The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-05-15
Decatur County Normal.

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the Decatur county normal will convene
in this city on Monday, June Is, 1902,
for two weeks's session.
Splendid and comfortable rooms have
been secured for the different grades,
and as good accommodations furnished
as ever before. The assembly room and
@ grade will be in the K. P. Hall, the ID
grade will occupy the reception room Of
the K. P. Hall, and the A and Post
Graduate grades the two rooms now oc.
cupied by the high school on the second
floor of the Biggs Block. The grade
will occupy the court room.
1t is unnecessary to urge upon teach
ers the Importance of attending our
normal. The best teachers are always
ready to embrace an opportunity to
study and discuss subjects that will bet
ter qualify them for their important
work. No effort will be spared to make
the normal indispensable to teachers
and all who expect to teach. Come
early on Monday morning, June Is, and
bring with you note book and latest
text books prepared for two weeks of
profitable work.
An able corps of instructors has been
secured, as follows:
r. A. Hardness, lifelong and distin-
guished educator, arithmetic, grammar,
algebra.
j. l.. Latta, principal of the Weldon
schools, didactics, school management,
geography.
j. Fl. Drake, superintendent Of the
Leon public schools, photography.
physics, economics, algebra.
Stephen w. stookey, of the Chair Of
Biology, Coe College, Cedar Rapids
physical geography, botany, physlol
ogy.
Tillman Smith, late superintendent,
Port Arthur, Texas, public schools
graduate of the State U University, clvics
economics, algebra.
| ]. Rolla Cash, principal of the New
Market schools and graduate of thu
Northern Indiana Normal School, his
tory, civics, grammar.
Ex-County Superintendent J. E. Cum
Minis, music.
The institute will be divided into five
divisions, consisting of post graduate
A, B, G, and d grades. Teachers who
hold frst-class certificate, have beer
promoted to A grade, and had fou
years experience in teaching will bt
admitted to the post graduate grade
Grade A consists of teachers who have
been promoted from B grade. Grade
consists of teachers who have passed tn,
required examination from G grade
who have had four months experience
in teaching and hold second.class certif
icates. G grade will be composed Of
those holding third-class certificates
those holding common school diplomas
and generally those who have beer
graduated from the high schools of De
catur county, To d grade will be adj
lnitted those who have never taught
and those who have not been promoted
from grade.
| Teachers certificates are of three
grades-frst, second, and third. Certif
icates of the first grade are issued fol
two years. Candidates must have had
36 months experience in teaching and
attain an average standing of 80 pei
cent. Second grade certificates are
issued for one year and candidates must
attain an average standing Of at least 81
per cent. Third grade certificates are
limited to one or two terms and candi
dates must attain an average standing
of at least so per cent. Teachers wht
attend institute twelve days and d.
good work inmusic will not be examined
in that branch and will have the insti
tute grade put on their certificate
Teachers who have graduated from th
institute and who enroll will be excused
from the examination for certificate
Two per cent will be added to eacl
branch for regular attendance.
Outlines prepared for normal wor
will be continued. The registration fe
is one dollar. Certificates will not b
granted to girls under seventeen nor t
boys under nineteen years Of age. Wis
itors and school officers are invited t
the normal. Chapel exercises will occu
each morning at 1910 o'clock in the al
sembly room. ]. A. McINTosH,
County Superintendent
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