History of Mukwonago, (Waukesha County) Wisconsin United States of America

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Charles De garmo, educator, was born at Mukwanago, Wis., Jan. 7, 1849; son of Rufus and Laura (Wilbur) De Garmo; grandson of Elias De Garmo; and a descendant of Pierre De Garmo, who came to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in 1680. He was graduated at the Illinois state normal school in 1873, was principal of a school in Naples, Ill., 1873-76, and had charge of a department in the Illinois state normal school, 1876-83, meanwhile, with Edmund J. James, establishing the lllinois School Journal, which afterward became the Public School Journal. He studied in the universities of Jena and Halle, Germany, 1883-86; was professor of modern languages in the Illinois state normal school, 1886-90; professor of psychology and pedagogy in the University of Illinois, 1890-91, and president of Swarthmore college, 1891-98. In 1898 he was elected professor of the science and art of education in Cornell university, to succeed Prof. S.G. Willtams, who resigned Feb. 23, 1898. In 1883 he became a member of the National educational association, and was elected one of its council and director for the state of Pennsylvania. In 1898 he served as president of the National council of education. He was also chosen president of the Herbartian society upon its foundation in 1892. He received the degree of Ph.D. from the University of Halle in 1886. His published writings include: The Essentials of Method (1889); and a translation of Lindner's Manual of Empirical Psychology as an Inductive Science (1889). He also edited several works, including Apperception by Carl Lange (1894); and Ufer's Introduction to the Pedagogy of Herbart (1896). He wrote Herbart and the Herbartians for the Great Educator series (1896); and prepared a series of Language Lessons for elementary schools (1897); besides contributing numerous articles to periodicals.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Mukwonago, (Waukesha County) Wisconsin

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