pERU BULLETIN NEBRASKA STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AND TEACHERS COLLEGE Peru, Nebraska
EXTENSION DEPARTMENT
Study Center and Correspondence Courses
\'OL. IX ,
OCTOBER, 1923
No. 1
Entered as second cla ss mat ter July, 1915, at the Post Office of Peru '.\ehraska ' under the act of August 24, 1912. '
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·pose of Exten s ion courses, wh et her Study Ce nte r o r CorTh e P UJ . ce is to extend the se rvi ces of th e State T eac her s College res pon cI en . ror: e rl y q ualifi ed pe r son who ca nnot atte nd a n educational ~enry P · . . ·t t·on for th e tim e be rn g, but wh o wi s hes to pursue sys temati;:; in st1 u 1 . . . . tudy un der competent directi on a nd _for coll ege cr ed it. Jn addi tion to its courses m residen ce, on e of t h e mo s t valuabl e se r vices that th e Teac her s Coll ege ca n r end er is a n opportunity for teac hers in servi ce t o conti nu e t h eir edu ca tion a nd to r eceive a id and inspi ration in th eir daily work. T each er s are ur ged to a vail themse lv es of ever y su ch advantage that thi s state in stitutio n , which is th ei r in stitu tion , has to offer those w h o, thou gh t h ey a r e not now en gaged in teachin g, look forward to tea chin g as t h eir life wo rk and who exp ect to enter or r e-enter a T each er s Coll ege later.
1. STUDY CJ;NTER ChaTa cter of the Co urses. Th e Study Ce n ter co ur ses a r e the same as tho se given in th e clas sroom of the State T each e r s Coll ege at Peru and ar e conduct ed by th e same memb ers of th e fac ulty that conduct th e courses in r es idenc e. Jfow Orgm1 ize<l. A Stud y Center may be orga ni zed H s uffi c ient num'ber to pay a ll expen ses of th e Ce n ter make app li cation for a cour se, class to meet at some place agreed upon , a nd to stud y so m e on e o,f th e subj ects offered in t hi s bu lleti n. An in stru ctor or som e oth er r e preentative of th e coll ege me et s with th e g r ou p at t h eir fir st m eetin g and assists them in se lectin g the course or cour ses (if mor e than on e c lass is des ired) best suited to their n eeds, a n d in a ny oth er wo rk of organization. At th e cl ose of the me eting a de finit e a ppointm ent is arran ged for the fir st class m eeting. · l~eg11lati ons.
1. Wri te E xt en sion Director fo r de fi ni te plan s of organization . 2 e · A fee of $3. 00 per credit hour- $6.00 fo r two h ours- is cbargell ac 11 member enr 0 11 I F re ec · ees a r e col ledecl at the fir st m ee ting by a !lgi:estentati ve of t h e coll ege. A r eceipt will be iss ued by the Coll ege Re is r ar. F . . crec1·t . ees a i e not r efu n de e! for a ny cause . In ord er to h ave 1 certified ti t cl . . niatr· . i e s u eut must Le a matn cul a nt of t he sc h ool. The icu 1ation fee is $5.00. 3 · · A book de posit r enta l fee of $4.50 for each two hours' cour se is requi r ed in a dva n ce . the boo!· 8 • $3 .00 of t hi s is r e mitted to t he stud en t w h en ' are r eturn ed.
4. After orga ni za tio n , th e in struc to r meets th e class fer en t tim es in S tu dy Center co ur ses in whi ch two h our s' nine g iven. Ordi naril y the meetin gs \Yill be he l d ever y ot her credit I week agreement of teacher a n d class , m eetin gs may be h eld wee kly. · 5. I ns tructor s a r e limite d to t h e g il' ing of not mor e ti 1an one two Stud y Center courses at a time, and fo r t his r eas on some 01' offered may not l ong r emain or.en for selec tion. ~ course11 6. All Stud y Cent er cou r ~e s are organ ized a fter Sep tember a n d compl eted by May 15.
7. A maximum c r edit of six semeste r h our s may be earned b a ny on e student by extension courses (Study Cen ter an d Corres on~ denc e) with in the limi ts of t he time set for t h e completion of the w~rk· that is, betw een S eptember 15 and May 15. All exte nsion clasee:i s ho uld be orga ni zed as earl y in th e fa ll as possible.
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ART Drawin g and Painting, 2 hour s Desig n- Elemen ts and Problems, 2 ho urs.
.. Miss . ;\iliss
BIOJ, OGY Natur e Study, 2 hour s Adva n ced Ph ys io l ogy, 2 hours Sch ool Hyg ien e, 2 hours ('OJLU EU ('E Begin nin g Shorthand, 2 ho u r s. Typewriting, 2 hours ..
.. Miss . .Miss
E DU('A'l.' lO:'.\ A ~·D P SYCHO WGY I nte ll igen ce T es tin g or Educational Meas ur ements , 2 hour s _. . . . ............... . . Histor y of Edu cation a nd Modern Schoo l P robl em s .. M r. Educational P sycholo gy, 2 h our s . . . . _. . . . . . . .... Mr. Crago Educational Sociology , 2 hour s-. . . .. .... . ... . . . . . . .. Mr. Crago Miss Tear Educational Sociology, 2 hour s. · · · · · · · · · · M-i ~s. McNicbole Childr en' s Liter ature , 2 hour s .. . · · · · · .. . .. . Mi ss Laughlin Citizenship for Grades. 2 hour s .. . . .. . Miss LaugbliD Grad e R ead in g, 2 hours. E~GL lSH
Mr . Beck ... . . .. . . .. .. . . . . . . Mr . Beck Short Sto r y, 2 hours Modern Novel, 2 hour s ··· ·Mr . Beck Brownin g-Shorter Poems, 2 h ou r s ... .. · · ···Mr . Beck Emerson, 2 hours · · · ~,;i ~~ · :Faulhaber ... .. .. . . Tennyson, 2 hours
ptS'fOliY
t Aiu e ri ca n Histor y, J 865-1923 , 2 R ecen d America n Hi s t o ry , 2 hour s . . Advance
hour s ...
. Mr. Hill . . Mr . Hill
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2 hour s Coll ege Al gebra , Tri gonoiuetrY, 2 110urs
Jt(SIC · publi c Sch ool Mu s ic, 2 ho ur s ... · p
nY SI( AL scrn~ CE
.. . . ... ;.w iss B la n kenship
Philos ophy of S cien ce, 2 ho ur s · · · · · (For adv a nce d stud en ts on l y.) Astron omy, 2 hours
POLITI CH A~ D SOCIAi,
.Miss Minn e . . Miss Minn e
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. . . . .Mr . Hoyt
. . .. ..... .Mr. Hoyt
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.Mr. B r own .Miss Minn e
Advan ced Rural Sociology . 2 hour s . sociology, 2 hours . · ·
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CORRESPO~DE~CE
CO~RSE S
Puri.o~e :rnd Cltarncter. Th e purpose an d characte r of c orrespondence cours es a r e th e sam e a s tin t of the Study Cente r c ourses . How J; nroll ed. E ac h s tud en t mu st fill out a n app l ication b lank (see last page of thi s bulletin for l1la nk ) in or de r that t h e in s tructor may ascer tain his fitne ss to pur su e w ith profit t h e c our se h e d es ir u . If the studen t is accepte d, h e is noti fi ed at on ce by th e R egis trar, to whom he pays th e ne cessa r~· fees . The in st ru ctor then will communicate directly wi t h t he stud e n t , gi vin g in s tru ctions and dir ection s for the course.
Regulation s. 1. A fee of $3 .00 pe r cr e dit hour- . 6.00 for two hours- is ch a rge d. in advan ce, each pe r son e nroll e d . No fe es r e funded fo r any cause after enroll ment has bee n a ccepte d and direction s for work h ave bee n sent to the student. In orde r to have c r ed it ce rtified, th e s tud ent must be a matri cul an t o f th e s choo l. Th e matricu l ation fee is $5.00.
2. A bo ok depos it r enta l fee of $4.50 for eac h two hours c ourse is requ ir ed in advanc e: $3 .00 o[ thi s is r em itted to the stud e n t wh en the Looks are r et u rn ed . S 3· Tim e of r egistr a ti on for Corr es pon d en ce c ou rses is betwee n Heptember 15 a nd Ma r ch 1. All work mu s t be compl e ted b y May 15. b owever , special a r r a n ge m ents for a lim ited numb e r of c ourses m ay e made in ex ce pti on a l cases for wo rl-: dur ing th e s umme r. . ~- In each course for which tw o hour s' cr e dit i s given, th e work required Wt·ll appr oxima te twenty lesso ns , r equirin g approxima t el y five hour s pr epa r ati on fo r ea ch. An ex am ination is r e quir e d at th e close of th e course.
5. Stucl ents are limi tecl to one corres poncl ence c ourse t No corr esponclen ce work is offerecl to stucl ents in resiclence. a a t1111e, 6. The coll ege cloes not guara ntee to give a ll cou r ses I' t this bulletin, for the re a so n that c han ges in the teaching tis ed Ill necessitate withclrawal of courses f r om the li st . Al so ea s air blay is limited in the numb er of suc h stud ents he may instru~t a~h teacher 7. A maximum crecli t of s ix se meste r hours may be one ti111e. . earned b1 a n y on e st uclent by exten sion co urses (Stucly Center anc1 sponcl en ce) within the limi ts of the tim e se t for the co mpl etion ~;rre work-that is, between September 15 a nd May 15 All e t the . . · x enston cou rses s hould be or gamz ecl as early rn t he fa ll as possibl e. c omrn S POYl)}~ NCE
COURSES
1923 -1924
ART Drawing and Painti ng, 2 h our s .... .. . .... . .. ...M iss Rinehart
BIOLOGY School H ygiene, 2 hours ............ .......... .. ... Mr. Holch Aclvan ced Physiology, 2 hours . .. .. . ..... ... .... .... Mr. Holch EDUCATIO N A~D PSYCHOLOGY History of Eclucation, 2 hour s .. .. . . . .. .. . . . ....... . Mr. Crago Chile! Psychol ogy, 2 hours . . . .. .. ... .. . . ..... . . . .. .. . Mr. Crago (Pre r eq uis ite Psy c ho l o ~ I ) . r · ours .. . ....-': .~-:-1: .•..... . ~ f. ... Mr. Gilkeson School Aclministration , 2 hou r s ........ . . . ....... Mr. Gilkeson
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J: NGLISH Browning- Dramas, 2 hours ....... . . . . . .. ...... . . . .. Mr. Beck Shakespeare- Tragerlies, 2 hours . .............. . ... . Mr. Beck Moclern Fi cti on- The Nov el, 2 hours .... .. .. .... .... . Mr. Beclt Shor t Story, 2 hours . ..... . .......... . . ....... Miss Faulhaber T ennyson, 2 hours ...... . .... . . ..... . .. . . .. . . . Miss Faulhaber GEOGRAPHY Geography of Nebraska, 2 hour s .... . . . ... . . . . . .. Mr. Clayburn The New Europe , 2 hours . ......... . .. . . . .. .. . . . . Mr . Clayburn HISTORY Ame ri can Uis·t-or
Miss '.\1inne o 1865, 2 hour s ... . . .. . ... · · · · · · ·
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Blank_.....,..._ 1usic, 2 hou r~ ~ .. . ... -, ......--""'r'""iss · · · ·· PHYSICAL SCIENCE Mr. Hort Astronon1y , 2 hours . ... . . ... .... . .. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Jii-swcy....o
POLITICAL A~D SOCIAL SCIENCE Miss American Gover nm ent ancl Politics, 2 hours ········· Mr. Brown Am erican Rural Eclucation, 2 hours· · · · · · · · · · · · ·: : : Mr. Brown Rural Economi cs, 2 hours . . . . . . ···········
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