Ah. Maybe she just assumed she knew, or was repeating 'common
knowledge' of the students. Pity I can't ask.
On Jun 28, 2008, at 7:27 PM, Vigo Co Coordinator wrote:
She must have been yanking your chain. ;)
They called it a "normal school" because the schools came about to
"normalize" the training that teachers received. Prior to these
normal
schools, teachers did not have to complete standardized training, or
even
any training at all, so they were not always equipped to teach the
students
that were in their care. These schools developed a curriculum that
was the
same at each school, no matter where the school was located.
Carol
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-----Original Message-----
From: mailman-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:mailman-bounces@rootsweb.com
] On
Behalf Of Dick Harris
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 2:28 PM
To: invigo(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [INVIGO] INVIGO Digest, Vol 3, Issue 97
My mother graduated from a normal school in New Jersey. She told me
that a normal school was a school for those planning to teach normal
children, thus the name. As opposed, I suppose, to mentally
handicapped, or other words we don't use much any more.
On Jun 28, 2008, at 2:18 PM, J. Clayburn wrote:
> Thank you so much for this information. It sounds right, and I can
> do more
> research from here. Thanks again.
> --Jody
>
>>
>> Hi Jody,
>>
>> It was likely Indiana State Normal School in Terre Haute, IN. A
>> "normal
>> school" was a school that educated those who wanted to teach. The
>> school
>> operated under that name from 1865 to 1929. It was then renamed
>> Indiana
>> State Teacher's College, from 1929 to 1961. Next, it was called
>> Indiana
>> State College, from 1961 to 1965. Finally it became Indiana State
>> University, and is still operating under that name today.
>>
>> Indiana State Normal School opened for classes on 6 January 1870,
>> with 23
>> students and 3 faculty members.
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>> Carol
>>
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>> Carol Genung
>> Vigo Co. Volunteer Coordinator
>> INGenWeb Project
>> email: invigocc(a)gmail.com
>>
http://www.ingenweb.org/invigo/
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mailman-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:mailman-bounces@rootsweb.com
>> ]
>> On
>> Behalf Of J. Clayburn
>> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 11:02 PM
>> To: INVIGO(a)rootsweb.com
>> Subject: [INVIGO] Teacher's College
>>
>> According to some history books, my Great-grandfather, Alva Dillard
>> Lee,
>> went to "...the teacher's college in Terre Haute, Indiana" This
>> would
>> have
>> been around 1893-96. I was wondering if anyone has any information
>> on the
>> colleges of Terre Haute at that time. I'd appreciate anyones
>> knowlege
>> very
>> much.
>>
>> Jody Clayburn, CA
>
>
>
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