East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-03
WESTON NORMAL TEACHING FORCE FOR
NEXT SCHOOL YEAR

The Eastern oregon State Normal
school will begin Its next years work
September 9, 1907, with a particularly
strong and able force Of teachers,
among whom eight have been newly
chosen, says the Weston Leader. These
have been selected with great care
and with special reference to their
auandications for normal work. With
out exception they have numerous and
enthusiastic recommendations from
men of educational prominence.
brief review of the work Of each is
given below:
Helen Kleinknecht, A. NJ.
Miss Helen Kleinknecht is a gradu-
ate OF the Kansas State Normal and
the University of Kansas. wherein she
received her degrees both as bachelor
and master of arts! She had two years
OF post gra duate work for a Doctors
degree at Harvard and Columbia uni
versities. During the past year she
has been teaching psychology and
pedagogy in the New York training
school for teachers.
She has had extensive experience In
all the grades from a district school
to the principalship of city high
school, and as a special instructor In
normal schools Therefore she is ia
minar with both the theoretical and
practical phases of the subjects In
which she has specialized.
She is highly recommended by such
eminent psychologists as James and
Munsterberg OF Harvard, and worked
for n year in the Harvard psychology
cal laboratory. Miss Kleinknecht Will
be principal of the training school and
teacher of pedagogy and philosophy Of
eduDation.
Henry II. Thurston, A. NJ.
Mr.. Thurston took his masters de-
gree at the University of Missouri. He
specialized as a student in physical
science and English, and in his post
graduate work upon the subject OF
education. He has had experience as
a teacher in graded and high schools
and in school supervision.
He lis now instructor in theory and
practice of teaching in the University
of Missouri. Mr.. Thurston is regard
ed as one of the brightest young edu-
Gators in Missouri. German is among
his accomplishments, he having de-
voted four years to a study of this
language. and he has had special
training along military lines under
Major W. II. Turner. commandant of
the Missouri state Military school. He
will teach history, literature and
physics at the Weston Normal.
E1mest f. Walker.
Mr. Walker was chosen to direct the
work in physical culture. He is a
graduate of the Indiana State Normal
school at Terra Haute, took post-grad-
uate work at Butler university, and re-
ceived his athletic training at Indian
apolis. He has since been superinten.
dent of the government training school
Of Oklahoma. having charge Of gym
nastics, physical culture and military
tactics. Mr.. Walker is a young man
OF unusual ability both as an athlete
and as a teacher, and his recommen-
dations are of the highest order. He
is an especially ski1iful gymnast,
tumbler, boxer and wrestler.
Emma Davidson Worden.
The primary work In the training
school will be supervised by Mrs.
Emma Davidson Worden. who Is
strongly endorsed by Preston w.
Search with whom she was associa-
ated at Sydney, o., and Pueblo, Col,
having charge of the Normal School
kindergarten department. She has
held several important positions aa
principal of kindergartens and super
intendent of primary schools. Mrs
Worden has also been associated with
DR.. w. N. Hailman, prominent in the