The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-08-17
MADISON, July 20, 1871.
EDITOR TRIBUNE

EDiHOR TRIBUNE
DEAR SIR: The State Normal School
at Oshkosh, will be opened by the Board
of Regents of Normal Schools, for the
reception of pupils, on Wednesday, the
Both day of August next, unless other
wise ordered by the Board. This School
will be under the presidency of George
S. Abee. late Principal aud Supernten-
dent of Schools in Racine, assisted by
competent corps Of teachers, including
Robert Graham, late Agent of the Board,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes. late Plinci
pal and Assistant in the High School at
Berlin.
The following regulations for the ad-
mission of students to the State Normal
Schools have been adopted by the Board
of Normal School Regents, and you are
respectfully requested to make them
known to the people and teachers Of your
county, as far as practicable:
|. Each Assembly district in the State
shall be entitled to six representatives 10
she Normal Schools, and In case vacan-
eies exist in the representation to which
any Assembly district is entitled, such
vacancies may be filled by the President
and Secretary of the Board of Regents
=. Candidates for admission shall be
nominated by the County Superintendent
of the County, (or if the County Super
intendent has not jurisdiction, then the
| nomination shall be made by the City
Superintendent of the City, in which
such candidate may reside, and they shall
be at least sixteen years Of age, oe sound
bodily health and good moral character
Each person, so nominated, shall receive
certificate setting forth his name, age,
health and character, and duplicate OF
such certificate shall be Immediately sent
by mail by the Superintendent to the
Secretary Of the Board.
j. Upon the presentation of such GER
ti6cate to the Principal of State Nor
NAL School, the candidate shall be ex
amined under the direction of the Prin
cipal of said School, in the branches re
quired by law for a third grade certificate
except History and Theory and Practice
of Teaching, and if found qualified t.
enter the Normal School in respect tt
learning, he may be admitted, after furn
lshlng such evidence, as the said Princi
pal may require, Of good health and goot
moral character, and after subscribing tn,
following declaration
/, --, do hereby declare that N,
purpose in entering the State Norma
School is to fit myself for the profession
of teaching, and that it is my intention
to engage in teaching in the schools Q
this State.
4. No person shall be entitled to di
ploma, who has not been member G
the school, in which such diploma
granted, at least one year, nor who is les
than nineteen years of age; and cert
ficate of attendance may be granted b
the Principal of Normal School, to an
person who shall have been a member o
such school for one term, provided, tina
in his judgment such certificate is de
served.
To all persons found qualified to ente
Normal School, if residents of TIL
State, tuition is free. The object in es
tablishing these institutions is to provid
qualified teachers for our public schools
and while none entitled to admission wi
be excluded from either school, so lon
as there is room, it is naturally expecte
that those who seek admission will resol
to the nearest School, and that tn
School at Oshkosh will, therefore,.
chiefly filed with pupils from the north
err, and more especially the northeaster
counties of the State Permit me to as
your cooperation in accom- plishing thi
result, SO that this School may open wit
full attendance.
n. B.-Prof. Chas. H. Allen, lat
President Of the Normal School at Platte
vile, has been appointed Agent of til
Normal School Board for the ensnin
year, to conduct Teachers Institutes, il
stead of Robert Graham, ESQ.
Communications may be addressed t
Prof. Allen, at present, at Madison.
l am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
SAMUEL FELLOWS,