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

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Gbe Institution 23 The present year has witnessed a diminished attendance at most Normal schools in the Central States. It does not argue that people place less value upon professional training. The abundant avenues of employment in times of commercial activity lure away from our profession many of the less successful, many who do not find that they are called to teach. The scarcity of teachers empties the normal schools. This institution has been a heavy loser in point of attendance, and it is doubtful whether, for many years to come, the attendance will rise to the point attained in 1897. In some states, such as Indiana, Iowa, and Kansas, we find a single great normal school with hundreds of students, extensive buildings and all the enthusiasm and momentum that great numbers afford. In most of the northern states, however, we find several institutions, each the educational center of a somewhat limited area. In these smaller institutions we End the close personal touch of teacher and pupil, the careful instruction, the earnest spirit, the opportunity for the best individual growth and excellence that is too often lacking in our great institutions. By multiplying her normal schools, Illinois has signined that she considers the latter con- siderations vital in the training of teachers. QL gil. . QF, 3 .lim .- N FW ' - f Q. q mail ii:I'I'r is :N if Q 1 mlin 'Z' v Url. ffl' 'L f- i ,ll i ' ,.' - we iw 'x D' u1nv ...Q La J U' .ii , - Q ,X 1 JV an ,A . . V l s A fih jim' :V gg, XS ' ,Ugg A -i,. .1 fx, . - , .I ...gp - , 17' f -- it .' 44 'Iwi 1 glllii' I-lf. ,xl

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