St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-11-03
MINNESOTA State NORMAL SCHOOL

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MINNESOTA STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
w,sos., Sept: q, 1854: Z
This institution for the training Of
Teachers, viii be opened for the reeep
>stiou Of pupils, on Tuesday, the LIST day
spfs November next; the citizens Of Wi.
ore having generously provided for
ia accommodation until the necessary
buildings can be erected for it's pefh,,a !:
nent use.
oBJECr OF the SCHOOL,. 81
The object Of the State Normal
School, as expressed in the Act estab-
fishing it, is, "to educate and prepare
Teachers for teaching in the common
schools Of This State"
INSTRUCTORS. ?
1t affords the Board much pleasure
to announce to the friends Of education
IN the State, that they have secured the
services Of Professor VIM. +. Phelps,
hte:ofl tba New Jersey State Normal
School, as Principal. Professor Phelps
has been prominently identified with
the cause Of Normal School instruction,
for nearly twenty years, and no will
bring to bear upoattb imp5rt,st work.
before him, the results Of that long and
mature experience in these Institutions
which affords the surest guarantee Of
Other instructors, eminent for their
qualifications in this particular field Of
educational effort, will be engaged from
time to time as the necessities Of the
Normal school may require.
CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION.
l. Applicants must be at least 16
years Of age, and must present to the
Principal satisfactory evidence Of go''d
moral character, of sound bodily health
and Of special adoption to the office Of
teacher. Ii ! =
2. They are expected to sustain
fair examination in Reading, Spelling,
Writing, Geography, Arithmetic and
the elements Of English Grammar: IL
3. They must be wiling, if admit
ted, to declare in writing their inten.
ton to teach in the Common Schools
in this State, for at least two years, and
TO sign an agreement, to report them
selves to the Principal scmi-annually,
by letter for the aforesaid period Of two
years after having left the Institution.
4. At least three pupils will be re-
ceived from each Senatorial District,
as now existing under the laws Of the
State, The number will be limited
only by the capacity of the School t.
accommodate the. students. In case
there should be vacancies in any Of tie
Districts, they may be filed by sppli-
cants from other Districts, provided
such applicants present themselves with
in ten days from and after the opening
Of a term.
S. Candidates are required to be
present promptly at the opening Of q
term. They will not be received for
less than one term, and once admitted
they will be entitled to the privileges
Of the School, unit, honorably disckarg.
cd, or until their right shall have been
forfeited BY unauthorized absence or
other misconduct. l.: 335l
PRIVILEGES OF PUPILS.
Persons designing to become teach
crs in this State, and assuming the re-
quircd obligation to that end will re-
ceive their, tuitious free. For the use
Of all necessary textbooks and for in
oideutal expenses, however, there will
be a charge Of three dollars per term,
payable in advance. 1.zr
TERMS AND VACATIONS.
The, Terms to. commence on the first
Of November will end in fifteen weeks
from that date. The arrangement OF
future Terms and vacancies will here
after be announced. >;
THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TEACH
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This must he the special study of all
who enter the Normal School 1t is
one thing to understand subject; it
is quite another thing to know bow
best to lead others t. knowledge of it.
TO "keep school, is an easy matter.
But TO teach in the true sense Of the
term, to arouse the. latent energies and