Concordia University Chicago - Pillars Yearbook (River Forest, IL)

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gum uf the Qnbnnl HIC aim uf CoNcoRDi.x ditlers scwrneyx hat from that ul must institutitmns of similar character. It has heen estahlished for the stile purpfiis: tif training its students tw hectnne parochial schtml teachers uf the Xlissriuri Synfid. Since our parfichial scliools are distrihuted thruwut the Lvlllftll. it is necessary that Our curriculum he hrcwad and tlium eiitmugh tu enahle the graduates to meet all the requirements uf a puhlic schuul teacher in the several states. This fact causes a generalness of instruction usually not met yiith in State Normal Sclumls. Proh- ably' the must distinctive hranches ul study are the cuurses mf religious instruction and the course in German. The ftirmer cumprises lfixpmsititms in Dfwgmatics, Bible History. Sacred History, lsagtwqics, and Catecheticsg the latter, Grammar, Cmnpcts- iticmn, and Rhetoric, as xy ell as an intensive study uf the masterpieces of German Literature. Tcl do justice to the other courses necessary for the teacher, the period of attendance is extended to six years. The College is divided into tyto depart- ments, the High Sclioul, ollering the courses of the lirst four years, and the Norrnal, comprising chiefly courses of a technical pedagogical character. Ptlgrt 7

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Baath uf Quperhisurs REV. F. PFoTENHAUER, President of the Synod of Niissouri, Ohio, and Other States REV. F. BRUNN, President of the North Illinois District, Gak Glen, Ill. REV. Ii. XVERFELMANN, Secretary, Chicago, Ill. MR. C. H. ZUTTERMEISTER, Treasurer, Chicago, Ill. MR. PAUL SCHULZE, Chicago, Ill. hliz. VVM. SCHLAKE, Chicago, Ill.