Charles Alexander McMurry
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Charles Alexander McMurry. Ph.D. (1857-1929) was an American
educator, born at Crawfordsville, Ind.
He graduated at the Illinois State Normal University
in 1876, and studied at the University of Michigan
(1876-80), and in Europe
at Halle (Ph.D., 1887) and Jena. He taught in Illinois
. At various times McMurry was a professor at Illinois State University
and at the University of Chicago
. His works include:
United States
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educator, born at Crawfordsville, Ind.
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Crawfordsville is a city in Union Township, Montgomery County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 15,915. The city is the county seat of Montgomery County...
He graduated at the Illinois State Normal University
Illinois State University
Illinois State University , founded in 1857, is the oldest public university in Illinois; it is located in the town of Normal. ISU is considered a "national university" that grants a variety of doctoral degrees and strongly emphasizes research; it is also recognized as one of the top ten largest...
in 1876, and studied at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
(1876-80), and in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
at Halle (Ph.D., 1887) and Jena. He taught in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. At various times McMurry was a professor at Illinois State University
Illinois State University
Illinois State University , founded in 1857, is the oldest public university in Illinois; it is located in the town of Normal. ISU is considered a "national university" that grants a variety of doctoral degrees and strongly emphasizes research; it is also recognized as one of the top ten largest...
and at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
. His works include:
- The Elements of General Method (1892; sixth edition, revised, 1903)
- Method of the Recitation (1898), with F. M. McMurryFrank Morton McMurryFrank Morton McMurry was an American educator and a brother of Charles Alexander McMurry.Born near Crawfordsville, Indiana, McMurry studied at the University of Michigan and at Halle and Jena in Europe, earning a Ph.D. in 1889. Before teaching in higher education, he served as the principal of...
- Special Method of Reading (1898; new edition, 1910)
- Special Method in Literature and History (1898)
- Special Method in Geography (1898)
- Special Method in Natural Science (1896; second edition, 1899)
- Pioneer History Stories (three volumes, 1891; fifth edition, 1898)
- Special Method in Primary Reading and Oral Work (1903)
- Special Method in Reading in the Grades (1908)
- Handbook of Practice for Teachers (1914)
- Conflicting Principles of Teaching and How to Adjust them (1915)