1905 July Catalogue of the State Normal School of Nebraska - Peru
NEBRASKA STA TE NORMAL SCH OO L BULLETIN
Ann o un ce tne n ts fo r th e Year 1 9o5-'o6
F irst Sem es ter Ope ns S ep te mb er IJ, 1 90-
PUBLI SH ED BI MON TH LY BY T I-l E STATE NORMA L SC H OOL
S TATE NORMA L SC !-1 001. PR6 5S PERU, NEBRASKA
E nt ered Ja nu ary 2, 1905, at Pe ru , N eb ra sk a, as second-cl ass ma tt er un de r Ac t of Co n gress of Ju ly 16, •894
FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS.
J. W. rabt ree, Pr s id nt .
Lilli an .• 't n 1·, J' r- c·c> p1t·c>ss. (' i\·ic·.· :1 11d ;-.;,wi:1l u ·
H. B. un a n. · o i\. Bi olog if':tl f-; (' i C' ll<" ('S.
He rb rt Brown e ll , . , ·.. J'hy F-: i f' rtl • 'eif' Jif'C ' !-'.
b. A. Whit nn ck . n. , () 1'111;1]1 Lan g n:Jgc• :IJid Lii (•J':1l lll 'C. ..ttt ie ], E lli. , Hi. tO J'Y·
.J. M. How j e, A. B. , I
E th r . Cl ark , A. 1\ f. , Lntin L;111gnng C' :1nd Lifl •J·;lfnrC'.
·\ v. R. Hart , A. f. , P. y holo g- y nnd Pc•d;1 g ogy.
-T. \'i .• ' m·so n, Rh c>l o r·i c Li1 Pr;lfJII'C'.
Gra ce n. Cu lb rt. on. Bn glis ll (i J'flllll ll:l l' ;l !Hl ( ' oiiiJl O. it·ion.
Char l <' s F. Be ck, Ar ithm e tiC' n 1Hl Ho ol;: lu•C' pi ng.
E ll a 1\f. l nrk , Vo al Mu si
R. L. n ld w 11 , Dnnvin rand Pc•n1nnnship.
Da isy D. re al ton, R adin g. Elo f' n1·io n. l'll yF-: i c·: ll f' nltn rC'.
'X. A. B ngt on, G ogrn phy a nd .\ sRist ant in PhysiC'al Scien ce
M. Gr eO'g, A.M. , P hy s ioln gy nn cl .\g J'i C" lllf m ·c• .
··'W. L. Fren h, A.gr ic ul tm·c and in Biolog·ic·:tl Se ien res . Anne 1\f. Go s hen. R. L.. 'l'1·nining lkp ;11 ·in1 c nt.
Lizzi e f'1 ·awford . fodrl Tenchc r.
Pear l Ke JJ ey, Primaev ( 'J ·i1·ic Tcarh cr.
Dora. Krebs , Jnt rm edin.t<' ('r i ti C' T C'aC' h C'r.
Lou E. Hosm er, Kind<'r gnr t<'n ?lf ncl <' l n nd (',·i I ic · TP:tc•hcJ'.
Blva E. Rnlon , Ped. H., Lihrm ·ian.
Bnrbm·a Ma jor s. As. ista nt Lihnnia 11.
\ V. D. Rcdmonrl , Registrnr.
K at he rine L. \Voods , A. H., RPcr<'1·:1L'y .
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Ron ..J. L. McBr ien ... Rupt. Pnb. InstrnC'tion. <'X-Offif'io. Lin ('o ]n
Ho n. Peter Morte n se n .. .. . .. State Tr eas ur er, C'x-offi c io , Lincoln
Ron. Luth er P. Ludd en .... te rm e xpir es l!)OG , Lin co ln
Ho n. T. J. Majors ............. . ....... te rm expirf's 1907 , ,Pe rn
Ron . Jn s. E. De lz e ll .. ............ ten:n f'Xpircs 1908. Le xin gt on
Ron . C. H. Gre gg ............... ... t f' rm e xpir es HlOfl, Ke arn ey
Hon. R. M. C hild s .. . ......... .. .... .. te rm e xpirw; HllO. York
OFFICERS OF THE BOARD.
Hon. Luth er P. Ludd en ... ...... ............... . .... rr es id e nt
Ho n. J. L. McBrien .... . .............. . ... .. .... ·... Secretary
Ron. Peter Mortensen .. ................ . .. ...... ... Tr eas ur er ''' Granted l ea ve of ab se nce 1905 -100 6. 2
THE SC H OOL OF THE PEOPLE.
'1 h tat no r mal l-wh oo l ha :,; oft en b n all d th h oo l of t it pe op l b e au :-:<• I l n·ou gh i t:;; f nt a nd u raduat ' it' infln cn <·c· I'< ' ;t (' h (' s t h C' hc':11' t f i t .'" by r a bin g into th e hom . of t lH' pt'ilpl t' in pr ar'ti ·all.- ,. ry m munHy. The du at ion :1 qni n'<l ; Ji I hi :-: in . tilntion d n t b n fit the y oun O' lll an a nd the yo un p: "·nntan "·ho it h alf o mu b as it do es the Ollllllll lli f·y i ha t j) l't lft f. hy th m 1' ffi i nt in stru bon.
It is w ort h "·hilC' fo r a s tat t . npp rt a nd te bni al . ho Is, bnt it is Yif;tll y <' .·.·0 uiial to ih <' "- lfnr f th e co mmonw a lth to m:1l ;:<' afl C'q uai C' pr oyi:;;i on for th e be st po ibl e pr parat ion of teacher s, ih C' ll !C' ll :111f1 \\" lll (' ll di re t ]y in c hnr ge of rou th cu rin g the :vra r.· wh C' n go <1 tC'a ch ill!r :llld ;i g; ht influ en ce c ount for so mn ch in ih C' ln C' nL tl and deYelo 1 rn nt of th e c hild. Th e cpli ck P. t ancl s 111 •0st \\' a" i ha 1 . a stnt cnn impr ove its c itiz enhip is to improY C' th0 cha 1.'adC' t' of ih in s !'l·ndion in the publi c s ·hool s.
RELATION TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Reli e vin g thnt it wn s th C' iHtC'uti on of o ur Jnw -makers that this in s titution P.h011ld h C' nn C'SP. C'ntinl pnrt of the public school ::.-:ystem of th e s tnt0 nnd tha t it sh o uld be r ec og niz ed as the llead of th e sys te rn in nll that pe rtain s to te achin!! and ro:m_ag. 1· n is bemO' mg school s, mor e than th e us nal am o unt of :1tten 10 • "' · t · 1 onditions mto g JVen o publi c sc hool c onditions. tnkin g actua c . . · d . dete rminin<T what account m formulatmg c ours es of s tud y an In "' · t t · · · t 1 ers ThlS pohcv pom s o emphas1z; e 111 th e pr e paration of ea c 1 · • b th . _ 1 • tou ch with the as e effe ct of puttm g th e sc hool mto c o se i public sc hools. It me ans tbnt me mb ers of th e fa cult y rec e n·e · 1 bl · d c it y superint en- 'ia ua e su g ge s t10ns and he lp from county an · dents and that in turn an upliftiuo· influ en ce go es out from th e f l "' 1 bli c schools of the acu ty of the st a te normal sc hool to t 1e pu 3
VALUE OF NORMA L IN ST RU CTI ON.
K 111:111 of pr o lllill cnt has mpha iz d tb- yalue of normal iu st ru tion wi th uc tt er I o-i than th lnt J. terling forton: ' '' e de m:-tnd fo r ::S ln·a ka du at d du ator . \Ve d em and profes ion a ll y t rain d t ncb r 111 n and w om n of irrepro ac ha ble c hara cter and we ll -t es t d abiliti \Y de mand from our lcg i latur e law s rai s ino· the land::u ·d f the profe sion and exultin g th e o fll ce f i he t a b r. A tbe do to r of medicine or the practitioner :1.t Ja\\· i oo l · admiit d wi t hin the pale of his r ailing upon the produ ·tion of hi par bm nt or ce rtifi cates so the appl i cant for the position of in t ru do r in our primary and othei' sc h oo ls sho uld be req uir ed by Jnw to first produce his diploma, hi s authority to te ach , from th normal chools . " \\ e ca ll no un e du at e tl qua ck or harlatan to perform surgery up on the b od ies of o ur c hildr en 1 st th y may be deformed. crippled and maim ed phy:sically all their li' es. Let us take equal care that we intru st the d ev e lopm e nt of the mental faculti es to skilled in st ru cto rs of magnanimous chara cte r that the mentaliti es of our c hildr en may not be mutilated , d efo rmed crippled to halt and limp through all tlle centuries of then· never -e nding liv es . 'l'h e deformed bod y will di e, and be forever put out of s igllt und er the ground , but a mind made monstrous by bad t eac hing di es not , but stalks for eve r among the ages, an immort al mockery of the divine image. "
TEACHE RS ) BUREAU.
'll · f t acllers trained in 1ere IS a const a ntly oTow1no· demand or e. th e State Normal To this demand more effectively the school maintains n Teachers ' Bureau whose purpose is to secure for its students without c harge, suitable positions, and to r.id Boards of Education in selectinO" efficient teachers . "' 5 ..
A DESIRABLE LOCATION .
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WHAT DR. WINSHIP SAYS.
]' e rn , J\ dn·n sl'< l. ha s llt f' h C' ::;t na t ural .- :• !l in g of tn te oo rm:1l s 1'110 ol in the 1'nitN1 Tt on' rl onk ::; ih' Mi s o uri ri ve r nnd \·.tll ey, i.- on th • f:tt' alt oYe ih C' o \\·n nncl yn ll y, is 0 11
t·he c t·est of the hill Ioo kin n· o {l' in b ot h dit·c ei ion !': i:s in the for est pr i111 c va l, wi th :1 ]< 11 ·gc Y:n iel ,- of nob! t 1• es · the g round s arr> an cver-c: han g in g 1lip aull t ip. of ltill ::mel yal e· t ll ere ar e si:s:t. a c: res in the foe e st gro uuLl s of the sc h oo l. [ o nl y know six ty-
Com· of t lt e stal e not·tnal ::w h oo l:-; n nd m:111 .)' of ih ese h :w e be au t iful
"TOtmds , hn t uo o tH ' of them has s ixty snch acr es as these. If 011 e f ·(] ··or OTO Ulld S 0 H! IIOt·ntal sc·hool s 1ha t T 00 11 ot kn ow ha s sup e tl "' it wonld int·l'l'l'sl·in g to kn ow of i t.
MOUNT VERNON HALL.
'l'h c l ad ie s' dormitory, 3f o un t Y er n on Unll is !l J110dCl'D iot·y· b 'ld' · 1 - d . . 1 ct t·J· citY with bath · . m lll g, tea i.e by ste am , ltght ed ll)· e e · ' rooms, h ot and c old wat C' r on cverv floor. Ea ch room is in tend ed for two l ad i es a nd is furnish ed. as fo ll ows: Be dst e ad , bedspl'ings, ma ttrcss, pi !l ow' co m fort , c hair s, wash -sta nd and. dress e r, wash-bowl, pitc!Jer, a nd st ud y-ta bl e. Other bed-clothmg and nccc·sRary arti cles, whidl c an li e brought in a tr unk , are to llc fumishcd by the students.
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Table board is $2.50 per w ee k. Th e b ea ut iful gro unds sur rounding Mount Ve rnon Ha ll , tll e pl a .·a ot a nd home lik e roorus, and the h ea lt hfu l food ma ke thi s a , ·er .r d e. ir a bl e pia e in which to spend one 's s chool li fe.
Applic a tions for room s s hould be mad e as e ar ly as possi bl e before the op e ning of t he te1·m in w!Ji ·h the s tud e nt e xpects to e nter the school. ·
POINTS OF INTEREST.
Instruction abso lu tely fr ee to r s id e nts of the s tat e.
Rooms and board at l ow est rat es .
Review cla sses in the common bran ches eve ry te rru.
Spec ial attention gi ven to pr e paring stud e nts for first and Hecond grade cert ificates.
Two years of thorougl.l co ll ege and profess i ona l work for higl.l sc hool graduates.
'l'h e best preparation given fot· s up e rv i sing sc hools.
Students and graduates given a ssistance in securing positions.
A ll grades count t owa:cd a Life Certificate .
No sa loon s, no billiard halls, no haunts of vice in Peru.
Large Y. M. C. A. and Y. \V. C. A. organizations.
A fine gymnasium building and the best advantages for physica l training.
Much interest take n in bas e ball, basket-ball, lawn tennis a nd t1ther forms of athletic spo rt s.
Military trainin g, good officers and ai:nple equ ipm e nt.
A library of 18,000 volumes, the l argest an d best of any normal school in th e west.
Cred it g iv en for thorough work in otller schools.
'l'ex t-books free, except a sma ll rental c harg e.
NEW LIBRARY BUILDING.
The plans for th e n ew Library h ave been adopted. This b eautiful $32,000 building will adorn the so uthw es t corner of the campus.
NEW CHAPEL AND GYMNASIUM.
The new Chapel a nd Gy mn a sium building is on e of the finest buildings on th e c ampus. It will be I;"eady for us e during th e first sem este r. The gymnasium is eighty-four by one hundred and ten feet; the height be ing twenty feet. It is provided with rooms, clo sets, lo cker rooms, equipm e nt for phy sical trainIn g and indoor athl e ti cs . Th e new chapel is by far the best assembl y hall in conn ec tion with an e duc a tional institution in the state.
PLW F. li 8R BEWr BROW NELL
PROF. N. A... BENG T SON.
NEW SCIENCE; HALL.
The old library is being doubl ed in siz e, bri ck-v en ee red and converted into a fine Science HalL The compl e ted building will be 104 feet long, 30 and 42 fe et wide and two s tories high. It looks much like Mt. Vernon Hall, being nearly the same size and architecturally much th e same. The biological science will occupy the lower floor and the ph ys ical science th e upper floor . The professors in char ge ar e Profess or s Dunc ans on, Brown e ll , Gregg and Bengtson.
P ROF H. B. D UNC A NS OX
P H.OF. F \f, C: It E GG
GENERAL CURRICULUM.
Physi cal Culture, two y ears, twi ce a w eek.
Minimum re quir ement fo r Vo cal Music, th ree cre dits.
Minimum re qu ireme nt fo r Dra win g, three cre dits.
Electives, subj e ct to approval of reg is t rar and co mmi ttee.
KINDERGARTEN CUR RI CU LUM.
Phys ic al Culture, two years, twic e a we ek.
Minimum re quir e ment for Vo cal Mu sic, th re e cre dit s.
Minimum re quir eme nt for Dra wing, thr ee cre dit s.
El ec tiv es , subject to approva l of re gi s trar a nd committee
Sp e cial wo rk in Musi c and Drawing in junior a nd se nior y ea rs as super
in te ndent of practic e s choo l may dire ct.
TRAINING CURRICULUM.
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Ph y i log y and gr ic ul t ur
oo kk e p in g
a w ek d uri ng th ey a r. ia JI f or those w ll o
1.' he tr ai nin g c urr icul um i pr p ar ed P 1. d f ' "" 1'0 8 w ll o b av e ua hav e had xpe ri en cc in te a h in g- and al I Lll th o·l.l . . . . h mor e orou , g ood l.lwh sc ho ol tram 111 g. Th w rk 1 mu nl curand int<' n .· ivc than th '" 1'1 - in th fir t T ar of t lle ge ner' t . . . · ,t of st ud en s. l'I CUl um , and re f1 mr es gr at r ma t urli: on tb pm
EXPLANATION OF COURSES.
- h· b ee n arra nged
The t hr ee ye ar s' ac ad c mi and normal mor e or Jess to acc om m odat e es pecia ll y stude nt s "b o ha' e des ir e to r ework in the sma ll er hi rr lt sc h oo ls and tea her ' :::view firs t gr ad e bran ch s.
t tb e fres h man
The last two ye ars of the c our e 0 Grad u at es of nn d s op h omor e ye ar s in co 11 eg es and um versJttes. than tw e ntyfir st cla ss hi gh sc h oo ls a nd acad e mi es wit h not the co ur se eight credi t poi nts e nt er the juni or year and coJI1 P . in tw o years.
ELECTIVES·.
· ., d each semest er '}] b oro·ani ze d t Class es 1n Ad vance d Elec ti ves WI e ::.< or class es an o a nd ar e op en to mem bers of the Junior a nd will be c·thers pr epa red for the wo rk . Th e follo w\ "'cr N ature Study, off ered this year: S oc ial Scien ce , Phv siogr a ph y. Geol ogy, Astrono my , Che mi s try, Ad va nce? p His tor y, Bot an y, C ur re nt Hi s tor y, Calculu s, Adv an ce d Ame ri can Histor y, Tr a inin g, En g li sh Litera ture, Deb at in g, Child y,Methods Adv a nc ed Adv a nced Germ an, Ve rgil, Hor ace, Latin ' Drawing , Elocution . 13
TIME TO ENTER.
The work of th e sc h oo l is arran ge d so that stutlcnts m ay e nt er at any time. Po ss ib ly th e b e. ·t t im es to e nt er are: \ Vo dn es day, Septemb er 13; ionday, D ece mber 4; \ Ve un es tb y, Ja nu ary 4.
The s choo l 1s lar ge . Ther e ar e s eve ral c hLsses in a lm o.·t e very subject. Th ere ar e alw ays cla s:es whi ch new st ud n ts m ay e nt er to advant a ge . E nt er wh en m os t co n ven ient.
JUNIOR BANQUET- COR N ER OF ROOl\I S HOWING DECORATIONS •
GOOD RAILROAD CONNECTIONS.
Tea hers and st ud n th ma in li n f t ll Burlington will find exce l! ut co nn ecti n f r p ru. _ t Ha ting Mind en and p oint . we t, at I l::ln d una a nd poin t no rtllw est and nl o on a ll o nu e t in n- br an h lin . tud n ·will tak e the trains t ha t reach Lin o ln b tw eu one a nc.l t"· · l k, leav in g Lin c oln on th Ne iJra ·ka C ity t raiu whi ch o nn e t at that tim e wi th tbe tr a in th at r ach <' l' e ru at G :1 7 in th ,. nin g. S tud e nts on the ma in lin e of the ' ni on Pa ifi a nc.l it IJr an hes will tak e e m·ly ea st bo und irain s and chan n- t Burlin gton at rand I. land or o lumbu s, or i 0 th b lkh o t·n at Fr e ru ont. Stud e nts on th e main lin e of the Elkh o rn and bran h will t ak e th e e arly mornin g train rca hinp; Lin o i"n at 10: 3 0. t ud e nt s on the l\Iis· so uri Pa c ifi c auc.l lin ('. will find it o n,· ni ent to c onn ec t wi th the afl" e rn oo n Htn·ling to n ;1 t \nl 111 rn. or the eve ning Bur· Ii ngton at Xe iJra s ka Th e Ti o ldr en·e and Ne braska it_y lin e pa sses thr o ugh Pe l'u: "'
EXPENSES.
Tui tion is ft ·ec in the ::)ta te o rm al lJO ol al t hou gh a ma tri c· ul a tion f ee of fi ve dolla1·s is c har o-e d wh en th e st ud e nt fir st enters. 'l'hi s giv es him 'th e privileo·es ot' th e sc hool for life. The re ntal l:l · th e on t ex t-book s n ee d not exc eed fift y cents a term. Rooms 1n Ladies' Dorrnitory cost from 35 to 50 ce nts a week; table $ 2. 50 a w ee k. G ood board with furni shed room may be 10 privat e familie s at $ 2.75 and $ 3.00 a week. Rooms c:ompl ete for se lf-boardino- ma y be re nted at from $3.00 to $ 4 -'-' a month. Many studentsl:l board themselves and thus greatly reduce th e cost of living.
NORIVIAL BAND.
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'l'he State Normal School Band is the pride of the ·schoo · . · 1 ers The m· compos ed each year of more than twenty P _ay · . s truments belong to the school and are loaned to students quahfied to profit by such instruction. The members meet every for study of the best brass band music , and the band furmshes on various public occasions throughout the yeay . 'l'wo band concerts are given each year : an indoor concert in the Chapel in March, and an outdoor concert on the Campus in Commencement week.
ENTRANCE WITHOUT EXAMINATION.
'I'he tat e K r111 al cb I i a pa rt of the p ubli c sc hool system of the stat e, heu c i fr ee to r id ent of the state. This intitution r ec oo-n iz es w ork credit ab l · d ne in other par ts of the Due cr dit i a ll owed for al l '' o rk don e in a ppro ved High 'c lJ ool , J un ior N rm al cho I in the tate U ni\·ers ity, a nd in a ll s h oo ls· that have be en a cre dit ed to the U niversity. 'tu de nts who hold an y for m of tea her 's certiiicate s a re admi tt ed wi thout exa min at ion. rad u at es .of fo ur -year a ccre dited hi gh sc h ool s are ad wi tt ed to t il e ju nior ea r in th e Normal • ch oo l. Others are nt ered wh ereve r th ei r pr ev ious work places them
LECTURE COURSE .
'l'b e L ec tur e our se om ru itt ee pr orn i es an exce llent program for 1905-1906 . The att ra ti ons fo r n ext yea r·s course ha ve already b ee n sec ured at a co st of more t ll an ... 60 0 a nd nothing but th e very b es t ta lent wi 11 b e. offe red. A mon g other numbers fo r in the c ontra ct ar e, S en at or La Foll ette of W isconsin , HabbJ Leo n Har ri son of St Lo ui s, an d th e D unb ar Ma le Quart ett e .
THE MODEL SCHOOL .
OH GAN IZ A TION.
'l'h e Mo del Sch oo l of the Neb r as ka S ta te N ormal School is co m po se d of c hildr en fr om th e ho mes in Peru , who p ay a small iuition ch arge fo r the of atte nding sc hool. The ob t ain ed in t hi s w ay is for minor matters of me nt a nd adm ini s tr a ti on of the sc hool. . 1 d. 0'
'l'h e Model Sc ho ol is a we ll orrraniz ed gr aded school, me u mt:> a Kind e rg a rt en and th e eio·bt o- ;ad es of a common man ageme nt and ins tru c ti ;n under the immedi a te •.Jf a Sup e rint e nd e nt who is a lso in c har ge of the gra es. · · ' . ·k ·n the Intermediat e "' e IS a ssi sted by a s upe r visor of the wor I . d . . . t• n a Kmdero-arten gra es , a s up ervis or of prim ary 1nstru c 10 ' t:> teacher, a nd a m od el gr ade t eac he r. Ot her of_ the N?rmal School fa c ult y also teach a nd dir ec t work m lin es , su ch as the teache rs of Vo ca l Musi c, Penmansh.Ip, Physical Culture , e tc. The work in the Model Sc hool is contmuous from th e first .rear of th e Kinderg a rten up through th e eight grades of 1h e elementary public sdool. While the Model School is es-
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C:nt iall .r n sc l 10 o l. unifi ed in it two di.·linl't funelions in ils il'i a Model 81' /Wol fnt· I It t• obs Ct'\':1 ti n and m et h ods , it t h X l'mnl h oo l: ii' i: :t l'ru ('{ ir· 81'!10ol fnt· :lth ·a nc d not·ma l 10 I t acbion·, and it t nd nt n·in o· f t •ac ltin rr unil e 1· he lpful ::n appt <• nlit·<•s hip In lh C' ht .i tl 1:1 :t SI PI' S. .\ :\[ QJ)hL 'H f-' PR I ER.
In lhP it I 1· · ts I' lll' 1011 111 I h< • at ·l f I<al'11inn· !J,· 0 e 1T:ll ion th e 111 0 <1< ·1 I< •:H·h<•t· lt •:11'hcs daily in tlw pt ·t•sp nc of ·en·in g tud enh. w_lt o :It' <' iuspil't> <l lo n h ig h 1-on 1· ption of tea hin•" and in111 a pt·:H·Ii<·: tl kno\\'l l' ll <re of t·h de ta il of the "ork. 'J'hc also Ill l'l'l thP snb,eqn nt l. · in a frf'e nf ih C' \\'ot ·k olt:-:n ·n•l1. t'lt cm to an:tppl 'l ' t' i<ti iott of ii i-; :littts ,; llll nt C't-h od.·. Tit m odC' I tC'n hin g1'-' pl:.tlliH.Il :till} I'(IIJ(lltl"lt>d SO :IS IO lt•t •:tl Jli' Og t• f'SS i\ ·e]_Y the \' :tl'iOIIS ph ns <•s o( sr· hnnl \\'OI ' I'.
U t-;EI) \.::-:-\ A PR .-\. Tf 'E ,HOOL.
NhHl f' lth:; in iltf' Rc ni or 1wan·e daily in actnal ltin g in ih c Mo<lf'l t-;<'ho ol lllHl er the h; lpl'ul g nidan e of s np e r, ·i Eac·h stl!(lcut is pu t in har ge of a la ss , for whi ch I:'! hPI<l rPs p om; ibl c in <'\-el·v " ·ay :1 be would be in the pHblt c S('ltools. JT e is for the a f;ea.c ll c·r ,y o rkin g und er the obseiT:li:ion of :Jn older and m ore m at ur e teach<'l'. He 111:1 ke It is su cce sses :1 nd und er con ditions similar to und er whi ch he mu st he l' eafte r w or k. Ho ur s ar e_set m whi ch, in privat e wi th hi s friendly though bvth the ex cc ll e nci <'s the defe c ts of his work are pomted aud discussed. 'l'lt c pupil teach er t hu s works as an apprentH'e lea rnin g hi s irad e nncl<'r the s killful guidance of a mast er wor-klllan.
THE MODEL KINDERGARTEN .
. 'l'b e Kind erg art en is :::111 organic part of the Model It J<; co ndu cted as a r ea 1 Kinclero·arten f oste ring and dn·ect mg th e liv es of the little ones in /t. It is well eq uipp ed with nll n ecessa ry for an id ea l Kindergarten. The student8 r;:rolled for the Kind e rgarten C urri c ulum study the teaching art 19 ,. I' i• ,, ,,
dur i ng th e ir fir .· t· y :tr hy b · n-ati 11 and in th ir o nd year l'n rrag in p1·act i<'e te ae hiu g: uu d t' up ni ion. 'l'be s pirit f Froc ucl pe n: trl cs P\'Crywh l' th w rk io t hi Kindergarten, and th orga ni zatio n and :1dmini tr ati n ar ar f ull y adapted to :N brnska' · <·orHlii inn. · :tntl th JH't' pa l·ation oft n h ers fo r the pu blic KindeJ ·gal't c> n. < f th st ate.
OFFICERS OF CADETS
BOARDING AT THE STATE NO RMAL SCHOOL, Peru, Nebr aska.
A large numb er of 1h e s tud nt s nt tiH' f-;ln tP Xor· mnl find it ne ess ar y t re dn · th ir e::qwn sc>s 1·o thP mininn1111. th y d by self-bo a rdin g and by wo rl<in g fo1· t li f' i.l' IJO:ll'd nncl ro om . 'l'h sy ·tern of se lf-bo ardin g, for g i1 ·ls Ps p ec ially . l1 :1s li PC' n f01md to be mor e ec on o mi al of t im 0 and monPy :1ncl l'il'il PI' in c ul t ur e 1·es ult s than th e plan of "orkin g for o rw 's bo n I' d.
There ar e many l oca lHi es whPr e thi s pln n \\ ' Oil ld no!· be fens ibl e. ondition s, however, are su ·h in 1' 0r·n 11int S!'lf-l,onl·cling is a gr eat su cc ss On a c ount of th ri c hn ess of I h0 s m·t·onndin<r countr y, th ere i. an abundan e of fl'u it ::md nncl pr odu ce of all kind · can be sec ur d at l Ps . thnn r ·osf Pl sP wh Pr'P. T hi s fa ct, to ge th er with th e low r ate ch:n ge d for J'oom s. mn l-:C'!'l se lfboarding e ntir ely po ss ibl e for stndc nt s n1· 1'(•1'11. S in gle r,J om or s uit es of room.· c ompl etely fnrni Rhcd for sc> l f-honrd in g mny be re nted at f-rom $ 1.50 to $2 .00 for ' eac h s i.ud< •n1 pPr month. Full y half the y oung l adi es rooming on ts ide th e dOI'Ill itor y hoard the mse l ves. It is not un c ommon to find elub s of fr·om two to s ix gir ls doing se lf-boarding .
Not long s in ce six gi rls , k ee pin g h o11 SC' tog0th cr in n snit e of four· roorns , were vis it e d. ThPr e wa s n f• c rtnin lllllllisbk:thl e n it· of horneliken es s; th e I'OOIIIS we re in pPr·fe ct or<l c r; the nlfnirs of the h ousehold were sy stemati ca ll y arrnng ed-cnc l1 me mber th e reof · performing some assign ed task , ench taking- h f'r tnrn nt cook in g, swe eping, etc . It wrts learn ed th e mc nl s we re pr e par ed re gularl y; that nour!shing food was c ook e d; the me als _ were served properly, certain ru l es of eti<]uett e being str i ct ly observed; t hat the expense of eac h per month wns n li tt le l ess than hnlf of what it would cost each to board, th ough board in Pe ru is le ss than two-thirds what it is in l arge c iti es.
The following show s how self-boarding is regarded by students:
We rent two rooms and keep house. We enjoy man y luxurie.'l that boarding houses do not afford, and at l ess th an one-half of 22
"h?t it would us to bo ard. Tb xp n s of lf-bo:1rding in our a e r quir es a f un cf:1, . rn g ing 1.00 a b p r w e k.
•' lf-bon!'ding- not de 1Ta t fr om th e pr e pnrati n of our s tudi e ; it OJ1ly pt ·o,·iclC'. r cr re ati n and add t the pl eas ure of our rh oo l lif e> Ont· ro om. ar e> b ot h h rfnl and hom lik e. mnk · in o- .·rJf. IJoarcling :111 id 0:1l pl an. ( Si gn0o. ) t F ry. ra B l;:. Fe rn Darna ll.
'"chnn: ke pt for t hr c and find it a great su e· finn c ially. and in f nr t a sn r s in very Our e::\.f> e ns es ar re du ce d half , les. th:1n half of what it would cost n f; to bo:1rd. Th e fit·s1· mo nth ,,.e w re her we board ed. Onr e xp n sc . enc h. whil0 bo arding were: Board and room. per nt ont h. $ :1 2 .00 ; $ 1.00: fnel·nod light. Sl.OO ; to t al Sl<! .OO. 'in cc ooing se lf-boarding- o ur c xp e n"- CS }1:w aggr e aated never ntor e than $ 7.00 pc1· mon t h. Re lf-boardiog : t th e Stat e Normal · <"ltool :1 t Pe rn is pl c :1 s :1n t and me ans a gr: at "'avinrr. ( Rign e cl. ) Ed ith Cora ·
Th e c la s rc rord s of s tnd C' nt s \Yh o haY e done elf-boarcling have b C'C' n c ardnll_,. itw es tip:n t·ecl. It lws b ee n found t hat prnctj cally nll of tlwm h:w e carri ed fnll co ll ege w ork and tJJnt th e) rank ed alllon g th e b es t stude nis in th e school. oulcl se lf-boarding have a bett er r ecomm e ndation than thi s?
COMMITTEES MEE-T STUDENTS.
St c1 t · b fo' e a.l'rivinrr at ·u en s often arrange for boarding places e 1 < :::> Peru . It is not at n 11 ne cessar y to do this as excell e nt places may be had after arrival , giving th e stude nt th e ad vantage of seein g hi s room before engaging it. A cocr:nro.Htee of theY. M: 9· A. :mel Y. W. C. A. will me et s tnd e nts :it the depot and e scort th em to th e re ception room at tll e main bnHdi-ng wh ere arrangeme nts will be mncle for boarding plac es ..Students should retain th e ir ch ec ks for trunks until a boarding place ha s b ee n sel ecte d.
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CALENDA R.
1905-1 906 .
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