States. Shortly after the establishment of the NHS, McMurry began to compile various works of Herbartian educational instruction from faculty at ISNU, to create The First Supplement to the Yearbook of the National Herbart Society in 1895. The "yearbook" was rather a symposium for faculty and students at ISNU to engage in academic conversation in regards to early childhood education, secondary education, and post-secondary education, though its publication and distribution impacted educational institutions across the United States. In 1899, Charles McMurry helped establish an education program for teaching at Northern Illinois State Normal School, where he served as director of educational instruction under John W. Cook. McMurry Hall on the NIU campus is named after him and his sister-in law, Lida Brown McMurry. His success as an early pioneer of Herbartianism in the United States allowed him to teach across the country. He taught Herbartianism in summer schools throughout the nation, most notably at the University of Chicago, Columbia University, Vanderbilt University, and Cornell University. McMurry taught and wrote about various ideologies of education, but is most notable for his work in Herbartianism. He authored and submitted over one hundred fifty works in seven hundred sixty-nine publications, until his death in 1929. Published works The Elements of General Method (1892; sixth edition, revised, 1903) Method of the Recitation (1898), with F. M. McMurry 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) Notes External links American motivational writers Illinois State University alumni University of Michigan alumni University of Halle alumni University of Jena alumni Illinois State University faculty University of Chicago faculty 1857 births 1929 deaths