Education
He graduated at the Illinois State Normal University in 1876, and studied at the University of Michigan (1876-1880), and in Europe at Halle (Doctor of Philosophy, 1887) and Jena.
He graduated at the Illinois State Normal University in 1876, and studied at the University of Michigan (1876-1880), and in Europe at Halle (Doctor of Philosophy, 1887) and Jena.
He taught in Illinois. At various times McMurry was a professor at Illinois State University and at the University of Chicago. 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).