Chicago State University - Emblem Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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JAMES FLEMING HOSIC

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THE EMBLEM CHICAGO NORMAL COLLEGE 1921

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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