Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1894-05-30
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The Normal.

| The Normal,
The Barber County Normal Instituts
will be held atMedicine Lodge, j une 4tl
and closing after four weeks session
The Conductor. The service of j. n
Cooper, Supt. of the Newton school.
has been secured to conduct our Norma
this year. Supt. Cooper has been witt
the Newton schools more than a hall
dozen years and is known all over thu
state as one of the best normal conduc
tors we have anywnere-he having con
Quoted in number of counties, three
and six times successfully. These facts
speak for themselves, and are the best
recommendations we can have.
Instructors. Prof. E. E. Kelley, OF
Chanute, assists us again taking about
the same work as he taught last year
MIR. Kelley needs no introduction tC
the teachers. Sufficient to say, owing
to the complete satisfaction of his work
with us last year and his superior quail
lficatlonS as normal instructor we are
glad to have his services again.
Prof. Bushey has been appointed as
the second instructor.
Session. The half day session begin
| ming 7:45a. IN. again seems to be the
most desirable with the teachers.
Lectures and teachers socials or re-
unions will be held occasionally.
Study Course of study can be obtain
ed at the Supt. office.
The expenses of attending the normal
depend very much upon each indiyidu-
ais disposition and judgment.
Good board in private families can be
secured at about So per week.
The boarding houses bave given spec
ial rates.
Many have planned to rent rooms or
houses and board themselves. This is
very economical plan and has result
ed quite satisfactory. There are many
vacant houses that can be obtained on
reasonable terms. The county super
intendent will take pleasure in assist
ing anyone to locate for the normal
session. Do not hes itate to ask any
assistance concerning board, expenses,
information of subjects, or on any
matter pertaining to the normal in
general.
An text books may be used for refer
ence work. Bring your note books
and pencils with you the first day.
Carry away with you new methods,
new thoughts, new ideas, expressed at
the normal, and place them in your
schools this fall. Your good note book
will help you in this place.
Young aspirants for the teaching
profession and all girls and boys who
have fair knowledge of the. common
branches will find here just the instruc-
ton they need.
A general review of the common
branches will be given. People out
side of the teachers profession may
beneficially take this work.
A successful Normal Institute de-
ponds on thoroughly competent in
structorS and hearty cooperation of
interested teachers and ambitious
students. Either one of these essen
tials without the other makes failure
of county normal.
No teacher, real or prospective, can
afford to stay at home during the nor
NAL session. We know by experience
that school boards are willing to pay
for worthy teachers, everywhere in
our county.
Last wear we could not supply the
demand for teachers of the better class.
Our people realize, more and more,
that the teacher must not only have
knowledge of the subjects he agrees to
| teach. but must know the best meth.
DDS of presenting such matter and
must not only be interested but in sym
pathy with the child.
The teacher who realizes his faults
and studies his mistakes as well as
anxiously embraces every opportunity
to improve is the teacher, however
slow he is to climb.
| Each teacher cannot afford to &c
away to college but each person car
under some plan, attend normal
hence the object OF the normals, tha
general improvement.
If you expect to be most benefitedwltl
the work you must he regular in at
tendance and earnest in attention. A
special point this year will be made t.
have every member enrolled. in at
tendance present when the bell ring
in the morning. A special record VII
be kept and read at the close Of tn
| normal. Our teachers must be promtl
in places at opening session.
All friends are cordially invited t
attend when convenient to them.
Members of school boards have a.
excellent opportunity for selectiE
teachers at the normal.