The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1860-11-09

same, without charge to the prudential com.
mittee, until more permanent arrangements
could be affected. This liberal offer has been
accepted, although the present number of
pupils, and even more may be we'll accom-
modated. From indications in all parts of
the State, these rooms will soon be too
crowded, and the necessities of the school
will demand suitable and permanent Nor.
NAL Building.
ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF THE
SCHOOL.
"The Normal Board are authorized and
empowered to contract for the erection of
all buildings connected with the State Nor
NAL Schools; to appoint all professors or
teachers in such institutions; to prescribe
the course of study, and prerequisites for
admission, and in general to adopt all need.
full rules for the government of such schools"
See Section nine, Normal School Act.
CONDITIONS FOR THE ADMISSION OF PUPILS.
l. Applicants must be at least sixteen years
| of age, and must present satisfactory evidence
| to the prudential committee and .principal, of
good moral character, bodily health and
| adaptation for the Office of teachers.
2. They must sustain satisfactory exam
| ination in reading, writing, spelling, geo.
graphy and arithmetic, to the end of rules for
| interest, and 80 much of English grammar as
| to be able to analyze and parse any ordinary
prose sentence.
3. They must declare their intention to teach
| in the public schools of the State at least two
years.
4. Two pupils may be received from each
| Senatorial district existing at the passage of
the bill for Normal Schools, application
| having been made to the prudential committee
| and principal, at least two weeks before the
| commencement of the term. If, at the opening
of the school, there are any vacancies in any
| Senatorial district, the same may be filled by
other applicants.
5. Should the number not thus be filed by
those who may pledge themselves to teach two
| years in the State, the vacant seats may be &C.
| the payment of tuition, eight dollars in ad-
vance for the short term, and ten dollars in ad-
vance for each of the long terms.
6. Pupils once admitted to the school, will be
entitled to its privileges, unless they forfeit that
| right by voluntary absence Except by tempo.
rary absence, while teaching the common
schools in the State) by improper conduct.
scholarship, and fair promise of success as
| teachers,
PRIVILEGES OF PUPILS.
All pupils under the State apportion-
ment receive their tuition free, and at a
small charge are allowed the use of such
text books as they may need, and are thus
relieved from the necessity of purchasing.
The use of all needful apparatus will be
free.
TEXT BOOKS AND LIBRARY.
The text books will be the same as those
recommended by the State Superintendent
to the public schools. The library text
and references books already number fifteen
hundred volumes, to which additions will be
made from time to time as may be required.
Donations of books of suitable character
in any department ofliterature will be thank
fully received and appropriately acknowl-
edged.
DISCIPLINE.
"No school can be efficient and profitable
without perfect state Of discipline. Good
order must necessarily be regarded as the
primary condition of all effective instruc-
ton. The government of the Normal
School will be such as to afford model
worthy of imitation in the public schools
of the State. 1t will be firm and impartial,
and yet such as to appeal to the self-respect
of the pupil. Prompt dismissal will follow
all immoral acts and unteacherlke deport-
ment."
TERMS AND VACATIONS.
The school year shall consist Of forty
weeks, and shall be divided into three
terms. -....-
The first term shall begin on the first Mon
day of September, and continue ten weeks.
The second term shall begin on the third
Monday of November, and continue fifteen
weeks.
The third term shall begin on the third
Monday Of March, and continue fifteen
weeks.
There will be no school exercises on
Christmas, New Years Day, Thanksgiving
Day, and Fourth of July. On Washing
tons Birth Day suitable persons will be
appointed by the Prudential Committee and
Principal to read extracts from Washing
tons Farewell Address, and deliver suita-
be address.
| CLASSES AND COURSE OF sTUDIEs
| The School will be classified into three
classes, viz: the Junior, the Middle, and
the Senior classes. The course of study
will be as follows:
JUNIOR CLASS.
Flrst Term-Reading and Spelling, Word Ex.
ercises, Parts of Speech, Arithmetic, Oral, In.
tellectual and Written, Descriptive Geography,
Map Drawing and Penmanship.
| Second IUss-Reading and Spelling, Simple
Analysis of Sentences, Arithmetic, Oral, Intel
lectual and Written, Political Geography, Map
Drawing and Penmanship.
Third Tern-Reading and Spelling, Phonetic
| Analysis, Arithmetic, Intellectual and Written,
English Grammar and Composition.
MIDDLE CLASS.
First Ierm-Reading and chronological Anal
ysis, Mathematical and Physical Geography
Neurology, Algebra, Higher Arithmetic and
Bookkeeping.
Second IsTm-Natural Philosophy and As.
tronomy, History Of United States, Higher
Analysis of Language, Algebra continued,