Salem Normal School Catalog: Spring and Summer, 1876

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EGISTER FOE THE $PRING- AND f>UMMER

1876.

BOAED OF EDUCATION. His Excellency, Gov.

Alexander

H.

Kick,

Boston.

Hon.

Horatio

His Honor, Lieut. Gov.

G.

Hon. Henry Chapin, LL.

Gardiner

G.

C. C.

Springfield.

Esty, A. M., Framingham.

Knight, Hon. Edward B. Gillett, A. M.,

Easthampton.

Rev. A. A. Miner, D.

Rev. William Rice, A. M.,

D., Worcester.

Rev.

C. C.

Hussey,

Westfield.

Billerica.

D., Boston.

Hubbard, A.

Rev. Phillips Brooks, A.M., Boston. M., Cambridge.

OFFICERS OF BOAED OF EDUCATION. Hon. Joseph White, LL. Rev. Samuel

Walter

C.

D., Sec'y

Jackson, D.

Smith,

State

and

Treas'r.

D., Assist. Sec'y.

Director

of

Art

Abner

J.

PHlprs, Ph.D., Agent,

George A. Walton, E. A.

Hubbard,

"

A. M.,

Medford.

Westfield.

" Springfield.

A. M.,

John Kneeland,

Education, Boston.

W.

"

Boston.

BOARD OF VISITORS. Rev. Phillips Brooks, A.

Rev. A. A. Miner, D.

M., Boston.

Hon. Joseph White, LL.

D., Boston.

D., Boston.

INSTRUCTORS. Daniel

B.

Hagar, Ph.

D., Principal.

E.

Adelaide Towle.

Ellen M. Dodge.

Harriet D. Allen.

Mary

Elizabeth N. Jones.

E.

Webb.

Caroline

Mary

J.

Cole.

N. Plumer.

Sophia O. Driver.

Harriet

L.

Martin.

Mary S.

B. Smith.

Augusta Mayo, Teacher

of Elocution.

Leslie Miller, Teacher of Drawing.


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aura F. Axmitage, Saugus Centre.

Adele E. Fabens, Salem.

Alice L. Blaney, Swanipscott.

Alice M. Perry, East Boston.

Carrie D. Center, Gloucester.

Marcel la A. Roberts, Salem. Abbie B. Skinner, Salem.

Helen L. Chesley, Portsmouth. N. H. Louise F. Clark, Chelsea. Elizabeth C. Coburn, Lowell.

Mary W.

Lynn. [N. H. Frances A. Drew, Sandwich Centre. Cutts,

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Lucy Tappan,

Gloucester.

Caroline N. Tarr, Salem. Caroline E. Whitney, Salem. 15

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Lizzie F. Abbott, Salem.

Minnie B. Noyes, Methuen.

Agnes L. Adams, Boston.

Bessie C. Osgood, Salem.

Mercie A. Allen, Danvers. Ella Buck, Chelsea.

Nellie

Elizabeth G. Burnham, Gloucester. Emily E. Currier, Lawrence.

Mary

A

Damon, East Boston.

Helen M. Deeds, Lowell. Helen A. Fiske, Lynn. Fannie F. Fuller, Chelsea. Kate A. Giles, Rockport.

Mary

E. Grant, Gloucester.

Jane M. Gray, Salem. Clara M. Greenough, Salem.

Ida E. Hall, South Boston. Anne L. Harris, Freetown. Grace G. Hooper, Salem. Jessie F. Hughes, Beading, Pa. Cornelia E. Jones, Chelsea. Fannie W. Kaan, Somerville. Louisa A. Knox, Saugus Centre. Caroline P. Manning, North Andover.

M. Palmer, Nahant.

Edith A. Parkhurst, Gloucester. Alice B. Pervier, Salem.

Sarah II. Porter, Lynn. Esther F. Preston, Beverly. Eliza O. Putnam, Danvers. Eliza J. Rice, Salem. Mary E. Rowley, Salem. Harriett M. Schandevyl, East Saugus Evelyn Smalley, Salem. Eva J. Smith, Newburyport. Nellie Stanton, Newburyport. Amelia R. Thaxter, Machias, Me. Mary A. Yarney, Salem.

Mary

P. Vickary, Lynn.

Caroline T.

Wade, Essex.

Ella F. Wakefield, Reading. Mary J. Walker, Fredericksburg, Va. 42


mm § Hattie G. Andrews, North Saugus. Mary J. Ashby, Salem.

Mary A. Avery, New Hampton, N. II. [N. H. Mary E. Boardman, Salem.

W. Boyd, South Londonderry,

Clara

M. Howe, Middleton.

Carrie

Lizzie C. Ireland, Newburyport.

Florence A. Johnson, Nahant. Kebecca A. Johnson, Lowell. Ellen M. King, East Boston.

Lakeman, Ipswich.

Mattie Bradley, Rockport. Marianna Cbadwick, Salem.

Carrie L.

Amy B.

Lizzie P. Lunt, Mrlden.

Chapman,

Louisa Lambirth, East Boston.

Everett.

Ellen Clark, Lewiston, Me. Sarah E. Clark, Lewiston, Me.

Ada

Alice M. Cressy, Danvers.

Mabel

[Me

Lizzie E. Cross, Salem.

Ellen A.

Cummings, Eort

Fairfield

East Somerville. Mary E. Dana, Derry, X. H. Annie C. Ennis, Maiden. Maria C. Fiske, Lynn. Lena A. Gookin, Lowell. Lavinia D. Gould, Wenham. Helen M. Graves, North Beading. Annie D. Hall, Danvers. Lizzie J. Harnden, North Wilmington, E. Florence Harvey, Gloucester. Effie Cutter,

Annie

J.

Howe,

F. Lyford, Danvers.

Nellie MacDonald, Lowell. C. Mansfield,

Ada M.

Saugus Centre.

Martin, Lowell.

Cora L. Means, Medford.

Emily B. Mitchell, Calais, Me. Annie L. Putnam, Cliftondale. Carrie L. Putnam, Lynn. Emily F. Keed, Salem.

Myra

J.

Bhodes, East Saugus.

Abigail B. Savoiy, Marblehead.

Marietta C.

Stiles,

Lowell.

Annie Taylor, Salem.

Anna

Medford. Mary L. Walton, Saugus Centre. C. Tufts,

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Micldleton.

mm

ÂŤ.

Caroline F. Allen, Salem.

Susan F. Dennis, Salem.

M. Balcomb, Salem. Mary I. Baldwin, West Lynn.

Isadore Dodge, Salem.

Lizzie

Eva

Clara E. Bancroft, Wakefield.

Dotey, Salem. Adelaide A. Draper, Lynn.

Mary J. Barton, Lynn. Lucy B. Beadle, Marblehead.

Clara A. Eaton, Lowell.

Carrie F.

Brown, Stoneham.

Lizzie B. Bryant, Melrose. Mary F. Burnham, Lowell.

J.

Julia

M. Durfee,

Fall River.

Annie M. Fernald, Wolf borough, N.H Calista A. Foss,

Lynn.

Martha E. Cressey, Salem.

Grace A. Glover, Salem. Eliza H. Gove, Lynn. Lucy A. Guy, Norwood. Alice F. Hammond, Danversport. Cora M. Herrick, Danvers. Fanny I. Horton, East Somerville. Ellen M. Jones, Weston.

Marietta F. Crowley, Lowell.

Alice G. Josselyn, Sharon.

Mary

E. Carter, Lowell.

Grace Caswell, Gloucester.

Lucy E. Caswell, Gloucester. Caroline M. Clark, Chelsea.

Amy W.

Coker, Salem.


6 Katie M- Kavanagh,

Marcia Kimball,

Know

Ellen A.

Esther

Mary

II.

Wenham.

[N.

IT.

North Charlestown,

Iton,

Hamilton.

Law, Salem.

E. Leavitt,

Lizzie Legro,

Salem.

Lynn.

Caroline M. Littlefield, Salem.

Emma

L. Mitchell, Methuen.

Alice C. Munsey, Danvers.

Sarah A. Newhall, Lynn. Lizzie M. Noyes, Georgetown.

M. Owen,

Hattie

Greenfield.

Pease, Burlington, Yt.

Matilda Harriet P. Poore, Lawrence. Anna B. Poulan, Beverly. II.

$tW Grace L. Allen, Lynn. Annie A. Bent, Canton. Ida F. Blake, Lynn. Lizzie B. Blake, North Andover. Mary E. Boy son, Danvers. Addie M. Brackett, Lynn. Caroline F. Buck, Wilmington. Julia F. Casey, Chelsea. Carrie P. Clark, Salem. Mary A. Cressey, Salem.

Mary E. Delnow, Lynn.

ETattie A.

Raymond, Beverly.

Annie A. Shaw, Peabody. Minnie E. Smith, Hudson, N. IT. Sarah -I. Southworth, Lynn. Carrie E. Tarbox, Lynn. Hattie J. Thing, Swampscott. Amy L. Tuck, Lowell. Fannie G. Tufts, Medford. Abbie A. Upton, Lowell. Lizzie II. Varney, Salem. Annie Ware, Salem. Annie E. Whittier, Lynn. Carrie A. Young, Essex. Clemie A. Young, Newtonville. Florence A. Young, Lowell. 62

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Susan F. Hutchins, Chelsea. Alice M. Jenks, Salem.

Kate O. Jordan, Lynn. Rose A. Jordan, Lowell. Jennie I. Kershaw, North Andover. Margaret C. Lawrie, Lynn. Alice P. Lord, Salem. Lizzie F.

Manning, Salem. Lynn. McAlpine, Henniker, N.

Nellie E. Maudant,

Ellen

S.

H

Caroline E. Merritt, Marblehead.

Jeannette N. Dodge, Lynn,

Lizzie P. Mitchell, Brookline.

Drown, Lynn. Lucy W. Files, North Raymond, Me, Minnie A. Fowle, North Beading.

Muchmore, Salem. M. Newton, Henniker, N. H. Theresa M. Pepper, Salem.

Mary D. French, East

Ida Perry, Salem. Hattie F. Porter. Wenham. Bessie A. N. Remer, Salem. Maybell Roberts, Salem. Yiola T. Robie, Lowell. Sallie M.Simmons, Boston. Adah J. Smith, West Lynn. Nellie E. Soper, Middleton. • Martha L. Spinney, Lynn. Georgiana E. Stone, Lynn.

Sylvia H.

Salisbury.

Lizzie E. Gardner, Salem.

Mary E. Gates, Lowell. Ellen T. Gorman, Salem. Eva M. Hardy, Lowell. Addie M. Harwood, Lynn. Eliza G. Hill, Salem.

Windham, N. H. M. Hinds, Maiden.

Ellen L. Hills, W^est Hattie

Mary

J.

Hitchings, Lynn.

Ida P. Howes, Essex. Catherine S. Hutcherson, Lynn.

Georgietta Charlotte

Josie B. Stuart, Dracut.

Katie M. Thrasher, Lynn.


Mary

L. Turner, Lynn.

M. Waterhouse, Lynn. Phebe P. Weare, Cape Neddock, Mary I. Weeks, East Boston. Persis

Me

Josephine Whitten, Lowell. Mary F. Wiley, Stoneham. Elizabeth K. Winkley, Lowell. Avilla F. Young, Bockport, Me.

Alice E. Whitmarsh, Beverly.

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Advanced Class

A,

Class B,

(Senior,)

D,

42

-

Class C, Class

--.-15

Class,

-

-

--_

Whole number

for the term,

Whole number

for the year,

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STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.. ..SALEM, MASS.

Tins Institution was established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with the liberal co-operation of the City of Salem and the Eastern Railroad for the direct preparation of Female Teachers to instruct in the

High Schools required by law.

It is

these,

hundred have

nine

tion of the

During the period that has

Class, in September, 1854, one thousand

have been members

hundred seventy Ladies

nine

first

of

the

School

;

and of

upon the honorable comple-

diplomas,

received

Common and

under the charge of the State Board of

Education, and of a special Board of Visitors. elapsed since the reception of the

Company,

prescribed course of study.

School The School Year

Y

e

n u

&

ant)

e

r

ms

divided into two terms, each containing nineteen weeks of

is

study, with a week's recess near the middle of the term.

The next Term

commence

will

Tuesday, January

close on

The following Term on Tuesday, June 26,

will

on

Tuesday, August 29,

1876, and

will

16, 1877.

commence on Tuesday, February

6, 1877,

and

will close

1877.

will close on Tuesday, June 27, 1876, with public exerExamination and Graduation, commencing at 9 1-2 o'clock, A. M.

The present term cises of

&?}

mission.

Candidates for admission must be at least sixteen years of age on the day of examination a satisfactory their

presumed

intention

of

qualifications

faithfully

connection with chusetts

;*

it,

for admission

of good moral character and of school ; must declare their full

and of afterwards teaching in the public schools of Massasatisfactory examination in Reading, Spelling, Defin-

Arithmetic, English

the United States.

to the

must present

observing the regulations of the School, during their

and must pass a

ing, Writing,

certificate

;

A

Grammar, Geography, and the History

of

greater age and higher attainments than those prescribed,

with some experience in teaching, render the course of study in the Institution still

more

useful.

* Ladies designing to teach paying $15 a term for tuition.

in

other States or

in

private schools

may he admitted by


9 Especial attention should be gicen to these requirements,

as

they

will be

STRICTLY ENFORCED.

The next Examination 29, 1876,

commencing

for

Ladies who purpose

Tuesday,

August

M.

apply for admission

to

on

admission will take place

at 9 o'clock, A.

at

that time, are

requested to

notify the Principjal of their intention as early as possible.

Co

it );

8

c

of

J?

t

uD £

The Board of Education, by a vote passed January following Course of Study for the State

"The

Normal Schools

9,

1860,

prescribed the

:

time of the course extends through a period of two years; and

is di-

vided into terms of twenty weeks each, with daily sessions of not less than

five

week.

hours, five days each

BRANCHES OF STUDY TO BE PURSUED. First Term. 1.

Arithmetic, oral and written, begun.

2.

Geometry, begun.

3.

Chemistry.

4.

Grammar and

1.

Arithmetic completed; Algebra begun.

2.

5.

Geometry completed; Geography and History begun. Physiology and Hygiene. Grammar and Analysis completed. Lessons once or twice a week in Botany and Zoology.

1.

Third Term Algebra completed; Book-keeping,

Analysis of the English Language.

Second Term.

3. 4.

4

Geography and History completed. Natural Philosophy. Rhetoric and English Literature.

5.

Lessons once or twice a week in Mineralogy and Geology.

2. 3.

1.

2. 3.

Fourth Term. Astronomy. Mental and Moral Science, including the principles and art of Reasoning. Theory and Art of Teaching, including: Principles and Methods of Instruction. ( 1. ) School Organization and Government. (2.)

(3) 4.

The

Laws

School

of Massachusetts.

Civil Polity of Massachusetts

and the United States.

In connection with the foregoing, constant and careful attention to be given

throughout the course

to

spelling, with derivations

and vocal gymnastics

;

drawing and delineations on the blackboard; music; and definitions

and writing.

;

reading, including analysis of sounds


10 The Latin and neglect

the

to

French languages may bo pursued as optional studios, but not

GenoraJ exercises

ducted

in

BUCh

a

English course.

the

of

composition, gymnastics, object lessons,

in

manner and

at

&c,

such times as the Principals shall

to

deem

be conbest.

Lectures on the different branches pursued, and on related topics, to be given by gentlemen from abroad, as the Board or the

by the teachers and more

The order of

direct,

and

also

advanced scholars.

the studies in the course

the approval of the

shall

Visitors,

may

be varied in special cases, with

Visitors."

jJLbbanccb

Course.

Graduates of the regular course who desire

to

prepare themselves for the higher

departments of teaching, are permitted to take an advanced course, which' occupies

two years, and includes instruction and training

German languages,

French, and

the higher mathematics, and the other branches required to

be taught in the high schools of Massachusetts.

may

in the Latin,

Graduates of the School

Advanced Course are requested

desire to take the

Principal as early as possible.

-4

new Advanced

who

communicate with the

to

Class will be

formed

at

the

opening of the next term.

glims mitt gttetljobs

The ends

chiefly

aimed at

knowledge of the Principles

in this

of J?inbi) aub Sa"ammcj.

school are, the acquisition of the necessary

and Methods of Education, and of the various

branches of study, the attainment of

skill

in

the art of

teaching, and the

general development of the mental powers.

From

the beginning to the end of the course,

especial reference to the best cellent,

are not

that which

deemed

all

studies are conducted with

ways of teaching them.

Kecitations, however ex-

satisfactory, unless every pupil

she has herself learned.

is

able to teach others

In every study the pupils in turn occupy

temporarily the place of teacher of their classmates, and are subjected to their criticisms,

as well

as

those

of their regular teacher.

Teaching exercises of

various kinds form a large and important part of the school work.

During the

Senior term, object lessons are given to classes of primary school children, so that

every pupil obtains, before graduating, considerable experience in teaching chil-

dren to observe, think, and give expression to thought.

The to

studies

are

conducted upon the

a large extent, as books of reference.

memory

is

topical plan.

Text-books are used,

The committing of text-books

to

avoided as far as possible, the scholars being trained to depend upon

thoughts rather than words.


11 great object of the school

speak

for themselves

whatever

to

;

the pupils investigate, think, and

make them independent,

may

difficulties

make

to

is

and ready

self-reliant,

to

meet

arise. discipline.

The

school

discipline of the

pected to govern themselves

from

to refrain voluntarily

It

presumed

known wishes

Pupils are exrequired, and

is

Those who are unwil-

improprieties of conduct.

all

ing to conform cheerfully to the ants, are

as simple as possible.

do without compulsion what

to

;

made

is

of the Principal and his Assist-

be unfit to become teachers.

to

not deemed necessary to awaken a feeling of emulation, in order to in-

is

duce the scholars according to

to

The ranking of scholars

perform their duties faithfully.

their comparative success

Faithful attention to duty

is

their studies,

in

encouraged

for its

own

is

sake,

not here allowed.

not for the purpose

of obtaining certain marks of credit. promotions anb (Jkabuations.

Promotions from one

class to

another are made at the close of each term by

means of thorough written examinations.

These examinations include every

study pursued during the term, and the result in each study must be satisfactory

to entitle

the pupil to advance to the study next in order.

term, a special examination schools,

Young

is

had

and only those who pass

ladies

no serious

who

in

all

the branches taught in the

in

common

successfully are peimitted to graduate.

it

possess good natural abilities

difficulties

In the Senior

and right habits of study,

find

passing the required examinations. library, apparatus, anb Utascum.

The

Institution has a

valuable Library, containing, in works for general ref-

erence and reading, and in text-books, about nine thousand volume3.

collection of specimens illustrating various

An

Museum

supply of philosophical apparatus, and a

also, a fair

important addition to the means of practical instruction in Chemistry has

chemical

The

investigations, free

from

direction will

making donations

at the

same time, engage

danger of inhaling injurious gases.

all

friends of the higher education of

the Institution by this

containing a large

departments of science.

been made, whereby a large number of pupils can, in

It has,

women can

to its

confer a great benefit upon

Library and Museum.

Any

aid in

be gratefully acknowledged. gtrt-Hcom.

A

room has been handsomely

affording facilities for instruction

drawing.

A

large

number

fitted

up and furnished

and training

in

the

for

the purpose of

higher departments of

of beautiful casts, models, and patterns have been


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obtained from London, and have been conveniently giving

to the

members

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The important advantages respects, unequalled

members of

Museum and

the

Normal

Science.

The

School.

Cabinet belonging

to

useful Institu-

large and, in

the Institute and

affords rare opportunities for studies in various departments of Science;

and the instructive meetings of the Essex Institute

and

of

known and most

offered by these well

tions are lively enjoyed by the

Academy,

the room, thus

in

of the School advantages not heretofore enjoyed.

CEjjscx

some

arranged

for the diseussion of Historical

who

Scientilic subjects, possess great value for all

are interested in the study

of History and of Nature. ((Expenses,

Tuition

is free to

those

Schools of Massachusetts, fee ($2.00)

is

giiir,

tfce.

who comply with the condition of teaching in the public wherever they may have previously resided. A small

paid by each pupil at the beginning of the term, for incidental

expenses.

The text-books required are mostly furnished, without charge, from the School Library. for

It

is

recommended, however, that pupils should bring with them,

purposes of reference and comparison, the text-books w hich they have already 7

studied

;

and they should, especially, be provided with a Dictionary, and a recent

Atlas.

The price which washing,

paid by the pupils

is

or separate

fire

and

lights,)

board,

for

(not

varies from $4.00

according to the accommodations furnished.

Pupils

who

to

usually including

$5.00 per week,

prefer to board them-

selves can obtain good rooms for about one dollar a week.

Pupils

who come

to

the

School

daily

by

railroad,

at one half of the usual rates, except on the Boston

& Maine

obtain

road and

season its

tickets

branches.

For the assistance of those who would find even the moderate expense of the

Commonwealth makes an annual appropriation of a One half of this amount is distributed at the close of each

School burdensome, the

thousand dollars. term,

among

pupils from Massachusetts

who

merit and need the aid, in sums

varying according to the distance of their residences from Salem, but not exceeding in any case $1.50 per week.

pupiFs connection with the School

is

In this distribution, the

complete the prescribed course of study in

Aid

is

less

also rendered, in cases of special merit

fund of Five Thousand Dollars, bequest of Nathaniel

I.

Salem, May, 1876.

for

first

term of a

not reckoned, unless she enters prepared to

than two years.

and need, from the income of the

which the School

is

indebted to the munificent

Bowditch, Esq., of Brookline.


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