Northern Illinois University - Norther Yearbook (DeKalb, IL)

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T Ellamiliar Ellignrvnt Yon will soc it standing tlioro, -Ulllll0l'll02Ltll tho portc-vovlioro With its 1lll1lll!0l' right in viow. Anil, its volor Foul trno lilnc. How wo like to seo it go, All along tho road just so, Nor rlo wo even have to look To know its rlrivc-r's Dr. Cook. lf po1'cfln11mo it clnlnocs to stop- Tlnlt is, if he wants it not- SUIIIIIIGI' winter, over' soason 7 . Dr. Cook says, 'l'l1c1'o's ai 1'ca1sou. :MARIE KELLER. - - - Q ,Page Elewn

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Uhr illrh 5111159 ' HEN lirst wo pansvtl to view it with l'0X'l'l'CIlI'0, almost with awc-the big Qi 'I Roll ,llonso with its pillars ol' whitt-. Wo havo passt-ml again anml again , .ig . , V I , . until wo know cat-h noolv ancl gahlo. yvt we always panso. Loi' we have I .aa ms . . . . . E- loarnotl to lovo its dignity and 4-alnt and to It-cl. that it knows and under- , 57- . , . . . . . . 41211 stanmls. llc love it when, stantling st-rono aunnlst tho riot ol' color in which autumn has paitl hcl' trihutc, it hirls us wt-lt-oinc to the rt-alm of Illlllglttll. work ancl' planv. Wu love it whon, with nni'ull'lt-il t-alni, it nu-4-ts King -xVlIlt0l',S iron blasts, anal looks on ns lroin In-hintl its ntantlv ol' ive ancl snow. Wo love it in the springtiino whvn tho air is ln-avv with tho l'rag'rain'o of th Y Y 0 lilac, lJlOSS0lllS 'intl thu 11'-tv sonlfstors trill their t'll0L'l'.V notos :intl lho llonsu sniilvs flown on us. And, J 1 r-'., n sonwhow, wc have c-oino to fool that it is ours and that holiintl that smile is tho hh-ssing' that shall follow us whcn, with lingering' footsteps, wo move along thc road. past the ,llc-ml llousc to tho worlcl that awaits its hoyontl. JULIA Slum-3. Q - 1 ' l l Page Ten

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, i 1 L 'he illlaztvr Qiraftaman '-OI-TN WILIJSTON COOK was born in Oneida County, New York, April nous Ile spent most ol his moyhood in the village ol Ixapma At siv- ! teen he undertook tarmmo on his oun account, renting 1 piece ot land .ter the purp-ost. ln the lill ol, 1862 -llC'Clli0ICll. upon.lns 'lile work. lt - - was at that time that he entered the 1lllll01S Normal University at Normal. After graduation in 1865, he became principal ol' the school at Brimfield, Peoria County. Following a year's work here he was called to the principalship ot the newly established grammar school in connection with his Alma Mater. flle was promoted to the Normal Department a11d held successively the chairs of reading, mathematics and physics and 'linally, in 11890, he became the president, of the in- stitution. ln 1899 he became the president ol' the Northern .Illinois State Normal School. d20, 184-L. At the age ot' seven he came with his parents to central llli- Q 3 'P 4 x .2 ' - 's ' 5 - This briel' chronological outline indicates that Dr. Cook is fundamentally a Normal school man. Coming to the institution in youth ,he responded readily to its high standard of scholarship and in turn he has materially helped raise that standard. Those who have had the good fortune to be members ol' his classes know what great demands he makes upon dellniteuess of knowledge. Each recita- tion has its definite aim,-no rambling side stepping. His thorough knowledge ol? the subject that he teaches enables him to corre- late the separate lessons into an organic whole. I-le sets his students searching l'or the organizing ideas olf the subject. He is, in short, a philosopher in the busi- ness olf teaching. But Dr. Cook,s achievements are not confined within the walls ol' the Normal School. Fully to understand his great capacity l'or hard work, his natural ability, and his general open-mindedness, we must take into account what he has done above a11d beyond climbing to the top of the Normal, School ladde1'. He early trained himsell' in public speaking, and was soon in demand as a lecturer. He edited and published Qlllinois school journals l'or more than six years. ,Instead of taking a vacation in summer he taught in teachers' institutes, and in that way helped to recruit students for the Normal School. l-le always kept in touch with business 111011 and the business interest ol' the communities in which, he has lived. Ile has been a regular attendant at church and for years sang in the choir. While this does not cover all the ground ol' his interests, yet it serves to show-how wide the range ' As-president ol' the Normal School at- DeKalb he has worked out a. com- prehensive scheme olf teacher training l'or the elementary schools. .lt is not too much to say that he has set the standard l'or the rest ot the Normal Schools ot this country. And now he is about to leave his post and take up the burden of the retired school master. lt were easy to prophesy that he will not stay Kputf, but will simply shift the current ot his boundless energy into some other channel S. F. PA1:soN. Page T fwelfve