Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-02
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PRAC ING
Unique l'cVall0( High
school'ork Soon 10 BE
lugurated
WILL MAI REAL rEAct4 HERS
High School udents Who Expect to
Follow T'4ns to Be sps eial'y
Trained aperintendent Palmer
and Pr'ne'aI Nelson = Dr.. DeBra,
of cornell,Prises School.

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seniors OF the Marshalltown high
T school Is ~ pc lf?ugurated with the
beginning o. mex term that will
doubtless Jesuit ln'etting a mark for
other larger schoolSf Iowa Tba navy
work VIII oe the speial training given
high school pupils tho expect to fol-
4 low teaching as a profession. These
will be given practical work along
lines OF teaching, \ that when they
leave high school hey will not only
have good knowledge of what they are
to teach. but the {nctical methods Of
school room work
i Superintendent Rlmer and Princi-
pal Nelson have t ked this scheme
over for sme time, knd are now about
ready to install the work. The school
men realize, as does every other in
structor, hat every class that grad
-llates from a high school turns into
the world number of teachers. This
is especiaE true of the girls, who
begin teaching country school as soon
| as they haze finished their high school
work. In mis- city about twelve per-
sons out d every class graduated be-
come teacArs.
1t is to Inefit these pupils that Mr..
Palmer al Mr. Nelson will adopt
their planand put it into force. The
pupils t51selves have been APP
preached 4he matter, and it has ap-
pealed tsthI em wonderfully
There mol school in Iowa doing this
work, a farsas either of the Mar
shallow. ses,or' inen have been able
to learn, SC MaFshalltown will stand
out as TIL. lesler in work that should
prove poaeti among high school ed
ueators.
At the ginning of the coming
term, the siors of this year who eS-
pect to ,ceme teachers will be
grouped in class that will meet once
a week wisMr. Palmer and Mr.. Nell
son. Mr.. ason will Ngive them work
in psychoy. and Mr\ Palmer will
take up aurse in practical methods
of teaohin The pupils VII also be
given visg days. when they may
observe work of teachifg and
classes in different ward d buildings
of the ci. The young peofole who /.
expect to e examinations for coun-
try schooltext fall believe that the
new workApped out for them is go
ding to grly benefit Them. and they
are more an anxiobs to begin the
study of practical side of teach
ing.
pr. Del Praises High School.
ii. r. ira, A. NJ, B. D.. educa-
tional setary of Cornell college,
Mt. Verne and formerly principal of
Epworth minary, Epworth. Iowa,
spent Tueg in the city visiting the
high schoo DR.. DeBra was most |
favorably oppressed with what he
found in tlMarshalltown high school,
and to a ponal friend on the Times
Republicansets forth his Mandatory
views as lows:
1.-The a-age busy citizen takes
little timeo study the school work
in his honcommunity 1t is a com :
pliment, maps, to schoc officials,
that few .zens take the Strouble to +
either yisihe schools, or to inquire
about the But the writer knows
from expetlce that teachers prefer
a lively irrest on the part of the
public. evewith an occasional crit
icism.
On Words Of Praise.
..The wri, has no criticism to offer,
however. or words of praise for the
excellent hl school of 'MarshalltoWn.
And. If a. h dred business men of the
citv we're visit the high school it
world he mutually happy surprise
Ill around No one would be more
jweyer. than the business
men themsves, If they have never
been there.
Get me at acknowledge with graf I
tude the uformly courteous treat
nent award me by Principal 1el-
ION and his ,achers, 'Workmen lnoeed
hat needetlnot to be ashamed.
pisciine and Good Will.
sTn the .eond place, allow me 70
commend II city for providing slch
ommodioupuild ings-sanltary' ciean'
light, well tuipped, and yet not fol-
silly ornate
I'm the trd place. it was a delfht
o observe 10 discipline in class md
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