Charles De Garmo

[2] Upon his return from service, DeGarmo enrolled at Illinois State Normal University (ISNU) in 1870, where he would graduate in 1873.

In 1876, DeGarmo returned to Normal, Illinois, serving as principal of the Grammar Department of its Model School at ISNU until 1883.

[2] He quickly became intrigued by the teachings of leading Herbartianists, such as Karl Volkmar Stoy, Willheim Rein, Otto Frick, and Tuiskon Ziller.

"[2][5] DeGarmo's position proved to be vital to the success of Herbartianism stemming from ISNU in the 1890s, as it took pieces from both ends of the Herbartianist spectrum, radical to orthodox, to form a well rounded idea of the pedagogy that touched on nearly every issue in education.

[7] De Garmo was a prolific author of more than one hundred articles and books about educational theory and practice.