(Front Cover) BULLETIN First District Normal School Kirksville, Missouri ILLUSTRATED Vol. VI. DECEMBER, 1906. No. 3. Published by the First District Normal School. Issued Quarterly—June, September, December, March. Entered June 25,1902, at Kirksville, Mo., as second-class matter under act of Congress of July, 1894. (Page i) WORKING CALENDAR. 1906-1907. Classification of Students................Monday, September 10. Classification Completed, Lessons Assigned..........................................Tuesday, September 11. Class Work Began........................Wednesday, September 12. First Quarter Ended.......................Friday, November 30. Second Quarter Began......................Monday, December 3. Adjournment for Winter Vacation at 3:30P.M..................................Thursday, December 20. Session Resumes..........................Thursday, January 3. Second Quarter Ends......................Friday, March 1. Third Quarter Begins.....................Monday, March 4. Field Day................................Monday, May 13. Baccalaureate Sermon.....................Sunday, May 19. Graduating Exercises (Sophomores)........Tuesday, May 21. Graduating Exercises (Seniors)...........Wednesday, May 22. Third Quarter Ends.......................Wednesday, May 22. Fourth Quarter, “Summer School,” Classification of Students.................................Tuesday, May 28. Fourth Quarter, “Summer School,” Class Work Begins...................................Wednesday, May 29. Fourth Quarter, “Summer School,” Closes..Thursday, August 15. (Page ii) BULLETIN OF THE First District Normal School (STATE NORMAL SCHOOL) KIRKSVILLE, MO. Provided for by Act Approved March 19, 1870. Located at Kirksville December 29, 1870. Opened as “First Dist. Nor. Sch.” Jan. 1, 1871. VOL. VI. 1906-1907 NO. 3. (Page iii) (Page 3) Quarterly Bulletin THE SUMMER SCHOOL. The “Summer School” of 1907, or fourth quarter of 1906-07, will open Tuesday, May 28th, and continue twelve weeks, closing on Thursday, August 15th. The following courses will be offered: 1. Professional Courses: Elementary Psychology; Advanced Psychology; Philosophy of Teaching; General Pedagogy; Special Methods; History of Education; School Administration and Supervision; Educational Classics; Kindergarten Theory and Practice; Practice School teaching and observation in each of the eight grades; Rural School Architecture and Sanitation. 2. Courses of instruction in Library Work. 3. Courses in Drawing, designing, character sketching; Chief mediums to be used—charcoal, water colors, and crayon; Drawing from botanical specimens, grasses, flowers, etc.; Landscape or out-door sketching, still life, vegetables and common objects. 4. Manual Training: Paper Cutting and Card Board construction; Basketry; Raffia; Clay Modeling; Weaving; Elementary wood work; Wood Turning; Mechanical Drawing; Descriptive Geometry; Pattern making; Carving; Bent Iron and Sheet Metal work; Manual Training Design; Practice Teaching in Manual Training. 3 (Page 4) 5. Vocal Music: Elementary and Advanced; Special courses for teachers and supervisors; Individual assistance to those enrolled in the latter course, if necessary; Voice placing, piano playing, violin. 6. Elementary and Advanced courses in Reading and Voice Culture, including extemporaneous speaking, prepared debates, etc.; also critical study of the Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, Macbeth, Bible Reading, etc. 7. Physical Education for young women, in an unusually cool and well ventilated Gymnasium, with ample dressing rooms adjoining, and elegant equipment in shower baths, tub baths, etc. 8. Physical Education for men, including exercises on the athletic field, also exercises in the men’s Gymnasium—excellent dressing rooms and shower baths adjoining Gymnasium. The course in Gymnasium work last year, closing with field exercises, was highly beneficial and popular. 9. English: A dozen or more classes will be maintained and courses offered in the technical and formal phases of the subject, in practical and constructive work, and in literary interpretation. There will be advanced Grammar classes for teachers, classes in Rhetoric and history of the development of our language and literature, classes in American and English Literature, and special classes in higher literary criticism and interpretation. 10. Mathematics: A class in Arithmetic for teachers; Four classes in Elementary Algebra; One class in College Algebra, and one or two classes in Trigonometry; Three classes in Geometry; One class in Analytical Geometry; One class in Surveying with field work. 4 (Page 5) 11. Science: At least one class in Agriculture and one in Botany, with laboratory work and observation and direction of work in school garden, including observation and direction of Practice School children in garden; Lessons in Landscape Gardening and Elementary Forestry with special study of plantings of school grounds (Department supplied with new stereopticon slides in colors to illustrate the transformation of ill kept premises, also to illustrate the best taste in ornamentation of gardens, lawns, etc.); One class in Laboratory Physiology; A teachers’ class in Zoology and a second year’s class for those prepared to take it. Experimental Inorganic Chemistry; General Inorganic Chemistry; Organic Chemistry. First and second quarter’s work in Experimental Chemistry; First quarter’s work in General Chemistry; First quarter’s work in Organic Chemistry. Beginning class in Physics, including first quarter in Mechanics of Solids and Fluids; Advanced Physics, including general Theory of Physics. Physical Geography, with ample equipment for experiment and illustration. 12. History and Civics: One class in U. S. History for teachers; One in Civil Government for teachers. Other classes as follows: Oriental History; Greek History; Roman History; Mediaeval and Modern History (first, second and third quarters); English Constitutional History (first quarter, also second quarter if in sufficient demand); History of Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries. Department already supplied with good facilities for stereopticon work. Soon to be supplied with new reflectoscope to make possible the use of much illustrative material not heretofore put to use. 5 (Page 6) 13. Latin: First, second and third quarters in Freshman Latin; First, second and third quarters in Caesar; Cicero’s oration against Catiline—outline of the Roman Constitution to be made prominent; Sallust’s war of Catiline—close comparison between Sallust’s and Cicero’s style and method of treating conspiracy of Catiline; Livy, XXI. Other classes if demanded. 14. German: First, second and third quarters in Freshman German; Third quarter in second year German; Other classes to be organized if there is sufficient demand. 15. Facilities will be offered for French and Greek. Classes to be organized if demanded. The faculty will number about 35 teachers. We specially invite the attendance of teachers in the First Normal School District and will welcome teachers who may elect to come from any part of the state. Special Lecture Course: Last year our Summer School students were delighted by the eleven lectures of Hon. W. W. Stetson, State Superintendent of Schools of Maine; also several special courses by well known Missouri men. It is hoped to offer during the coming season, Dr. Reuben Post Halleck of Louisville and Dr. R. G. Boone of New York, with several well known Missouri men. Last year the majority of the Summer School students availed themselves of the Kirksville Chautauqua Course. No doubt students of the coming Summer School will appreciate the same privileges. They will have opportunity to hear Honorable William Jennings Bryan, Senator La Follette, Judge Lindsey and many other celebrated men, along with Jubilee Singers, quartettes, and other instructive exhibitions. 6 (Page 7) PRESENT BUILDINGS. Baldwin Hall in Center, Completed in January, 1873. Library Hall at Left, Completed in December, 1901. Science Hall at Right, Completed in May, 1906. (Page 8) View of Library. 8 (Page 9) ART DEPARTMENT AS IT IS. (Page 10) CLAY MODELING. (Page 11) Y.W.C.A. ROOM. 11 (Page 12) MANUAL TRAINING. (Page 13) DOMESTIC SCIENCE-LUNCH ROOM. 13 (Page 14) LEARNING TO DO BY DOING. (Page 15) AGRICULTURE. 15 (Page 16) PHYSICS CLASS AT WORK. 16 (Page 17) CHEMISTRY CLASS ON DUTY. 17 (Page 18) THE KINDERGARTEN. 18 (Page 19) SHOWER AND TUB BATHS FOR GIRLS 19 (Page 20) THE MODEL SCHOOL “BOXED IN.” 20 (Page 21) THE SCOTT J. MILLER SCHOOL, A MODEL RURAL SCHOOL HOUSE ON CAMPUS OF STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, KIRKSVILLE, MISSOURI. This Model Rural School House has been designed and constructed to show that a rural school in any part of Missouri can, for the investment of about $350.00 in addition to the ordinary cost of such a building, have all the conveniences and comforts that can be secured in any city school house of the state. It is further proposed to have in this school house, within the near future, a model rural school, the children to be transported in covered wagons to and from the school. This is to be a model school, not a Practice School. It is to show as well as can can be done the best things which a school board and a good teacher with the best of facilities can do in and for a rural school. 21 (Page 22) FOUNDATION PLAN. The foundation is rectangular in form and 28x36 ft. outside measurement. The outer foundation is a 9-inch concrete wall extending about two feet below the surface of the ground and about two feet above. Within this wall is another one enclosing the cellar which is about 6x14 ft. and some 6 ft. deep. The cellar wall is of concrete and about 12 inches thick. Between cellar wall and the outer wall as may be seen is an ample air chamber. The cellar floor is of concrete. The cellar is reached through a trap door in hall way leading to boys’ toilet room. It contains the following: 1. Pneumatic pressure tank 3x8 ft. supplying about 350 gallons with good pressure. 2. The force pump connected with tank also with well through under-ground pipes. 3. Soil pipes, water pipes and drain pipes reaching to and from toilet rooms above. 4. Connections with sewer. NOTE: This sewer runs into the city sewer system. In a rural community it would necessarily run into a cess pool or other similar place at rear of school ground. 22 (Page 23) FOUNDATION PLAN 23 (Page 24) FLOOR PLANS. 1. The floor plan is 28x36 ft., the same as foundation plan. 2. The school room is 27 ft. 2 inches by 21 ft. 6 inches—12 ft. from floor to ceiling. 3. School room lighted through six large windows on north side. Children face the east. Light comes from left. Blackboards at front and rear. 4. Door at rear on right side leads to girls’ toilet room and to girls’ outer door and porch. 5. Furnace occupies alcove at side of room. 6. Smoke flue is 13x13 in the clear and helps heat ventilating flue. Ventilating flue is 13x21 inches in the clear. Opening into ventilating flue is made into a neat fire place. 7. Cupboard in wall at side of ventilating flue has a neat unfolding-leaf for teacher’s writing desk. 8.Manual training shop is 6x8 ft. in the clear and has abundant light. Fuel room in south east corner contains six tons of coal. Stairway to attic starts at corner of manual training room, runs over fuel room and main entrance. 9. School room is supplied with an abundance of mild light from the north but has direct sun light striking floor at S. E. and S. W. corners through glass in upper part of doors. 24 (Page 25) MODEL RURAL SCHOOL HOUSE 28x36 25 (Page 26) 10. Notice the ground glass window for flowers on west side near north west corner. Ground glass prevents glaring light and yet gives benefit of chemical rays for flowers and for sanitary purposes. 11. Toilet rooms have hot water pressure tanks connected with furnace and with basement tank by gas pipes. 12. Notice wash bowls and toilet bowls. 13. Toilet rooms are separated from each other and from other rooms by walls containing air chambers to deaden sound. 14. Through a small piece of plate glass in middle of each toilet room floor direct sun light reaches basement. 15. Each room of this school house has direct sun light, yet the children’s eyes are protected and the children study by an abundance of mild light from the north. 16. This school house is built upon the popular rectangular foundation, but foundation is a little wider than usual. 17. Undue appearance of width of building is overcome by form of roof. Flue may seem a little low. It is yet to have a 6-inch concrete top. This school house is, in all respects, built out of the best available material and in the best possible way. It was not built by contract. The Regents authorized the President of the School to purchase material, employ laborers, and build. Cost can therefore be given in detail. By using ordinary materials such a school house as this can be built in most of the rural districts of Missouri for $1200.00. 26 (Page 27) THE SCOTT J. MILLER SCHOOL, A MODEL FOR RURAL SCHOOLS, NORMAL SCHOOL CAMPUS, KIRKSVILLE, MO. (Page 28) Daily Program, Second Quarter, Dec. 3, 1906, to Mar. 1, 1907. TEACHERS. R’m First Period. 8:20-9:05 Second Period. 9:05-9:55. Third Period. 10:20-11-05. Fourth Period. 11:05-11:55. Fifth Period. 12:55-1:40. Sixth Period. 1:40-2:30. Seventh Period. 2:30-3:20. Mr. Gentry 17-B Fr. Lat. 3 qr. Caesar 2 qr. Caesar 1 qr. Virgil 1 qr. Livy & Horace Miss Green 19-B Caesar, 3 qr. Fr. Latin 2 qr. Fr. Lat. 1 qr. Caesar 2 qr. Cicero 2 qr. Ov. Mr. Heyd 12-A Arith. 2 qr. German, 2 qr. German 2qr. 2yr. German 1 qr. 2 yr. Schiller Mr. Vaughn 21-B Am. Cons. His. 3 qr .U. S. Hist. 1 qr. U. S. Hist. 2 qr. Am. Hist. 2 qr. Am. C. Hist. 2 qr. Mr. Fair 20-B Rom. History Greek Hist. Greek History Oriental Hist. Civ. Gov. (12 B.) Mr. Pooley 20-B 18, 19 Cent; H.14B M. & M. Hist. 1 qr. Eng. Hist. 2 qr. M. & M. H 2 qr. Mr. Lewis 9-C Jun. Chem. 2 qr. Gen. Inorg. Chem. Jun. Chem. 3 qr. Org. Chem. & Gen. Inorg. Chem. Mr. Stokes 5-B Sen. Physics 2 qr. Phys. Geog. 2 qr. Mr Daugherty 2-C Soph. Zool. 2 qr. Physiol. Physiol. Soph. Zool.3 qr. Miss Jackson 15-B Agriculture 2 qr. Prac. Sch. Sci. Botany 2 qr. Mr. Harvey 14-B Alg. 1 qr. Pl. Geom. 2 qr. Alg. 4 qr. Analytics 2 qr. Mr. Ginnings 16-B Alg. 2 qr. Sol. Geom. Col. Alg. 2 qr. Alg. 3 qr. Trig. 1 qr. Mr. Burton 12-B Arith. 3 qr. Arith. 1 qr. Alg. 2 qr. Pl. Geom. 1 qr. Trig. 2 qr. Mr. Warner 23-C Sen. Eng. 2 qr. Jun. Eng. 2 qr. Sen.-Jun. Eng. Fr. Lit. 1 qr. Rhet. 1 qr. Miss Brashear 27-C Rhet. 3 qr. Adv. Gram. Gram. & Comp. Gram. & Comp. Adv. Gram. Mr. Barrett 25-C Fr. Lit. 2 qr. Fr. Lit. 2 qr. Rhet. 2 qr. Rhet. 2 qr. Adv. Grammar 28 (Page 29) Daily Program, Second Quarter, Dec. 3, 1906, to Mar. 1, 1907. TEACHER. R’m FIRST PERIOD. 8:20-9:05 SECOND PERIOD 9:05-9:55. THIRD PERIOD. 10:20-11:05 FOURTH PERIOD. 11:05-11:55. FIFTH PERIOD. 12:55-1:40. SIXTH PERIOD. 1:40-2:30. SEVENTH PERIOD. 2:30-3:20. Mr. Kirk 2-A Arith. 3 qr. (21 B) Gym. for Pr. Sch. Ph. Ed. for Men Ph. Ed. for Men. Miss Linton 33-A R. & V. C. 1 qr. R. & V. C. 2 qr. Ph.Ed. Girls 1 qr. Ph. Ed. Girls 1 qr. Gym. for Pr. Sch. R. & V. C. 1 qr. Ph. Ed. Girls 2 qr. Mr. Gebhart 14-C Hist. & Biog. Pr. Sch. Mus. Voc. Mus. 2 qr. Voc. Mus. 1 qr. Voc. Mus. 3 qr. Theory Harmony 2 qr. Mr. Towne 11-C M. Tr. (Mech. Dr.) M. Tr. M. Tr. (Pr. Sch.) M. Tr. M. Tr. M. Tr. (Pr. Sch.) Miss Reid 30-C Drawing 2 qr. Drawing 3 & 4 qr. Dr. in Pr. Sch. Dr. in Pr. Sch. Drawing 1 qr. Drawing 2 qr. Miss Parrish 26-C Lib. Lib. Lib. Lib. Lib. Instruction Lib. Lib. Miss Bailey 33-C Lib. Fr. Lit. 3 qr.(25B) Lib. Lib. Lib. Lib. Lib. Miss McClanahan 33-C Lib. Lib. Lib. Lib. Fr. Lit. 2 qr. (21B) Lib. Lib. Mr. Wilson 27-B El Psych. Ph. T. 2 qr. Ph. T. 1 qr. Administration Pr. Sch. Latin. Mr. Emberson 25-B Pr. Sch. Hist. Ed. 1 qr. Hist. Ed. 2 qr. Miss Longenecker 26-B Tr. Sch. Conc. Ped. 2 qr. Conc. Ped. 1 qr. Tr. Sch. Tr. Sch. Tr. Sch. Miss Barnes Pr. Sch. Pr. Sch. Pr. Sch. Pr. Sch. Pr. Sch. Pr. Sch. Miss Doolittle Pr. Sch. Pr. Sch. Pr. Sch. Pr. Sch. Pr. Sch. Pr. Sch. Miss Greer Pr. Sch. Pr. Sch. Pr. Sch. Pr. Sch. Pr. Sch. Pr. Sch. El. M. Tr. Miss Portman 25-A Kgn. Kgn. Kgn. Kgn. Kgn. Theory U. S. H. 1 qr. in 25B, 3rd period, Miss Bates. U. S. H. 2 qr. 27C, 4th p., Mr. Morgan. Civ. Gov. 1 qr. in 27C, 4th period, Miss Funk. Violin Lessons daily, Mr. Bacon. Mil. Tac., M. and Th., Mr Gebhart. Civ. Gov. 2 qr. in 4B, 2nd period, Mr. McKinney. Fr. Lat. 2 qr. in 17B, 2nd period, Miss Markey. Orchestra Practice, Wed., 8th period, Mr. Gebhart. Mandolin—Guitar Club, Tues., 8 p., Mr. Bacon. Chorus Rehearsal Fri., 8th period, Mr. Gebhart. Student Assts. in V. Mus., Misses Foncannon and Fones. 29 (Page 29a) (Page 29b) THE MILITARY COMPANY AT TARGET PRACTICE 29 (Page 29c) (Page 30) (Back Cover) CALENDAR 1907.