St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1860-11-09

nal Schools; to appoint al professors or
.cachers in such institutions; to prescribe
he course Of study, and prerequisites for
admission, and in general to adopt all need
ful rules for the government Of such
schools" See Section nine, Normal School
Act.
CONDITIONS Fob THE ADMISSION OF PUPILS
/. Applicants must be at least six
teen years OF age, and must present salts
factory evidence to the prudential commit
tee and principal, of good moral character,
bodily health and adaptation for the Office of
teachers.
.. They must sustain satisfactory ex
in reading, writing, spelling,
and arithmetic, to the end OF
rules for interest, and so 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 time
Of 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. II, 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 filled
by those who may pledge themselves to
teach two years in the State, the vacant
seats may De occupied by students, with
out such pledge upon the payment Of tut
ton, eight dollars in advance for the short
term, and ten dollars in advance 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 abseuce
Except by temporary absence, while teach
ing the common schools in the State) by
improper conduct, or by failing to exhibit
good evidence of 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 ofall needtul 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 fif-
teen hundred volumes, to which additions
will be made from time to time as may be
required. Donations of books of a suitable
character in any. department Of literature,
will be thankfully received and appropri-
ately acknowledged. Ks
DISCIPLINE. ~<
"No school can be efficient and profit
able without a perfect state of discipline,
Good order must necessarily be regarded
as the primary condition Of all effe ctive
instruction. The government of the Nor.
NAL School will be such as to afford a
motel worthy of imitation in the public
schools of the State. 1t will be firm and
impartial, and yet such as will appeal to
the self-espect of the pupil. Prompt dis
missal will follow all immoral acts and al
unteacherlike department"
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 firsi
Monday of September, and continue ter
weeks.
The second term shall begin on the third
Monday Of November, and continue fifteer
weeks.
The third term shall begin on the third
Monday of March, and continue fifteer
weeks.
There will be no school exercises or
Christmas, New Years Day, Thanksgiv
ing Day and Fourth of July. On Wash
ington's Birth Day suitable persons will b.
appointed by the Prudential Commute and
Principal to. read extracts from Washing
tons Farewell Address, and deliver suit
able address.
CLASSES AND COURSE OF STUDY.
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 CLASSES.
First 7srm-Reading and Spelling
Word Exercises, Parts of Speech, Arith
netic, Oral, Intellectual and Written, Des-
criptive Geography, Map Drawing and
Pennmanship.
Second Term Reading and Spelling
Simple Analysis of Sentences, Arithmetic
Oral, Intellectual and Written, Political
Geography, Map, Drawing and Penman-
ship.
Third 7srm--Reading and Spelling
Phonetic Analysis, Arithmetic, InteLectu
al and Written, English Grammar and
Composition.
MIDDLE CLASSES.
First Term Reading and Etymologi
cal Analysis, Mathematical and Physica
Geography, Meterology, Algebra, Higher
Arithmetic and Book keeping.
Second Term atural Philosophy ant
Astronomy, History Of United States
Higher Analysis Of Language, Algebr;
continued, Geometry commenced.
Third Term Natural History and 30
tany, Rhetoric, Rules of Construction ant
Criticism, Geometry and Science of Edu
cation.
SENIOR CLASS.
First Term.-History and Constitution
al Law, Algebra completed, English Ian
guage and Literature, Geometry and Trig
onometry. Teaching in Model School.
Second 1erm-lntellectual Philosophy
Human and Comparative Philosophy
Practical Chemistry, Geology, School Laws
Practice in Model School.
Third Isrm--Intellectua Philosophy
and Logic, Moral Philosophy and Natura
Theology, Study Of School System ant
Practice in Model School.
EXAMINATIONS AND DIPLOMAS.
The Normal Directors in any Norma
District, with the State Superintendent
shall be special visitors of the Norma
School. and they together or by one o.
more of their number, or by some compe-
tent nerson or persons of their appoint