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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1882
Page
4
North port in not completed Dixon Illinois. The largest normal school west of Chicago and the most thorough in the country. Thorough in work logical in methods of investigation normal in methods of teaching practical in courses of study economical in all things established to meet the demands of the Northwestern states. No rival in its success and increasing prosperity.
Over forty five thousand dollars have been spent this season on new buildings. Students can live here as cheaply as at home. The institution owns all departments connected with the school and operates dormitories boarding departments book store and stationary department to defray expenses. Send to the Principal for information before going elsewhere. School in session year round.
The document outlines aims to provide affordable, practical teacher education for talented youths and teachers from nearby states. It emphasizes a merit standard over wealth, progressive teaching methods, and expanded facilities including a cabinet of natural history and an English telescope. Annual rates remain $90 to $100 despite new buildings.
This passage argues for systematic teaching of fundamentals and strong lower-department instruction. It describes preparatory and teachers course tracks, emphasizing practical, complete analysis methods and a demand for more and better teachers.
A course outlines theory and art of teaching with pupil teachers forming sections. Each diary entries methods and criticisms train them to present logically and handle classes accurately. The article notes the challenge of organizing a school and the impact of the first day.
A historical notice outlines collegiate departments offering scientific and classical courses, a conservatory of music, and practical teaching pathways. It details degrees, faculty focus, Rock River region field study, tuition, and facility provisions for piano organ voice and ensemble training.
The brick dormitory houses 100 rooms in two-student suites with steam heat and good ventilation. Women’s department is overseen by a matron and parents are assured of careful attention and pleasant homes. Smith’s Hall, a new brick structure, will add to the schools, with private-family accommodations as well. Boarding is priced to defray expenses, with tuition and rooming rates listed for an annual school year. Special inducements offered to parents locating children for education.
The institution claims patronage from merit not sect, upholding strict moral discipline. It rejects traveling agents and relies on students as representatives. Teachers focus on their departments, offering individualized help, with fifty five minute recitations and daily thirty minute chapel services.
The notice invites bringing books for reference as books and stationery are sold at cost by the Normal Book Store. It advertises a free library and a geological cabinet with global specimens. It promotes an instructional method prioritizing understanding over memorization and offers training for future teachers.
The institution touts its unmatched history and practical courses. It highlights experienced staff led by Prof. E.C. Smita and a principal team with normal school expertise. Aimed at offering year round admission, no vacations, and affordable, results driven instruction with a free penmanship course and German studies.
Dixon residents are praised for intelligence and sociability welcoming students to education. The town boasts unparalleled healthfulness due to drainage, climate, pure water, and Rock River drainage. Its landscape mirrors New England charm with rock formations, river islands, and fertile farms along Rock River.
The program offers daily recitations and lectures to teach mercantile law. Graduates receive a diploma and are prepared for banking or other duties. Short courses exist for practical bookkeeping, with summer options for teachers and a $3.0 fee in the Actual Business department.
An advertising claim outlines a business college’s departments theoretical and actual business. It stresses lower expenses and a full practical program where students run real offices such as The Merchants’ Emporium and The Wholesale and Retail Offices with $350,000 capital in college currency for hands on bookkeeping and management.
COURSE OF INSTRUCTION includes Plain Business and Ornamental Penmanship and drawing. Full course free to members of the Normal School of Business. College Tuition full course when taken alone 35 dollars, with tuition eight dollars per term. THE KINDERGARTEN DEPARTMENT Provides training for children aged five to twelve.
Reports by Rev O F Mattison and A D Webb extol the Northern Illinois Normal School for strong attendance and clear teaching. Letters from H S Jordon and E C Sickles urge families to consider the school for affordable, thorough education and moral influence.
Calendar notes Fall Term opens August 20 Spring Term begins March 27 Fall and Winter term start November 7 Summer term starts June 5 Winter and Spring term begin January 15 Commencement on August 6 includes Winter and Spring terms.
Joseph Crowford is named president and Jason C Ayres is secretary for Dixon National Bank affairs with J A Hawley as treasurer and cashier. The notice lists the bank officers associated with Dixon National Bank.
Dixon is a county seat in Lee County with 5 000 inhabitants. It sits nearly three miles west of Chicago and lies at the junction of the Minors Central and the Chicago and North Western railways, making it highly accessible. Students are urged to verify information by contacting a Dixon citizen or the school, and to notify the principal if arriving at term start.
C O Scudder A M Instructor of Natural Sciences and Literature Florence H Tyler AB Instructor of Latin Greek and Rhetoric J W Brose Instructor in Pen Art and Penmanship Co A Steinman Phonography and Type writing Thos M Gafney Telegraphy Carrie R Pratt Instrumental Music Piano and Organ Will H Smith Violin and Orchestral Music Painting and Drawing Amelia McCumpsry Manager Primary Department
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