The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-12-19
LEWISTON STATE NORMAL.
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IL uas established II 1885 AID
0F@Bs-i for school NoFk in January.
lssC. Since It's establishment IL has
had a uniformly encouraging patrUa-
age and IL turn has furnisbed the
state with many trained teacher Ii
nUa La al alHnuai 4 over ] 80 z8em-
b~rs. most q Wb0m bold re-ponsible
positions ia IiAbo and the adjoining
district Th- institution has
Received tb- support Of vaTiOos state
Legislatures and the scope 4 it,
u-efulness has kept pace with THE
gradually Increasing financial
support
The material zroWth q the institu-
tiOu has resulted IL the erection Of
f0ar excellent school buildings-
These buildings are situated il o1s
u the du@st los-ations iu the thriving
city u LeaistOB- Upon the establish
msut 4 the school by the state lsgis-
lature, the city granted ! O acres II
It's PARK property to be used AZ a site
for the school and this property.
having been imyroved. furnishes 4
most attractive environment for all
conueets~i uith the school. The first
VI the baildiugs to he erected Was
thu main academic building. a sub
stautially built brick structure
furnishing accommodations for about
400 students. The interior Of the
building is sell finished, and class
rooms conveniently arranged and the
heating and ventilating apparatus
effective and economical.
In 1899 two dOrmitories. Morri.
hail and Ried hall. we're erected for
the young women and the men
respectively Morris hall proyide=-
comfortable home facilities for about
50 young women. Ii Is equipped
wiih suitable furniture. has a we'll
arranged dining room. kitchen and
laundry and Is supplie.l with steam
beating apparatus and electric lights
Reid hall il none the les cOmforta bly,
arranged for the young men
The maintenance Of the two dormi.
TORIES has proven to be Of decided
benefit 10 both students and school
The students have been thereby en-
abied % greatly decrease the cost Of
living aud under the present arrange
meuts the dormit0ries have con
tributed much 70 the discipline and
spirit Of the school With the home
life II the students under the direct
and daily supervision Of the faculty,
the students receive much training
which forms an important part Of
their general education. The dormi
tories are nov well organized Morris
hall l. taxed to it, full capacity and
the only matter Of regret al present
l. that 1t l. not twice a. large.
one Of the most important depart
msnts Is the school This Is under
the supervision of two training
teachers Of vide experience. The
training school Is the protest. onsl
index Of the institution and is main
tanned because Of its direct connection
with the professional work. II has
two fold purpose. II provides ex
pert instruction for the children who
regularly attend and it affords
opportunity for the student teacher.
to test their ability a. teachers. In
the curriculum Of the school. ample
provision has been made for instruc
ton in special methods in the sub
iects Of the public school. and admis-
sion to work as teacher presupposes
the completion Of work in special
methods pertaining to the subjects to .
be presented.
The course Of study followed In
the training school IL similar to that
u the public schools.
Associated with this work there are
classes il manual training, physical .
training. music and drawing. In
the older grades the expression work
includes clay modelling, parqustry,
paper cutting, reed and raffia.
The higher grades include more
difficult work. The major part Of
the work deals with the underlying
principles Of construction and draw
ing, correlated with subjects suggested
BY nature study. In drawing. the
mediums Of expression are colored
crayoD. pencil, charcoal ana water
colOrs 4
ACCIDENTALLY, the Lewiston normal
schOol, IN rank, equals the other
state normal schools Of the north
west. The course comprises work for
five years above the eighth grade
The senior cIass has organized. II
consists Of 81 member. The majority
Of the students are high school
graduate, who have subsequently
taken course IN the normal school
With the view to preparing themselves
for the teaching profession. The
newly elected officers ~ the class are
robert Emmett. president; Cora
Randall, vice president. Grace Le-
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