Chicago State University - Emblem Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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M B L E M Changes in the Faculty In additiun tu Mr. llosic ' s leaviiifj us there have Ijeen several nther changes in tlie facult - during the past year. Mr. John W . Shepherd was appointed ice-Principal early in the school year. Mr. Ernest 1 ' . Dettcrer of the Art De])aitnicnt has accepted a jiosition at the . rt Institute and his place is being temporarily filled by Mr. C.eilen of Parker High. Miss Alice J. Manchee, a graduate of the Chicago Normal College and of the Teachers ' College of Columbia University, is now a member of the Kindergarten Department, and Miss Euphemia Exoy is a new addition to the Household Arts Department. She has charge of the classes in Institu- tional Cooker}-. Mr. Butler Laughlin has taken John R. Clark ' s place in the Mathema- tics Department. What Every Chicago Public School Teacher Should Read A teacher is judged by many things. She may be judged by the wax- she dresses, she may be judged by her actions both within and without the classroom, she ma}- be judged by her associates and she ma}- be judged by what she reads. How ma}- a teacher know what to read? She should read those books and magazines which will make her a better teacher and a more useful citizen. The Chicago Schools ' Journal is one of these magazines. The Chicago Schools ' Journal is published monthly by the facult}- of the Normal College and it is sent free to every teacher in the Chicago Public Schools. If you do not receive a copy after you are assigned permanently, see your principal and know the reason why. The Journal has several de])artments. The editor and managing editor determine the t}-pe of articles to be published. The editor of the Question and Answer Department answers all questions sent in by teachers. Here i a chance to get advice through the Journal. The news editor gives short live paragraphs about recent events which ma}- be of interest to teachers. The periodical editor reviews recent articles in magazines and the book editor reviews recent books. By reading these reviews a teacher ma}- know whether they are what she needs. The art editor arranges the material in a wax- pleasing to the eye. The Chicago Schools ' Journal is }-ours and it is published solely for the benefit of you and the other teachers of Chicago. Read it, put into practice the suggestions that are applicable to your room and keep informed on the educational develo|)ment of our countrv.

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M B L E M cittcatimi Uiitlt thr lumi linll nxxb gnni litisltrs nf rtll the stitiiintls uf thr (Llttra u is triiml (Hnlkjc James Fleming Hosic lames I ' leniino- lli.sic came In tin- Cliicap. xXnrmal e ' ..llcK - ' in W)! to lifconir lica.l III llic nc vl nrKanizcd ilc]iartmcnt nt l ' ' .n, ;li li. lie was i)rc- paml f.ir tlu- duties of the position l. exiHrieiue as teaclier and principal in liul)lic schools as well as bv graduate -Unh at tli. ' Iniversily of Chicago, where he had just received his .Master ' -- de-ree m I ' .nKlish. In the long period since, corresponding almost exactl with the lues of the Class of ' 21, he has rendered conspicuous senice not iinl in the Xormal School but also in the schools of the citv and in national teachers ' urbanizations. He was the moving s]jirit in the foundation in 1911 of the National Council of Teachers in luiglish, and thereafter, as secretary of the Council and iditnr of the Eng- lish Journal, he became the foremost leader and inost popular spokesman of the teachers of English, ' rhniughont his Chicago career he has fre(|uently been called upon to prepare or to aid in preparing courses of stud ' for the city. Upon Mr. Hosic ' s return from a year ' s leave for study SuiK-rintendent Shoo]) instituted the English Centers, a groni. nl -clionls in which a lieL;in- ning has been made in drawing together the iiractice- ..f the cit schools and the doctrines of the Normal. The success of this work has been due chiefly to the spirit of co-oi)eration aroused by Mr. Hosic ' s genuinely democratic leadcrship. Within the Normal college ' Mr. Hosic has served upon a great number of faculty committees, and has always been one of the most popular instructors. His ' keen power of analxsis. his constant sallies of wit and un- forgettable phrases, his deep enthusiasm for the work of his profession, and his musual sympathy with the effiirls and dillicultics of students have won the admiration and affection of thousands of hi-, puiiils. TIh-sc same pialities coupled with his decisiveness anrl almost tireless ener. y iimniise success m his new work in Teachers ' College of Columbia Cniversitx-. where he is to organize a new department, that of extra-mural courses. 3

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