July 1901
QUARTERLY BULLETIN
NEBRASKA STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
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PUBLISHED BY THE NORMAL SCHOOL
APPLICATION MADE FOR ENTRANCE AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER AT THE POSTOFFICE IN PERU, NEBRASKA
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FACULT
W. A. '1 -\ HK P d .. , Ph.D ., Pr slde ut
L11 1.1 C. PP ptress 'i ics and Geooraphy
E. WUITE:'\A K, A.B. ·rman Language and Lit ratt'r
1 [ATTIE OOK EL.t.\ Hi to1·y and. G ograph y
J. M. H W l&. A. B. Math matics
E TllEil LARK, M. Lotl11 Languago and. Lit rat u·e
w. . HAHT
P yc1wlopy and Pedagogy
t:O I E . P RTEll A. . English Language and. Lit rature
GR E D. LBEH1' N l!:ngli h G-ramma r and 01npo i.tion
HA.HLE ' F. BE K A.rithm tic and Book1-; cping
ELLA I. LARK Vocal i\Ius ic
. L. :I..LDWELL Drawing and. P emnanship
O CEAN K. DAIL Y R eadin g and Eloct, tion
A NN E M. Go HEN, B.L. S11pe1'int en de nt ot T ?·a i.ni.ng Departm ent
LI ZZIE 0R.A WFORD Mod el 'l' eacher-
P EA.HL S. KELLEY P·r·i?na?/J 01·itic Teacher
D ORA K.nEBS
I ntennediat e C-ri tic Tea cher
Lou E. HOSME R Ki nd eTga?·ten Mode l and 01 it ic T eac h er
E LVA E. RULON, Pe d. B. Libr ari an
BAR BA HA MA JOR S Assistan t Librari an
GENERAL A 0 T
LO ATI I '0 EQ 'f P. IE .• ,.
Th e e br as ka tate 'or-m al Sch ool Is sl uu ,.,. of J·• ·r u.
Nem a ha coun ty. Peru Is h hom or a moral. ul ur fl tw h pl, ·: th• r· rr•
no saloon s or other h au nts C vi ·e, and th '"' tal ll f • all •·f·ll t • r ,, .,, '" 1 tb e sc hoo l and con tribul s to Its work. Th • nurllnf.; on • lr nu r
Ri ve r ra il way p as ses throu gh th v lll ag•, and f Is wl hln Nt ) •Ja ·h In a.. dista nce from the fi ssour l Pac lfl c road at Auburn un•l .fu llr 11 r Th·· school buil d in gs are s itua t d upon an m in n e on·rlookln • h• II ou.-1 riv er, in t he mid st of a gro 'T or na ti ve oak. TIH· f' lllllJ H I •· 1 r y acr es, and th e campu s Is uns ur pass d tor na ural lwu 1 y. All '' ho , 1. 1 th e pl ace are en thu sias ti c In their p ralsPs, anfl H utlf·n flnll h,.,. ,. a "" '
Ji gbtfu l hom e to be r m mb r d and r \ 'ls i d wl h Jllr·u Htll' t• . 'l'he bu1ldi ngs con sist of th main R Ita lon H a11 nnll ,\rlmlu lttt r· nt lo r Bu il din g, th e Li bra r y, th r nhou s (now In h1 · JH' OI 'P RH ,.r ,.,.,. ,. ,Ion 1. th e Po wer H ou s e, the Ladi s' ormllory , a nd th bK vatory . To llu •." s hou ld he ad ded th e s tandpip e, tb pumpin g sa Jo n. h 1<- ·hnii HI '. ancl 1111. carp en te r s ho p, in es t im a tin g h ompl t n ss r n mu ria I Nptl p m P n t equ aled by few state norm al sc hool s. 'fh l ulldln gs nr h f'Hlr·•l hy Ht 1•a 01 and lig ht ed by el ectrl ·l ty . Th hap I, ·lass·r om s. an rl "" "ll·l ·tH·h 1ol room s-no w n ew ly repa ir d, r ef urn ish rl , and lmp t·ovf'd - an• w ll adapt ed for sc hool wo rk; an rl lmprov em n a arc b ln g ma tlr 1 pr ov ide th e b es t fac ilit i es fo1 · th g ro w in g work of he Rr·h o l.
OBJ E f' Tn E S HO I.
A st ate norm al sc hoo l h as a perf tly d flnit fun ·lion lo JW rf ot' ll J i 11 t h state sys tem of sc hool s, namely, to prep ar a h rs for th 11 · wo• ·lt i 11 t h pub lic schoo ls of the s tate. It Is a prof ss iona l s ·h ool. ancl It ca n no t enter the fi eld of ge neral e du a ti on with out 1 ss nil g It s m Ht ffi ri nt se rv i ce to th e state. It is also e qu a ll y t ru that th p ulia 1· wo •·l< of a schoo l can not be del egate d to any ot h r sc h oo l. 1 0 ot h r sch oo l c·an prepa re teachers so we ll for the ir wor l< as the s h oo l wb i ·11 mal< s su h preparation its sole bu siness. In th e state no rmal sc h oo l, not on ly th st rictly pr ofe ss i ona l s tudy, but also a ll of th a ·ademic in !:l t ru ti n c 11 • tr i butes to the r ea li zat ion of the sp ec ifi c a im of th e sc hoo l.
The aim of th e Nebr as ka State Norma l Sc hoo l is cl ea rly 1 fi ned by s lat· te in the follo wi ng l ang uag e: " Th e ex clu sive pu rpo se of t hi s sc l1oo 1 is u d the train in g and instruct iO n of persons, both male an female, in the ar ts of teachi ng an d m anaging sc ho ol s, and in the pr in ciples and pr ac ti ces of t he var iou s bra n che s of l ea rn ing ta ught in our pub li c sc hoo ls ." The
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Th•· Ins nu·tl 11 Inn normal ::rh d int tw prinl'lpnl l'l:u-s•·s. nc ·nc h•mk :Hill 11roC :'.' 1 nat. th 11 h tht? lin b twl:' n th m !l.ll not hi' . harply cklln >d. 'las: In whil'h thl:' Nllphn L in IIHIY i · primn-
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RECEN T CHANGES AND HVIP RO VEMEN'TS th the rvat ud y: wo rk . Eve ry
The va ri ous c urri c ul a of the sc hool h ave b ee u car ef ull y r ev i sed d urin g the pas t yea r wi th a vi ew to adapt in g them mor e ade qu ately to the e du· cat ional n ee d of th e St ate . A ll s ubj ects th at do n ot be lo ng dir ec tl y to ..
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the training of teach ers to r ebraska's public acb oo l b \' h·· •n dim· inated, and ne w s ub j ects bave been added In accordan wl b hi M ..-1 ,..,,. of the work of a sta te norm al schoo l.
The instruction in the common branch es bu been st r n to bette r fit oUJ; pupi ls for their lmmedla cb ln . our •· Arithm etic and Gramm ar have been doubled; ad qua pro\•J ton h ,. h•• n made for lhe s tud y of Spe lll ng, Penm.an sblp, Drnwlo ·. \ ocal . fu lt-. n Reading; and the Elem en ts or Agrl cu.l ur bas o h• ·n n pi the requirem en ts of the r ece nt school law.
The Library has be en so classified and organized aa o r •nd ·r use ful pa rt of the s chool's equi pmen t. A compl • nrd crua lo u added. There are fifte en t hou sand volumes In tb IJibrary, nntl ndtll I Hl are being made constantly o! the best books tor normal h oo t ,. ud n
The Faculty was n ever so st ro ng before; a11 re en app ol n m •n ht h l · add ed new tr ength. Tbi s b dy or prrJf · nul tl-u h ·t"'4 ur · 1•u un"""'l wo · ·k by week In a criti ca l and syste matic study or normal scboot prohl<•tnt« nnd are embodyi ng th r es ul ts of h ir Htndy in th ·nrrknluu1 urul m..t of the school. . There hav e been importan t ba nges In the mate rial qulpm n school. More perm ane nt impro vemen ts have been mad · In h bu 1I til n ·s and ground s in the last year th an l.n the t.eo years prcc Th prln l· pal contributions to effi cien cy a nd com fort are: tb e olargln g or h .!n mpus to more than doubl e i ts form er si ze; the recon sl ru ctl g of b d rnl nng and sewe rage syste ms; the layin g of a. new wa ter ma in ; b pur h aR r o. new elec tric l{ght dynamo of dou ble tb e capacity r lh td o b log of a new boil er in th e pow er-bou se and b r s l lo g of th the entire rewiring of the malo buildin g ror I Lrl ll gh s; tb new brick pavem ents In th e Campu s; the buil di ng or an lc h UH Dormitory; the buildin g of a gre enhou se for the lab orat ry w rl< biological sciences; the lay in g of new floor s a nd t be p ur ch ase r n nlture for classrooms; the e quippin g of n ew b athr o om s In tb and the furnishing of a new ha ll for Pe·nman s hlp and r aw in g. changes and many minor on es we re rend ered n ecessary by th ra pid gro wth of the sc hool.
CURRICULA
GENERAL STATEMEN1'
The State Normal School off ers five years of in s truction in it s com pi e te curriculum, covering the ground of a stro ng high sc hool and the eq uiv ale nt of the first two years of the common college c our se. Abridg ements and modifications of this curriculum are provid ed to meet the aim s an d a dvancement of special classes of students. The first two year s are modified so as to make what is known in the statu te as the "Common School Course." This abridgement has three forms: the "Regular Training Cur-
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l' l<'lllum :· tho· "l li !! h .·o·hool Trninin ' urrit:ul um. " an d th t• n -Yea 1· ('unku l um ." Th ':- thrtt' t•urrkuln nrp cl to pr epa. r to tPa«""l In tu• t•ou rnry dlstrkt ::dwol:: and th pr i ma ry nnd hnuh ,.. or' \' lllaf.i t' :u11l dty >' l' hool::. Th first is atlnpt d tn pup il !' 1 rrnm th<' •·nuntry se h ool::: or fro m th l' : mall e 1· hi "' h !-! rh oot s: It prm ido •s a thorough n \'io w of th t:' t•o mm n ::: ..t wo l urnn he wit h som£ In s l'lll't lon in :: N·orulnry ::l'110 I a nd a full y nr f Jl l' Ofi'Ss ionn l st utly . Th ' :o'I' On tl is fnr ;::: r ndun t r:: of sc hool:> . an 1 dif· ff' rs fr om tht · lln:t in shor t •n ln g thl' ti m <' gh·t:' n tn tiH' s tudy f thl' ommon s «"" lnnl hr :uwht> s :1ntl In for a 1'<' \' IP \\' nut! l'O nli n unti n f
stud lt •s of tl u· h s t'lwol t•ou I':'P . Th <' t hir d of thP>" <' a h ri flg c m<' n ts l;no wn as th " On ' ·Y ' :tr t' ur r kul um." Jlr n\·hl Pd to m C'rt th wn nt s of I' Xo' !'Jlllo n ally ::t r lll!! stut!Pnts. who ar t• at lm i tH•t l to it ul y by sp cln l \' Ott' of lw F rwu l ty T lw profC'::sio n al i ns t ru t' ti ou in nil t ll C' t rnln ln j:: t'II ITi l'l ll a Is suhs ta n tlnlly thf' sa m in nmo unt and m tho cl . Th l \\'O Yt'a r:s nr• m odillNI so a::: to pt:' rmi t we ll qn nlifi t:' I t uc1 nt s. nt with a cl\' ntH·t>tl st ('O III(ll l' tP th two ye ars. nnd al so to p nn-i1l a n t h O!';t" d t"s i s uC'h t: r all u at io n from n s chool c- our sp or NI Hinill' tl t se ho lar:h ip i ;; th eo Hli tion t h s c· urr it u la. i ull co ur - in lll 'l'i •ulum '' f r four-y nr hi "' h of a dm i si n to
T in• t'P tl t}ll..to• !'ll l'l' ii'IIIIIIH j,.. Jll' ill tl·ll P ll Jl )tl. hy a hr i pf xp lan atinn of i t>' g"<' ll l' l' ll l fo n 11 a ml "n p.l :.:! tht> t hn •p nai ni ng ·nni nlit ar • gr o111 p o• ol t ogo·! h !' r wi th t' Xpl a na tio n:: : a ntl l' ll p. 1-1 an? f nud tlt l' tw o sppo·inl ahriol gl'H II' nt s of t ht• highl' r l'lllll' :'l' w ith a :' t Ut t> l ll l'IH of tu ir <1 sign a 1ul nr ga n lza t inn .
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REG ULAR CURRICUL
Tt:•u
Arith me tic mmmar eog ra phy
Voca l AJ gebra
Gen. H is tory
Eng. J. itcra tu re Degi nn ing La tin or e rman
Re ad ing ---
Geom e try
Caesa r or Ge rm an
Ch e mistry
P sy chology
Vocal Music E ssa ys
Tr igonom et ry
Cice ro or Ge n ruw
Bota ny and Z oo logy
1 Phy sics I
Elocu tion Essa ys • I
Pity Ccognaph • Phy
\'oeal l u•ic: Algebra Cenernlll ry
Jkginoing J.otin orCerman
Drawing
eometry
C;J.efiar or Ce nnn n
Ph ys ic:s
Psyc h ology
Vocal Mu s ic UliMya
H' t. of Ed u ca ti on Virgi l or erm nn Zoo logy Chemis try
Hlocu t io n E ssay s , ___ ___ ,__ ----
social Scie n ce
Eng. L ite rature
Rev iew of Co mm on Bra nch es Pr ac t ice
1 Ceue ra l Hi story
I Eng. Lite ra t ur e Review of Common
1 Bra nch e/< Pr act ice
Pedagogical
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Coms-1 lrm
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Ca .n r or- .. u
Geom try 'i ro (Jr f:cnrHIII l ll ll y 'rh o ry of H<l11 '" t 10"11
Voca l 1-'M"Y"
lt l. of Agric: ull ur
VI r gi l or f: rJII f lll eo l ogy
El oc uti " l'. Asay s
U.S History
As I rono 111 y R cv i c: wof o mr11 0 11
Hr:J II Chcs Prac ti ce
' Th e sis
Th l' I !'gulu r 'urr k ultllll ('0\" r · flv y 'ar:; oC { rly w y Par IH rll'votcd t a nltlenl ( th nm l nln J; r ur y nr:; th stud! th e wo rk r thc h .·t hi gh c mpl ll n sl'l1 m or st ullh's st ud .-nt.c; nr y nr or th l"nlv erslly wi th xtrn <'rNIIts.
Th 1\!'1\cl ml wo rk Is th orough In ·pl l"ll nnd tunghl In lh fln; YI'Hr Is m or thun am r r vi w In th public· sd t Is; il Is cHlratH'Cd Arithm tic . br ad 111 0r sd ntlfl · In pr Th snm thorougb n r mn \"1!1 d ror In nil or th mm n ho 1 ubj c . Thou htr ul hn s h n g l\· n hy th F nc u lty both to t h th lr I n r;lt udln n\ nrran!! meut nul l th lin s C s tudy In lran v rs grouping . . • t lion or lh lulll, but n il oC th t
xtending throughout the year is de vot ed to pr a ti ce t ea chin g und er he lp f ul sup e rvision. The work of thi s ye ar is tru e la borator y work , th e exp e rim nts be ing th e c arefull y pl a nn ed t eac hing ac ts. A c riti c al stud y is he re made of teaching as a proc e dure to be judged s ol ely by its re sults in th e g rowing lif e of th e children ta ught. The prof ess ional study culminat es in a pe dagogical th e sis.
Ari t hrn ti c
Crarnrn ar
Geography
Ph ys iology
Vocal :ll u ic:
'alnre udv
Ge n era l Hi s tory
Engl is h I, it era tn r •
Proress ional St udy
R ead ing
T RAINI NG CURRJCU LA
Arithm clic
r. rornm ar l"hy. leu I r. coum1 h . S. ll lo! tory
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'h'i C'll
Rh etori c Profe ional Study
ra wirr rc
R . 'R OL 'fRAl
FI USr !i i! CO:f O Tl!IU I ,
Ar ithme ti c A rillrm e li c
Cram mar l!ngli sh Com p 01;1l io n
La tin or Ge rm an l .llti n or
Ge neral llis tor y .s Histo ry
Voca l lllu sic
Read in s and SJ>e lhng
En l! ii sh Literat ure Ps yc hology
Geogr ap hy Ph ysiolol!y
Civics
Nn t ure St udy
Profess ional Study Profe ss ional S tu dy
Drawin g
Draw in g
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HI <•( l 'r of '"' ' I :- t u•h
U mwl n sc
RJil
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lloo kk cpi 11 1e 1"! 1. or Al(ri ult tr r <· t..·uin or nu nu t '. S. II is tory
R cn <linf. n 11d I) J e ll II J.C - -
l' sychol o)(y l' h ' !! io logy ' at ur S tud ·
P ro( ll ll ionul St ud y
r' ' JIII I:l ll ll h ip
ONE -YE AR TRAI N IN G C RR I 'U L UM
TERM s gc oNo TJI J HI J
Gra mrn ar.a.nd Ps yc hology
Co mp OSiti On
Psychology
A rithm e ti c Geog ra ph y Physiol ogy
ci vics
Na tu re S tud y
E l. of Ag ri cu ltu n: pro fe ssional Stu dw Profe ss ional S tud y Pr ofcssioual S tud y
Mu s ic#or Draw in g Spe llin g
Re ndin g
uarfl'rl,11 H ull fin
EXI'I..\:'\.\TIO .. OF Tl t'RRI
Tlw lnw to th :'\ ormal . in n Jdi 'i n to tiH• •·ompl t t·unil·ulum. n ' ommon dwol n lw · ypnrl-1 PI ml'ntary <·f'rllfh-nt . Thi, l'Ommo n ours hn . in the of th t•hool. till' I' !lis :itH't fot·m s. ndnpt 1 l th l' of spl'dnl · or stud Ill:< \\' hi I the'(' nr b ut 1 nrtinl nnd in · •·ompl •lP wh 11 t• nqnlrt•ll with th<' r !-:Hlnr <'lll'l'i<·nllllll. tho n ad emi e in!<l rut ·t loll 1111!1 prof trnining gh· 11 in them i.· t•ompiP : w ithin t hP of thf' l nw. F: at'11 Is lnt miNI to prepnr a t'('rlni n ('Ins:; of s tu· dP tJt s for Pllklf'llt St'hoo l work.
Thl !i i.· tht' "t·o mm o ll s<'110 I f'Oill'l' " pnn• t •al'l u• rs for th Olllltr y se ho Is gn u! s of \' llln g n11d t w11 sellllol«. tr thi s t'Ont mon s!'11 1 r U\':3 directl y and i . cl \'ltiC' S n thor r \'i ,, of th r 111111 0 11 llrnnrhe and int r d n t: t Sll h adnln (· tl s mli n, w ill 111QSt n id th wu hln g in lh sc h oo ls in whieh th y w r o lat ty l;n ow lrd gl' of th' <'0 111 111011 brnnd1e. I n <'O II dilio n li n cut fr 111 t hi s . ch i.
d lo pr · "' rnmmar'
th e t 11 · I' ·
Tlw pr ofe> ss ionnt s tudy on i t of a f ull y nr of ob n·ntio n a n,i ri ticat s tudy or meth ds or ill ." ll'uc lio n a 11cl mnna g ment. Th e pra ti at f m :hods by bs n·nti n i snp pl mcnt ct hy 1 c nr disr n ion u pon cl n ·ntionnt p rin c ipl s.
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Th Hi gh h oo t Trninin g n rri 11111m i to tbe cholar- tli p a nd n eds of hi gh ch oo t g ra 111 at s. It pro ,·irt fo r a st11dy of th com mon bran ch ou the ba si of th hi "'h ch oo l pr parati on. and fo r a continu at ion of som· arh·an ce d s tudi Th er ar two t rm s of I · mcntary Psyc hol ogy in th e ond y ea r. t hu s se urin g a goo n b as is fo r a sc i ntifl c s tud y of th e Th ory of l!.dn cution. Th prof e ion at st ud y co n· sists of ob. r va ti on of xp rt teac hin g a in th r "' Hlar Trainin g nrri cnlum ; th mod el teac her t' ee ps in min d that th e l arg er part of th ese s:urt enls are iit, ety to find mpto yment in gr ade d )w ol \\·orl,
ONE · YEAR TRAININ G C RRI C L "M
Thi s s hort c urri c ulum is an abridg ement of th e High School Training C urri culum , d es igner! to m eet th e wants of th e g ra du ates of a few l ea ding high schools of th e Sta te. Adm i ssio n to th ese la sses is r es tri ted to ex ce ptionall y well f!u a tifl ed stud ents nntl is obtain ed only by vote of ;: he F'acutty.
Ne b1'a ka lat e 1 ormul , 'dtrml
ABRID GED HlG HER CURRJCUL
Ps yc hology
Dotn ny and Zoo loq)•
Th eory of I!du ca tl ou
{ Tri go n ornctry
J.atln, or Ge rm an
Essay s
Social Scic u ce
Li tera t ure
Kcv iew of Com mou
Bra nches
Practi ce
7.oo l ogy
lliMory of Ch milllry t.a lln , or German
Po! ay
,cnern l Eu gl'-'h T. it.ernturc R'-view or Common n ra n cht!l Prnct t«:
Ped agog ical
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Ohow:r u ll 4n
Y.l "' Al!r ttll tur I .Aitll <>r I tictmnn
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Kc vfC'W of ,. ,nut un IJr nn ht:•
t•rn I ke
1h es is I
KINDER I AR'l' EN I RR I I L M
I'JRST TRRM 8ECON J) TPIUI I
T ll lkfJ T• t KM
Psychologv Psyc hol ogy of E tlucutlo u
Bota ny aud Z.ao logy /.oology l' h r; ll ieot
C ifLS, Gam es, eic. Ci ft R. Cam s. t c. Ch ld r n 'H
Kind er ga rte u Th eo ry K iu der ga rtcn Th eo ry Kin d ·n 'l'h cor y
Dra wi ug
Voca l Mu sic
Voca l :'l tus1 E ssays E Sllllys F. sMy!l
Socia l Scie nce · Review of Co mm on
J'ng-. T.i lcro tn rc Rev iew of Co mm on
AHtronon (Y R ·view '0 111111 0 11
Branch es Br anches ll ra 11
K in der ga rten Me th ods K in der ga rt c JJ Me th o<.IB
Kiu dc 1·gn rt 11 Mc th odK
Practice I' m ti co
Ped
agogic
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uart rly null lin
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Sill I'
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'('t from tlw thinl Yt'l\1' nm l omi . u hjrt't-" in w hi h th y mn y b t.> o• xp l't ••1 tn ha\'1' hml gno tlpr.-,;ou . rnl'tion . It ha. b e- n ftHlU thnt
I h •rt• b H "'Jll'l' inJ f th S II :' W hl w i:<h tO tit the lllS P h· 8 in th P WI r :< for wo rk i 11 K i 111 h•rgn rt..-n ar e co n;; pq neu tl y two n l>r i t1g e-tl
higiH ·1· t' lllTi l' lll !l: tlw Tw1 · - High 'l'h I 'urd nlum and th .K il ll1 Pr· gn rtl' n
'I'll lnst tw hi gh ch fi r st y nr
y ar f y ma ln d r b lu g given tudi ·ompl tion of t hi s plan of st udy r ec og ni tion as tho se in the r g ul ar las of s tu dy f or th ose who , h av in g ade qu at
f th la t two of 1 r pa. r at ion t hr oughout th two mst:' l vE' .' for P rim n,ry t n hiu g. thor u o- h kn ,-.;·1 lg !"ph·it f Fr oebe l and of th e m thod s of the mod rn Am ri ca n Kind er ga rt en is in•li spen sa bl e f or the su ccess ful p rim ary t eac her. Thi s import ant work of the No rm al Sc hool is yea rl y gr ow iu g in po pulari ty. Ce rti fi d st ate men ls of pr ev iou s work sho uld be pre e nt e cl at mat ri ·ul at io n.
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E1 T ER I G C HOO L
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I Th P np p llt-n nt mu:t ht> fnurll't'll yt at·::; ni nf gnn d mo rn I dHH ac· tc •r. an cl of J.:nntl physil'nl lll'a lth.
:! •\11 np pllc·ant who holds ltlwr ttll a ,·:dill h'ad t t>r'::; ·p r, ilil-nl<' of llrs t or st•c·o tul grntlc' fr om any t'tllllltY or l'ity of :'\ Phrns lw. or \/1 ) n di · plo nt n of irom a :'\ t•htw<hn hi).!h of :11 I wo fu ll yc•:t r s· work aho , ·c thP <'lghth gr:uiP may h<' :Himi tt ('( l with ut (' Xami natl nn
:l. An a ppl h-n nt w ho doc':< n ot huhl on e of II H' .l tWI IIII <' llt · nu mP rat e cl in JHII'III·: raph :! hut wh o JIO.':<<'HHI's thP qu alific•tu ions s tipul at l' d in pa rag raph 1. mny h <' ndmi ttc• ll upo n pa:-:si ng a l'r tli tahl ' <' Xam ina tio n in th e follo wing s uh j ds: Ot ·th ogrn ph y, I \\' ritin g- , lii l or y of th i" t' nit cl Sta · s. :\ ri thm <'lk. P hy:io l g y. 'o m po ii i n. HtHl l·;ng ll sh :rn lll ll llll'.
1. .\ppl il' n nt s from oth l' r st at s mny hr a.lmiu d upo n th e sn m c nrli· lio ns as thos r in th tnt . ,u bj ct t U(' h uti li n chnr g; a· nt ny ht' pr cs nih d hy lh I oa rcl of E: dm ·n ti on.
:.. : rn dn nt s fro m !Wco nclnr y :-w h oL t hat h: l\· h n nr " JII' <' Jl:l t'in g- full y fo r th first y <'flr f unh· r ity work " hy th e of hra !'l l\a wi ll h ad mitl <l w ithou t f' Xa min atio n to th t' OUI' Hf' fOr hi g- h S(' h fl fi. ;\ pp li nnt ti 1 o ss r ·ing rtuali fi <' ati on. tip ulal d in pa ra g: raph - mn y h admit !. d t lh tw -y ea rs Kind r g-a rl n our. w itho ut xnmi nation.
7. pp li ca li on fo r :Hln tn <·rd ··tantlin "' w ill he grnnt <l nl y at th li s· cr li on of lhc F :w ull y upon n ppr o,· d r rlr n tl nls r r xn min at ion.
RE l IR ED
H l AR HIP
To nt r lh.
h :w r a rai r J(l1 o wl cl g ob ta in rl in th co untr y p; a ni zcd ·ity sch oo l·.
Orthogra ph y. \\ ri t.i ng. G-ogra ph y. A ri thm· ti r. li sh Gra mm ar, En g li sh o mp osition, a nd . Hi to r y.
EN TRAN E EX AMI AT IONS
r rrt uir d to iolo "' y, Eng-
Exa min ations fo r a dmi sion in a ordan e w it h the t hir d rul e a bov e ar e he ld in every co un ty in the St at e in A pril a nd J ul y, a.nd also at Pe ru in th e op e nin g w ee k of the te rm Th e obj ect of th ese exa min at ion s is to te st th e pupil' s ge neral fi tn ess to do su cces s full y th e pre c rib ed work of th e sc hool. Sp ec ial exa min a ti ons will be given in ex ce p ti onal ca ses
br asha 1 ' Lat e • 1 rmal , • ·It I
'fHE S .8- OR IAL YEAR
A yea r of pr eparato ry s tud y Is provld d tor b "'b r•· not r ully prepar ed to ente r the sc hool. Jt Is designed to tuppl•m·nl th \\urk uC th e common di str ict sc hool s and lo Corm a ono c In link lw w•·•·ll t h country school s of lh Sta t and th e Sta , ormnl hool. , Jlllpll \ h•• on compl et in g th e work offer d Jn bl a hom • school, Is nC) t•r'"''" n·d tn pass th e entrance examlnalfon Co r a dmission to • 'ormul Hduml \\ IH find in thi s yea r an oppor tunl y tor a tborougb Hturfy or bran ches. The students In h se classes ar no mn rlr.ufn ·•1: th•·y ar • rank ed In the ninth vear or th Mod I chool, and nr • uhJ'· " n t til ln11 of $10 per yea r to cov er th e cost oC boo ks and suppll . 'flw hi Ht nw Inn. however, Is give n by the regul ar Scbool Jo'acult)', nncl tiH· ..:ra•ltare acce pte d for entran ce to lh orm al S ·bool.
l' JII ST TJ>K I SllCO, D TI!IC I 1111111• TI'M I
Ar ith me ti c A ri• hntellc ,-A""'"'"' I< Gramma r Gro mm nr i;rnmm r Gcograohy c: eogroF, hy l 'h)"'lnloU\' U. S. Hi5t ory s. H •tory Colllt><>'lhl i:m
Spel lin g Rro din g r cnmnn-hil•
ADVA CE STA N DI 'G
Cr edits will be gi ve n for qu iva le nt acad ml c wo rk don • 111 ot It r school s, and stu de nts are a dmi ll d to au b ya rs a nd ran ki n ,:; In li H' (' Il l' · ri culum as th ey are qu a li fied fo r. As a g neral rul , a ll Jlr of eHH ionnl studi es pr esc rib ed In th e Curri cul um ar e r qulr d b pur su d at 1 ru Som e s ub stitut es a te allo we d in ca ses of s trong s bol arsh In. l ud n t R ! n the fir st year of th e T wo -Yea rs High Schoo l urri cul um nr mn lH•d as fourth ye ar s tud ents; and tho se in the s econd y a r, as fi fth y a.r Rlud 11t H.
TI ME TO ENTER
To work to the bes t advanta ge a st ud ent sho ul d nt r tl1 s choo l al t h beginning of th e Fall Term, thou gh successf ul work m ay b don by entering at the beginning of any term of th e. yea r. Eac h y ar of tho Curriculum is a rationally pl a nn ed course of st ud y, In wbl ch eac h month 's work lead s up to and pr epares for th e su ccee din g mon t h' s wo rk. Jt Is especially de sirable that a s tud ent s hould be pr ese Jlt on th e fir st tl ay of the term in whi ch be exp ects to att end.
MATRIC ULATION
On entering the Normal School for th e fir st time a s tud ent m at ri c ulate s by filling out a matriculation blank and paying a fee of $ 5. This entitles him to life membership In the s choo l, unless forfeited under con-
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d h low All r gulnrly mntri ula ed tud nt ntltl II to nil th ndYnntnJ:: s nnd pri Yil -
CO Tl U CE l CHOO L Ji ylng f th
A s ud n t's l'ontlnunn In t'hool d p nd prima rily
main In !'<'hO I. .\ ny on !' mllous hnhlt s. fnil s t mnlnlnln prop r h Th
cho I any n work or any
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Any tud nt nt itl ed to a cer-
R o- uJar urriculum
Kind r o- arten urri unt ompl tin g th higher our se of study nti £1 d to a d iplom a, whi h dip lom a w ill ho I of the State with out f urth er e xam in ation for th spa of t hr
Th l aw with r gard to th I ife is a fo ll ows: " Any gradunt e of the higher co ur e, who sha ll , aft r o-rad u ati on , tea h two a nnu al te rms of schoo l of not l ess than s ix months each. or their eq ui va lent , a nd s hall produce a ce rt ifi cate of good moral co ndu ct a.nd satisfact or y discharge of professional duties f rom the board or boards of dir ec tors of the district or distri c ts in which the a ppli ca nt taught. co unt e rsi gned by the c ounty superintendent of the proper co unt y or co unti es ,- shall be entitled to r ecei ve an ad dition al diploma, go od for life; p1 ovided. That any teacher producing sa tis fact or y proof of t hr ee yea rs' successful te ac hing previous to g radu at ion in the high er c our se of study [ or part previous and the remainder s ub se qu ent to g radu atio n] may re ce i ve . up on gr ad ua ti on, a diploma good for 1ife. "
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ROOM -RE T D BO RDI G
E•"ERt\L T.
vld h nlthful home life for tud nls in he rru al n ·ant r oom!'. good fo d. and lher ncc ec:: n ry mf or nn d s, al a mod rat ·o l. ha lf· ta rv d t ud ent in an un q m· m nn n t do good hoo l w ork· and It i r omp tltlon ror a larg nttendan e. to r du n sn !on f r g od a com m odntl n . L i\ ing at th onsisten with good he alth nnd vlg w rk
LA IE ' D RMTT Y
Th ry. b uil t In 1 . -. I a modern do rmit ory b uil d iu., , h at u by st nm li g ht d hy l ri cit y, wi th nth r m with bo t a nd
r oo m. w ill b
t rm . · ach room Is Inten ded fo r t wo lad! and is pillow , omfort, n-nd tud y- a ble. b in a o t p r w k for a h u py a r oo m. th e co t for ea h st ud e nt p a.yn bl in ada vn for t he
I-I .E LE OF ROOM-RE T AT THE DORMITORY
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o. 1, bac l{ o rn r room.
os. 4, 6, , 1\l , 12 , front in s id room . ea b. 90 9, 11, b ac k in si de room s, e a. b.
0 5, 7, back in s id e r oo m . e a. h. 70 '
ECONO F LO OH
Nos. 16 , 34, front corner rooms , ach .
No. 33 , b ac k corner room.
No. 15 , baclc corne r room.
No s. 1 , 2 0, 22 , 28, 30 , 32, front in s id e room s, each
No s. 19, 21, 23 , 25 , 27 , 29, 31, back insid e rooms , e ach.
THDW :E' l.OO H
Nos. 36, 5'1, front corner rooms , each ..... . ...
No. 53, b ac k c orn er room ...
No. 35, ba clc c orner room .
No s. 38, 40, 42, 48, 50, 52, front inside rooms , each
Nos . 44, 46, front insid e rooms, each .... .. ...........
Nos. 39 , 41 , 43. 45, 47 , 49 , 51 , back inside rooms, each.
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BOAR J 'G h THE T W. •
Board ing, wlt b furni s hed ro oms, may tx: had In prl\'fa •· fnmlll• ·. lt from $2.5 0 to $? . 25 per we k. Tb cost d JJ nd s UJ>On I ,. k hut of rnum . th e furn is hin gs, tbe a commoda Ions, the rll8lanr•· (rom llw ·nnn 1 Scho ol buildin g, etc . Studen ts ar aid d In urlog romft)rto.hh· hnnw . with us, and a general watcbCulo ess Is l:XC·r I •rl O\' ·r JH•Ir Jwnlth aud habit s of li v in g.
SELF -U ARDJ. G
nfur ni shed rooms, or par tly furnleh d rooms. may Itt· n·nlf·d In r ht• to wn fo r se lf- board ing at from $4 o $5 p r rnon h. JO:ronomh-nl ,,..,.tmn . are ab le in this way to on s ld rably r educ hn os t. or llvlflg. 1 t .u t de s irab le that st ud n ts s houl d board tb rn se h• H: bu In rtU4Ni or n ry lim ite d mean s it wi ll enabl worthy young m n r womr·n 1 o u t t ·n 1 scho ol. The Principa l is glad to aid such pers on s In plnnnlng f(H' 1 h lr work h ere. St ude n ts are fr qu nll y able to rnak lh,..lr r·xp •n tH'K whiiP Jn sc ho ol by work out of sc h ool hou rs, waiting on tahlf'fi. r r h orses, etc .
MODEL SCHOO L
The Mode l Sc hool is a p d agoglca l laborator y in whkh lltr> .xp erlrn are car ef ully pl an ned a nd ex cued teaching a ·ts ln hi s s hool th pr l· mary con s id era tion is th e we lf ar and d ev Iomn nt of h ·hllrlr n tuu gh : hen ce eve ry pro cess is vi ewe d as arti st work to be jutl g d by I K r·<'H ill 1 In th e Ji ves ofthec hildr en. Acc om pli sh edand xp ri n · d t·a·h rst a ch <l n. lly in th e pr ese n ce of ob se rv in g st u de nt s, who ar e thu s ln s pir_d to a high e n ce ption of th e art of teaching. The te ac h ers also m et tb ob se t·v rR in fr ee disc uss ion of th e work ob se rv ed, g uidin g th em to an un ders ta n t1 i ng and appr eciation of th e aim s a nd me thod s of th a ·tual cla ss wo rl c ;:,t u· dents in th e Senior year eng age da ll y in act ual teac hin g in thi s s ·ho 1 und er the clo se s upervision of c riti c t eac hers. Ea ch s tud ent is put in charg e of a class, for which be is he ld r es pon s ibl e In eve1·y w ay, as he would be in the public s chool s. He is for th e t im e be in g a teache r· working under the s ympathetic ob se rv a tion of an old er and mor e ma ture teach er. He makes hi s s uc ce sses and failur es und er c ondition s s imil ar to those und er which he must hereafter work. Hour s ar e se t apart in whi ch. in private with his friendly though exa c ting criti c, both the ex ce ll enci es
uarft •r(tl H ull ·tiu
:1n<l of his work art:> poln eel ut nn cl di d. Th (' pupil l a h r thu,.. worlis as nn HJIJlr<'nlit'' 1 nrnlng hi, ll'tld unci r th of a mastt•t' work man.
ThP \l orlt•l .'t'lwol Is d In grnd s like tho· lit• sdwnb. It is I' Oiltlnuous rr Ill th first y Il l' of lh (' Kin J t hroul.dt I Ill' •·lght of th ('I lll('otnry llllhlic '(• h o l. r·;lfrg.·nwnts anrl :ulmlnistration It is t' tultwt d as an id nl llltbli · I'll 11b th of th I 1 Ill' €' admit l c1 t thP llrst Y<'llt' of tiH· ·ormal dt ol. ThE> t'lll'l'i<'ulum of ih :.\ [ d 1 1 i ,.. lltl\\" in t Itt· Jli'IW ss (lf I'C'\' isi n 11n I 'r t lw t• r itil'nl tli!'C' II "11 t I r!' F :ll'ult y.
Tilt' llttlllt•l t t·:wht·r,: nn!l tTitit' tt•ncltt•r>" in thf' S l' h oo l 11n nru e st st utiPn t of tho' anti m thod. i C'l 111 n tnry St' h I wo rl-. Th ey a,. amhr t iou. · to pro ,·id for :\ t•hrn:;ka an hiC'nl .dtool. and l in ,pir th • 'ormnl Sr·lton l .·t u!l n ts working lltlllt?r t h i r idn n (' with n II'"" am bitinn tlH' sl'l t ools lnll'r to hC' in th ir o wn hnr gt?.
LIBR R
ThP J. ihrnry flit Pn th ousn ml , -o lum s st>l•·t t,•d hoo lis. It is st r it-tl y a n ormal sc h oo l li b rary th €' h C' n d wit It r ferPnc to the p t?(' i fic wo rk of th f'S JH'<"in ll y full in tIt (' cl partm nt of gy. rC' n rnl and nds. an rl ,··<' h oo l Adm i ni s tr at ion. Th er nr many ntlmthi P
•·r , .. .,. or n c· y('] ope ,Ji n-.... nn cl le hni al -. di tio na ri in a ll fi C' Id s of human th -. ga zPtee rs. o mp en lium s. t hni al handhoof;,.,. 1' 1<'. Tl w lihra r_,. t'uncl L ampl to pr o,·i J. all f th t an 1 b t boo l;:s in nc h d p arl m nt than 1.70 boo !;:;;; ha \'t' IH•(' n a dd t'd cl nr ing th ,\ l':trcl 'ataloguc has h Ia ·t y nr. an d the bo ok ha,·e h 'Cn n sc .c; r gatr d a nd Th Li bra ry i no \\' open from ig l.t t o' <' loek in the mo r nin g un ti l ha lf past nin i 1 th Yenin o- D nrin o· a ll th .· C' It u n; th l al.J I · ;u·e. urrouncl d a r wd or e arn tud en ts . w ho ar <' I a rni 1g m or and mo re und r lh in . pi ra tion of th ir teach r to pr e t' iat a 11ol Lo 11 s l' till. Ya lu a bl e o ll e ti on of book s.
LABORATORIES
Th e Phy. ical and Biol og ical La bo ra to ri es ar we ll e quipp ed, so th at th s: url enL · in th e sc ien ce cl as ses clo in div idu al wo rk . A ll are t hu s tra in e e! to oiJ erve. in fer. and clas sify. Au a cc ur ate a ud l asti ng l;: uowl ed ge or the s ubj ec ts is ob ta ine d, and a power of in vest i ga ti on d eve lop ed whi h mal;: es the stu rl ent se l f- re li ant in a li' hi s futur e s tud y. A pers on t hu s t rain ed to" scient ifi c ha bi ts of s tu dy is we ll fitt ed to g uid e o th ers to lil; e st ud y. I
Th e che Tni cal ancl ph ys ical a pl)ara tu s is a mpl e f or illu s tr a tion in th ese fi el ds a nd to g iv e th e s tud e nt s e ffi cient la bor at or y pr ac ti c e. Th ere are
good collc c llonl' or min rats nod r .. Its , with rab in t t•:nt nnct notnn,· ddlllons nr bei n t nppnru111 and I'Oll ton ·. ·.
Th n w "' enh 1 • ndtl· gr nlly o b fu llltie fo r t a bing lan y nnd It I.· 11r 11 rly u pnrt or th otanic 11 Lnb r ato ry
LiTER
Y OCtET!
Tlwr nrc t hr g'n rh mnln huildlng: th Th sod tl
Th
winnin g in tht• y 11r th t tw, '! i ss uri nnd Knn tl s. B oth o i tam s.
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS
Th st ru tlv tr ng on· 110 I. Th rou gh
dai ly noonda y pr ay r our of ble in "' to man. yo un g m n a nd wom e n. g iv e a h ea r ty we lcome to the student . The Ne· orm nl cbool hold s and t ach s th at hi gh moral har acte r is a n c ssa ry eleme nt in eve ry student who ee l;: s the honor of its diploma and is an e sse nti al qua lifi ca tion of very leac her who goes out with its ba dge of app ro va l.
LECTURE COURSE
Th e Lect ur e Cours e or the sc hool is properly a part of its general ed ucational work. Leade rs in scien ce, philosophy , a nd a rt e nt e rtain and instru ct the st ud e nts The great number s up porting th is co urse enab l es the c ommitte e to provide the b es t on the l ecture phitform at a ve ry small cost to e ach student. It is a students' course, a nd eve ry dollar r eceiveJ goes into the support of th e c ours e. It is mana ge d by a committee from the lit erary societies and th e F ac ult y. Last yea r's c ourse consisted of five strong .e ntertainments at a cost of one dollar for the course ticket Ev en be tter th in gs are in prospe ct for the coming year.
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Tuition (rt'l' In tilt' ." 1:111' ·nrmal 'dwol. n mntri uln t ion fp,• of,:; Is wlwn lht' 1\n: . 'UI'I'S th .eh I. Th · lllllll'ft-Uintillll f f'S t·on.tltllll' lh' 8111111' lihrnry fund f th s'il Ol. llnanllnJ.:" with fumi:h•••l rnom. h nt'd nnd light d. in tiH s' I or· mltnry. •·o!lts from ':.! .• :; o ..,:l.m 11'''' w k. Roarcling in to wn with fnrnltiht>d room •·osts irom :!.:i1\ to :l.:!:i 1 r w •k. elf·h nnling-, w ith r m. •·osts from l.:ill tn p •r ",, •k. though it is hurd t :H't•urnt ly estimnt t hi' In sud t ,·as •s. T• l<t-hoolo.; :11·· snld t l stutll'nts lt n !';light dis unt fr 111 th p uh · lishl'r': Jist. 'ar<' b t'Xl'rd::t•tl lty tin• t •a ·her· to k Pll tl wn th j.;llt I' I OHl.
It is tlw purpos iu all thl' plnn: ior stuclcnt Iii in thP 1\orm nl st•·nrP t·mnfortnhll' at n mod rnt o t. Th Fn •uhy nrc g lad to :dd st u •h•nt oi limit cl nH•nn. in' making th m st ot his r . ur\' • nt
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PECIA L OU CEME TS
Tlw f ·tu!l <'nt for lh seh ol y nr 1 00 1 ant\ th e mpl t . \lnmnl li st will h puhlishNI in th Bt' Ll ut :oo for th Fall uart('r . nbont 1·toh r 1.
Th Alu mn i A s::;o f'intion hn;; forrued n b ur nu mo t "lh pr of ss l nal adYnnr m nt f it m mb r
II. I . 1 un r :1n s n. P I'll. l'\ h .. for pnrli r nla r s. II s ho u ld r p t' l pr mprly t:hang of addr c s t l•'or in for mat io n r nr rn ing th
inf r mation t pr\Y t·it t Pr f --o r :-\lnmni an d- Al umn ae P ri nri pa l. the P ri n i1 a l.