1914 Summer Catalogue of the State Normal School of Nebraska - Peru

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A NNUAL CATALOG AND

QUARTERLY BULLETIN 1914-15 CONTAINING

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SUMMER SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR 1914

Summer School Begins June 8 Fall Term Begins September 14

Trained teachers are rapidly displacing untr ained teachers. come a trained teacher by attending PERU STATE NORMAL.

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TUITION IS FREE

Entered J anuary 2, 1905, at P eru , Nebraska, as second class matter under Act of Congress, July 16, 1902.



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Calendar SUMMER SCHOOL, 1914 Registration, June 8. Summer School closes July 31.

REGULAR YEAR, 1914-15 Registration first semester, September 14 and 15. Second qUJarter begins November 16, 1914. Holiday vac<ation, Decemb er 24, 1914, to January 4, 1915, inclusive. Second semester begins February 1, 1915. Fourth quarter begins April 5, 1915. Commencement and Alumni Hom e Coming, June 4, 1915.

NEBRASKA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION HON. A. H. VIELE, President... ..................................................... -........ Norfolk RON. J. R. GETTYS, Vice-President........................University Place HON. J. J. TOOLEY, Secretary... ···································-········-·····Anselmo HON. A. L. CA VINESS .............................................................................-..Fairbury RON. ·T. J . MAJORS ...............................................-............................................Peru HO . J. E. DELZELL, State Superintendent...........................Lincoln RON. W. A. GEORGE, State Treasurer ................. -.................Lincoln COMM[TTEES Auditing-George, Caviness, Gettys. Executive-To-oley, M.3Jjor s, Gettys, Viele. Teachers, Textbooks, Course of Study-Delzell, Caviness, Gettys. Printing-Cavin ess., George, Majors. Rules-Majors. Delzell, Tooley.

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FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS Daniel W. Hayes, A.B., A.M., President, School Administration. Mattie Cook Ellis, History. Esther A. Clark, A.B., A.M., Latin and Greek. J olm M. Howie, A.B., Department of Mathematics. Charles F. Beck, B.Ed., Mathematics, Commandant Cadet Battalion. Katherine Laughlin Woods, A.B., English and Latin. Fred M. Gregg, A.B., A.M., Psychology and Theory of Education. William N. Delzell, Bus.iness Principles and School of Com¡ merce. Mamie R. Mutz, B.Ed., Art and Public School Dr awing. Edwin L. Rouse, A.B., Dean of the Normal School, Dept. of Educ a;tion. Homer C. House, A.B., A.M., Ph.D., English and Director of Choral Societies. B. Clifford Hendricks, B.Ed., B.Sc., P hysical Sciences. Wilbur F. Hoyt, A.B., A.M. , Physical Sciences. Myrtle F erguson , B.S., Domestic Economy. F. C. Smith, A.B ., B.S. , Manual Training, Direc tor of Band and Orchestra. F. C. Jean, B.Sc., Biological Sciences. N. Maud Carpenter, Public School Music. Ruby Page Ferguson, E r:pression. I. G. Wilson, A.B., Debating and Elementary English. W. R. Hull, A.B., Mathematics. Rose B. Clark, A.B., Geography, History of Education. Adele Koch, A.B., Physical Education for Women . Playground Supervision. Rita Thomas, Pianoforte Department (Pr ivate ). C. H. H eard, B.S., Agr. , M.S., Agr., Zoology. Abba Willard Bowen, A.B., German and French. Earl Johnson , Physical Training, Athletic Coach. Charles Novak, Assistant Physical Sciences (In Summer School) . - - - - - - - - - , Violin (Private). Effie H. Abbott, Elocution (Private ) . H. S. Austin, Voice (PriYate ) .


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'!'RAINING SCHOOL -Edwin- L. Rouse, A.B., Superintendent. Lou Ella Hosmer, Kindergarten. Pearl S. Kelley, Grades One a,nd Two. Alice M. Burley, Grades Three and Four. Winifred Perkins, Grades Five and Six. Dora Krebs, Grades Seven and Eight. Millard C. Lefler, B.Ed., Principal of High School. Elizabeth Crawford, Principles of Teachwg and Special Methods. Mera McLellan, Public School Art. N. M:aud Carpenter, Public School Musie. Mabel Hancock, Domestic Science and .Art. LIBRARY Elva E. Rulon, Ped.B., Librarian. ~fary A. Tynon, .Assistant Librarian. Libbie Branson, Assistant Librarian. OFFICE

Roland D..Overholt, .A.B., Registrar and Business Agent. Clara ?11. Dunigan, .Assistant Registrar. Bessie Graham, Secretary to President. Elvira N. J-shnson, Bookkeeper. Additional lecturers and faculty members will be employed during the summer school. Among these will be national rural life specialists and a number of Nebraska-'s most foremost superintendents.


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FACULTY COMlVIITTEES Enrollment and Classification-C. F. Beck, R. D. Overholt, Katherine L. Woods, Esther A. Clark, Mattie C. Ellis, B. Clifford Hendricks. Additional Work-Mattie C. Ellis, John M. Howie, Esther A. Clark. Library-Elva E. Rulon, Katherine L. Woods, D. W. Hayes. Lecture Course-H. C. House, Katherine L. Woods, F. C. Jean, Rose Clark. Calendar and Entertainment-John M. Howie, B. Clifford Hendricks, Ruby Page Ferguson, Earl J ohnso'n, Rose B. Clark, W. R. Hull, H. C. House. Debating and Oratory-!. G. Wilson,~·. M. Gregg. Athletics-E. L. Rouse, Mattie C. Ellis, F. C. Smith, Earl John· son, R. D. Overholt, Adele Koch. Graduation-Elizabeth Crawford, R. D. Overholt, W. N. Del· zell, Abba W . Bowen. Course of Study-E. L. Rouse, Myrtle F erguson, C. F. Beck, Mattie C. Ellis. Daily Program-John M. HoWie, Elizabeth Crawford, W. F. Hoyt.


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ADVISERS

Graduate Students ······················-··-···--···--··.. _W. N. Delzeli Class '14....·--·············-- ··-- -·····················-·························-····-·-·····Mattie C. Ellis Class '15----····-·--·-··············-·-················- ··-······- ····--·-··········F. C. SmitJt Class '16....·-···-·-···- -··-····-·····························-········--·······-·······-··-··-········C. F. Beck Class '17 ·-·- -·····-···--··------···--·- - ·- -·- J· M. Howie Specials and Preparatories ........................·-············-····--·····-·····-····W. R. Hull Training Class..............-·-····----···········-··········-·········-····--Elizabeth Crawford Everett Literary SocietY······---··-···············..·············-·····-·················W. R. Hull Philomathean Literary Society ......................................-...... _R ose B. Clark Y. W. C. A ...................·--··-····-·······--·-·········--·····--······-·-····-··Esther A. Clark Y. M. C. A .....·-····--··- -- - - -··-·--··--- --·--F . C. J ean Normal Catholic Association--···········-·······- - ---··--···--Charles Novak lpiscopal Guild ....·-··········-·······-····-·-·······-······-···················-················-·Rita Thomaa Department Clubs ___________________Heads of Department. The system of class advisers was organized in response t• demands coming from the various classes, literary societie1 and Qther organizations of the school. The adVliser stands between the class or other organization and the school. Whil e lte does not exercise authority over t he actions of the clas•, &is relation is such that the dass n ever thinks of taking action without the approval of the adviser. It is pr.obable that no school in Amel'lica has the system of advisership more thoroughly worked out nor more harmoniously administered than the Peru State Normal. Every organization feels that it has in the adviser a sincere friend and counselor.


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The Nebraska State N ormal Schools PURPOSE The greatest single need in child life is education. To meet the complexity of the twentieth century life increasingly demands more expert teaching, and this in turn requires more and better trained teachers. The public school is the one agency of society dedicated solely to the conscious application of its entire effort to the one aim of education. The Normal Schools of the United States are the only agencies of society dedicated solely to the one purpose of preparing teachers who shall take charge of society's other formal educational agency, the public school. This explains the purpose of the normal school, namely: The training of teachers for efficient service in all phases of public school work. The Nebraska State Normal Schools are striving most earnestly to perform their true functions . The trained teacher is rapidly displacing the untrained teacher. This will be increasingly true as boards of education become more thoroughly appreciative of the superiority of n ative ability plus tnaining and scholarship, as compared with native ability alone. Practically all progressive city school& are already demanding that teachers have professional train¡ ing. Likewise, many rural schools are making similar requirements. Modern tendencies toward "division of labor" are mak ing it necessary that certain school subjects be supervised hy teachers who have r eceived special training for that particular field of work. The normal schools being in such close touch with the public schools are most sensitive to the needs of these schools; hence their effort to meet public school demands by f urnishing special supervisors to fill this class of positions. Thus the normal schools, in addition to pr eparing teachers for all public school positions, with special reference to the acad¡ ernie subjects to be taught, ar e endeavoring as rapidly as is


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consistent with the means at hand, to prepare normal training teachers, supervisors for kindergarten, home economics, public school art, public school music, manual training, and business and commerce. Prospective students should consult the catalogs of the normal schools in which they are most interested for the particular courses in which they wish to specialize.

D!IRECTION AND CONTROL The statutes provide that: ''All of the state normal school& ahall be under th e direction and control ,o f a board of education consisting of seven members, five of whom shall be appointed by the governor for a term of five years each, and the state treasurer and the state superintendent of public instruetion shall, by virtue of their office, be members of the board. All vacancies occuring in the board shall be filled by appointment by the governor.'' HOW SUPPORTED The statutes provide that : " There shall be levied by the atate board of equalization ~n the ye ar 1913 and annually thereafter, a tax of eighty-five hundredths of one mill upon the dollar valuation of the gr and assessment r oll of t he state.' ¡ Again, the statutes provide: "All the lands r emaining unsold of the twenty sections heretofor e appr opriated as an endowment fund for the state normal schools, and all the endow. ment fund hitherto derived from the sale of such lands, shall be, and the same hereby is, confirmed as such endowment to be forever used for this purpose. HISTORY The state of Nebraska early recognized the need for trained teachers, and as a result the first legislature in 1867 established the Peru State NormaL For nearly forty years, this was the only normal school in the state. Professional training having been thoroughly established as an economic and educational necessity, the Kearney State Normal was established in 1905, and more recently the Wayne State Norma: and the Chadron State NormaL There is little doubt that the normal schools are more nearly the ''schools of the people'' than any other educational agency organized by the &tat~-~.


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Ther e ar e no other schools, either private or public, in whick the expenses of attendan ce ar e so low. Ther e ar e no other sch ools whose finished product returns to th e people directly a gr eater proportion of t he ben efits derived from education. Practically ever y child in Nebrask a is directly or indirectly affected thr ough t he teacher s who r eceive t heir t r aining in the state normal schools.

TUITION FREE One great factor t hat has contributed toward the growth and popularity of the normal schools is that tuition is free. It is t he policy of the state board of education to make the normal schools in fact what they are in t heory, "FREE SCHOOLS FOR THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS.'' For this purpose th e only fee requierd is a matriculation fee of $5 .00, which is paid by t he student but once, and which entitles him to the rrivileges of !he normal school for life. Every dollar of this matriculation fee is invested in library books to which the Rtudent has free aecess. Thus he receives in r eturn a direct benefit from this fee .

TEXTBOOKS RENTED P.y t he payment of one dollar per semester and the summer scho.Jl term, t he student is given the free use of all the textbooks nPcessary for the pursuance of any course offered in the normal schools.

WHEN TO ENTER ProspectiYe students should note the calendar given on p age 4 anrl make th eir plans to enter on the first day of the semester or summer school. If a student is unable to enter at this time, he should arrange to enter at the beginning of a quarter. It has been a matter of common observance that students who make a practice of entering a few days late are usually those who exhibit poorer work while they are in school. Not only is the student himself inconvenienced and placed at a disadvantage by entering at irregular times, but the inconvenience extends t o his fellow classmates, to the faculty members and the office force of the normal.


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CLASSIFICATION OF STUDENTS Students in the state normal schools are classified a.s, Preparatory, Secondary and Collegiate. Preparatory students are of two classes : (a) Those who are doing ninth and tenth grade work in the model high school. These students ar e required to pay 11. tuition fee of seventy-five cents a week. (This fee is paid by the district from which the student enters, if application is made for -free high school tuition in the same manner that it would be if the student were to attend any other high school ). (b) Mature students who have completed the work in their own school are admitted, by a special provision of the Nebraska statutes, into the normal schools as Special Preparatories. These students must be at least sixteen years of age and must be regularly matriculated. Secondary students include all who are doing work of & rank corresponding to the eleventh and twelfth grades in the public high schools of the state. The state laws provide t hat a. student may enter the normal school either upon completion of two years ,of high school work or upon receiving a second grade county certificate. (Entrance on t his basis admits to the Freshman class of t he normal school.) Collegiate students include all t hose who have completed the equivalent of thirty credit points of secondary school work. This is the equivalent of completion of a four year high school course. It also includes all students who are doing work leading to the. Degree Bachelor of Education. RULES OF ADMISSION A candidate for admission to the freshman class of thr. normal school proper must present fifteen credits representing the equivalent of two full years of high school work, or he may be admitted upon the presentation of a second grade county certificate. The state normal maintains a training high school in which regular high school subjects are taught, and students admitted to either the ninth or tenth grades. Applications for admission should be sent in early in order to insure admission to the training high school, as only a lim¡ited number can be accommodated.


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ENTRANCE TO TRAINER 'S COURSE (Completion of this course requires scholarship equivalent to a four year high school course.) The trainer's course, which is in reality a course for rural teachers, requires that the candidate present a minimum o1 twenty-two credit points, which is the equivalent of three years work beyond the eighth grade. This course may be completed in one year. (Absolute minimum of twenty-four weeks. ) Graduates from this course receive the elementary state certificate which is good for a period of three years io. the state of Nebraska. ENTRANCE TO ADVANCED COURSES (Graduation equivalent to two years above a twelfth grade high school course.) The candidate for admission to the Junior year of any college group of studies must present thirty credit points rep· resenting four years high school work. This requirement for entering studies of collegiate rank is the same as the require· ments for admission to the freshman year at the University of Nebraska in the College of Sciences, Literature and the Arts. The following subjects are absolute requirements for entrance: *Algebra (through logarithms), 1% years, 5 hours a week. ............... 3 Rhetoric and Literature, 2 years, 5 hours a week .............................. 4 Geometry (plane), 1 year, 5 hours a week.............................................. 2 History (European), 1 year, 5 hours a week. ....................................... 2 Language (at least two years of one), 2 years, 5 hours a week...... 4 Optional subjects--15 points in addition to the above required subjects.

The following is the standard course of study for the regular advanced course. Completion of this course will en· title the student to the first grade state certificate and also to the city state certificate, providing, that in the selection of electives the special requirements for city certificates are met. The different normal schools reserve the right to re-·arrange by semesters the required subjects in order to suit local con· venience. The required work, however, is identical in the four normal schools. Each normal school also provides a course of study such as is found in the eleventh and twelfth gradeil

*County certificate grade for 80% or more is counted as t wo entrane• credits in algebra.


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of the standard high schools of the state, for those who ent ~r the freshman year. This course must be taken by all studeut,; who enter as freshmen, unless permitted by the president of the school to make substitutes therefor. J UNIOR FIRST SEMESTER Hours Psychology ...................................... fi Biology ............................................ 5 English (6) .................................... 5 Electives ........................................ 5 SENIOR Hours Arithmetic and Geography .......... 5 Practice ............ .......................... 5 Electives .......................................... 10

YEAR SECO ND SEMESTER Hour.3 History of Education................ 5 Methods and P rinciples of Educat ion .. .............................................. :> Electives ..........................................10

YEAR Hours T heory of Education.... ................5 Practice ............ ···················-····· 5 Electives ............................... ...........10

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS All candidates for graduation from any of the advanced courses in the selection of e l ectiv~s, shall be required to take at least five hours in English and ten hours in each of two other subjects. They will also be required to take the follow ing drill subjects: Public School Music, 2 hours ; Physical Training, 2 hours; and Drawing, 1 hour. The different normal schools may increase the credits for drill subjects at t heir di:-; creti1on. They must also have all the gr ades required fo r a first grade county certificate. CREDIT FOR ACTUAL ACCOMPLISHMENT

Equivalents-Th e following system of time credits was adopted by the state board of education in order that teachers of successful experience who have pursued lines of study while teaching, or wh o have taken work in absentia or in nonaccredited schools, might receive due credit for the time required to complete such studies. The rigid requirement of a minimum grade of 80 per cent, under the uniform state examination, will prevent the unworthy from receiving benefit f rom this ruLing. Work in non-accredited schools-Students who have studied in non-accredited institutions, and afterwards pass ·a cr e::!itable examination in secondary subjects under the uniform state examination, shall be given cr edit for four weeks at-


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tendance for each cr edit point earned . In su ch subj ects as are not included in uniform examination, the examination may be given by heads of departments gr anting accreditment. A credit point is defin ed as one full study carried f or one semester five periods each week. No credit shall be given for time ou subj ects taken by examination if credit is alreapy given for it in an accredited school. In l(lll subjects taken under uniform examinations or given by heads of departments to test work taken in non-accredited scho ols, 80 p er cent sh all be the minimum gra de on which credit will be allowed. In absentia-Students taking work in absentia under the regular instructors of the school shall be given four weeks attendance for each credit point earned . For Teaching Experience-For teaching experience two weeks time credit may be given for each year of successful experience in teaching or in supervisory work, provided that in no instance shall more than sixteen weeks' credit on attendance be given for such experience. The r egular nine months' term shall be considered as the standard, but eight months may be considered as one year in case the applicant for time accreditment has taught in schools providing for less than nine months in each year. OTHER COURSES OFFERED There are many special cour ses of study offered in the state normal school. among them special supervisory courm which not only lead to the first grade st ate certificate, but also to the special supervisor's diploma. Some of these cour;;cs are: Commerce, IIome Economics, Kindergarten, Manuol '!'raining, Oral Expression, Agriculture, Public School Art, Public School 1Vl usic. These courses are not all offered in all of the statP normal schools. It is suggested that the student read the catalogs of th~ school which he prefers to attend, in order that he may a~. quaint httnself with the courses offered in that school. SUMMER SCHOOL The state normal summer schools have becume the great¡ eet training agency in t.be state of Nebraska for the improve-


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ment of teachers i11 service. I n many r esp ect s the sumrr..e r school is th e mo~t ;mportant eight weeks of th e whole .v ear . Many teachers wh o rannot spen d a full year in the n ol' mal at one time, find in the summer t erm an oppor tunity fo r advancement durin g a time th at their own schools ar e n ot in e sion. .M.anv t eachers earn each summer two points crecliL on the regula-r courses leading to the profession al life certificate: others come to r eview the common branches preparatory to takin g th e st ate ex¡aminations for some grade of county P.e1¡tificate; some t ake advantage of the many special course~ offered in the normal school which lead to the supervisor's certificates ; while many high school teachers, principals, and uperintendents come to take courses leading to the degree Bachelor of Education. In arranging the su mmer achool chedules, special at tention has been given to the requirements of the new law on city certificates. This accounts for the increasingly large number of city teachers who attend the state normal summer school. THE TRAINING SCHOOL (The following ar ticle is designed to set forth the fundamental processes and practices of the training school.) The training school is the "educational clinic" in --the teachers' profession. Among the 1aymen and even among school pebple, ther e is only a vague id ea as to the organization and function of a training school. There are three general plans for providing teaching 1r,normal school courses. One is to affiliate the normal school with a pub~ic school. The teaching is then a part of the regular city school under joint direction of the training de partment and the school authorities. Th e second is to have the training school a part of the public school system, but housed and equipped by the normal school, the district paying a certain fee for the education thus provided its children. The third plan is to have the training school organized as a part of th e nor mal school itself, thus giving direct and full control of it. The Nebraska state normal schools are of the latter type. The training school serves two distinct purposes in th e general plan of professional training. It furnishes for illus trative teaching pupils with wh om t he special teach ers in thi'i


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line are in direct touch and who lend t hemselves easily to the methods used in the mustrative teaching. In the second place it gives opportunity for students to do actual teaching under exp ert guidance. It is here that the student learns to apply his psychology and principles of t eaching. It is the experience of every public school supervisor and principal that mere l; now ledge even of the professional subjects ~s of little prac. tical valu e to the beginning teacher. She has no one to gi ve clos1 gu iil an ce anr1 . 'lOOn losing her self in the maze {)f details, she he gir.s to !"ollow her t ext as blindly as though she had no knowledge of ps?r,]JOlogy or principles of teaching. Entr ance to il n\¡ >tanclard normal course now requires the completion of a fo ur-year high school. In the first year, five hours each of psychology, history of education and principles of t eaching and special methods are required. This latter course is offered h y the training department and is a prerertuisite for t ca ehiug. Its primary purpose i~ to fit tbt~ student for his training school experience. The first quarter is given over almost exclusively to illustrative teaching. Training school classes are u sed and the lessons are the regular lessons f or the day . This gives an opportunity to study in a con cr ete way the problems of t he t eaching act. Following t he illust rative lessons in any line of work, lesson planning with its study of subj ect matter , methods and their relationship to the child is r equir ed. This pr epares the student for one of the most difficult ph ases of his t eaching. The second quarter of the course is planned to extend the knowledge of the basal principles and methods of presenting subject matter gained in the first quarter. This is done by a study of boolrs and magazines emphasizing teaching, as well as by lectures and class discussions. Teaching In the second year of the course, one-fourth of the student 's time is given to teaching in the training school. The kindergarten students do all their teaching in that department. The other students are giyen an opportunity to teach at Mast three different subjects and in two departments. An opportunity ia given for students to specialize in a particular department by making their major assignments there.


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As she begins her work, the student teacher is given a general notion of what is wanted in a lesson to make it conform to the r equirements of the cour se of study. The details of the subject matter ar e left largely to t he student. She prepares a plan covering a given unit of work. This includes subject matter, methods, illustrative material, and plans for drill. The plan is then carefully inspected by the training teacher. Corrections are made and a conference is held with the student teacher in order to help her adapt her plan to its purpose. When ever the plan fits into the general scheme of the course of study and whenever the methods conform to the general doctrines of methodology, it is approved. By the close of the year, it is not uncommon to find plans acceptefl in their entirety.

In the teaching act the student teacher is given a class oJ from ten to twenty pupils. She has full charge of them for forty minutes, except in the primary grades, where -often two classes recite in forty minutes. In the grammar grades a part of the time is a study period. This gives the teacher an opportunity to test her own power to assign lessons and to require the preparation of the same. After the teaching, a large part of which is done in the presence of the training teacher, conferences are held in which the whole process of the teaching act is taken up in detail. Strong points are noted, weaknesses are pointed out. anfl the student teacher given definite instru ction as to how best to strengthen herself.

The Student Teacher and the Training School Th eory and practice in modern education agree that the most potent factor in all the school is the teacher, and that a keen sense of her opportunities and responsibilities is a prime essentiml to any success sh e may achieve. Just so it is with the senior in the training school. Sh e is a REAL t eacher in a REAL scho ol. Her boys and girl s are th e young folks of a REAL community ; and any failur e to bring every available influence and means to their fullest effici ency in hehalf of he1¡ pupils ,is to miss h er highest priYilege and duty. Truly fortunate is the seni or, who. looking forward to her own place as TEA CHER in t he training sch o-o l, strives in :tll hel¡ own tra in ing and preparation to school herself in the


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simple fundamentals of se lf-reliance and independent action, the possessiun of wl1 ich assures the spirit of confidence that shifts no respon:>ihility to another, seeks no help in doing whet she ha s learned to do for herself, and feels no hesitancy in appropriating the benefits that ar e hers. Student t eacher s manifest the same p er sonal interest that the public school teachers to do in the intellectual or moral im· provemeut of their pupils.

The Training Teacher The training teacher 's relat ion to the school and the stu. dent teacher is the same as that of the principal to his teachers in the <·ity school. It is her func tiou to deterrnin1) the subject matter to be taught and t he methods to be used. In the detail of subject matter and of presentation, t he student teacher is 6-iven th e same liberty that she w:ll have in th<· pu1lic schooL Hr·r.;p<•n E'ibility n ~ ; t. only for th• • teaching. bnl. for the m an agern,~nt. :md disci~jJine r ests rmi irely with thr student t each er. Tlw t r aining t eacher is alway!> r eady to r,i ·.e advice. and settles thosr graver problems which in the pnhl ic, school would be referred to the principal. In the weekly con ferences there is a full discussion of the problems of man. age111ent and m struction incident to th e given grades.


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GENERAL INFORMATION LOCATION AND ENVIRONMENT The Peru State Normal was established in the village of Peru by the first Nebraska state legislature in the year 1867. Peru is the home of a moral, cultured people. It has ever been her boast that no saloons or other haunts of vice are found in Peru. The townspeople unite with the school author¡ ities to make P eru an ideal place for young men and young women to secure an education . The social life centers about the school. In all the Mississippi Valley no more beautiful place could have been chosen for th e home of a great school. The beauty and strength of its rugged hills, its magnificent campus covered with giant oaks, elms, hickories and linden trees, the surrounding territory that is acknowledged to be the most productive fruit section in Nebraska, and all this overlooking the valley of the great Missouri 11iver , combine to attract hundreds of students every year to Peru. Th e school takes pride not only in the¡ large numb ers attending and completing its courses (so many that th ere is scarcely a village in the state that does not have a number of P eruvians ), not only in the material success uniformly attained by its students, but more in the fRet that it stamps its character and individuality upon its students as few other schools in th e nation are able to do . THE PERU SUMMER SCHOOL 'l'his catalog takes th e place of the usual summer school bulletin. By exa mination of the outline of courses the prospective stud en t will n ote that practically all the subjects listed for the r egular year will be offered in the summer school. And in addition to t his a lar ge numb er of special ~ onrses not found in th e curriculum of t he regular year. Some 11f th e special f eatures offered th is summer are: An opportunity to pursue work under specialists in any line selected. A summer scho ol in which all the r egular faculty members are retained , and this force augmented by a number of outside specialists.


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Round tables for rural school teachers and city school teacher s. Special kindergarten, primary, intermediate and grammar grade methods. School administration fo r princip als and superintendents and other advance d students, offered by President Hayes. Reviews in all county, city, and state certificat e subjects. Institute instruction for young men and women preparing to become institute instructors, offered by Dean Rouse. The model school, includin g kindergarten and all the grades, in session during June , givin g an excellent opportunity for observation and study of methods. A model rural schoolroom in operation during the entire summer school, with Mrs. Crawford in charge, giving pros· pective teachers an opportunity of observing expert teaching. management, methods and control. A conference of county superintendents with national rural school specialists. One of the best lecture and entertainment courses offered in Nebraska this year. Advanced eleclives for forme r graduates and other ad· vance<l stncl ents " ·ith full CJ'e<l it 1ow<u·rl:- thr degree Bachelor of Education. Opportunity to take private lessons in expression, voice, piano, Yiolin . or any band or orchestra instrument, in addition to ca rrying regular academic subjects. Special methods in playground supervision and other f orms of physical training, with actual demonstrations of the man n er in which th e work can be clon e in public schools. A teachers' bureau that is able each summer to assist hun· drecls of worthy teachers to better positions. A tentin g colony, organized by th e Alumni Association, tJ accommocla t e a Yer~' limit ed nnm her of young men. '!.'his means an opportunity to enj oy a summer outin g (f or those who par. ticipatr ) . while at the sa me time pursuin g regular work. (Writ e 'l'rrns. M. C. Lefler. P r rn . for in fo rmntion .) 'LOCAL EXPENSES Inasmuch as t he Peru Normal is a state school, supported wh olly by legislative appropriati·on s. TUT'l'ION IS FREE. Furnish ed room and board may be obtained at Mt. Vernon Hall , t hr Indi es' dormitory. for $3.00 n w eek. Board and room


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in private famili es and priva te dormitori es r ange from $3.50 to $4.50 per week , d epending upon the accommoda tions. Students should in all cas es bring sh eets, pillow cases, towels, et c. Many students r ent rooms t hat are equipped for light house · keeping, thus very materially r educing the cost of attending school. The f act tha t t h e P eru Stat e Norm al is r eceiving in· creasingly large numb er s of students is p r obably due in part. to the very low expense th at a student is r equired to meet . Many young men and women find opp ortunity to earn all or a part of their exp enses while attending school her e. Girls desiring rooms in Mt . Vernon H all, either f or the summer chool or for n ext fall shoul d send r equest at once, together with deposit of $2.00, to th e r egistrar. In case the ro oms are all engaged wh en the mon ey is r eceive d, it will be returned to the sender. Former studen ts will be pleased to know that the installation of a municip al wat er plant by the city of P eru has meant a very lar ge incr ease in th e numb er of mod ern homes, thus affordin g infinitely better accommod ations than in former years.

FACULTY In the selection of f aculty memb er s, it has long been the policy of the school t o select only men and women of character and high ideals, men and women of high sch olar ship, an d t hose who are in full symp athy with n ormal sch ool meth ods and public schccl nre ds. As a result of t his policy, the men and women constituting t h e faculty are an inspiration to th e hlmdreds of st udrnts who annually come to P er u. TRAIN SERVICE 'reachers ~md students on the main line of the Burlington will find excell ent connecti•ons fo r Per u. At Hastings, Minden and points west, at Grand Island, RavenDJa. an d all points northwest, and aJso on all connecting branch lines. Students will take the trains that reach Lincoln by 3:30p.m., leaving Lincoln on the Nebraska City train, which arrives at Peru at 7 :28 in th e evenin g. Students on the main line of the Union Pacific and its branches will take the early east boun d trains, aud change t o the Burlington at Grand Island, or Columbus, or to the Elkhorn in Fremont. Those who can come by way of Omaha should leave Omaha at 4 :30 in the afternoon, making connection fo r Peru at Nebraska City. Direct connection is made at Nebraska City now with the Burlington trains which


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leave Omaha at 4 :30 p.m.. Students on the Missouri Pacifie and branch lines will find it convenient to connect with the afternoon Burlington at Auburn, or the eYening Burlington at Nebraska City. The Holdrege and Nebraska City line passet thr ough Peru. TEACHERS ' BUREAU Peru has a department, under thorough organization, that looks after placing its graduates and students in the most suit¡ able positions obtainable. Its motto is "The r ight teacher in the right place.'' Every worthy young man and woman who graduates from Peru may be sure of the best position that his preparation will enable him to command. While we have never had enough teachers to supply the demands, the short¡ age is especially noticeable in qualified men to take charge of high school positions, principalships, and similar position8. The expenses of this bureau are largely met by the Alumni Asso ciation, so that its service is free to students. GOOD HEALTH Peru has been practically free from all forms of contagiou1 diseases for many years. To a strict adherence to high standards of sanitation is probably due the fact that not a ~ingle case of typhoid fever, having its origin here, has bee11 kn own in Peru during the past twenty years. RULES OF CONDUCT Young men and women who possess stability of character will appreciate the excellent opportunities for its higher development as afforded in Peru . Parents desirous of the best possible env-ironment for their children during the formative period of young manhood and womanhood, will appreciate the efforts of faculty and townspeople to maintain a school ir which character stands above everything else. In keepin~s with this ideal, only young men and women of character art invited to come to Peru. Students conduct themselves a1 members of a law-abiding community and each one takes pridP in the good name of the school; thus true character is fostered and developed. Students who are not in harmony with thesr. ideals are advised not to remain in the school. Students who fail in half their work thereby forfeit membership. No school community was ever more earnest, industrious, conscientiou& and circumspect than the hundreds of students who have been


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in th e Peru Normal during t h e cou rse of the year just closing. 'l'he faculty find in t his a gr eat sou rce of gratifi cation . The school cannot afford to send youn g men an d women out in t o the public schools of t he st at e if they ar e lackin g in ability, scholarship or char act er .

Equipment In material equipment, Peru is especially f ortunate. There are in all eight large buildings, devoted to educational PU "poses. In addition to these is an observatory and a fine, steei frame greenhouse. The library contains approximately 27,000 volumes of reference and textbooks. It has recently been enlarged by an additional story and contains in addition to the regular library equipment, an ar t room, and an expression hall, and recitation rooms for the departments of Geography, German and Adv'a nced English. The chapel building contains one of the best assembly halls owned by t he state of Nebraska. The decorations, including fine new curtains, give it a superior and artistic equipment. Its seating capacity is approxirn.ately 1500. Its basement contains a lar ge gymnasium where the most modern gymnasium apparatus and equipment are found . The building also contains a number of rooms t hat are devoted to vocal and instrumental music, as well as the Young Men's Christian Association and the Young \ÂĽomen's Christian Ar<sociation rest rooms. Science hall contains the departments of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Agriculture. The old main building is now used almost exclusively as a model school, which includes grades f rom the kindergarten to the tenth. grade in high school, inclusive. The old agricultural hall is now used exclusively fo r manual training purposes. The industrial building in which is located the electric light plant and the heating plant, contains also the department of Home Economics, and one r oom deYoted to elementary courses in manual training. Mt. Vernon Hall. th e ladies' dormitory. accommodates approximately one hundred girls. Th e n ew administration building is doubtless th e best building on th e campus. It is modern in every detail. It is finished in oak throughout. All halls and corridors hav e terrazo floors an d marble wainscoting. It is fire proof. It contains in addition to the administratiYe offices , the departments of Mat hematics History and Economics, Latin, Elementary English and th~ department of Psychology and Physiology. The buildings are


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a ll li ghted by elect ri city and heat ed by st eam. The normal owns its own ligh ting plant and con t r ols its wat er system. AU laboratori es han c·omplete equipment of the best modern ap par atus. ·

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS Social and r eligiou s life in the P eru Stat e Normal School finds expression in a variety of organization s. The following are c ha racte ristic : Young Men 's Chr istian As. ociat ion, Young vYomen 's Chr istian Ass·ociation , Normal Catholi c Association. Episcop al Gu ilrl , Ph iloma thean Liter ary Society , E verett Lit· erary Society , Cic er on ian Debating Club for boys, Athenian Debatin g Cluh fo r girls, Athlet ic Association , besides a number of de p artmen t organ ization , as t he Latin Club, German Club, Dramatic Clu b, H ealth and E fficien cy Club, Biological Seminar, Besides Science Club , Agricultural S ociet y, Art Club, etc. these or ganizati on s, stud en ts h ave an opp ortunity Without charge to join the n ormal ch orus of 150 voices, and participatP. in the annual May Festi val which attr acts hundreds of people from surroun ding town s an d cities. Th en , th er e is the oppor. t unity to j oin t he band and or chestra, b esides a m en's glee club and a ladies' glee club . These glee clubs usually make a tour of southe ast ern Nebraska, giving concer ts in a number of cities eYer y spring. 'l' her e are no sororities nor f r aternities in Peru. ATHLETICS E very alumnus, student and fri end of P eru, takes pride in th e Athletics of the school. Nothin g but pure, wholesome ath· letics is encouraged. The scho ol employs specialists as director s for both the boys and the girls. Th e girls have r epeatedly won th e st at e ch ampionship in bask etball , while the boys' teams h aYe t hree t imes won t h e state ch ampionship in baseball, and have always been in the f r on t r:mk in fo otball and basketball. Many of her athletes haYe gon e into t he different leagues after gr aduation. P er u h as th e only ind oor baseb all cage in Nebraska. This is design ed t o afford winter practice in batting, pitching and catching, so t hat wh en the season op ens th e ball t eam is alr eady mature and ready for actual work . P eru 's athletic field is on the campus surrounded by a natural amphitheatre of sloping wo oded hills. The steep slopes are covered with blue grass and sh aded by gr eat oaks, elms and hickory trees. It is not likely that nature has gvien any other school such a beautiful a thletic field and surr oundings.


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COURSES OFFERED AT PERU. REGULAR ADVANCED COURSE (Required entrance, 30 credit points)

Completion of this course qualifies for · positions in the elementary grades of any public school in Nebraska, or fo r a high school ·position in any of the Nebraska high schools. The tudent will be governed in the selection of electives an d his practice ..teaC'hin g by t he kind of p osition fo r which he wishes to qualify. For a high school position he must select at least five hours in college English and t en hours in each of two other lines. (The subjects in black face type a re r equired in all courses·. 1 All courses require 2 hours f'a ch in p ublic school music a nd 'PhYsical training, and 1 hour in public school art. J UNIOR YEAR

Hours Hours Psychology ...................................... 5 E ducation (8 & 9).................... 5 Biology ............................................ 5 Histor y of E ducation .................... 5 English (6 ) .................................... 5 Electives .......................................... 10 Electives ........................................ 5 SENIOR YEAR

Hours H our s Senior Reviews .............................. 5 Theor y of Education.... ................5 Practice ............ .......................... 5 P r actice .......................................... 5 Electives ..........................................10 Electives ..........................................10

THE DEGREE COURSES Graduates fr om th e advan ced cou rse of the state nor mai schools, who complete two years addit ional wor k consisting of eighty college hours, may be gran ted th e degr ee Bach elor of Education. F ormerly this degree was goon ted to graduates of the normal school who completed t he college course in some other college. At a r ecent meeting of th e Bo ard of Educatior., a decisive action was taken, namely: That no degree should be granted unless the last year of the work be taken in the normal school. Th e degr ee fr om P er u will h encefor th stanJ for work done a t P eru . More alumni than ever before ar e pusuing work towards t he degree Bachelor of Education. It is


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only a matter of a short Lime u ntil every high school in Neuraska will require its teachers to hav e t he equivalent of the degree Bachelor oi Educat ion. 1'\ot on ly this, but many of the larger city scho ols will dt>mand the same qualifications ir. their grade teachers.

SUPERVISORS ' COURSES (Required entrance, 30 credit points ) *

Uompletiou of any of the fo llowing courses will entitl<: the student to recciYe a special supervisor's diploma in addition to the regular normal school diploma . Lt will be observed that t hese special courses are formed by su bstituting 25 hour · in the special department fo r an equal number of Jiours of elcctiYCS in the regu lar auyanced COUrse. Super visor 's Course in P ublic School Art J UN IOR YEAR

Hours P sycho logy .................................... Biology ... ......................................... E nglis h ( 6) .................................... Drawing & Painting (1) ..............

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SEN IOR Senior Reviews .............................. 5 Practice ------------- ---------·····················' 3 Designing ---··--······-··········--·············· u E lectives -------------- -------------------------- .5

Hours E du cation (8 & 9) ........................ 5 His tor y of Ed ucation.................... 5 Drawing & Painting ( 2) .............. 5 Modeling 2 % } Elementary Manual ········---~----- 5 Training 2¥2 YEAR Theory of E ducation ...................... 6 Practice ............................................ 5 Principles of Public School Art .............................................. r, Electives .......................................... b

Supervisor 's Course in Commerce J UNIOR YEA R Hours Hours Psychology .................................... !5 E du ca tion ( & 9).................... 5 Biolo gy ------------------------------------········ 5 H is tory of E d ucation.................... 5 B!l g lish (j I ................................... 5 Beginning Shorthand ·········-······· 6 Orthography & Penmanship ........ ;j Business Forms a nd Letterwriting ...................................... 5 1_

SENIOR Hours Senior Reviews .............................. 5 l ' r acti<:<~ ............................................ 5 Bookkeeping .................................... 5 Advan ced Shorthand .................... 5

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Hours T heor y of Education...................... 5 Practice ........................................... 5 Commercial Law .......................... 5 Advanced Dictation a nd Typewriting ---------------------··········-··· 5 *A credit poi nt means one s ubject reciting daily f or one semester (18 weeks ).


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Supervisor 's Course in Domestic Economy J UNIOR Hours· Psychoiog,· ............ .. . .. .. ..... .... . .. . 5 Tnorg-anic ·Chemistry .................... 5 English (6) .............. ..... ................. 5 Food and Dietetics (1) 2 1h l Sewing (5) 21h j ······ 5

YEAR Hours Education (8 & 9). ......................... !) History of Education ...... ..... ......... 5 Quant. & H. H. Chemistry........ 5 Sewing ( 6) 2 1h } 5 Food & Dietetics (2) 2 1h ············

SENIOR YEAR Hours Hours Practice ......... .... ..... ... .. ....... ............. 5 Theory of Education .................... 5 Psvcholur.y ........................... 5 P ractice .......................................... .. 5 Sewing (7) 21h l (8) 21h l 1 Food & Dietet ics (3 ) 21h S ............ 5 SewingF ood & Dietetics (2 1h f ........... Home Sanitation & Decoration 2 t;~ Home Manag em e'!'lt, Nursing, Electives ....... ................................. 2 1h & Laundry ..............................2% El ectives ...... ........ .......................... 2 1;~

Supervisor's Course in Kindergarten J UNIOR Hours Psvcholol!"y ............ ........................ 5 Nature Study ................................ 5 Erlucation (14) .............................. 5 Education (16) ............................. . 5

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Hour ~ lli<:torv of E ducation ............ ....... 5 Eriucat ion (17 & 18) .................... 5 Erlucat.ion (15) ................... !j English (6) .............. ...................... 5

SE lOR YEAR Hours Hom·s Education (19 ) .................. .......... 7% Edu ca tion (20) ............ ............... 7'% s~nior ReviPWS .......... .. .................. 5 F.rlucation (21) ........... .......... ....... 2% Edu cati on (22) .............................. 211:! 'Theory of Education ......... 5 El ectives .... ......................................10

Supervisor's Course in Manu al Training J UNIOR Hours Psychology .............. .. .. ................. .) 'fli'IIOI!"v .. .... .. .... . .. ...... .. 5 English 16) .. ........................ ........... 5 M::mual Traini n g- !l ) . .. .......... . 4 Mechanical Drawing 11) 1 SENIOR Practice ........ .. ............ ........ ... ........... 5 Th Por of Edu cation .............. ...... 5 l"nll eg-e Alg-nbra or Phys ics (1) .. 5 Forge practice 21h 7 Pattern makin g 2lh S .......... 5

YEAR Hours E ducation (8 & 9) ..................... .... 5 His torv of Education .......... ........ .. 5 Wo od ·Turning- ............ .. .......... .. ...... .·1 Mecha ni cal Dr:?.wing . .......... ........ 1 El ectives .. .. ...... ........ .. .... ...... . 5 YEAR Practice . .... .. .................................... 5 Machin e Shoo Practice ...... ...... 2 % Machine Desig n .......................... 2 % Ma nual Training Methods ........ 21;; Elect r ic Con stru cti on ................ 2 lh Electives .............. ............................ 5


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Supervisor 's Course in Public School Music JUNIOR Psychology .................................... 5 Biology ----------------------------------------- --- 5 English (6) .................................... 5 Observation & Methods, Material ...................................... 21h Ear Training ................................ 21h

YEAR Education (8 & 9)... ........--------- 5 History of Education................_! Observation & Practice ......... .J~

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SENIOR YEAR Senior Reviews .............................. 5 Theory of Education ...............•- S Practice ............................................ 5 Music Methods & Practice .........- 5 Orchestra & Orchestration ........ 2% Practice -----------------------------------------1 1 Repertoire .................................... 2 -2 ERl~ecetr_vtoeis.re____ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_:::·_·_:::::::::::~ Music Practice .............................. 21.2 .." Electives ----------·····················--------2lh

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Courses in Agriculture Followin g is th e course in agriculture fo r those who wish to specialize in this work. Many of those wishing to becom'' t eachers of agriculture under th e new high school law, tak~ the following two-year course in order to receive the professi•onal training and then complete their work by putting in two additional years in the University School of Agriculture

JUNIOR Psychology .................................... 5 Biolog-y ............................................ 5 Eng-lish (6) .................................... 5 Soils (3) --------·························------2% Farm Crops ( 4) ........................21~

YEAR Education (8 & 9) .......................... 6 History of Education_ _______________ 6 Chemistry (1) ···························- ~ Horticulture (5) .......................••. 6

SENIOR Senior Reviews .............................. 5 Practice ............................................ 5 Animal Husbandry (9) -- -----~ - - ---- -- 5 Advanced Horticulture (6 or 8) .. 2l1! E lectives ........................................ 2lf.J

YEAR Theory of Education ...............•:. 5 Practice ............................................ i Farm Management (11) ............21.1 Agricultural Methods (7) ........2\i Agriculture Elective ................. .2 1 ~ Electives ........................................2\!

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Courses in Oral Expression Many of our students desire to tal;:e a course in expression while they are preparing fo r positions in the grades of city srhool.. Th e exprt>ssion C! ipl oma iR given to those who complete the following course: JUNIOR YEA R P ychology ...... ··········· ····--------------Biology ···· ·-··-·-··--·-··---·---- ·---------------English (6) --·--··----------------------------Oral Expression -------·· -------------------

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Educatio n (8 & 9) ---------··-----·--------- 5 His t or v of E du cation. ___________________ l"i 01 al Expression ···--··-··---------·------7lh Electives -·-··----------------·------------------2 112

SENIOR YEAR Senior Reviews -------------------------------Pradice --····-·-····----- -------- -----------------Theory of Education --·------'---------Oral Expression ------- -------------------

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Practice -----·-·-------------------·-- ------------- 5 Oral Expression --------· ---------------- 5 Oral Expression --------------------------2~ Electives ·-------·--------------------·---- ------71fl

TRAINER 'S COURSE !Entrance requiremen t 22 credit points, or a second grade county cer tificate) Arithmetic (Math. b) ____________________ 5 Grammar (English b) ----------------- 5 Physiology ·-···---·---·------- ·----------------- 5 Physics -----·-- -------------·-----·--------------·- 5 U. S. Histor y (b) -------------------------- 5 Geography 3, Oral Expression ____ ii •Education (12) ·----------------------------- 5 *Education (13) ------·-····---------------- 5

PERU SHORT TERM COURSES Short term courses are offererl the second and fourth quarters (see calendar, p age 4) for the benefit of students who may be unable to atten d durin g the whole ye_a r. Any studellt . ixteen years of age, who h as completed the work in his home di. trict, is eligibl e to enter t hese courses. These short courses include all commercial bran ches, as Bookkeeping, Composition and L tter Writing, Sho rthan d , 'Typewriting; also ciYil service ubject , Manu al Trainin g. D omestic Economy, AgriculturP , Arithm etic, Geogr aph y, Grammar. etc. PERU E XTENSION COURSES Th e purpose of th e ext ension courses is to offer tcacherfl, ~nd those wh o may wish to p repare for teaching, an oppor tunity to enjoy some of t he advantages of the state normal chool courses by taking work in absent ia. Write for Extension Bulletin. *These courses in addition to the regular work in ob~ervation and methods include work in manu a l tra ining and home economics.


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Outline of Courses AGRICULTURE 1. General Agriculture.- A hrief survey of th e field of agriculture. 'l'ext hook " ·ork supplement ed by va.ri ous govern· ment and stat e ex p erimr n t station bulletin s. Laboratory work in soils, horticulture. st ork judgin g ancl dairyi ng. This cour>f is in tend ed fo 1' beginn ers and fo r· those pr eparin g to take th· state ex nmin ntion . F i rst seme ster ; fo nr hours attendance. eight hours prep 3r a ti on ; tw o hours laboratory; fi ve hour' cr edit. Tn summer sch ool h,·o nnd one-h alf hour s cr edit. Associate Professor C. H. Heard. 2. General Agriculture .-A r epe tition of Course 1. Scr· ond se mester an d summer ~ c h o o l ; f our h our s att end ance; eight hours prepar ation : two h ou rs lfl bor a tory; five hours credit. Tn summeJ' school tw o an d one-half hours cr edit. Associate Professor C. H. Heard. 3. Soils.- S oil s will be discu sse d from a chemical anll pl1ysical stan dpoin t . Soil f ormation and classification, prOJ>· erties of sand , sil t, clay nntl humu s, tillage, irrigation, drainage , f er tilizers, mflnm·es and gr een manuring and plant foorls in the soil will be studied . Specia l atten tion will be given tu the man agemen t, improvemen t and conser vation of soil . Labor ator y work an d field t rip s are a fundamental part of thi• ro urse. First semest er: two hou rs a tt endance; four hours prepara t ion ; t\Y O h ours labor a tor y; two and one-half hour; cr edit. Ass ociate Professor C. H. Heard. 4. Farm Crops.-This course will be t alren up in a prac tical mann er. It will in clu de classiA cat ion, pvopagation, seedin g, culture, h arvestin g, mark etin g and crop rotation. Crop pests, in clu din g diseases, in juri ou s iusects and weeds, and their methods of con tr ol will be stuclied . Cr ops will be treated under the followin g h eads: Grain cr ops (in cludin g ce reals), Forage Cr ops and R oot and Tub er Crops. Special attention will br paid t o the most import:m t far m cr ops of Nebraska. Crans \Yill be studied in field and labor atory. First semester ; thw


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hour attendance; three hours preparation; two hours laboratory ; two and one"half hours credit. Associate Professor C. H. Heard. ;)_ General Horticulture.-A general course in fruit growin". pecial attention will be given to orchard w01rk including location, exposure, soils, preparation of land, planning and planting, pruning, budding and grafting, top working, cul ti,·ation, picking, packing, marketing and other phases o l_ on·hard management. The fundamental principles of fruit ~trowing are here considered . Second semester and summer "·hoot; fi1 e hours attendance; eigh t hours prepar ation; two hour. labot,atory ; five hours credit. In summer school two and one-half hour credit. Associate Professor C. II. Heard. 6. Advanced Horticulture.- A continuation of Course 5 . .\dvanced problems in orchard management, marketing, spraying and di ea es of economic importance will be given special attention. Small F r uit Culture will occupy a part of thi.,; l'OUr e. The raspber ry, dewber ry, blackberry, loganberry, trawberry; cmrant and gooseberry will be considered, and th ~:: followin g essential points will be discussed: History, classification, propagation, pruning, harv esting, marketing and byproduct . :B.,irst semester; two hours attendance; th r ee hour;; preparation ; two hours labora.tory; two and one-half hour--: eredit. Associate Professor C. H. Heard. 7. Agricultural Methods· -A course designed for those who hal' e had high school agriculture or agricultur-e 1, anrl dt• ire better preparation for teachin g agriculture. Method .> ot' in truciion in both the class room and laboratory will bt· tr ated. econd semester and summer school ; three hours attendance; six }lour preparation ; two. and one-half hour-; ,-n•tlil. Associate Professor C. II. Heard. 8. Vegetable Gardening--This course consists of work in elassification. propag.1tion, cultur e, handling and marketing of Yegetables. Both greenho use an d outdoor culture will be given attenti on. A study will be made of t he scho·ol garden and it. relation to agr iculture in hoth the rural and the high sc•hool. l,;aboratory exercises in t he maki n g of sch ool gardens . .'r·roncl emester; three hours attrn cla n ce; th ree h ours prepar ation ; two hours lab•c ratory; two nncl one-half hours credit. Associate P r ofessor C. H . H eard.


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9. Agriculture.-Animal Husbandry. A study o£ the dif. ferent types and breeds of f•a rm animals, including horses, cattlo, sheep,' hogs and poultry. The history, characteristics and manage:tJcnt of the different breeds will be discussed. Feeding, ineluding the computation of balanced rations, will be considered. Laborator)' work in judging representative animals of the. different breeds will supplement the text as far as possible. An excellent collection of lantern slides will be available for use in this course. l<'irst semester. F ive hours credit. l<'iYe hours attendan ce. Eight hours preparation. Two hours laboratory. In summer school Lwo and one-half hours credit. (This course may be taken for the first quarter as a two and one-half hour course . Similarly for the second quarter. Th e first quarter deals with horses and cattle. The second quarter deals with sheep, hogs and poultry.) Associate Professor C. H. Heard. 10. Dairying.-A practical course in dairying, dealing primarily with the dairy cow on the farm, embracing selection, feeding, care and general management. 1\Iilk testing and in· speetion including laboratory work wit h the Babcock tester and work with the different makes of sepai'a tors will be taken up in detail. The composition of milk, adulteration and acid· ity and its causes will be treated. Dairy products and their manufacture will receive due consideration. Second semester; third quarter only. l<'iYc hours attendance; eight hours prepar. ation; two hours lab orato ry; two and one-half hours credit. Associate Professor C. H. Heard.

11. Farm Management.-A study of the business princi· pies of farming and the business organization and management of the various farm enterprises for th e purpose of securing the greatest continuous profit. 'l'he principal things to be con· sidered are: the personal characte ristics desirable in a farmer, the high cost of liYing, t fJ.e back to the land movement, trans· portation , types of farmin g, eli versified and . pecial fa rming, iutensi1 e and extensive fann in g, capital, labor, farm·equipment, profits and farm accounts. Laboratory work and special problems as needed. Srcond semester; fo urth quarter . Five hours attendance; ten ltour·s prcpaeation ; l1aboratory work to be ar· ranged; t\\·o and uue-balf hours cr edit. Associate Professor C. H. Heard.


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AR.IT Th e aim of this deartment is to give such training in drawing as will be helpful to teachers in meeting the problems of ~choo l life; to develop the teclmic1a.l skill necessary to depict fact , ideas, and impressions in graphic language, and to cultil ale appreciation. Students completing this course together with required work in the regular normal course will be given a special diploma in Public School Art, in 'a ddition to the regular normal 'chool diploma. a. Drawing.-A general course planned to give some skill in drawin g with mediums used in the grades, and some acquaintance with the subject in relation to other school work. Three hours attendance; first semester, ::;econd semester, summer chool ; one hour credit. Associate Professor Mamie R. Mutz. a-1. Drawing.-A course planned especially for those de'iring to take th e state examination. Summer school; one hour tr·edit. Associate Professor Mamie R. Mutz_ b. Drawing.-Continuation of course a_ Planned to meet the needs of primary and intermediate teachers_ Three hours attend ance; second semester; one hour credit. Associate Professor Mamie R. Mutz_ c. Drawing.- Continuation of c•ourse a. For grammar !(r·ade teach ers and those desiring to continue practice in drawing. Associ•ate Professo1· Mamie R. Mutz. 1. Drawing and P ainting.-A course embodying the prin!'iple and materials relating to elementary schools. Planned for stud ents intending to specialize in the arts. Open to all who desire to gain some skill in handling pencil .and brush. Fire hours attendance; first and second semesters, five hours ,.,.Pclit. Summer school, two and one-half hours cr edit. Associate Professor Mamie R. Mutz. 2. Drawing and Painting.-Continuation of Course 1, with [lf'C ial emphasis on upp er grade work. Five hours !itttendance; '"rOJHl semester; five hours credit. Associate Professor Mamie R. Mutz. :3. Design.-A course in design as embodied in elementary ••·hoo l curricu la. Th e first CJ.Uarter is devoted to practice in -


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vol vHJg the principles of design. In t he sec·o nd quarter these priJJciple,:; are applied in design for book covers, posters, lettu·ecl acl vertisements aml texts, plans fo r furniture, rooms, etc. l<'i l'e hours attenuance; first semester; five hours credit. Associate Professor Mamie R. l\1utz. 4. H andwork.-Exercises in weaving, folding, cutting with various materials. Work with raffia and r eed. Box mak· ing and elementary bookbinding. Fi ve hours attendance; second semester; two and one-half hours cr edit. Associate Professor Mamie R. l\1utz. 5. Principles of Art.- ln this course special emphasis is placed upon the principles and methods of .art education in public school~. A course of study in the arts for elementary schools is planned. Five hours attendan ce; second semester; five hours credit. Associate P rofessor Mamie R. Mutz. 6. Histor y of Art.-See History. Professor Mattie C. Ellis. 7. Modeling.-A technical study of the processes of modeling and pottery building. Form study. St ory illustration. l\Iodeling from life and from east. Three hours attendance; first semester and summer school; two and ·One-half hours credit. Associate Professor Mamie R. :Mutz. 8. Pictur e Study and School Room Decoration.-A short course planned to give some appreciation of the world 's great pictures, sculpture, and architecture. A discussion of pictures for study and school room decoration. .B~ ive hours attendance; summer school; two and one-half hours cr edit. Associate Professor Mamie R. l\1utz.

BIOLOGY a. Botany.-A study of the parts and organs of plants and of their simpler physiological f unctions. Classification given attention anu a herbarium coll ecte d. Three hours attendance; fours hours laboratory and field work ; second semester; entrance credit. Associate P rofess or F. C. Jean. b. Botany.-A cursory study of t he simpler algae, fungi, mosses, and ferns, followed by work on flowering plants similar to that outlined in course a. l<'ive hours attendance; eight hours laboratory and field work; entran ce cr edit, and especially designed for those preparing for state examina_tions; summer school. · Associate Professor F. C. Jean.


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1 and 2. Botany.-General Botany. A study of the plant cell and fundamental tissues, subsequent to which, type forms representmg the difterent phyla of the plant kingdom are studled. !:lpec1al attention is placed on the evolutionary developwent and classlfication of plants. 'l'heir economic relations also receive careful consideration. l<'ive hours attendance; eleven hours laboratory and preparation; first and second ~~emesters; fi ve hours credit. ¡ Associate Professor :B'. C. Jean. 3. Botany.- An examination of the plant cell and fundamental tissues, followed by a study of type forms representing both the algae and some classes of fUllgi. Plant evolution, classification and economic relations are emphasized. 'l'he cour e closes with the work on Phaeophyceae. :B' ive hour-> &ttendance; eight hours lab oratory; summer school; two and vne-half hours credit. Associate Professor F. C. Jean. 4. Plant Physiology.-An introductory study to the pro ce ¡ es and fun ctions of plants. It includes absorption, trans location, photosynthesis, transpirabon, respiration, and irritability. 'l'hree hours attendance; four hours laboratory; first :;emester ; two and one-half hours credit. Given in summer hool with fiv e hours attendance and eight hours laboratory. Two and one-half hours credit. Associate Professor F. C. J ean. 1. Geology.- I-list orical, physiographical, structuval and dynamical geology including work in mineralogy, assaying, and geological surveys. Three hours attendance; six hours field and laboratory work; first semester and summer school: five hours credit. Associate Professor Rose B. Clark. 1. General Zoology.-A brief general survey of the field of zoology. A study of the different phyla of the animal kingdom, tracing th e evolution and development of the different organ . 'r ype forms of the different phyla will be given detailed tudy in the laboratory. Morphology and physiology will receive special attention. Dissections and drawings will be required. '1 he work of the first quarter treats mainly of the Protozoa and th e lower Matazoa; the second quarter, of thf: higher Metazoa, and especially of the phyl1a Arthropoda and Vertebrata. Special attention will be given to economic re-

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lations. First and second semesters and summer school; three hours attendance; six hours preparation ; six ho urs labo11atory · fire hours cr ed it. Snmnwr school two and one-half hours credit. Associate Professor C. H. Heard. Ulasses in advanced Zoology will be organized whenever ·e ven or more students desire the work. COMMERCE

The work in th is department will be more extensive than heretofore. The teachers of th e different branches have had sp ecial tra ining for their work. Th e comse is so arranged that any student may elect all his " ·ode, except the required teachers' training work in these busin ess branches. When any student completes t he required full course in Commerce, togethtr with the required vrork of the normal training, he will h ~ granted ,a, diploma with an extra certificate from this depart ment show ing that he is qualified to teach in the busine s d ~ partment of high schools and business colleges. L History of Commerce.-A study of this subject gires the student a broad know ledge of the development of the commer cial relations f r om th e earlies t times to the present. 'rhe student traces fr om the past the inf1uen ces resulting in th~ commercial supremacy of individual fila.tions and determir.es the possible trend of trad e in the future. Five hours credit F ir. t semester . Professor \V. N. Delzell. 2. Business I . aw- The common law in business transactions . A course d esign ed to show, in a non-technical mann er , th e important factors of the common law affecting ordinary business transactions. The chief aim is to present in a clear and comprehensive manner the principles governing contracts in gen eral, sale of goods, bailments, insurance, credits and loans, contracts of guaranty, n egotiable in trument . agency, p artnership and joint st ock companies, and real and personal prop erty. Practical discussion taken up in class. F irst and second semesters, fiye hours c1·cclit ; summe1· school two and one-half hours credit. Professor W. N. Delzell. 3. Bookkeeping !-Thi s work includes theory and prac-


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tice in bookkeeping. Special emphasis is given to teaching the theory of debits and credit · and the essentials in the subject. 'l'he student is also given practical experience in his actual business practice. Business forms and papers used in the business ar e carefully studied. Throughout the course attention is given to the methods ·o f teaching and the pre entation of the subj ect. Fil'st •and second seme ters; five hours credit; summer school two and one-half hours credit. Professor W. N. Delzell. 4. Bookkeeping II- 'l'his advanced Bookkeeping includes whole ale, partneeship, commission, banking, etc. Also a thorough course in the t heory and the art of teaching bookkeeping, bu iness forms and methods. First and second semester fi 1' :~ hours cerdit; summer school two and one-half hours credit. Professor W. I . Delzell. 5. Shorthan d-The Gregg system of shorthand is taught. Much practice in writing and transcribing the shorthand is given and thus skill in writing the charac ters is given and confidence in reading them is acquired. This course must be preceded by English Courses b, c, 3. No extra charge for this course. Five hours recitation; first and second semesters, five hours credit; summer school two and one-half hour credit Associate Professor Katherine L. ·woods. 6. Advanced Shorthand-Continuation of Course 5. Ad vanced dictation and speed; letter writing and postal jnformation; office practice, consi sting of stencil cutting and mime ographing; shipping, letter press 'and carbon copying, filing and indexing; general review of stenographic principle . First and second semesters, five hours credit; summer school two and one-half hours credit. Associate Professor Katherine L. Woods. 7. Advanced Dictation and Correspondence- This work follows the advanced shorthand course. The student takes up actual office work and practice and tak es dictation from t'he different members of the faculty in their letter writing ancl other correspondence con n ected with the school. First and second semesters, five hours credit. Professor W. N. Delzell. 8. Typewriting-The typewriter is becoming more and more an important factor in commercial work, and the demand


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fo r skillful operators is ever increasing. The " touch" metho is taught. \ \' ords and phrase signs are studied and mastere until they can be written readily and unconsciously. Special a ttention is paid to yoca bulary, spelling, p unctuation and para. graphing. Great stress is p laced on accuracy, rapidity and neatness. Credit depends upon the amount of time subject i~ pursued. 'l'he best standard make machines are furnished for practice. This subject may be taken as a drill by any student r..ot taking the commercial course. l<~ irst and second semesters c: nd summer school. As a drill credit n ot to exceed one hour. Professor W. N. Delzell. 9. Penmanship- The instruction is based upon sound psychological and pedagogical principles with the aim of se em¡ing concrete results. Plain, legible business writing is the chief aim. Work in t heory and methods is given during the last half of each semester. This subject may be taken a a drill by any student not taking the commercial course. Firt and second semesters, two and one-half hours credit; summer ~c hool one hour credit. Professor W. N. Delzell. 10. Orthography- In t hi:> course special attention is giver. to r ules of spelling, sy llabification and definitions, pronuncia¡ tion and etymology. Special methods and devices of teaching spelling in public schools. First and second semesters, two and one-half hours credit; summer school one hour credit. This subject may be taken as a drill by any student not taking t he commercial course. Professor W. N. Delzell. Composition and letter W riting- See Course ' d" under Department of English. Economics-See " Political Economy" under Sociology. Commercial Geography- See Course '' 3 '' under Depart. rnent of Geography.

DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Students completing this course together with required work in regular normJ l course, will be given a special diploma in Domestic Economy in addition to the regula~ normal school diploma. The course is designed to qualify for supervisory positions in Domestic Economy in town and city schools.


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1. Food and Dietetics-Beginning work. Composition and cookery of carbohydrates, eggs and milk. Study of wate;· and min eral foods. Two hours ·attendance; four hours prepar a·· tion ; four hours laboratory; first semester, summer school, two and one-half hours credit. Associate Professor Myrtle F erguson. 2. F'ood and Dietetics- Continuation of Course 1. Composition and cookery of meats, cheeSB, fats and ·oils. Study oi beverages and food adjuncts. Two hours attendance; fo ur Lours preparation; four hours laboratory; second semester anr1 summer school; two and one half hours credit. Associate Professor Myrtle Ferguson. 3. Food and Dietetics-Continuation of Course 2. Dietar ies. Includes the making of pastry, cakes, salads and puddings. Two hours attendance; four hours preparation; fom hours laboratory; first semester; two and one-half hours credit. Associate Professor Myrtle Ferguson. 4. Food and Dietetics- Continuation of Course 3. More elab orate dishes are prepared. Lessons in canning, jelly mak ing, frozen foods, entrees and fancy cakes. Two hours attendance; four hours preparation; four hours laboratory; second emester; two and one-half hours credit. Associate Professor Myrtle Ferguson. 5. Sewing- Beginning work. 1'extiles. Elementary titches and their application for household use. Making of some underwear. Use of sewing machine; two hours recitation; four hours preparation; four hours laboratory; first semester and summer school; two and one-half hours credit. Miss Mab el Hancock. 6. Sewing- Continuation of Cour e 5. Textiles. Finish all underwear. Draft patterns by Snow System. Making of shirtwaists. Two hours attendance; four hours preparation ; four hours labovatory; second semester and summer school· two and one-half hours credit. Miss Mabel Hancock. 7. Sewing- Continuation Course 6. Textiles. Dress making. Woolen dresses . Tw o hours attendance; four hours preparation; four hours laboratory ; first semester; two and one-half hours credit. Miss Mabel Hancock.


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8. Sewing-Oontinumtion of Course 7. Textiles. Dre" makin g con tinu ed . Two h oues attendance; four hour prepm tion; four hours lahor:1tory ; second semester; two and on• half hour s cr edit. Miss Mabel Hanco~k. 9. Home Sanitation and Decoration-Location .and 111r roundings of th e hou se. Hygien e of the home. Heating, lieh· in g, ventilating and plumoing. Plans and decoratoins for house . Three hours attendan ce; six hours prepat~ation the fir quarter ; two h ours attendan ce; four h ours preparation to sec ond quarter ; first sem ester ; two an d one-half hour cre·li Associate Profes. or Myrtle Fergu on.

10. Home Management -Nu rsing, laundry 'and ·erri meal s. Planning m enues. Pt·erequisite Sanitation and Decor lion , and F oo ds J. 2, 3. 'r hree h ours attendance; ix hou preparation: sec onCI semester ; two and one-h alf hour credi Associate Professor Myrtle Fergu on. 11. Foods and Dietetics- ]<'o r train ers and rural ciH> teach er s. B eginnin g p rin ciples of F oo d and Dietetics. up risi on of 110on - da~· lun ch . Four h ours laboratory. Credit with Ohsenation and Method s. First semester 'lind summ Miss Mabel Hancock 12. Sewing-~or Trainers and rural school teacher . El men a try s titch es :1 nd plain sewing as suited to rural chon!• Fotn· h ours laboratory. Credited with Observation and Mrtl ods. First semeste r anCI summer school. Miss Mabel Hancock. Studen ts in th i d epa r tment must be provided with ki._ white apron s. h and towels a nd h older . EDUCATION J . H istory of E ducation- Prescrib ed cour e involrim• study of evolution of educational ideals, sp ecial attention bri11~ paid to worl< of su ch r eformer . as h ave distinctly influence• modern p edagogical pnacti ce. Fiv e h ours attendance; ra''~ sem est e r· an cl summer sch ool : fi ,.e hours credit. Dean E. L. Rouse 3. Theory of Education (Educational Psychology)- I 1, imp erati ve that thiR rou r;;;r be preceded by a course in Gener P sychology for it takt>s up t he appli cation of the principles •J:


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psychology to the science of education . The course includes some experimentation and a critical study of se veral proble m ~; bearing upon educational Theory ;UJd practic e. Each semester; five hours credit. Professor F. l\I. Gregg. 5. School Administration- A course f or superintendents and principals. A practi cal study of t he various relationships in public schools. Board of educa tion , authority of, r esponsl 路 hility of, election of, qualification::; for membership. The su perintend ent and his relations to the board of edu cation , tlw teachers, pupils, co mmunity, and oth er educational fo r cc路s. Second semes ter, five hours attendance; five hours credit; Summer school , two and one-half hours cr edit. President D. W. Hayes. 8. Methods and Principles of Education-Junior year. Gil'es insight into t eaching as an art and constitutes a rational preparation f or practice teac hing, eclucatioll'al principles and general me th ods illustrated by model lesso ns in different sulJ . jects with both primary and grammar grades. First half o[ each semester ; fiYe daily r ec itations; two 'and on e-half hours credit. Mrs. E lizabeth Crawford. 9. Methods and Principles of Education- Follows Course 8. Furnishes an essential working basis for subsequ ent teaching. Methods of presenting various subj ects in elementar.v chool curriculum elaborated by means of lectur es, r eports and discussions. Second half of el'teh semester; fi Ye daily r ecita tions; two and one-half hours credit. Mrs. Elizabeth Crawford . 10. Practice-Course open to seniors only. Prer equisite education 8 and 9. Each stud ent has entire ch 3rge of a class in the Training School for a. period daily. Opportunity given fo r change of subject, g rade and department at stated inior1路als. \\' ork closely sup enised by training teachers who hold frequent individu al and group conferences f or the purpose of giving directi ons and sugges tions, analyzing metho <ls and discussing plans and r eports. \V orl-: differentiated to su it needs of superintendents, high sc hool. primary and g rammar gra ch路 tenchers. First semes ter; dai ly recitations; five hours crrdit. Dean R ouse .and 'l'raining Teache rs . 11 . Practice-Continuation of Co urse 10 .. Seconcl srmest.er.


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12. Observation- Training Class- Students observe ex pe r t teaehin g. Discuss with model t eacher the aims and pru cesses of h er t eachin g act s. Scho1ol management. Theory o~ J<}ducation . School law. H and work. First semester ; fiw hours attendan ce; fiv e hours credit. Mrs. Elizabeth Crawford. 13. Observation- Course J 2 continued. second semester .

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14. Kindergarten Observation and Theory- This cour, ts th e co n-elating center, embodying first- daily 10b ervation11 the Tr::t ining School, k indergarten ; second-mastery of F'rot i;e] 's prin ciples from r eading his two most important educb t ional wor l<s. In addit ion to this collater al reading pertainin; tv t his an d kindred ubj ects from presen t day writers of recognized au thority . Discussions 10f readings and observation, leading t o the discovery of fun damental kinder garten prin· ciples. Atten dan ce requir ed fiv e hours observation and tbrt· hou rs r ecitation ; first semester ; fiv e hours credit. Miss Lou E. Hosmer. 15. Kindergarten Theory- A continuation of Course 14 Srr.ond semester , five hours credit. Miss Lou E. Ho mer. 16. Gifts, Occupations, Games- A study of Froebel\ play materi,als kn own as gifts , togeth er with the miscellaneou' obj ects and t oys of which t h ese are types. Practical buildin · related to t hought wor k and every day experience . 'f echnical t rainin g in various lin es of handwork, weaving, raffia. cardboar d constr uction , an d pap er cutting included in tbr term occupations- t hose m eeting the n eeds of both kinder gartn er s and primar y t eachers. Son gs, l!lctivity play , ra dit ion al games, fo lk dan ces, rhythmic exercises for children First semester ; fiv·e hours attendan ce; fiv e hours credit. Miss Lou E. Hosmer. 17. Gifts, Occupat ions, Games- Continuation of Cour;· 16. Second semeste r : th r ee hours a ttendance; two 1and on? half hours cr edit. Miss Lou E. Ho mer. 18. Children 's Litera.ture.__Con sideration of juYeni\1 literaturr f or kind ergarten and pr imary gr ades. Fanciful ani! r eali stic stories. F olk and f1air y tales, myths, fables, hi torical


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storie . Selection , adaptation and t elling of tori e Secon d >emester ; three hours attenoan ce ; two and one-half honn; credit. Miss Lou E. Hosmer. 19. Kindergarten Practice- Each stud en t given oppor tunity to bak r full charge •of the training school kin dergarten il t stated inten-als. Practice offered in all lin es that constitute the usual kind er gart en program. \~Vork closPly sup ervised hy the training t eaclwr of thi s departm ent . T en hours practice; first semester ; seven ancl on e-h alf hour cr edit. Miss Lou E. Hosmer. 20. Kindergarten P ra.ctice- Course 19 conti nued. In ad dition in cidental r eadin g with the 'old est pupils. Seconcl ~ e rne ter ; t en hours practice ; seven and on e-h alf hou r s credit. Mi s L ou E. Hosmer. 21. Special Methods- Progr am makin g. Primary meth fld s. Kindergarten games and son gs. Picture study. Fi.r st semester ; three hours attendance: two and 'On e-half h ours credit. Miss Lou E. Hosmer. 22. Special Met h ods-Course 21 continued . Second se mester ; three hours attPndan ce : two and on e-half hours c r e di~. Miss Lou E. H osmer. Durin g th e mont h of Jun e of th e summer school shor t kindergarten courses will he offered to meet th e n eeds of wim ar.v teachers. ~ s follows : Kinrl ergarten Observation and Methods- Cred it o n e -hal ~' hour. Kind ergarten ani! Primary Hand Work- Credit one hom. Songs. Games ~mil Exercises- Cr edit 'on e-half hom . Children 's T;iterature-Credit on e h our .

ENGLISH AND LITERATURE. a. . FreshmaJJ. English- A study of Poetry, and the interrrebJ tioo of classics-Narr::1tiv e : Lady of th e L ake, Id ylls of th e King. Dramatic : Julius Caesar. Lyric: Commemoration Ode. Bannockburn , Gray 's El egy. Didacti c : E ssa y on Man , D eserted Village, Trav eler. First and secono semesters ; fiv e hours 11ttendan ce; fiv e hours credit. Associate Professor Katherine L . ¡woods. b. Trainers ' Grammar- An intensive study of the sentence. Techni c::1l points taught and discussed , from the stand-


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point of the teacher. F irst and second semesters; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Summer school, t wo and onehal£ hours credit. Professor I. G. Wilson. c. Sophomore English- A stud:v of Prose. nnd the inter[>retation of classics. Short stories: Guy d 'Maupassant, Aldr ich, I rvin g, Kiplin g, Po e. Hawthorne . Orations: Lincoln, Henry. '\Vehster, Beecher. Essays: Bacon, Addison, Lamb, Macaul ay. First and second semesters ; five hours attendance; five h ours credit. Summer school, two and ane hal£ hours credit. Professor I. G. Wilson. d. Elements of English Composition-Text book study, supplemented by carefu lly directed theme-writing. First semester; fi ye hoUI's attendanc e ; five hours credit. Summer school, two and on e hal£ hours credit. Associate Professor Kalherin e L. W oods. l. Shakespea.r e- l\Ta cbeth. H amlet. Origin of EngliJ;h drama, and the life of Shakespeare. A critical study of dramatic art, and of Shakespeare 's languc1ge. Written exercises. First semest er; :fi\'e hours 1attendan ce; five hours credit. Summer srhool, two and on e hal£ hours credit. Associate Professor Katherine L. Woods. 2. Shakespeare- A continuation of Course l. Romeo and .Juliet, Kin g Lear, Othello. Second semester ; five hours attendan ce; five hours credit. Associate Profess or Katherine L. Woods. 3. H istory of E n glish Literat ure- A general sketch of E nglish Literature, with carefully selected readings to illustrate each period studied. Electiv e. Second semester ; fi ve hours attend ance ; fiye hou rs credit. Professor I. G. Wilson. 4. The Art of Poetry- Lectures on the elements of poetical style, with wid ely selected readin gs f rom E nglish verse: followed by a detailed and complete study of Tennyson's Princess. First semester; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Professor H . C. House. 5.

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uf Pippa Passes and Lauria. \Vritten exercises. SeconJ semester; five hours attendance: fiv e hours credit. Summer school , two and one-half hours credit. Associate Professor Katherine Woods. 6. Junior English- R equired of all candidates for grannation. Analysis of sentence structure, idiomatic forms and usage; paragraph and theme writing; class drill. First an rl second semesters; five hours attendan ce; five hours cr edit. Summer school; t en hours attendance; five hours credit. Professor H . C. House. 7. Public Speaking-Correct forms. Preparation of om· add res8. Actual practice. This course is open to juniors, sen iors and gmdnate students. Second semester; five hours at tencl ancP: five hours credit. Professor I. G. Wilson. 8. Anglo-Saxon-Grammar, and selections from Bright's Anglo-Saxon Reader, and the Beowulf. Origin of the Englisl1 language. Comparative langmrge study. This course is design ed especially for th ose intending to teach English. Latin or German in high schools. Stud ents t aking Course 8 should plan to follow it with Coures 9. First semester; five hours attend ance; five hours credit. Professor H. C. House . 9. Anglo-Saxon and Middle English- Continuation of Course 8. Beowulf, through 2.000 lines. Studies in the later developement of the language, with some account of the French and Latin elements. SeC'ond semester; five hours attendance; flve hours credit. Professor H. C. Hous e. 10. American Literature- A general survey, with close readings of selected classics. Critical papers. First semester ; fi ve hours attendance: five hours credit. Summer school. two and one haJf hours credit. Professor I. G. ·w ilson. 1·] . Argumenta.t ion- This co urse is open t o Juniors, SPnior, and gr ad uate students. This course is counted ns an plec-tive in En glish . First semester; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Professor I. G. Wilson. 1_2. Recent English Fiction- Prin ciples of novel criti-


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cism. Class papers on t he novels of George Mer edith, Thoma Hardy, l\frs . Humphry \Vard and oth er s. Second semester : five hours attendance; fiv e hours cr edit. Summer school, two :md on e half hours cr edit. Professor H. C. House. ORAL EXPRESSION The aim of this cours e is to make good readers. The meth· od of teaching Expression is based upon psychological principl es. E xer cises ar e giv en to fr ee th e voice and body in order that the student may cultivat e responsiven ess. He is lerl . to t hink ·and f eel whil e on hi s f eet b efor e an audi ence, and to ,•xpress thoughts and emotions through his own individuality. This cultivates literary taste. develop es p ersonal power andre· suits in a natural style. (See Oral Expression group for graduation requirements.)

1-a. Trainer 's Reading- Teacher's course. A prepal'u· tion for tate examinntion. Comprises a brief course in phonics. and study of th e me chanics of reading. Third quarter nnd summer sr hool : fiv e h ours n ttendan ce ; two 1and one half ),ours credit. Miss Rluby Page F erguson. 1. Oral Expression- Intellec tual conception. Development of power to r ead idPa . Memory training. Studies of t•xpression of simple emotions. Practical ex er cises for cultinttion of simplicit y and naturalness. First and second semesfprs; fiv e hours attendance : fiv e h ours cr edit. Summer school rlouble period. Miss Ruby Page F erguson. 2. Oral Expression- Follows Expression l. Literature rxpressing thought and fe eling more complex is used. PractirP npon committed selections. Principles of pantomine tr, fr ee th e hocly for full manifestations of emotions. First and sr conll semestr rs ; fiv e bour:s attennnnc c ; fiv e hours credit. Miss Ruby Page F erguson . 3. Oral Expr ession- Prerequisite, on e year's expression. Tnterpretation of literary masterpieces. Cultivation of imagination. Practice in various dialect . Beginning study in stage busin ess for presentation of plays. First semester; five hours attendnn ce : five hours credit. Summer school: double period: fiv e hours credit. Miss Ruby Page Ferguson.


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4. Oral E xpression- l<'ollows E xpression 3. Gesture work. Classica l urama studied from interpretation and staging standpoints. Repertoire. Second semester; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Miss Ruby Page F erguson. 5. Oral Expression- Principles of the Evolution of Expression. Abridgement anu arrangement of selections. Sugge tions for coaching plays. 1<-,ourth quarter; fi \路e hours at路 tendance; two and one half hours cr edit. Miss Ruby Page F erguson . 6. Ora1 E xpression-Ad van ced course. Arrangement and preparation of recitals. Dramatic work in greater detail. li'irst semester ; five hour attendance; five hours cr edit. Miss Ruby Page F erguson . 7. Private lessons in Expression and all forms of platform Art. Cost of private instru ction, seventy-five cents per lesson, a period of forty-five minutes. Miss Ruby Page F erguson . Miss Effie H. Abbott

GEOGRAPHY a. Trainer 's Geogr aphy- A r eview of geographical prin路 ciples, followed by a contin ental type study of North America. This in cludes physical features, political divisions, climate and life. Several type industries are taken up inten&ively. Map making; libra ry readings on assigned topics .. Fourth quarter and summer school; five hours attendance: two and one half hours cred it. Associate Professor Rose B. mark. 1. Senior Geography- The course begin with the study of the earth in its relation to the univ erse, including the essentials of astronomical and mathematical geography. Europe i;; studied as a type. Impor路t ct nt points in location al geography are selected; the cau sal sequence side is stressed. Library work, especially r epMts from current magazines. First , second, third and fo urth ctnarters, summer school ; five hours attendan ce; two and one lnlf hours cr edi t. Associate Professor R ose B. Clark.


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2. Physical Geography- A study of t h e varying · struc· t ure and function of lhe di1fercn t parts of the earth. Life his· tory of land forms. Const ;;ml changes in land and water. The vocabulary of t he subject. rrh e human side is stressert. l•'irst se mester; fi I' C hours a ttendance: five hours credit. Associate Pl Jfessor Rose B. Clark. J. Commercial Geography- Studies in pr esent conditiono 11t t he commercial world . The basal r eason which make one nation differ commeFcially from another. This is followed by type industrial .·t ndies. Introdu ced by a s tudy of transportation. Railroads, can als, our merchant marine, Interstate Commerce Commission, the telephon e, telegr.aph, cable. First and t hird quarters; fi ,-e hours attendnn ce ; two and one half !t ours credit. Associate Professor Rose B. Clark. 6. lVIap Making- A teacher 's course in the making oi maps of \'ar ious kinds for all grades. rrhe reading of topograp hical weather, and ha chure maps. Second quarter and . summer school ; five hours attendance; t wo and on e half hours red it. Associate Professor Rose B. Clark. 7. Geographical Influences- Brigham's text used. A course which reYicws the ge ograp hy of North America by ~ howing the geogr aphical influences which have determined certain great movements in our history, and which have helped to produce pr esent day conditions. First quarter; five hours <~tte nd a n c c; two ancl one half hours cre dit. Associate Professor Rose B. Clark. GERMAN 1. Elementary Course-~ 1ain facts af grammar. Drill in pronun ciati on. Systematic s tudy in word-building and voe abu l a r~· , and sentenc e st ructure. Extended e_;._er cises to fast· ('11 same in mind. Ensy readings in German with drill (a) in clear, accurate pronunciation; (b ) in offhand r eproduction. in to easy German sentences, of main facts read; (c) in easy questions and nn swers about matter read; (d ) in easy dicta. tions to be translated off hand into German sentences. FirsL ;emrste r ; fivr hours attend ance; five hours credit. Summer >c hool , doub le work , five hours credit. Professor Abba Willard Bowen.


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2. Continuation of Course 1- Glueck auf or an equivalent text completed. Independent texts begun. Abundant sight reading. Easy stories narrated for oral reproduction. Poems committed. Dictations, conversation and e1asy composition based on texts read. Second semester; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Summer school, double work; five hours credit. Professor Abba Willard Bowen. 3. Intermediate Course- Texts read bear especially on life in Germany. Bacon's Im Vaterland; Bacon's German Composition, through lesson XVI. Conversation and short German songs. Poems committed. First semester; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Summer school, two and onehalf hours credit. (Class organized if sufficient demand. ) Professor Abba Willard Bowen. 4. Continuation of Course 3-Mosher 's Wilkommen in Deutschland; Hauff's Das Kalte Herz; Geschichten vom Rhein or Geschichten von deutschen Staldten (two of these texts read), Bacon's composition completed. Convers·a tion, dictations and offhand oral reproduction based on text. Second semester; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Summer school, two and one half hours credit. ( Class ot·ganized if sufficient demand.) Professor Abba Willard Bowen. 5. Advanced Course-Abundant practice in reading to get the thought content, with literal translations made secondary. Freytag's Die Journalisten; Sudermann's Frau Sorge; Schiller's Mari1a Stuart or Wilhelm Tell (two of these texts read.) Sight reading. Discussions in German of matter read. Original essays on themes drawn from t he text. Oral repro . duction. First semester; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Summer school, two and one half hours credit (class organized if sufficient demand.) Professor Abba Willard Bowen. 6. Continuation of Course 5-Freytag 's Soli und Haben, Scheffel's Ekkehard, 'Or Schiller's Wallenstein. Suplementary readings in easy German. Second semester; five hours at· tendance; five hours credit. Professor Abba Willard Bowen.


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HISTORY a. History of the United St ates.-A general survey of the history of our country preparatory to teaching it in the elementary schools of Nebr aska. First and second semesters, five hours attendance; five hours cr edit. In summer school two and one-half hours credit. Professor Mattie C. Ellis. Al. Gr eek History.-Open to all who have had General History in the high school. Second semester ; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Professor Mattie C. Ellis. A2. Roman H istory.-Open to all who haYe had General History in the high school. Second semester; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Professor Mattie C. Ellis. 1. Mediaeval History.-Open to all who have had General History or Course Al and A2. First semester; ¡five hours attendance; five hours cr edit: summer school; two and one-baH hours credit. Professor Mattie C. Ellis. 2. English History.-Open to all who have had General History or its equiVIalen t. Second semester; five hours attendance; five hours credit ; summer school ; t wo and one-half hours credit. Prof essor Mattie C. Ellis. 3. F rench Revolution and Napoleon.-Open to all who have had Course 1. First semester; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Summer school; two and one-half hours credit. P r ofessor Mattie C. Ellis. 4. Advanced American History.-B egins with the treaty of Paris 1763; covers the pre-Revolutionary, the Constitutionel Period and Westward growth and expansion. First semester ; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Professor Mattie C. Ellis. 5. History of African Slavery in America.-Origin, growth and crisis. Second semester; five hours attendance: i!ve hours credit. Professor M•attie C. Ellis. 6. H istory of Art.-A critical study of Greek and Renaissance Art. Open to all juniors and seniors. Second semester; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Professor Mattie C. Ellis. 8. Europe in the Nineteenth Century.-Second semester; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Professor Mattie C. Ellis.


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LATIN a. Beginning Latin.-The fun da men tals of Latin Study Special stress placed up on the master y of paradigms, vocabu lary and common constructions n ecessary fo r r eading simpl e Latin. Translat ion , comp osit ion and gr ammar study simultaneous fr om the beginnin g. Fables and short, easy stories from Roman history. Six weeks reading in Nepos. First semester and summer school ; five hours attendance; five hours eredit. Professor E sther A. Clark, or Associate Professor Katherine L. Woods. b. Beginning La.t in.- Course a contin ued. Second semester and summer school; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Professor Esther A. Clark, or Associate Professor Katherine L. Woods. c. Caesar.-Ceasar 's Commentaries read as a connecte-:1 story. Review of word forms >a nd a more advanced study of construction. Sight translation and reading Latin for sense. Study of English derivatives. Latin composition. First semes ter; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Summer school , two and one-half hours credit. Professor Esther A. Clark. d. Caesar.- Continuation of Course c. Second semester ; five hours attendance; five h ours credit. Professor Esther A. Clark. 1. Cicero·-A study of the orations of Cicero in their proper setting of life and time. Grammar <1nd composition continued. The thought as it moulds the sentence and shapes the discourse made the primary object of study. First semester .and summer school; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Summer school, two and one-half hours credit. Professor Esther A. Clark, or Associate Professor Katherin e L. \Voods.

2. Cicer o.-Continuation of Course 1. Second semester ; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Professor Esther A. Clark, or Associate Professor Katherine L. Woods. 3. Vergil·-The Aeneid studied as a literary masterpiece. Interpretative study of the characters and their story as well as the great theme of the poem. ·Special attention to beauty of thought and expression, and frequent comparisons with


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English poetry. Practice in scanning and metrical reading. semester; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Professor Esther A. CLark. 4. Vergil.-Continuation of Course 3. Second semester: five hours attendance; five hours credit. Professor Esther A. Clark. 5. Horace.-Selected odes, sat ir es and epistles in their relation to t he life of the Augustan Age. The meters of Horace and the literary qualities of his poems. Open to students who have had four years of Latin. First semester; five hours at. ten dance; five hours credit. P r ofessor Esther A. Clark. 6. Livy.-The story of the Second Punic War. A rapid reading course. Open t o students who have had four years of Latin. Second semester; five hours attendance; five hours cred it. Professor Esther A. Clark. 7. De Senectute.-An exhaustive study of the treatise. Open to students who have had four ye ars of Latin. Second semester; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Associate Professor Katherine L. Woods. 8. Gr eek and R oman Mythology.-The principal myths in relation to literature, art and astronomy. Open to all Latin students. Especially designed fo r students of Vergil, Horace and Ovid. Third quarter and summer school; five hours at. tendance; two and one-half hours credit. Professor Esther A. Clark. 9. Roman Literature.-A brief survey of Roman Litera¡ ture designed to unify the study of Latin authors. Open to all students of Latin. Second quarter: five hours attendance; two and one-half hours credit. Professor Esther A. Clark. 10. Ovid.-Selections from the Metamorphoses with a thorough drill in scanning. Open to students who ha-ve had three years of Latin. Fourth quarter and summer school; five hours attendance; two and one-h alf hours credit. Professor Esther A. Clark. 11. Sallust¡-Catiline 's Conspiracy. Open to students who have had three years of Latin. Summer school; five hours attendance; two and one-half hours credit. Professor Esther A. Clark, or Associate P rofessor Katherine Woods. 1:4~ irst


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12. Technical Beginning Latin.-A course offered especi.ally for teachers, cov e1路ing the first year of Latin in review. The course emphasizes the more difficult and more important constructions. Second semester and summer school; five hours attendanc e; one hour credit. Professor E sther A. Clark, or Associate Professor Katherine Woods. 13. Caesar.-A r eYiew course for t each er s and others who wish to strengthen themselves in Caesar. Special att ention given to constructions and methods of presenting the subj ect First semester and summer school; fiv e hours attendance; one hour credit. Professor Esther A. Clark. 14. Tacitus.-A rapid reading course for ad 1路an ced students. Second qu:arter and summer schoo 1; fi 1路e hours attendance; two and one-half bon rs credit. Professor Esth er A. Clark. 15. Latin Club.-The Latin Club me ets eH ey two weeb and is found to be both enjoyable and beneficial, the time being given to Latin son gs, games and en terta inm ents designed to give fuller app reciation of Roman life anLl literature. All members of the Latin d epartment as w ell as all ltwers of the language are welcome. LIBRARY A course in libr ary apprenticeship, which includes all the details of the care and management of a library. is given to .1 limited numb er . Classification and catalogin g will be taken up the second semester. First and second semeste r ; fi 1路e hours attendan ce; ten hours laboratory ; fiv e hours credit. Associate Professor Elva E. Rulon. lVIANUAL TRAINING This course is intended to prepare t each ers and sup ervisors of manual training in the schools of Nebraska. Comp letion 0i this course entitles th e student to a special manual t raining diploma in addition to the regular normal school diploma. 1. Joinery and Elementary Cabinet Making.-Beginnin f! work. Ex ercises are given in sawin g and planing to dimensions, th e squarin g up of stock, and stud ying the use of tlH' saw, plan e, square, rule, chi sel and bits. A seri es of joints, important to the carpenter and cabin et mak er is m ade and


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later applied in th e constructi on of fu rnitu re and cabinet& Eight hours shop w or k , two hour s drawing. Fir st and second se mes ter and summer sch ool; fiv e h ours credit. Associate Professor F . C. Smith. 2. Advanced Cabinet Making and Wood Turning.-This includes cabin et making problems inv ol vin g a ccurate tool man¡ 1pulation, experim ental knowledge of thr. u se of th e b and saw, cut off saw, groover , etc., and th e prop er u sP. of stains, oils and varnish es . Th e w ork in wo od turni n g is to famil iarize the studen t w it h b oth th e turn er s ' and patt e rn mak ers' worl; The exercises in clud e cy linders, con es, g rooY er s, beads, et('. This is followed by f ace and chuck work. E ach student is ta u gh t t o usc and car e f or his own la th e and to make aud interpret his own blue prints. Pre r e(Juisite Course l. Ten h ours shop w ork ; first ann sec ond sr nwster s and summer sch ool ; five hours credit. Asso ciate Pl'ofc ssor F. C. Smith . 3. Forging.-Th e use ancl care of t he fo rge and irou working tools is well ex plai n ed b efor e t h e experimen tal work is under taken . E xer cises are giv en in fi r e building. use of t h e hardie with h ot a n d cold iron , upsettin g, weldin g, tooi makin g and tem pering . Prer equisi te, Courses 1 and 2. Ten hours attendan ce : fi rst a nd second sem est ers; fi ve hours credit. Associate Professor F . C. Smith. 4. Foundry and Machine Shop Practice.-Exercises are given in t h e making of m ould s from differ ent kind s of patterns. The art of r a mmin g, ventin g, p a r tin g, gat e cuttin g and other moulding processes is acquired by ac tual individual worl:. B ench w ork and m achin e to ol work are gi ven to teach some of th e fun dam ental op eration s of the mod ern machine shop. Each studen t r eceives ex p erimental kn owled ge of the use of t he engin e la th e. th e gear cuttin g machin e, th e ste,am engin~. t he gas engin e. th e dynam o and th e m ot or. Pr¡erequisite Course 1. T en hours attendan ce : first and secon d semester. : five h ours credi t . Associat e Prof essor F. C. Smith. 5. Trainers' Course. - A course for rural t enchers wh~ wislr t o h aYc indu stri al wo rk i n th eir sch ools. Lectures and d em onstr atiorns ar e giv en to teach th e pupil th e proper use anti {ola r e of th e f our fundamental tools ; saw, plane, hammer, ann SfJ Ua r e. A f ew preliminar y ex er cises are executed after which


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articles useful in the rural community are made. Special attention is given to these problems; how to organize industrial work in the rural school, what tools to secure and how to secure them. (For Trainers only. ) Two hours attendance· one hour credit. Summer school and first and second semester. Associate Professor F. C. Smith. 6. Arts and Crafts. - Decorative work in copper, brass ~nd leather is offered t o students and teachers interesteil in the application design to small pieces of work. This work is adapted to schools where a full line of manual t raining tools is not available. ElectiYe. First and second semester; ten hours attendance ; fiye hours credit. Associate Professor F. C. Smith. 7. Carpentry and Building Construction.-This is intended to acquaint the student with the proper methods of framing small buildings, cutting rafters, braces, etc., reading the steel square 'and making out a complete lumber bill for a house. Each student constructs a miniature building f rom his own blue prints. Prerequisite. Course 1. Elective: fit·st anil src onrl emester; ten hours attendance; five hou rs credit. AssO'ciate Professor F. C. Smith. 8. Electrical Construction.-Tn tended for those who deire to take ailvanced work in ilynamo and motor huilding, electric wirin g, electric plating, wireless experimenting. etc., etc. Elective. F irst and second semesters; ten hours 'attendance; five hours credit. Associate Professor F. C. Smith. 9. Mechanical Drawing.-Required of all student<; taking Course 1. Th e first few periods are given ov er to the study of different methods of lettering. Hoth isometric and cabinet proj ection are car efu lly studi eil a,nil all pieces made in the manual trainin g shop must first be drawn in the drawing class. Th e second quarter is given ov er to t he consideration of house plans anrl complete specifications. First and second semesters· two hours attenilance. Associate Professor F. C. Smith. 10. Advanced Mechanical Drawing.- For those who desire to continu e Cou rse 9. (R egular machine cl rafting ) . MATHEMATICS Students electing subjects in this department with a view to teaching mathematics in t he small er schools will be expecte.-1 to compl ete at leRst cou rses 1. 2. r~nd - J4 . Comses :1. 4. 6. 7, anrl


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13 are d esigned for those desiring to become special teachers of mathematics. Courses to 13 and 15 will be given when ther e is sufficient call fo r t hem. They are intended primarily for graduate students who desire to continue mathematical study either for the purpose of becoming stronger teach ers in both element ary and advanced mathematics or for engin eering and other coun:;es in nniYersities or technical schools. a. Arithmetic.-For students in th e training course. First aml sec ond semes ters; five hours attendance; five hours cr edit. Professor C. F. Beck. a-1. Arithmetic.-Th e w·ork in arithmetic as planned for th e summer schools " ·ill con sist f or th e most part of a critical stud y of type problems und er Yari ous topi cs. Incidentally th e subj ec t will he r eYi cwed , bu t arithmetic fr om the t ea cher's standpoint will he made th e promin ent f eatuee of the coursP. Summer sch ool ; to those who d o sp ecial work prescribed by th e in stru ct or . Two and one-half hours cr edit. Professor C. F. Beck. b-1. Algebr a .-A beginning class for mature student.> who h:w e not hacl th e subject, ;:md also for students who may haY e cl on e some work in ·algehrn. hut who desire to make a thorough study of th e subj ect with the id ea of teaching it. First semester nncl summer school: fiye hours attendance; fivf hours cr edit. Associate Professor \V. R. Hull. h-2. Alg ebra.-Cours e h-1 continued. Sr concl semester: five hours atten clnn ce; five hours cr edit. Associate Professor W. R. Hull. h-3. Algebra.-This course is ordin arily known as " Third Semester Algebra, " an d is r equ ired of all fr eshm en and upper clasflmen who haYe not had th e sub ject. Prerequisite, one year 's work in hi gh school algebrn. or equi valent, involving simple equations, involution , evolution and some work with expon ents, radicals and the graph . First semester nncl summrr school; five hours attend ance, ten for summer , ch ool ; five hour. credit. Professor F. C. Beck. Associate Professor Vv. R. Hull. b-4. Algebra. - A review course. Anyon e having had three semcstrrs work in algebra may take thi s course. Prepar s for state examination. Summer school ; fiv e hours attendance ; Professor C. F. Beck. no cre di t.


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c-1. Plane Geometry.-A course for mature students who have never studied geometry. Students who have done some work in subject may take this course fo r a t horough review and completion of subject. First semester and summer school; five hours attendance (ten for summer school) five hours credit. Professor J. M. Howie. c-2. Plane Geometry.-Course c-1 continued. Second se mester ; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Professor J. M. Howie. Associate Professor W. R. Hull. c-3. Solid Geometry.-This course is for freshmen. Prerequisite: Plane Geometry complete, and course b-3. Second semester and summer school; five hours attendance, ten for summer school; five hours credit. Professor J. M. Howie. Professor C. F. Beck. Associate Professor W. R. Hull. c-4. Geometry.-A review course. Anyone having completed plane geometry may take t his course. Prepares for state examination. Summer school; five hours attendance; no credit. Professor J. M. Howie. 1. College Algebra.-In this course special attention will be given to the more advanced phases of simultaneous quadratics, theory of quadratics, special higher equations, ques. tionable and legitimate transformations of equations, and theory of logarithms. The course will also include such t opics as the binomial theor em, undetermined co-efficients, arrangements and groups, exponential and l ogarithmic series, etc. First, second semester and summer school ; five hours attendance, in summer school ten hour s; five hours credit. P r ofessor J. M. Howie. Associate Professor W . R. Hull. 2. Trigonometry.- A course in plane trigonometry including the study of the trigonometric functions, relations be¡ tween the functions, solution of right and oblique triangles with applications to surveying and mensuration. Special emphasis is given to the solution of trigonometric equations. Each semester and summer school; five hours attendance; ten hours for summer school; five hours credit. Professor J. M. ¡Howie. Associate Professor W. R. Hull.


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3. Analytic Geometry.-A geometric interpretation of alge bra. This course gives th e student a new view of algebra and geometr y and mak es him a much better teacher of both subjects. With ou t an alytic geometry it is exceedingly difficult for an y teacher to have confiden ce in the teaching of the graph in algebDa. The course in cludes r ect an gular and polar co-ordinates, tr ansformation of eo-ordinat es, prob lems in loci. and the str aight lin e, t h e cir cle, an d some w ork with the el· lipse, parabola and hyperbola. Fir st semester; five hours attendance; five hours credit. P rofesso r J . M. Howie. 4. Theory of Equations.-This course will also include determinants. Prerequisite: Course J. Th ird quarter and summer school; five hours attendance; two and one-half hours cr edit. P r ofessor J . M. Howie. 5. Pedagogical Arithmetic.-Required of all seniors. While arithmetic is reviewed to some extent, yet the course is e. new view, from the teacher 's standpoint, rather than a re· view of arithmetic. Each quarter; four hours attendanc~; two and one-half hours credit. Professor C. F. Beck. 6. Calculus.-A course in differential calculus including the differentiation of algebraic and transendental functions, expansions of functions including Maclaurin's and Taylor's theorems, indete rminate forms and maxima and minima. First semester; five hours attendance; five hours cr edit. Professor J . M. Howie. 7. Calculus.-Cnurse 6 continued and •a, course in integntl c::1lcu lus consisting chiefly of the integration of the functions, with some work in double and triple integration, and applications of integral calculus to geometry and physics Second semester; five hours credit. Professor J. M. Howie. 8. Analytic Geometry.-A continuation of course 3, inchH1 im~· ::1ngents diameters, poles and polars, general equation oi' the ,;econn negree, and a short course in the analytic geom· etry af space. Second semester; four hours attendance; four hours credit. Professor J. M. Howie. 9. Advanced Calculus.-Prerequisite, course 7. Five hom·s attendance for one quarter; two and one-half hours credit. P r ofessor J . M. Howie. 10. Spherical Trigonometry.-Prerequise, course 2. Ont> h our attendance; one h our credit. Professor J . M. H owie.


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Jl. Differential Equations.-Prerequisite, course 9. Five hours attenJance for on e qu arter; two and one-half hours Professor J. M. Howie . credit. . 12. Advanced Geometry.-Prerequisite, course 3. Modern methods in analytic geometry. Five hours attendance for one quarter ; two and one-half hours credit. Professor J. M. Howie. 13. Surveying.-Pr erequisite, course 2. A cour se fo r men consisting largely of the use of surveying instruments in the field. Credit determined by work done. Professor J. M. Howie. 14. Methods.-A course in geometry primarily for those intending to t each geometry. Anyone having completed plane and solid geometry may take this course. First quarter ; five hours attendance ; two and one-half hours credit. Professor J. M. Howie. 15. Higher Trigonometry.-Five hours attendan ce for one quarter; two and one-half hours credit. Professor J . M. Howie.

MILITARY DRILL Two periods 1a week are given to milit ary drill. Beginning with the school of t he soldier , f amiliarizing the cadet with the various setting up exercises, facings, manual of arms, etc. As soon as practicable, companies ar e formed and the school of t he company is taken up according to the infant ry drill regulations as prescrib ed by the war department. One hour credit is given for this work, and it may be substituted for required work in physical culture. Near the close of the second semester the cadets go into camp for a few days, and are subject to strict military disci ¡ pline, performing the usual duties of camp life. Professor C. F. Beck, Commandant. MUSI C Public School Music The needs of those with little or no training, as well as the requirements of the advanced musician and teacher, have been kept in mind. The most modern .methods are used. When students receive instructions they will have the consciousnes& that their knowledge of music will be approved by the very highest standard of criticism.


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1. Observation, Methods, MateriaL-The most simple as well as very difficult technical work is constantly being done with different classes, and students are able to observe the close relation of the technical and the vocal to t he interpreta¡ tive side of singing. A thorough and comprehensive study. of t he presentation and development of the points and problems in graded school music. Discussion of methods which conform to sound pedagogic principles. A critic al study of the best music written for primary, grammar , and high schools. First semester and summer school; five hours attendance; two and one-half hours credit. Miss N. Maud Carpenter. 2. Ear Training, Sight Reading.-Ear training lies at the foundation of sight reading and is preeminently the master of harmony. Its practical value is emphasized. 'l'he piano is seldom used at rehearsals, thus students become expert in accuracy of intonation and develop a feeling fo r absolute pitch. Much practice in rapid sight reading, a great deal of individual work, voice testing and placing of voices both for the preservation of the natural quality of the voice and for the sat isfactory musical effect of part singing. First semester and summer school ; two hours attendance ; t hree hours prw aration ; two and one-half hours credit. Miss N. Maud Carpenter. 3. Observation and Practice.-Teaching is begun as soon as the student has gained sufficient t heoretic knowledge and confidence t o mak e practice of value to the student and not harmful to the pupil. Second semester; five hours attendance, two and one-half hours credit. Miss N. Maud Carpenter. 4. Harmony, Theory, Counterpoint.-Ability to recognize both by sight and ear, chords and chord progressions, keys and modulations; ability to harmonize melodies. Deduction of 'l'heory-the study of strict forms is emphasized as a drill in intellectual activity and as an end in itself. Second semes¡ ter; three hours 'a ttendance; three hours preparation; two and one-half hours credit. Miss N. Maud Carpenter. 5. Practice in Normal and Grades.-Chorus conducting. Actual experience in teaching is acquired in t he model school where students are assigned for a certain length of time in eYery grade and in practice and criticism classes of normal students. Practical work in conducting a large chorus is given each student until a satisfactory degree of proficiency is ac-


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quired. Second semester; five hours attendance; two and onehalf hours credit. Miss N. Maud Carpenter. 6. Orchestra, Orchestration.- The supervisor of music should have a knowledge of instruments, their combination. and orchestral routine. An amateur orchestra gives practical work for the beginner and the Normal Orchestra is open to those who are qualified. Scoring for bands and orchestras. Five hours r ecitation; two and one-half hours credit; first semester. Miss Maud N. Carpenter. 7. Practice.-At least a year of •actual teaching with full responsibility. First and second semesters; five hours attendance; five hours credit. Miss N. Maud Carpenter. 8. RecitaL-Each semester the students are trained to perform satisfactorily at least twelve songs making twentyfour in all. These must be acceptably played as well as sung. Self control is cultivated by the necessity of taking part in chorus, quartette and solo work. A recital completes the course in the senior year. Five hours attendance; two and onehalf hours credit. Miss N. Maud Carpenter. CHORUS Chorus.-Membership in this organization is absolutely free. Rehearsals are continued throughout the year. A number of the great choral classics are studied, and programs prepared for one grand concert each semester. Credit on recommendation of director. Professor IT. C. House. GLEE CLUB Glee Club¡-Op en to male students possessed of a fair qu:J.lity of voice and musical ear. Every student admitted to membership must purchase his own full dress suit. Frequent public concerts are given by this Club. Credit on recommendation of director. Professor H. C. House. Girls' Glee Club.-Tuition in this organization is free. The voices are selected by the director of choral singing. The cluh is expected to preP'are a complete program of choice pa1't songs, and to give a number of public concerts. Credit on recommendation of director. Professor II. C. House.

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a beginning band will be organized. Members -of the regular normal band 1are r equired to furnish their own uniforms. Tni路 tion free. Two hours attendance each semester. Credit on recommendation of director. Associate Professor F. C. Smith. ORCHESTRA Or chestrar-Op en to anyone who can play an orchestral in strument. Tuition free . Two hours attendance. Associate Professor F. C. Smith. PRIVATE Private.-Students may r egister for private work in voiee, piano or any band or orchestra instrument. Pianos may be rented for the entire year at a very small rate. All fees, in路 eluding tuition, r ent of piano, etc., are due strictly in advance, at the beginning of each term of nine weeks. PIANOFORTE DEPARTMENT Theoretical Course in Music This course is open to juniors, seniors and specials in the Normal who take private instruction in voice or upon instrn路 ments. In order to graduate one must follow a major and a minor course. Each candidate for graduation must give are路 cital which shall consist of a sonata, a concerto, and other numbers. FIRST YEAR Course 1 Elementary and General Theory A study of the instruments of the orchestra. One period per week; two semesters ; two hours credit. Miss Rita Thomas. Course II. History of Music The history of the development of the science and art of music from 700 B.C. to the present day. Study of composen, conductors, instrumentalists and singers. Current musical events. One period per week ; two semesters ; two hours credit. Misa Rita Thomas.


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SECOND YEAR Course III. Harmony Formation of scales, interv als and triads; chord progres~ion ; cadences; seventh chords ; modulation ; comp osition and: harm:onizat'i!on of chorals. Two periods per week; two semesters; four hours credit. Miss Rita Thomas.

TUITION RATES- PRIVATE INSTRUCTION Piano.-Miss Rita Thomas, two lessons a week, 30 minutes, for a t erm of nine w eeks ................................... _ ....................$13.50 Piano.-Miss Rita Thomas, on e lesson a week , f or t erm of nine weeks............................................................................................... .... 7.00 Violin,-One lesson a w eek, one semester..........·-·····················-····· 18.00 Voice.-Professor H. S . Austin, per lesson.................................... 1.00 When a numb er can be tau ght in one gr oup, the charge for each student may b e r educed. All students will register for music, and pay f ees, at r eg· istrar 's office. Tuition payahl e Strictly in A dvance. PARLIAMENTARY LAW 1. Parliamentary Law.-A study and practice of th e principles employed in controlling parliamentary ·asse mblies. Th e subject is taken up progressiY ely and every point is illustrated in the spontan eous class practice. Each stu dent is given abundant practice in presidin g and opportunity fo r p articipat · ing in 1all forms of p arliamentar y activity, including some such exercise as a presid ential nominatin g convention, a sitting of a legislature, or a parliamentary t ournament. For enthusiasm, utility, and discipline, few su bj ects approach this short course in parliamentar y law. Th e course is given the second semester, the class meetin g t wice a w eek ; it is also given during summer school, t he class rnee tin ~ f our t imes a w eek. One h our drill credit. Professor F. M. Gregg. PHYSIOLOGY a. Elementary Physiology.-Tbis course goes mor e de eply into the subj ect t han as commonl y t ak en up in elementary OY high schools, and presupposes some little acquaintance with the subject. Emphasis is Laid on met hods of t eaching. Daily recitation ; ninety minutes laboratory per week ; each semester


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and summer school; fi ve hours and two and one-half houl'i credit, respectively. Associate Professor Earl Johnson. 1. Advanced Physiology--Takes up a more exhaustive study of the human body. This course should, if possible, be preceded or ~acc omp anied by the first course in zoology and in chemistry. Daily recitations and lectures; ninety minutc1 laboratory per week; fiv e hours elective credit. Given when seven or more students request it. Associate Professor Earl Johnson. 2. Personal, Household, and Schoo.l Hygiene.-A course designed to meet th e requirements for city certificates, to supply training in that phase of general physiology most profit. ably presented in grade work in physiology •a111d hygiene in our public schools, and :llor maintenance of personal health. Second and fourth quarters ·and summer school; two and one-half hours credit. Associate Professor Earl Johnson.

PHYSICAL TRAINING-MEN The following courses are designed especially to prepare one f or teaching similar work in high and grade schools. The pedagogical principles of gymnasium work are followed out and carefully explained wit h r efer ence to the teaching of gym. nastics, games ~and athletics in schools wher e apparatus and room are limited as well as in t hose that have a well equipped gymnasium. Although the primary object of these course1 is not to teach "stunts" it is a very valuable asset to the teacher of high school physical training courses if he excels in some branch of sport or gymnasium work, and every en· couragement is given the student who desires to develop some line in which he is proficient. No effort is spared to make the following courses interesting and attractive as well as in structive and physically beneficial. 1. Physical Training.-Oalisthenics, drills, games, introductory work on heavy apparatus. Each day's work is based on the Swedish system of gymnastics and is adapted to the needs of the class. Especial emphasis on discipline and correct bearing. The student must provide himself with the regulation gymnasium suit, consisting of gray sleeveless jersey, gray trousers, white belt, and white tennis shoes. This course, or its equivalent, is required before the student will be allowed


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to enter any of the elective gymnasium classes. Three hours attendance; one hour credit. Associate Professor Earl Johnson. 2. Physical Training.-Theory of gymnasium work. Practice teaching in Physical Training 1. Especial attention to the theory and organization of grade school gymnastics. A normal class in gymnastics designed especially to fit the student for ~npcrvision of grade school gymnastics. Elective; two homs attendance ; one hour credit. Associate Professor Earl Johnson. 3. Physical Training-Gymnastics.-Graded work on each piece oi heavy apparatus. Emphasis placed on form and corre~t execution of each exercise. The -class will be advanced as rapidly as the work permits. Elective; two hours attendau;~e; Ollt hour credit. Associate Professor Earl Johnson. 4. Physbal Training.-Mat work, ground and lofty tumbling, pyramid building. The work in this class is always intensely interestin g and gives scope for the widest range of physical rleYelopment. Difficult ''stunts'' are made ea,sy. F.xtreme care taken to prevent accidents. Elective; two hours attendance; 011e hour credit. Associate Professor Earl Johnson. 5. Phyrdcal Training-Rhythm Exercises.-Folk dances of the more '· igo1·ous type. Highland Fl•ing, Sailors Hornpi-pe. The best kind of work for developing graceful carriage and physical co-odination. Elective ; two hours attendance; one hour ere 1it. Associate Professor Earl Johnson. 6. Physical Training-Boxing.-Scientific presentation of this excellent form of exercise. Emphasis placed on the value of skill and agility as against brute strength and ability rJ stand punishment. Elective; one hour attendance; two hours practice; one hour credit. Associate Professor Earl Johnson. 7. Physical Training.-Th eory of sports and grade schonl athletics. Lectures and demonstrations of coaching baseball. footb all, basketball, track athletics. Organization and supervision of grade school athletics. This course will :fit the student for the position of athletic coach in any high school. Elective; two hours 'a-ttendance; one hour credit. Associate Professor Earl Johnson


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PHYSICAL TRAINING-WOMEN The Physical Training Course f or W omen offers exercises which ar e designed to develop •organic h ealth and strength and bodily grace. The wor k is also planned so as to give the young women a pr actical gr asp of exer cises and games so that they may conduct wor k of a similar n ature in t he public schools. 1. Swedish Gymnastics. -Cor rection ·o·f improper walking and stan ding postur es. Elementar y artistic ex ercises and gym· n astic games. One hour cr edit; three h ours ·a-ttendance; first semester . Miss Adele Koch. 2. Course 1 con tinued in mo re advanced f orm.-Elemen. tar y drills wit h wands, dumb bells, Indian clubs, etc. Second semest er ; t hree hours attendan ce ; on e hour cr edit. Miss Ad ele Koch. 3. Playground Supervision Course.-A n ormal course iv playground super vision . Thif> cours e p L'epa res t he student to organize, equip and conduct a school or city playground. Firs\ semester ; five hours at t endan ce; fiv e hou rs cr edit. Miss Adele Koch. PHYSICAL SCIENCE 1. Astronomy.-An elemen tar y co urse in descriptive astronomy . Much of th e wor k. how ever. will be inductive, based on a study of uran og raphy, measur ements, observations, evenings wit h th e telescop e, et c., equiv alen t t o four hours laborat or y pr actice. Th e course is emin ently· practical to t eachers of geo graphy, ph ysiography, geolo gy, latitude and lon gitu de , n a ture study, etc. Consid erabl e a ttention is given t o the application of principles and th e working of problems, but n othin g beyond elemen tar y algebra •and pl ane geometry is a pr erequisit e. Astr onomy is .an intensely interesting stud7 in itself. an d it is r en d ered doubly so in the Normal by the use of an obser vatory and a good five-in ch r efr acting telescope. Five perioos attendan ce ; labor at or y as above; fi rst semester an d sn mm er school ; five hours cr edit. Professor W . F . Hoyt. a. Chemistry·- An elementar y course in inor ganic chemistry. in cluding chiefly t he study of n on-metallic substances and t he fundam ental prin ciples. Much emphasis is placed upo11. s\l ch a mastery of th e principles of valence, r eaction and equ-


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ations, as will enable the student to understand the formation of compounds and to solve simple chemical problems. Five periods attendance; a minimum of four periods laboratory ; first semester; five hours credit; summer school, five hour" credit with double laboratory. Professor W. F. Hoyt. 1. Chemistry.-A continuance of course ( a) which is prerequisite, a study of t he metallic substances, a brief consideration of elementary inorganic compounds, and some advance<l principles of chemistry. During the first quarter the laboratory work is devoted to qualitative analysis of simple compounds, in order to fix more firmly t he principles learned. The second quarter is designed to meet the requirements of courses in domestic science and agriculture. Two theses or reports will be required of t he pupil during this semester, gleaned from reference texts and the library. F ive periods attendance; a minimum of four periods laboratory; sec¡ond semester; five hours credit; summer school, two and one-h alf hours credit. Professor W. F. Hoyt. 2. Chemistry.-A course in qualitative analysis by thr reagent and blowpipe methods. Courses (a) and (1 ) are prerequisite. This C'Ourse is designed to fit the student thoroughly to teach the science, and each pupil is urged to enroll as a laboratory assistant in chemistry fo r t he practice in the management of laboratories. Three periods attendance; first semester; five hours credit if enrolled as assistant, two and oue-half if not; a minimum of f our hours laboratory work. Summer school ; five hours credit if enrolled as assistant; two and one-half if not. Professor W. F. Hoyt. 3. A continuation of course (2), with some quantati ve work, including gravimetric and volumetric methods. Three periods attendance; a minimum of four periods laboratory ; second semester; five hours credit with assistance, two and one-half hours credit without. Professor W . F. Hoyt. 4. Chemistry.-A more extended study of the vario\1.6 series and class of hydrocarbons and their derivatives. Prerequisite courses a, 1, 2, and 3. Three periods attendance; a minimum of two periods laboratory; sec ond semester; two and on e-half hours credit. Professor W. F . Hoyt. 1

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of students in the laboratory, and one period per week conference with instructor. Two and one-half hours credit. First and second semesters and summer school. (Consult professor in charge before registering.) Professor W. F. Hoyt.

PHYSICS a. Physics, Freshmen.- Work based wholly upon experiments, largely qualitative and strictly inductive. Text used as reference book supplementing class discussions. Topics treated: Gravity, work and machines, motion, hydrostatics, pneumatics and sound. Five periods attendance; four periods laboratory; six periods preparation; first semester; five hours credit. Associate Professor B. Clifford Hendricks. a-1. Physics, Beginning.-First quarter's work of (a). Summer school; two and one-half hours credit. Associate Professor B. Clifford Hendricks and Assistant. a-2. P hysics.-Second quarter's work for course (a). Summer school; two and one-half hours credit. Associate Professor B. Clifford H endricks and Assistant. b. Physics. -Oontinuation of course (a). Topics: Heat, light, magnetism and electricity. Quantitative l1aboratory work. Five periods attendance; four periods laboratory ; six periods preparation; second semester; five hours credit. Associate Professor B. Clifford H endricks. c. Physics-Laboratory Course. - Quantitative experiments with individual instruction. Four periods laboratory: first and second semesters; one hour credit. (Credit not to exceed two hours. ) Associate Professor B. Clifford Hendricks. 1. Physics.-A course for those preparing to teach physics in the high school. Prerequisite : Courses (a) and (b) or their equivalent. Topics: Mechanics, and electricity. Five periods attendance; four periods laboratory; six periods prepara-ion ; fh r hours credit ; summer school; two and one-haH 1wurs erectit. Associate Professor B. Clifford Hendrir.ks. 2. Physics of the Atmosphere, Meterology.-The atmosphert>, it.s ei1¡culatiGn in r elation to winds, weather and climate. The ltc;e of the IVt;'tther maps and their aid interpretating weather in S etn¡asbt. Supplements Geogr aphy 2. Five ncriods


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attendance; fo ur periods laboratory ; six per:ods prep'tration: thml qm11·trr ; t ,,·o and one-half hours cr .~ dH Associate Professor B. Clifford Hendricks. a. Physics-Mechanics, Molecular P.t1ysics and Heat.-A general c0llegc eo urse presented mainly fr utn t he expr ri rnental point of view. Prerequisite: two points emr~·nce or com·s · (h), and Trigonometry. Five periods attendance, six periods laboratory : fo ur periods preparation; first St:: lt..estc t· , fiv e ho nrs credit. Associate Professor Clifford B. Hendricks 4. Physics-Electricity, Sound and Light. - A general college course in these subjects, presented largely from the experimental standpoint, involving the performance of twentyeight laboratory exercises in electricity, sound and light. P rerequisite: Physics 3. Five periods attendance; six periods laboratory; four periods preparation; second semester; five hours credit. Associate Professor B. Clifford Hendricks. METHODS IN SCIENCE 1. Nature Study.-Methods class for kindergarten and g11ade teachers in nature study. Adapting matters from t hE' sciences to, grades below t he high school and trains in the ability to relate the outdoors to school subjects. Five periods attendance; first semester; five hours credit; summer school, two and one-half hours credit. Associate Professor B. Clifford Hendricks. 2. High School Science Methods. - A definite line of methods in high school science teaching. Involves discussion of laboratory equipment and administration, adaptation of matter, methods of presentation, college entrance requirements and shaping local conditions to meet t hem. Five periods at · tendance; four periods laboratmy; six periods preparation Fourth quarter and summer school; two and one-half hours credit. (Consult instructor befor e registering. ) Associate Professor B. Clifford Hendricks. 3. Laboratory Practice.-A course as assistant under direction in t he laboratories. Eight periods per week of 'assigned duties as teacher in practice with students at t he tables : one period per week of conference. First and second semesters and summer school ; t wo and one-half hours credit. Associate Professor B. Clifford Hendricks.


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PSYCHOLOGY 1. Required P sychology.-This course constitutes the r~ quired psychology of the Junior year, and is presented in two parts, given (and, if possible, should be taken in succession) as follows :

(a) Physiological Psychology.-A study of the structure and functions of the nerV'ous system as the physical basis of mind. The course includes about two periods of laboratory work a week, adjusted to suit the student's daily program. First and third quarters and summer school; two and one-ha~ hours credit. (b) General Psychology.-A course taking up the topiCi usually considered in introductory work in the study of the cognitiYe. affectiYe, and conabve ·aspects of mind. The course is supplemented by lectures, collateral readings, and individual and dass experimentation. Second and fourth quarters and summer school; two and one-half hours credit. Professor F . M. Gregg. 2. Educational Psychology.- (Theory of Education. )Required psychology is a prerequisite for this course. The course is outlined under Educati•on 3, where it is set down as the required course in Education for the Senior year. It may. however, be taken as an elective course in psychology, and is a suitable course for teachers preparing to give pedagogy courses in normal training in high schools. Each semester and summer school; five and two and one-half hours credit r espectively. Professor F . M. Gregg. 3. Genetic Psychology.-An elective course involving a study of mind in the light of evolution ; the unfolding of con· sciousness as developed in animal forms and racial history. The course is made c.oncrete by certain direct studies of animal behavior and learning proce ses. R equired psychology is a prerequisite. First quarter only. Two ·aiDd one-half hours elective credit. Professor F. M. Gregg. 4. Child st udy.-Following the course in the study or mind in animals, there comes the study of mind in the child. The course covers the basic things in psychology for grade teach er s, and includes a study of the springs of human be· havior, periods of unfolding childhood, and the proper regimen


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for successful child development. Observations and reports children form a part of the c1ourse. Required psychology is a prerequisite. Second quarter and summer school; two and {llle-half hours elective credit. The course may be accepted JJS meeting in part the requirement for Theory of Education. Professor F. M. Gregg. <lll

5. Social Psycholo'g y.-This course considers the genesis social consciousness and the character and causes of behavior <lf people in crowds, mobs, gangs, etc. It is offered in two parts which supplement each other, but either of which may be taken independently of the other. Required psych-o logy is a prC'- . requisite for both courses. <lf

(a) Physiological Aspect.-This is a course that goes more :profoundly into the roots of human nature than any other elective course in psychology o:ffered here, and only the more thoughtful and ambitious students will find this a congenial <lourse. A limited study of the psychology of religion is in<!luded in this course. McDougall's So'c ial Psychology is the basis of the course. Third quarter; two and one-half hours elective credit. Summer school, two and one-half hours elet'tive credit. Professor F. M. Gregg. (b) Sociological Aspect.-The principles of human nature .as revealed by a study of the psychologica.l aspect of the so:Jial mind are here applied to the study and explanation of fashion, <lustom, conventionality, rational and irrational imitation, etc. Emphatlis is laid on the pedagogical implications and on the meaning of social and indivdual contact. The psychology of pubic speaking, salesmanship, advertisin g, etc., are considered. Fourth quarter; two and one-half hours elective credit. Professor F. M. Gregg . 6. Psychoolgy of Thinking.-An intensive study of the wgnitive aspects of mind. Especial emphasis is hid upon the new doctrine of attitudes as it affects the psychologic theory of perception , conception. and the consciousn ess of meaning. The significance of this view for the manual and dynaruic forms of educatin g is made d ear. Required psychology is a prerequisite. Summer school. Two and one-half hours credit. This course may be accepted as meeting in part the requirement for Theory of Education. Professor F. M. Gregg.


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SOCIOLOGY a. Civics¡-A car eful study of American government political institutions, with special 'attention to the theory the workings of direct primary, referendum, recall, ballot, etc. Time divided about equally between national local government. These courses offered separately in school. F irst and second semesters; five hours atteD<I&IIIIl five hours credit; summer school, two 1and one-half hours Associate Professor W. R. IIuD. 1. Political Science.-A study of the nature and of social development, the origin and function of the important social institutions such as the family and state semblies. The development is traced in the present nations ,o f the world. Second semester; five hours atte~nd81• five .hours credit. Associate Professor W. R. BuD. 2. Ethics.-Fundamental principles of ethics applied questions of social life. One-half semester; five hours ance; two and one-half hours credit. Associate Professor W. R. BuD. 3. Political Economy.-A study of the laws governing economic activity of man. Investigation and discussion important present day problems. First semester ; five attendance; five hours cre dit. Summer school, two and hours credit. Associate P rofessor W. R. Hull For further information concerning any phase of the offered at Peru , or for an evaluat ion of credits, address. P RESIDEN'l' D. W. HAYES, PERU, NEBRASKA.


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