The colored American., 1901-06-29


most advanced Negro writer's on bio
logical subjects. He has infused new
lie into his division since becoming
connected with the school.
Among others who NAV be men
tIOned are the following: Mr. f. c.
Johnson, a graduate of the Armour
institute OF Technology, teacher of
mathematics and manual training.
Mr.. John j. Wheeler, Armour Insti-
tute OF Technology, mathematics. Rev.
b. I'll. Peterson, Lincoln University,
psychology; Mr.. ]. w. Myers, State
Normal School, Michigan, physics:
Miss Clara NJ. Coy, Connecticut State
Normal School, writing; Mrs. A. Z.
Craig, University of Kansas, English.
Phelps Hall Bible School; Mrs. L. /.
kenniebreW, Fisk University. English
grammar, physiology; Miss Minnie G..
Kelley, Chicago Art Institute. free
hand drawing; Miss Lulu NJ. CrOpDer.
IuSkegee Institute, critic teacher in
charge Of training school; Miss Me
llSSa a. Jones, Chicago High School
assistant teacher Training School:
Miss Alberta Y. Scott, Radcliffe Col
lege, Cambridge, reading; Miss Azalie
Thomas, Boston Normal School Of
Gymnastics, gymnastics, as we'll as of
others who have also been we'll pre-
pared for the work which is required
of them.
In conclusion [ beg to quote from
an article contributed to the American
Monthly Review of Reviews for June.
written by It's editor, Dr.. Albert Shaw.
VINO visited TuSkegee with the Ogden
party last April. Among other things
MI. Shaw writes: LAS throwing a side
hight on the coordination of educa-
tIonaI and practical work (at Tuske-
gee), a little circumstance NAV be
noted that was observed by the writer
III visiting night class of young pu-
pills III arithmetic. Each one of these
pupils, boys and girls alike, had been
required to go to the place where
ground had been broken for the new
Carnegie Library, take careful meas
urementS of the ground as staked our
and make neat scale drawing from
which a practical builder could have
worked. Having aScertained the SUI
perhclal area, each pupil was instruct
ed TO find out the depth to which the
architect had decided to dig the eel
lar, and then to calculate the number
y
ton. Thus, not only were such stu
dents as actually worked on the Car
negie Library Building obliged to
learn these things as they IabOred.
but even the pupils serving in other
parts Of the Industrial organization
were taught their lessons in mathe-
maticS, not SO much from books as
through direct application to the prob
lens that had to be solved every daV
III the work going on about them. We
mention this as simple hint to many
white teachers, who might accomplish
more IN these days of late spring and
early summer by taking their pupils
out OF doors, and giving their arith-
metic or geography lessons a relation
TO things in the vicinity, than by Sc
we're thumbIng of books through weary
hours at stiff desks. The TuSkegee
method does not unduly discount
books. but it brings them into their
right relation to education and life.
1t IS conspicuOusly true that the pupils
educated by the Hampton and Tuske-
gee method come into a simpler. more
direct and more excellent use of the
English language than those in GER
tain other Institutions who are taught
by the more conventional literary
methods, and whose use of language
has tendency to become Stilted and
artiiciaI''
In this somewhat haSty review of
the academic work we hope to have
been able in a small degree to give
some idea of the value of the work
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