Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-31
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:. now in operation under the superin-
..ndence Of Rev. r. G.. Williams, an ex-
ror;orcsd teacher from Massachusetts,,
rho.s experience and knowledge of nor
NAL schools, eminently qualify him Tor
the preparation Of those who may wish to
teach.
The plan of study SO carefully pursued
at the Oswego Normal and Training
schools, will be largely followed, and one
of the best graduates of that school will
be employed to give to Vermont teachers
the opportunity to acquire the ability to
attain the same splendid results. Practice
will be combined with theory, actual
teaching under the supervision OF ex-
perienced teachers, will be required OF all
the scholars. ..r.. .....
1t is the purpose of the Trustees and OF
the Principal to make this institution take
rank with the foremost in the country.
To this end they have a large library, very
complete Philosophical and Chemical ap-
paratus, large collection of Mineralogi-
cal, Geological and chronological speci-
mems, to which additions will be made
from time to time.
They also earnestly solicit from the
friends of education, contributions to the
school of books for the library, objects of
interest and curiosity from any quarter of
the world, and specimens in any depart
ment of science. A record of such con-
tributions will be kept and public ac-
knowledgement of them made.
Arrangements have been made by
which board can be obtained in private
families at three dollars and fifty cents
per week, exclusive of fuel, lights and
washing. Arrangements will also be
made by which scholars can board them
selves The tuition of INDECENT scholars is
paid by funds appropriated by the State
for that purpose.
The year is divided into two terms and
four quarters. The terms are six dollars
per quarter for the first course and eight
dollars per quarter for the second course
To be admitted, scholars will be re-
q Arithmetic through the ground rules as
applied to simple and compound numbers,
through fractions, both common and de-
oimal. In Geography, applicants must
know the general natural divisions of
land and water, the general political d.
visions of the earth, and the general geo.
graphy of Vermont. In Grammar, appli-
oauts must be acquainted with grammati-
cal definitions, and with the parsing and
analysis of simple sentences. The two
courses of study required by the State
Board of Education will be pursued and
every efforr made to qualify scholars for
the successful pursuit of their proposed
vocation.
The recent examination at the Teach
ers' Institutes where 80 few of the appli-
cants were enabled to pass the required
examination for State certificates to
teach, must convince those who are desir-
Gus to teach that they must be prepared,
and that few can pass the examination
because they have not had the proper and
requisite training. This can be secured
by attendance upon the Castleton Normal
School. The day has passed in Vermont
when every one who desires can teach,
for qualifications are to be the standard
The teachers of Vermont must prepare
themselves by Normal instruction, or they
will find the graduates and pupils of the
Normal Schools of New York and Massa-
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schools by committees. Prudential COM
mittees are almost every week making
journeys to Oswego, N. Y. Albany, and
the Massachusetts, Normal Schools to Sc
cure teachers, Offering high salaries to
secure them. This ought not to be, and
would not if those persons engaged in
teaching in our common schools would
prepare themselves as they ought.
The attendance upon Normal Schools
and the pursuit of the full course of study
prescribed by the Board of Education will
enable teachers to procure State certif'
oates for term of years it will enable
them to procure better situations and get
material advance in their wages. Re-
forms and improvements in education
never go backward and teachers can have
no reason to think the requirements for
teachers qualifications will be less string
emit but more rigid in the future than now.
Therefore teachers of Vermont prepare
yourselves to keep pace with the educa-
tional progress by attending the Normal
Schools and thus be able to meet the de-
mands laid upon you. Teachers of West
ern Vermont go to Castleton for a few
weeks or for a full quarter, before the
summer schools open, and commence your
preparation for full course, you will
find yourselves improved and better salts
fed with yourselves and give better salts
faction to the people and when you close
your summer school go again, until you
have finished the prescribed course.