The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-15

author OF a series OF English Eranriars
widely used
The Faculty.
The trustees of the school realize
that 1t is the teacher that makes the
school, and they have spared neither
pains nor money to secure teachers OF
successful experience, broad culture,
and established Christian character.
again we quote from the National Ed
ucator:
"Those who know n. Welsh will
conclude, a priorl, that no intellectual
L. lame instructors need 40 ly for sit
u1tions In an institution under MS
management. His teachers. Ike him
self are all well qualified, wide-awake
and practical. We witnessed the reci-
tations under Professors Albert, Noet-
ling. Wilbur, Detwiler and Cope, and
were fdrprised at the manner in whlch
teachers and students acquitted them
selves. In the large senior class, for
example, consisting of 120 or more,
which we heard recite in several
branches there was almost perfect
recitations. Besides, the ease with
which tn, students gave their answers.
and the cordiality observable between
'hem and treir instructors, was re-
markable. In the chapel, in the reel
tation and study rooms, and through
out the building, such an air of neat
ness, politeness and geniality seemed
to prevail, that we could no longer
wonder that this school, which has so
long, both under it's former principal,
eX-State superintendent Waller, and
now. for ten years past, under Prin-
Cipal Welsh. and his excellent wife,
formerly Miss Alma Sager, attained so
great popularity, that students flo-E
thither from all parts of the Union. 1t
Is in every sense of the word a home
school"
A Remarkable Record.
The chief work of tine school is the
preparation of teachers for the public
schools of the commonwealth. Since
the school was organized, it has grad
uated over 1,500 teachers, about 1,200
of these belonging to the last ten
years. From 90 to 95 per cent. of the
graduates become teachers; many un-
dergraduates also become teachers
perhaps the number equals or exceeds
the number of graduates. There has
been a total OF more than 10000 per-
sons educated in whole or in part in
the school, Thirty-one states and ter
ritories and several foreign countries
are represented by the list of gradu-
ates of the school (no record of the
location of undergraduates is kept),
and the present roll of students repre-
sents twelve states of the union. These
figures indicate both the far-reaching
influence of the school and it's popu-
larity.
The Preparatory Collegiate Depart
ment.
While nothing Is allowed to inter-
fore with the thorough training OF
teachers, the school maintains, by
special charter, and according to
agreement with the state made at TIE
time of its recognition as a normal
school, an excellent college prepara-
tory department. The leading colleges
in the east have in their different
classes representatives, of the school,
numbering, perhaps, !eventy or more,
while about thirty students are now
in course Of preparation. These COL
leGe and college preparatory students
are young men and women for the
",
who on account of the progressive
educational spirit of the school have
acquired thirst for higher attain
ments and a desire for higher posi-
tons in the professions.
Prof. Joseph II. Dennis, who has
charge of this department of the
school, is a graduate of Haverford col
lege and holds the chair of Languag IS,
teaching principally Latin. Greek and
German. The course of study prepara-
tory to entering college covers thre ?
years and includes the studies usually
required at the majority of colleges
but in case a candidate needs more
than is provided in the regular course,
pains are taken to give him extra
training TO enable him to enter any
college he may desire.
Among the colleges to which stu
dents from the school go, are Lafav-
cite, University of Pennsylvania, Dick
inson, Bucknell, Ursinus, Haverford
University Of Michigan, Gettysburg.
Lehigh, and Princeton, with an Occa-
sional representative at many other
institutions. During last year the
school had seventy-five representatives
in the different colleges and medical
schools Of the country. Several of the
colleges accept students from the school
without further examination.
Course of Study.
The regular course of study for en-
tering college includes:
/. Latin: Caesar, four books, Cicero
six orations, Virgil six books.
9 Greek. Ana basis four books. Had
three books.
3. Greek and Latin Prose Compost.
| tiOn.
4. Mathematics Plane and Solid Ge.
| ometry and Trigonometry.
). Botany and Physics.
Advanced work may be taken IL de.
! sired in Livy, the Odyssey, etc.
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