1916 October catalog of The Nebraska State Normal School

THE NEBRASKA STATE NORMAL SCHOOL BULLETIN PERU, NEBRASKA (SEMI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, JUNE 1-6, 1917

QUARTERLY BULLETIN .ANNOUNCING

EXTENSION WORK INCLUDING

STUDY CENTER COURSES CORRESPONDENCE COURSES SHORT COURSES stablished 1167

Vol. II.

October' 1, 1916.

No. 4

THE NEBRASKA STA TE NORMAL SCHOOL BULLETIN PERU, NEBRASKA (SEMI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION, JUNE 1-6, 1917

QUARTERLY BULLETIN .

ANNOUNCING

EXTENSION WORK INCLUDING

STUDY CENTER COURSES CORRESPONDENCE COURSES SHORT COURSES Establit·.hed 1867.

CA LEN DAR Fa ll Term begin::; Sept. 11, 1916.

Vacation Slate T eac h ers' Association . clu si\·e.

ov. 9-13 , in-

Second· Quar te r and Short Courses begin Nov. 16.

Holid a y Vacation Dec. 23, 1916 lo Jan. 2, 1917.

Second Semester and second te rm Short Courses begin Jan. 29, 1917 .

Spr ing Vacation, March 29 to April 2, inclusive.

Fourth Qua rter b egins April 3 .

COMMENCEMENT AND SEMI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION AND BIG HOME COMING WEEK, June 1 to 6, inclusive.

SUMMER SCHOOL, 1917

Summer Sch oo l begins Jun e 11.

Sum mer School closes August 3.

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Normal School Extension Department STUDY CENTER COURSES The study center courses in the Peru State Norm al chool will be given under the direction of the Dep artment of Rural Education with Prof. George \V. Bro"¡n as director.

The Study Center Co urs~s should appeal to two classes of persons lhat a r e found in every community.

First: Many persons by force of circumstances have been compelled to abandon their cherished ideals of securing a lib era l ed ucation and are engaged in various activities 'vvhich m a k e im possible a contiuance of an education witho ut assistance from our state schools.

Second: The teaching of school is ra nking rapidly with other professions. Many teach ers must contin u e their work for a time beca use of insufficient funds fo r study away from hom e. For the teach er who des ires to teach a better chool a n d cont in ue a vita l conn ection with the schooi from w h ic h he h opes to graduate, these stud y ce nt r s bridge t his fo rm erly im passable ch as m with n ew hop e fo1• a fi n al f ulfi ll m e nt of life's p lan s.

Sup er int e n de n ts, co un ty a nd city, m ay a rra ng e for the pr esentati on of teac h ers' r ead in g circle books b y a m em~ ber of t h e normal sc hoo l fa c ul ty. By do ing t his each t eac h er who compl e tes th e work w ill r ece ive cr edit in t h e normal school. P eru is coop eratin g w ith th e state department in th e r ecognition of r eading circle cr edi ts.

All the courses offered by th e N ormal School m ay be pursu ed in these study center s w ith a class of t e n or mo re memb ers. Any !"" hool distri ct in southeast N e bras ka ma T

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organize and request that an instructor be assign ed for help and guidance. Definite assignments will be made at each session for study between meetings.

EXPENS ES The only expenses connected with this extension work will be .t he traveling expenses and local entertainment for the instructor chosen to offer the work. The entire cost or a part, may be paid from the county or city institute fund, or a special uniform assessment upon all students may be made.

TIME OF MEETINGS The meetings will be held weekly, fortnight ly or monthly on Friday night or Saturday morning.

CREDIT Full credit will be given in all departments for w ork completed by those who enroll in these stu dy center s.

PLACE OF MEETING The school house, library, town h all or oper a h ouse may be used for meeting places.

Those interested should arrange for a meeting and communicate with President Hayes or George W. Brown, Director Normal School Extension Work.

Study Ce nter Coursc;;s Offered ENGLISH H. C. House-History of English Literature; American Poets; 'Tennys;.n; Browning, poems 'and dramas¡; 'Re-

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cent English Fiction. (Also will cond uct choral music), I. G. Wilson-English Grammar (Teachers' course), and any class in Secondary English .

Iva Maud Dunn-Classes in Expression; Methods in Teaching Reading; Reading and Recitals.

MATHEMATICS

J.M. Howie-Trigonometry; Ana lytics; any oth er subject in Mathematics required.

C. F . Beck-Arithmetic, writte n or mental; Algebra; Pl ane or Solid Geometry.

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

W. F. Hoyt-Beginning Chemistry (if laboratory accea¡ sible) ; Astronomy.

B. Clifford H endricks-Nature Stud y (for either cit y or rural teachers).

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

*F. C. J ean-Beginning Botany (for county ce r tificate grades or entrance to norm al sc hool or university), or other secondary subjects.

L. F. Garey-General Agric ul ture; Animal Husbandry; Gard ening; Farm Crops; Dairying; Plann ing and Adorning School Grounds; Organization of Boys' and Girls' Clubs.

GEOGRAPHY

Rose B Clark-Teaching of Primary, Grammar Grade and High School Geography.

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HISTORY, CIVICS AND ECONOMICS

*Mattie Cook Ellis-The Present Europ ean War. W. R. H ull-Civics; Political Economy .

EDUCATION

F . 1\I. Gregg and M. C. Lefter-Ge n er a l P sych ology ; Chi ld Stu d y ; Social P sychology; Histor y of Ed ucation ; Ed ucational Measurme nts ; Systems of Ed ucation; Sup erYision (with special r eference to superv ised study) ; Parliam enfary Law .

MANUAL TRA INING

F. C. Smi th an d 0. J. Palmer- Mechanical Drawing a nd Design; any ph ase of Ma nu al Training (if be nches and t ools are accessibl e) .

RURAL EDUCATION

Ge orge Vil . Brown-Rural Sociology, Elementary a nd Ad vanced; Rural School Methods a nd Management ; School Administration; History of Education; Special Addresses.

HOME ECONOMICS '~ M ary

V. Dick and Emma E. Knight-Food and Dietetics; .' ewing; Home Sanitation and Decora tion ; Demonstra t ions in Serving ; Making Menus, etc.

ART

J.ia mie R. Mutz-Drawing and Painting for Public School Tach ers; Modelin g; Art Appreciation. · L ave of absence, 19 16-17.

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COMMERCE W. N. D elz ell-Penm a nship for Teach ers; Com m ercial Law Bookkeepi n g.

LECTURES Whil e not offering study cent er co urses President D . W. Ha?es and D ea n E. L . Rouse will be ava il ab le fo r lectures -On educational topics for cit.v and co unty institutes, women ¡s clubs, patrons' assoc iations, etc . Practicall y all faculty me mb ers of the normal school w ill be avail a bl e for lectures related to their pa r tic u la r s ub j eds.

MUSIC Music recitals may b e arr a ng ed for, piano, band, orch es tra, men's glee clubs or women's glee clubs .

FREE LECTURES The faculty members of the Peru Normal will be av a ilable , without cost, outside of traveling expenses and l ocal ent ertainment, for ledures for patrons' meetin gs, tea chers' associations, city institutes, women's clubs, agricult ural gatherings and other organizations in which they can be helpful. Those desiring the services of facu lty memb er s in this ca p ac ity sh ould send request direct to the fa culty member de sired or to President D. W . Hayes, from ten days to two weeks in advance of t h e t ime n eeded .

CORRESPONDENCE COURSES PURPOSE OF THE WORK The purpose of t h e corresp ondence courses is to off er stu dents of the state norm a l and to teach er s w h o wish to

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improve while in service an opportunity of securing the advantages of normal school instruction.

The P eru State Normal is further prompted to offer corespondence courses because of many requests coming from sincere, earnest a nd ambitio us persons who find it impossible at the time being to attend school, but are, nevertheless, anxious for self-improvemen t .

ADMISSION

In order to be admitted as a student in the extension de partment one must have the q ua lifi cations necessary for admission to those co urses if pursued in the normal school itself. The school reserves the right how ever, to r eject appli cations, or to s uggest other courses t han t hose chosen by the appl icant. In the event that applicatio ns are rejected , the fees will be returned . Any one who has not done creditable resident work in Pe ru in som e phase of t he sub jec.:t he desi1¡es to pursue in ab se n tia (excepting those en r oll ed in stu d y center co urses un de r approved direction) , mu st confer with the instru ctor and secure pe rmission to take t he work before registering.

REGISTRATION

Stud e nts may e nroll for co urses in abse ntia any time during t h e schoo l year exce pting during the regular vacat ion periods.

The stud ent will be exp ected to supply

himself with the necessary text books. The name of the texts use d w ill be furnished by the instru ctor offering the work.

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COl\'!PLETION OF COURSES SLucle:1ts must report th e work registered for as com-

pleted in one year from date of enrollment. Extension in time may be granted if on accou nt of illness or other disability the student h as been unable to complete the work in the prescribed time, and provided that permission is secured from the instructor offering the work.

AM OUNT OF WORK PERMITTED

The m axim um amo unt of work that m ay be done in absent ia shall not exceed sixteen hours coll ege credit in the advanced normal course and shall not exceed sixteen a dditional hours in t h e Bachelor of Education d egr ee courses. A course wh ich grants four hours credit for r esident attendance may gran t a maxim um of four hours cr edit wh en done in absentia, provid ing the student meets th e add itional r equireme nts imposed by th e department in which th e work is being pursued.

FEES

ALL FEES ARE PAY ABLE IN ADVANCE. A r egistration f ee of $2 .0 0 shall be charged for each corresponden ce cou rse offe r ed. This fee is to cover cost of postage and printing of cou rses of study and may not b e used f-0-r any other purpose than the promotion of th e extension work . Th e f ees for registration should b e se nt to The Hegistrar, P eru State Norma l, Peru , Nebraska.

EXAMIN A TION~

Exa min ations must be taken under t he dire ction of t he instru ctor otfe1¡in g the extension work or under some one auth ori zed b y the instructor to condu ct such examination.

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CAUTION It is not t he purpose of the ex tension co urses to encourage work in absen tia where it is possibl e for the student to d o resident work . Th ey a r e main ta in ed for those only who find it impossible to avail t hemse lves of th e privileges of t h e n orm a l sch ool as r esiden t students. Students a r e caut ioned to think ca refull y b efore r eg isterin g for corresp ondenc e w ork a s they oft en find it entails more labor than expected whe n r eg istering an d m any a s a consequence fail to complet e t h e w or k. T he history of extension cour ses in genera l pro..,·es tha t fifty p er ce nt of those registering fail t o comp let e the w or k . W e th erefore urge s tud ents to be sure t ha t th ey d esire th e work a nd that they w ill exh ibit t hat "sti cktoitiveness" tha t will insure th e com pletion of a ll t hat is und erta k en .

COURSES OFFERED

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of Course

Hou r s Cr ed it

ART--Drawi ng a nd Pa in tin g AGR ICU LTURE- (A ge nera l r eact ing <'Oursc) CIVICS- (T l1co r y of Uonm1rnc11t) EDUC'ATIO:\- Socio logica l f<' o u n rlation of the Curricu lum Scliool Admini~trnt i on (l•' or µri n cipah; and supc ri nt cn clcnts) School Manageme nt Edncalio11al Psyc ho logy H isto r v of J<:=ducatio n Ps~·cho logy of Thi n kin?; Chil d tut1~· So cial Psychology E NGLISH Shak es peare's Ha111l d S hakesµeare's Ma cbet h H is tory Eng lh;h L it era tu re Drowning·,; D r a ma s · (For ad vanced Brown ing s t ucl c u ls) H istory Ame r ican L it e ratu re GEO GRAP HY- Geog ra ph ica l In !l t• ences upo n Hi s to r y

I nstru ctor

l\Tamic R. Mutz L. l•' Ga r e,·

W . R. 1-l u li K

L.

Ro use

Georg e W . B ro w n I~ . L. r<ons e K L. Rouse Gcorire W. B r ow n V 1\1. Gr eg;; F . :11. Gr egg F . . I. Gr egg S u ~an H a r ma n S usan H ar ma n I!. C. !To use H. C. Ho u se I. G. Wil son Ro se B. (' lark

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_, Jl;HMAN - l•' ifth Seme~tc r (Re3clings wit110 ut Co mpos ili on ) ~ ixth

Semester

(Re~rlings

Abba W. Bowen

with-

o ut Comp osition) tllSTORY A='iD ECONOl\JJ CS- P o'li tica l Eco nom y PH YSICAL SClENCE - Nat ur e Stud y '.Meteo rol og [lcne rn I Science

A bb::t v\I. Bowen

V/. H. H ull B . C. H e ndri ck s B. C. H end ri c k s B. C. Ji c nrcli c l<s

SHORT COURSES FOR 19 16-17

'fhe first s hort courses will b e started No\· em b er lG and wi ll run fo r nine weeks. Th e second term of short co1:1 rses w ill begin J an ua ry 29, continu in g n ine weeks. ~'or the past t hree :v ea r s the Peru S ate N rnrnl Scl-;ool has been offe r ing short .courses . These courses have met with such favorable res pon se from Nebrasirn's youn g people that it is de eme d adv isable to contiue t hem; he nce t he invitati on t ha t Peru extends to young me n and women of e braska to aYail themselves of the pri vileges of free tu ition and thorough instruction t h at are fo und in t hese ~hort courses.

Young men and young wom en whose home duties will permit, should a Ya il th emselves of t h e advan tage s a nd prestige that come from attendance at a TATE SCHOOL; a school th at has the very best in material equipment; a school from which credits are accep ted without question practically t h roughout the Uniterl States; a sc hool which carries in addition all r egula r co1z·ses to b e found in the best norma ls of the United tales.

TIME TO ENTER

'tudents will n ote that these courses extend throu gh a jP r iod of nine weeks and are intended for the special

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benefit of those who cannot attend the entire year. Th~ dates of beginning ar e November 16 and January 29.

In additi on to the work specifically liste d , stud ents Wh()I d esire will have the opportunity for specia l reviews irt the county and city certificate subjects as well as a num~ her of the subjects that are given in the Civil Service e"~ aminations. Th e following are typic::i.l of the co urse offered by special departments.

AGRICULTURE

Th e courses offered in Agriculture include Animal Hus.. bandry, Farm Management, Field Crops and Soils. Thill work w ill be particul arly a d apted to the young men and women who come from the farm and expect to return to the farm .

Country school teachers will a lso find ht th ese co urs es many th ings that can be practically worked ou t in their own indivu a l sc hools. Write Prof. L. F. Garey fo r information concern ing the short courses in thi s department METHODS OF TEACHING READING

This course is partic ul a rly adapte d to teachers who have not h a d the opportunity of forma l study into th e methods of presen tation of this most important of a ll el ¡ ementary subj ects. T his w ill include a survey of mod¡ ern methods of teaching public school read ing, th e p sy~ chology of expression, practice methods of instructioti, principles of literary in te rpretation, pho netics.

Thi work '"'ill be under the direction of Miss Iva Maud Du nra,

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COMMERCE

The department of Commerce provides free instruction in the following subj ects: Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, Penmanship, Orthography, Accountancy, Busin ess English; Commerci a l Arithmetic, Commercia l Law, and other business subjects. Students will have a n opportunity to rent typewriters needed for a very nominal fee . The total expense in this department including typewriter rental, station ery, textbooks, and other materials n eeded should not exceed $1.50 per month .

Stud ents will apprec ia te the very low cost of securing a commercial education when they compare this small outlay with the very large tuition r ates charged in privately owned so-called business colleges. Th e differenc e in the tuition charges will practically p ay all the living expenses of the student while attending Peru. Students in this course or other special courses are also privileged to take electives in other departments in which they are not barred by prerequisites. Students desiring information re,. garding the commercial short courses should write to Prof. W. N. Delzell.

MANUAL TRAINING

The last dec ade has witnessed the introduction of manuel training departments in many of the best schools in the state. There are few schools indeed th at do not aspire to include such courses in their curriculum. The short courses in Manual Training will include a study of '-""' ~.imp ler tool manipulations as app li ed to the general work of the farm. A few exercises will be tak en to give some d egree of acturacy and efficiency in the

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use of tools. A r ticles will be made that are of most prac· ticcll '.lSe to the individual student. Thus, for the boy on the farm will be given instruction in the making o:f ham~ "ner handles, double-trees, model gatPs, hay rakes, hay scackers, chicken coops, etc. The object of the courseis to teach the student how to make things useful and to> do it economically. The more advanced students wi!J be able to enter the regular classes and find work suitecl to their needs. Students intereste d in this departme n~ should write directly to Prof. F. C. Smith.

HOME ECONOMICS

(Courses in Home Making) A special nine weeks course in cooking and sewing will be given. The work will be found suitable for pre· paratory students and those who wish to become more> advanced in the duties of the home. The cookery com·s~· will include the five food prin ciples take n up briefly a&to proportion of each needed and where fou nd, ~ompo· sition and preparation of vegetables, cer eals, egg's, milk"" beverages, m eats a nd simple deserts. The sewing course will be practical work in garment making. Si:x'. hoot~· each week w ill be devoted to foods and six hours to sew~ ing. Students inter ested in these sh ort cours es sh ould write to Miss Emma E. Knight.

SHORT COURSES IN OTHER SUBJECTS

The fo ll ow ing is a list of t h e nine weeks s hort courstE"· beginning November 16 that are not listed under the spe ... cia l departments heretofore mentioned: Advanced Arithmetic, Geographical Influences, H ar~

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ace, General Psychology, Psychology of Adolescense, History of Modern Education, Personal and School H ygiene, Methods and Principles of Education, Hand wor k .

The following are the nine weeks short courses t hat will be given the second term beginning J anuary 29.

Advan ced Arithmetic, Methods in Geometry, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Greek and Roman Mythology.

Physiological P sycology, Social P sych ology, Experimental Psychology and Education , H istory of Modern Ed ucation, Methods and Principles of Edu cation.

These courses are in addition t o the special cour ses descr ibed in the preceding pageR. OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRIVA TE WORK

Stu dents will find most excell ent op por tunities in Per u for pursuing pr ivate work in voice, piano, Yiolin, band and orch estr al instruments, ancl the a r t of expression .

Peru sta nds out as one of the greatest m usical centers in the stat e as evid enced by the great m usic f estival which is the most attractiv e a nnu al mm;ical event of so uth eastern Nebraska.

EXPENSES

Peru bein g a state school there are NO TUITI ON FEE::,.

A matricul a tion fee of $5 .00 gives the student life membership in th e school All necessary text books for a f ull se mester may be re nted for $1.00. Good bo:u¡d an d room ma y be secured in private boarding houses as low as $3.50 per week. There is room in Mt. Vernon H all to accornodate a few more young ladies. (Board only at $2.50 per week.) Room r ent in private hom es ranges

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:from fifty cents to a dollar a week where two occupy a r oom, the price depending upon th e distance from school a nd the accommodations offered. Students hhould bring t owels, sheets, pillow cases, blankets, pictures, etc. A number of rooms are available for light h ousekeeping: Many students prefer doing light housekeeping, since they a re thus abl e to redu ce very materially the expenses of attending school.

OTHER PRIVILEGES EXTENDED

Th e short term students will find the privileges equivalent in every sense to those enjoyed by the students who attend the entire year. Not only can they secure the best in their special line, but they can also enjoy the spirit and the atmosphere of a school teeming with opportunities which they cannot afford to miss. Thus, t hey may enjoy membership in the religious organizations, the l iterary societies, the departmental clubs, free access to the best educational reference library in the west, free instruction in physical training, military drill, public school music, public school art, debating, normal school orchestra and band, normal school chorus and glee clubs.

They may atter,d the ledure and entertainment courses, the musical and dra.m atic recitals for the same small price charged students in the regular courses For detailed information concerning any course or for room reservation, address President D. W. H ayes, Peru,

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