Excerpt from Max Walter's German Lessons: A Demonstration of the Direct Method in Elementary Teaching, Given at Teachers College, Columbia University From February to the End of April, 1911

During the second term of 1910-11 Director Walter of the Frankfort Musterschule, who' is known as one of the leading exponents of the Reform Method in modern language teaching, was Visiting Professor at Teachers College in response to an invitation extended to him by the trustees of the institution. In a series of twenty lectures intended for teachers, he set forth his views on the teaching of German to American beginners. He was afforded by the courtesy of Principal Pearson of the Ele mentary Department of the Horace Mann School. The Opportunity to illustrate his theory in practice with a group of children previously unacquainted with German, and this phase of his work came to be recognized as one of the striking features of his activity. It demonstrated as no lectures could have done what a part in successful teaching the resource fulness of the teacher plays, it held through ten weeks the undivided interest of the children and of the teachers in attendance.

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