Arizona republican., 1899-08-31
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Owing to a number OF important
changes requiring explanation, which
have been made since the issuing OF
the last catalogue of the normal
school. the following announcement
is made.
The faculty will be as follows:
Jospeh Warren Smith, A. NJ, pres
ident: psychology, pedagogy and his
tory of education; Fred NJ. irish, b
6, natural sciences; VIII S. Upton,
B. l., mathematics and history;
Katherine Adams, literature, gram
mar ana drawing; Jessie Smith, B.
= L., elocutiOn, reading and English
AT its meeting in July. 1899, the
normal school board passed reso-
luton increasing the requirements for
graduation by the equivalent of enc
years work. This increase. il was
understood, should consist in an ex-
pansion of the work in the elementary
branches, English and science, the
requirement in the latter. in all cases.
to be doubled With this in view the
hoard has provided for q two years
sub-normal and q three years normal
course tie former being devoted
more especially to academic, and the
latter to professional and scientific
instruction. The sub-nOrmal course
is intended to correspond to the eighth
and ninth grades cf the public schools
A charge of $40 per annum is made
for tuition in the sub-nOrmal course
So of which shall be paid quarterly
N advance.
With a view TO concentrating the
energies Of the faculty for the present,
in bringing the academic work to
higher state of perfection the board
has thought best to discontinue the
practice school for one year, with
the understanding that it shall be re-
sEmed in September, 1900. As no
enc will be graduated from the nor
nal who has not had the practical
and theoretical experience TO be
gained only through its practice
school, it follows that there viii be
no graduating class III Jnue, 1900.
Z normal school diploma is a license
o teach, and as such. is an article OF
value TO the holder. It IS a certificate
from the faculty which says TO school
officers that they can rely upon the
possession by the holder Of sufficient
knowledge, both academic and pro-
fessionlI to warrant them in employ
ing the applicant as a teacher in any
of the common schools under their
formal school do not permit the
granting of a diploma to one who
las not received professional ins7ruc-
ton at the hands Of its own teachers.
As 20 academic knowledge also. it is
clearly the intent that the faculty
shall satisfy themselves by personal
examination that the applicant IS
qualified to teach in each subject Of
the prescribed course. This knOwl-
edge can, perhaps, when the credit
comes from a normal school in an
ether state be assumed; but when
the credit comes from q school which
does net profess to have for It's aim
the training Of teachers, the case Is
upon q different footing. No doubt
the knowledge gained in these non
professional schools VIII be of gIea:
assistance 10 the papil in the normal
school. but it is only in exceptional
instances and when an agreement has
been maze beforehand with the aU-
thorities Of the normal, that SUCH
credits viii be allowed to excuse the
pupil entirely from d corresponding
class in the normal.
Further information can be had by
addressing the principal d Tempe, or
by calling upon him at his Office in