The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-01-28
MADISON NORMAL
PLANS COMPLETED FOR THE
NEW TRAINING SCHOOL
RESIGNATION OF MISS
MURPHY.
(By Prof. l.. G.. Atherton.

DR.. Heston was called to Sioux
Falls to consult with the regents COM
mittee in regard to the new training
school building to be erected during
the coming summer. After consider
able investigation the committee de-
cided upon a one-story building sim
liar to the new style public school
buildings of the city of Sioux Falls.
The Madison building will be 100 by
lao feet. 1t will face Egan avenue
and will occupy a place near the
northwest corner of the campus. 1t
will De devoted almost exclusively to
the work of the training school. In
addition TO this, however, some space
will be devoted to manual training
and domestic science. 1t will be built
of pressed brick. with stone trim
mings. The main floor will contain
a large assembly room, with a seating
capacity of $50. The stage will be
unusually large and will be Well
adapted to the work of the kindergar-
ten and public school entertainments.
This large stage will be especially
convenient for the department of
games. There will be four large
grade rooms each with a seating ca
pacity of sixty. Joining each grade
room are two practice rooms each
with a capacity of twenty pupils. In
the basement two large rooms will be
provided as playrooms, one for boys
and m for girls to be used in in
clement weather. One room on the
main floor will be devoted to the
j mathematical l;Ir,rv nh, nr, -.~ur.
plan has the great advantage of light
ing from above. The roof will be
supplied with numerous ~skylights
and in this respect the hygienic con-
ditions will be ideal. In the base
ment large and c~ommodious quarters
will be provided for the department
of domestic science. This department
of the institution is in a very thriv-
ing condition and larger quarters are
much needed, also the department of
manual training will be we'll taken
care of. This department has not
been given the prominence hat the
administration has desired. on ac-
count of lack of space and equipment.
In the future, with added facilities
and room, the manual training de-
partment will become one of the inn
portant phases of the Normal school
work. When completed this building
will be the most up to date and prob
ably one of the most efficient training
school buildings i'm the west. The in
stitution has long felt the need of ad-
equate facilities for the practice
training of teachers for school room
work. The Madison Normal devoted
a larger amount of time in its course
of study to actual practice teaching
on the part of its students than any
of the larger institutions. This has
been a distinct advantage TO its grad
yates and the new building and
equipment will increase the efficiency
of the institution in this important
particular.
Miss Edna Murphy. of the depart
ment of Latin and German, has re-
signed. Her place will be filled by
Miss Elizabeth Hickson. Hiss Hick-
son is a graduate of the University of
Pennsylvania, with postgraduate
work at Brown university. She has
spent several years in the teaching
profession, one year of which was al
the Aberdeen Normal. Miss Davis,
who was recently employed to assist
in the department of English, will be
transferred to her old position as
head of the Latin department. She
will also assist in the library. Miss
dickson will teach German and as
sist in the department of English.
The resignation of Miss Murphy is
much regretted by faculty and stu
dents. While in the institution she
has made many friends and her work
has been popular with the student
body.
Prof. Wagner and his basket ball
team departed Thursday for Sioux
Falls, where they will play the Sioux
Falls Maroons. From there they will
journey to Huron and later TO Lake
Preston. The team has recovered
somewhat from its defeat by ELLEN
dale and is in good condition for the
balance OF the season, and although
the first game did not result as Mad
ison had hoped we will doubtless fin
ish the season with a better record
than usual. The schedule for the bal
ance of the season is as follows:
February 4-Springfield Normal
here.
February 12-Sioux Falls Bust
ness college here probably.
February 16-University of South
Dakota here.
February 1S-Aberdeen Normal
here.
February 26-Spearfish Normal
here ~(probably).
March 15-Yankton college here.
For the first week in March a trip
is being planned into the Black Hills
by the Madison Normal. Besides
these games negotiations are under
way to get the Sioux Falls Maroons,
Huron college and Dakota Wesleyan
at Madison some time in February.