teaching and practice work in teach
ing for the advanced students Of the
Normal department are here taught
under the eye OF these experienced edu-
Gators and q full graded department
from primary TO eighth grade pupils are
here instructed by either these teachers
themselves or the members OF the ad-
vanced classes under their direction. II
is IN this way that the graduates in this
school are thoroughly equipped, both
mentally and practically for the actual
work OF the school room. The ability
aud confidence acquired by this rigid
and thorough training is what has given
renown to the Madison Normal school
throughout the state and beyond.
1u0 hbbCAOdACO tLAE bCEu5S OlOukh OA11y
a few days begun, 10 remarkable consid.
ering the hard times and the i'm
PRECISION that got abroad during
vacation that the school would
not resume. Almost every desk
in the Normal department 10 taken,
there being 125 students present and
these were nearly all on hand promptly
on the opening day of the term. A sig
n~ificant fact in this connection which
speaks volumes for the recognized value
of the school and the attachment OF the
pupils for it is that a large majority OF
the students were attendants the last
term and q majority OF the remainder
were students here at some former
time. 1t shows that they either love the
school while at it or having gone forth
to active teaching have discovered what
they lack in learning and practice and
believe the Madison Normal is just the
place to get it. A more diligent OF
promising body OF students can not be
found anywhere. The reach OF the
school throughout the state ID shown
also by the fact that about So OF ouI
81 counties are represented in the
classes. It's strength and superiority az
an educational institution is also shown
in the rapid increase OF numbers n the
upper classes. More and more students
OF advanced scholarship and some expe.
rience IN teaching are drawing to it, to
get its finishing touches and the pres.
tige Of its diplomas. It's graduating
class next june will number over thirty
IN all probability, and with the seven
already launched will make the largest
class graduating from any institution in
the history Of the state. This filling up
OF the higher classes is what proves the
strength, efficiency and desirabiity of an
institution OF learning. Madison Nor
NAL has reason to feel proud OF the rank
to which she has already attained and
he state has reason to feel proud of the
Madison Normal.
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