New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14

The school founded by
Here the children will be encouraged to represent
dramatically the striking phases of the history they
are studying, the old myths. try
what they can do in the way OF creating dramas Of
their own.
Being thoroughly modern in its equipment, the
building viii contain a model kitchen, where boys
well girls Will be taught the nourishing quail
tiles OF food and the proper methods of preparing
IT, library OF $4,000 volumes and picture coec-
ticn OF 10000 mounted photographs and engravings
together with newspaper encyclopaedia will sup
ply the place of textbooks which, in their proper
character VIII not be used at all. There will
be single recitation" heard in the school.
Besides the grounds building and equipments Mrs.
Blaine has guaranteed income OF $685. 900 year
for the years.
HOW MRS BLAINE BECAME INTERESTED.
Mrs Blaine has one child-a little boy. Being
much interested in the question OF his education.
she visited six years ago. the Cook County Nor
NAL School, Of which Colonel Francis w. Parker
was the principal. The school stood in the middle
of twenty park, and housed old and
neglected building. The work was going on under
difficulties. and the entire faculty harassed
by what amounted TO a political persecution The
reason that the Normal School, which
training teachers for the city and county.
training them in marked contrast the way
which the schools being conducted Mrs.
Blaine had the insight TO understand what was
being done and proved her allegiance by sending
ner son ten miles every day TO the school. How
ever, she soon saw that Colonel Parkers work
being crippled by the difficulties continually
thrown in his way, and offered make a satsfac-
tory school financially possible. The Colonel
5ected this tempting offer for several years. but
finally concluded that the surest way TO convert
people show them the IDEAL actually worked
out. He resigned as principal Of the Cook County
Normal School. the Chicago Normal School.
fute. -
In the new school Colonel Parker's cherished
" he arTiG ont in fIl1 As in he Gonk
County Normal School. there will be 10 marking.
pupil will be studied as an individual. The teach
ers in charge of him will make written reports of
monthly TO the principal. These reports viii be
observers; the child viii be studied by, his room
physical training teacher, who examines him a. care
fully. and by the manual training teacher, who
of reasoning when in contact with a practical
nT The Srds nP VIII p1ss to higher Grade
the middle OF the term or at any time he is ready
not progress together. SO that the bright child
slow hurried and made miserable by trying TO
keep up with the bright enc.
The Colonels belief is that the school should be
an ideal community and that children should be
6eavor of the teachers is to make this sentiment
they educe it: and It is for this purpose that they
employ the library aud pictures and encourage all
forms Of healthfnl activity
COLONEL PARKERs EDUCATIONAL WORK.
Colonel Parker began this work twenty-five years
in Quincy Mass. The quarter-cente nnial OF his
going 70 Quincy is 10 be celebrated city on
April 20 by a public meeting in the Stone Temple
followed by banquet at the Hotel Nendome. IN
Boston. the 2lst Colonel Parker's innovations
al Quincy. which were slight in comparison with
the subsequent ones reused storm of opposition
Colonel Parker Was made Supervisor OF Schools in
him ne was called to Chicago to take charge Of
fa5cT Ee {onnd a 9GroH ahen IN Its IN,
practice school Of only Two rooms When he left
last year there was training class OF hundred
3oohg nie Sfid women ana practice school OF
Twenty out of the thirty teachers at the Normal
School followed Colonel Parker TO the Chicago In
stitute. They abroad to study
Miss Zonia 3a Der whose original work in geography
has made her widely known went on trip around
nature study In elementary schools, made
Ihorne-I honsen, whose specially is the telling OF
ehildren's stories went 10 Norway, Egypt and
were enrolled as students in American colleges TO
pefee5 Ineseyes IN their specialties while some
these tried members of his old faculty Colonel
Parker has chosen several teachers who have
signed places in the Universities of Chicago and
Illinois and other colleges To do this work. here
work
CHILDREN BEGIN AT THREE YEARS OLD.
The Chicago Institute is primarily a training
school for teachers In connection with this which
IS called the pedasogic department q model school
for children is provided. which shows the prac-
teal operation Of the theories taught in the
training class. The model school also insures the
acquisition OF professional skill Children
taught from three years old. when they are re-
oeived into the Kindergarten through all grades
Including the high school.
a summer school of pedagogy TO which there will
be no entrance requirements, will be held each
year. AS the building viii be ready for
occupation until the autumn OF this year the
school will be held in the Mccormick
Theological Seminary. model school, free TO chill
6ren between three and twelve will be held dur
ing the summer school sesson-from July 2 10
August 10 The last summer school which Colonel
Parker conducted the Cook County Normal
School had attendance OF nine hundred teach
The summer school * one the PRINCIPAL
means relied upon 10 explain 10 teachers and 10
the public generally what this movement in eduea-
tion means The friends of the Chicago Institute
expect effect nothing less than transfornatfor
OF the traditional methods or teaching throughout
the United States.