Bridgewater State University - Alpha Yearbook (Bridgewater, MA)

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-.... ...,-.-Q A Gbarlesi llbetieri Sinnott A - ,. 1. 1 ' ' 1- .vi --1-11-Q--- 'V' - x - , H ARLES P SINWO1 L was born 111 Duxbuiy Mass ,August 18 18 19 He xi is next to the oldest oi hve sons His boyhood neighhoiinv school He soon showed his taste for teaching, . was spent on a farm, and he obtained ,his early educationrati the , ' .n I rt ' J 1' A , 2 V and, vi hen he 11 as ,but sixteen, successfully ttught for one term a private scl1ool in his native town. 1 Ever since. that time the has heenden- gaged-in educational work, either as ,a teacher, .orra pupil. . W li For a- short time Mr. Sinnott attended XVorcester5Acade111y , .where he completed his preparatioii- forrthe NO1'111E1,l.S.Cl11OOl..' In..1881. was graduated from the four years? course of this school. ,While here he Kyvaszac-tively inter- ested in athletics, for several years serving, as pitchervi on the base, hall nine. President of tl1G'NO1'1H2l,l. Club, or as-it was thenJcalled,,xtli,e Lyceuin. 'He was f A -1 After gijaduation Mr. Sinnottis f1I'S'E1IJQSltlOl1,,NN2l,S at,lQennis,,Mass.d In less than as year he was called .to the University of.Atla11ta, Gai., as Principal of the Normal Departiiient. He 1'91l13,il1GLl,tl161'6l.1'liV6 y,ears,f1'om 1882 to 1837. Besides teaching Science he acted as Superintendennt oftthed, grade schools and conductedlthe courses in the Theory and Practice of .Teaching - up f To the reofret of his many friends in., the South, Mr. Sinnott 1'6l3111'.HNGffl.l3O 'O Massachusetts in 1887, and two .years later obtained the degree of Bachelor of Science if rom fHa1-vard. While in College he specialized. in Gf?O10SYg,aUd served under Prof. Shaler as Assistant onthe Geological Surveylof Eastern Massachusetts, his work being primarily on Glacial and Tertiary Geology. O11 the completion of his course at Harvard, Sinnott was elected to the Chair of Physics in Pratt Institute. Preferring Normal School work, he refused this oiyfer, and went to he 'GB3,Cll6l' of Mathematics and Science in the Milwaukee Normal Scl1ool. His Work developed rapidly there, as the school l l d nd fift ' He Soon dropped the Mathema- grew from sixty to three iunc re a y. tics, and taught only the Advanced Sciences, having an Assistant for the ' ' ' ' 1 ' ' h. l'd much Institute Elementary Courses in Science. While in Wisconsin e L 1 Work, averaging four weeks each year in such lecture and demonstration work. - 9

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furnished a series of some twenty or thirty articles on Elementary Science for the Western Teacher, a state magazine. He was also on the Executive Board of the Vilisconsin State Teachers' Association, was Secretary of the South-Eastern Wisconsin Teachers' Association and a member of the IVisconsin Academy of Science. A In 1897 he was called, to this school as instructor in Geology, Geography and Physiology. Since that time many interesting departmental changes have been made. The Geography course is now preceded by the course in Elementary Geology. In the two years' course the work extends throughout the year, by giving alternately three weeks to the Geography, and three weeks to the Practice during the last half of the year. The field workin Geography and Geology has been increased, and valuable lantern slidesare used in con- nection with all the scientilic work. ' ' . A A - Mr. Sinnott's course in Geography has for seven successive years been given by him at the Summer Session of the Hyannis Normal school. The work consists of eighty periods, covering live weeks time, and is followed by examinations 'leading to a Normal School diploma. In 1897 Mr. Sinnott was chief' collaborator in preparing First Lessons in Elementary Science,'7 a practical text-book whichis in use in the ninth grade of the Model School. He has also found time to write various articles for scientilic magazines. Mr. Sinnott has been President of the Plymouth County Teachers? Asso- ciation. For the last two years he has rendered efficient ser-vice as President of the Normal Club. In this capacity he has strengthened the policy already adopted of securing at the lowest possible prices the best possible literary, musical and social entertainments for the Club. Wfhile allowing the commit- tees great freedom in in-rking and executing their plans, he' has been ready with practical advice when it was called for. He has been helpful,,too, in advancing the interests of the Normal Cffei-ing, published under the auspices. of the Club. y His genuine interest in his work and in his pupils, his I genial manner, his clear thought and accurate expression, and his loyalty to truth are also recognized and appreciated. IO