Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-07-27
NORMAL INSTITUTE |
The Annual Announcement and
Course of Study.
PROF. A. W. STUART As CONDUCTOR.
The Corps OF MISUNDERSTANDING VIII
be Held Mt the Adams school Build-
ing In this City From August
Al TO September 4.

A4 TO september IL
joseph Parks, county superintendent
of public instruction, has issued the
annual announcement and course of
study for the Wapello county normal
institute, which will be held at the
Adams school building in this city,
August IA to September 1. The insti-
tute last year was the largest and per-
haps the most successful of any ever
held in Wapello county, but nothing
will be left undone to make the annual
session this year even better than the
one in 1898. The corps of instructors
consists OF Prof. A. w. Stuart, conduc-
tor, and j. L. Wilkinson, Miss Jennie
f. Curtis and Mrs. Sarah ID. jenkins,
Instructors.
A cordial invitation is extended to
school officers and patrons to visit the
| institute at any time during the three
weeks session. 1t will be good time
to select teachers for the fall and win
| ter terms. The institute will convene
at the ADAMS school building, Monday
morning. August IA, at 10 o'clock, and
will continue in session three weeks.
Following the enrolment and classifi-
cation of the opening morning, will
occur the class exercise at 1870 p. IN.
Teachers will be expected to bring
their last years promotion certificates
with them in order that they may be
enrolled and classified without delay.
Regular attendance, good recitations,
improvement in scholarship, and pro-
fessional interest are the requirements
for promotion in the next years work
in the institute.
A two years certificate requires an
examination in orthography, reading,
writing, arithmetic, geography,
grammar, history of United States,
didactics. physiology and hygiene,
les, elementary algebra, elementary
economics with an average of 80 per
cent. No branch below So per cent,
and satisfactory proof of thirty-six
weeks successful experience in teach
ling.
All other certificates. issued for one
year or less, will require an examina-
ton in photography, reading, writing,
arithmetic, geography, grammar. his
tory of United States. didactics. physi-
ology and hygiene, with an average
standing of at least SIS per cent. No
branch below rs per cent.
Regularity, punctuality- and. good in
stitute work will be required of all
who have any grades duplicated.
Those who desire to attend the in
stitute are requested to bring such
text books as they may have on the
subjects OF their respective grades.
Teachers will be required to attend
all the recitations of the class to which
| they are assigned, unless excused by
/ the county superintendent; but in no
| case Will such excuse be regarded
as a, substitute for unperformed class
work.
The roll of each class will be call
ed. and marks of absence or failure in
recitations will become part of the
Einstitute records. kept on file in the
county superintendent's office.
1 Each member of the institute will be
expected to keep note book, in which
will be daily recorded he outlines and
suggestions of the instructors. These
note books, carefully kept. are a
vast help to the teacher in the school
| room.
The regular examinations for Au-
gust will be held at the close of the
institute, as has been the custom. No
| special examinations will be given be-
fore the next regular, in October.
Whites Elements of Pedagogy will
be used by A and B divisions; Whites
School Management, BY and ID divis-
ions. The class A will use Walkers
Elements of Political Economy and
Cages Elementary Physics.
| According to the program or outline
of each days work, from $500 to $40
each morning will be devoted to b
arithmetic, by Prof. A. w. Stuart;
c arithmetic by j. Il. Williamson: A
didactics, by Miss Jennie e. Curtis,
and D arithmetic by Mrs. Sarah D..
Jenkins. From $40 to S:55. opening
eNercisss. From 1855 to 9:35. 4 econ
omics, by Prof. \. w. Stuart; d Ian
guage, by j. L. Williamson: B history.
by Miss Jennie e. Curtis, and G read
ing. by Mrs. Sarah d. Jenkins. From
9:35 to 1915, A algebra. by Prof. A. w.
Stuart; b grammar. by J. f. Williams
! syn y PiS sloloSS, ny MISS Jennie H..
Curtis and d reading. by Mrs. Sarah
D. Jenkins. From 1918 to 1890, rest.
From 1880 to 1l:10. ID didactics. by
Prof. A. W. Stuart; \ physics. by j. 4.
Williamson: b physical geography, by
Miss Jennie e. Curtis. and c didactics,
by Mrs. Sarah d. Jenkins. From li:1o
to 1850, c grammar. by Prof. a.. w.
Stuart: A ciyics, by ]. L. Williamson;
D geography, by Miss Jennie L. Cur
It's, and B ,didactics, by Mrs. Sarah d.
jenkins.