Illinois State Normal University - Index Yearbook (Normal, IL)

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The Index. IQ consciousnesses. by a series of volitional acts upo11 tl1e consciousnesses of pupils. Hence the 11ecessity for a Practice School. rFllt3SE 1101'1Tlill school egosslioillcl haveaid. sympathy. guidance, and criticism. Hence, tl1e necessity for critic 'Et:'ZlCl161'S. The pupils to be taught, must be o11 l1a11d Zllld ready to receive the instructions. Hence, the necessity for room teachers. The I1Ol'l11ili school qfo.Q, when e11erg'izi11g -i11 tl1e Practice School. are known as pupil-teachers, because they are supposed to learn while they are teaching, Tl1e foregoing 111ay be called the Philosophy of the Practice School. SOIHC such philosophical analysis l1ZlS lone' bee11 11eeded. The Practice School has, therefore, tl1e primary. intermediate, Zl11d.g'l'l1l111T1Zll' school dG1JZlI't11'16IllS. There are two primary Zllltl intermediate rooms. each roo111 UHCT61' tl1e super- Vision of a rooln-teacher. There is a training' teacher. who is i11 cliargje of tl1e e11tire school, and three critic teachers. who supervise tl1e teaching' xvorli i11 tl1e several depart- 111e11ts. The teaching' work is done by pupil-teachers. Each departinent has a critique lesson, given by so111e pupil-teacher, before the other teachers of that department. and a t6ilCll6I'S'IH66tll1Q'. at which tl1e critique lesso11 is discussed. These exercises occur each Week. This plan proved very helpful. The work of tl1e Practice School includes tl1e usual subjects ill tl1e grades beloxvthe high scl1ool. Much has been accomplished during the last few years. i11 the Way of grad- ing and unifying' tl1e work. This school has at its head. Dr. C. A. lXlclNlurray. o11e of the leading' Herbartians of tl1is country. It, therefore. stands asa school i11 which illl effort is 111ade to realize the Herbatian ideal by Herbatian methods. To tl1OS6 who are i11 charge, this school is 111ore tllilll 111erely a Practice School for pupil-teachers. They strive to make it a good school. and, if pupil-teachers fail, the classes are taken from tl1e111. Tl1e fact tl1at tl1e attenda11ce constantly increases, al- though there is tuition i11 all grades above tl1e primary, shows tl1at tl1e school is gl'OXVlI1g' in efliciency and popularity. .

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The Index. 21 This school is an exponent of a worthy ideal-:1 success-and has rr bright future Training Teacher, Dr. C. A. McMurryg Critic Teachers, Mrs. Lydia B. McMurry Miss Maude Valentine. Miss Kate C. Mavityg Principal of Grammar Room, Mr. John A Keithg Room Teachers, Miss Cora Chisholm, Miss Nellie Phillips, Mr. C. M. Echols, Mr E, A. Thornhill. L Gite, i if is . .A ,-W -- si: --