Eastern Michigan University - Aurora Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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l 50: 'L 5-,::,.,i.fq,5:5T'. ikpfiiivh . , 3 i 1- I L fsiet.,,,.rjgK-4'f :1.3?5efi-fe fl : 1. gi 'lil '-A:1'fff':1' ' - ii-5---anezusxwam-ef-Qld 1 '- ' - ,ffvff -m me if-sfrff-7 l'.-:--.-iwiia-l A7:S 7'- 'i iw '-nriif : fr ' ' . . 'W 'il lzi ' '- : f ' f ' A 'f f s- -'gg ' , eh I f '- . 1 -' ,V as , an 1' 1 ff, f .7- N ,Tu ul-U ,L-4 D, J S f f I I I 1 ka i e M53 ,N , Q gk -' m , , V its-1 1 1 n .......ux.ie -A 51. 1 E ' wF'f5.l, ' branches that pertain to a good common school education, also to give instruction in the M echauic Arts and in the Arts of H Hsbamiry and Agri- cultural Chemistry, in the fimdameiital laws of the United States, and in what regards the rights and duties of citi.sa21is.'J Students were to be ad- mitted on examination, but any one not of good moral character or who would not make an apt and good teacher should be rejected. Sixty years ago there were but five normal schools in the United States. Hence the work of the Ypsilanti school was pioneer work. What is now called the training school was then the experimental school. and those in charge of it did not hesitate to try in it new ideas. An unsuccessful attempt was made to use the Union School as a model school, and in 1871 the city Board paid the tuition of its high school pupils in the high school depart- ment of the Model School, and the Normal seniors used the grades of the city schools as a school of observation. At this time the Principal of the Normal, Mr. Estabrook, and the head of the Model School, Mr. Putnam, had recently been superintendents of the city schools. In 1873, kinder- garten work was introduced by Mr. Putnam, who urged unsuccessfully the establishment of a kindergarten in 187 5. In 1876 the regular Normal ,r,!.- A Vg , . 1 ' QQ ,, V H 'lf- ' F' ' 0 1-'J ' , ' I fgl Iygl 1 ll. fp tl.- 'l a l! at . it ilillg il ' S ' '-rl ' W MP3 5 'fif f'1 wld' - li 1' ' awed I' rlflffeaif '-' 1-2:2 ,V :ii i V .l . - ', 1: , 2' In .4 lf' .':Z1l,,i'v -ll at -f -1 nn- li 1' - e , -. 4 5 - u-' 'GFX if 15-Ttghv 54 is 5 . Conservatory of Music, Ercclcd 1864-1570. USED FOR YRAINIV-G SCHOOL Uh1'lL ISB2. teachers did supervision in the Model School, but this, while desirable in theory, did not prove so in practice. A long list of things that have been tried and found good-or bad-might be given. As the secondary schools ofthe State became better and more numerous, the Normal could raise its entrance requirements, move forward its course of study for the life certificate, and finally offer the work necessary for college degrees, gaining then the title of Normal College. The system of administration of the school has passed through various experiments. At hrst the Principal was an executive officer, the Faculty holding weekly meeeings at which the details of administration were dis- cussed as was possible in so small a body. During Dr. McVickar's short administration, the Faculty had no authority to do more than advise and 1 SEVENTEEN