The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1898-09-23
THE NORMAL SCHOOL.
Successors to DIR. Rowe and Miss Barr
Appointed.

Mr. Eugene William Bohannon, of
Boonville, Ind, has been selected for
the dictatorship of the Practice
school, the position held for the past
three years by DR.. Rowe. Mr.. Bohan-
mons record is such as to show his en-
inent fitness for the work to which he
has been called. He is graduate Of
the Indiana State Normal school, the
Indiana State University, was post
graduate student for one year in the
University of Wisconsin. and for the
past two years has been pursuing
psychological and pedagogical studies
in Clark University, where he has
held fellowship and where his work
is commended in strong terms by
President G.. Stanley Hall. He has
finished at Clark all the work requir-
ed for his Doctors degree, which he
will receive in January next. He has
also had considerable experience in
teaching, in all grades of public
school work, from the country school
to city superintendency. He has in
addition to the reputation OF being
one of the most accomplished insti-
tute conductors in Indiana. Dr. Be-
harmon is thirty-three years of age, a
man of fine appearance, pleasing ad-
dress, high scholarship. and high
ideals. He will be not only strong
addition to the faculty of the school,
but an equally strong factor in the So
cial and intellectual circles Of the
city.
Miss Martha V. Collins, of Sheboy-
gan, Wis, has been selected for and
has accepted the dictatorship Of the
kindergarten, to succeed Miss Barr.
This is believed to be a. fortunate Sc
lection. Miss Collins had three years
professional training, partly in Chi
cago and finally in Mrs. Heilman's
training school, at LaPorte, Ind,
where she graduated. She has had
four years experience in kindergarten
work since graduation, the last two in
Sheboygau, where she has been super
visor of Kindergartens and director
of the kindergarten training school.
She is young lady of very pleasing
appearance, excellent power Of ex.
pressio1, fine social qualities, and
good judgment. AS she does not
slavishly follow anybody's methods,
but does her own thinking, City Su-
perintendent Knight, of LaPorte
calls her not oaly Exceptionally
strong" but "a philosopher in her
line of work" Miss Collins .bright
and enthusiastic personality will win
immediate recognition and regard in
both school and city. She will be
worthy successor to Mrs. Barr.
Miss Isabel HI. Harrington, who has
been, during the summer term, in
charge of the department. Of English
Literature and Rhetoric, has so favor
ably and strongly impressed both as
sociate teachers and students that her
permanent retention in the school is
vigorously urged. An effort is being
made to induce her to remain and
take charge of the Reading and Rhet-
ORIG of the school, and it is hoped this
effort may be successful Miss Far
rlngton was for two or three years
connected with the Moorhead Normal
school, and left there to continue her
University studies. While there she
was considered teacher of rare abil-
ity and promise. With her added at
tainments and experience she would
prove mos valuable addition to the
faculty of our own Normal.