. Catalog and circular of the State Normal School, Bridgewater. State Normal School, Bridgewater. 25 THE MODEL SCHOOL. The purpose of the model school is to exemplify the mode of con-ducting a good public school, and to train the normal students inobserving and teaching children. It occupies nearly one-third of theschool building, is under the general supervision of the principal ofthe normal school, the direct supervision of the vice-principal, andincludes the ten grades — the kindergarten, four primary and fivegrammar — of the public school in the centre of the town. Theschool has a principa


. Catalog and circular of the State Normal School, Bridgewater. State Normal School, Bridgewater. 25 THE MODEL SCHOOL. The purpose of the model school is to exemplify the mode of con-ducting a good public school, and to train the normal students inobserving and teaching children. It occupies nearly one-third of theschool building, is under the general supervision of the principal ofthe normal school, the direct supervision of the vice-principal, andincludes the ten grades — the kindergarten, four primary and fivegrammar — of the public school in the centre of the town. Theschool has a principal, and a regular teacher for each room. The normal students have a special course in practical child studyconducted by the principal of the training department. They learnhow to study individual children, under careful direction, and makereports on their study. The course includes an observation of allthe details of school work in different grades with a discussion of thesame. After this the students serve as assistants, teach classes indifferent subjects


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