Willmar tribune., 1903-06-03
: JOINT SUMMER SCHOOL

JOIN I SUMMER SCHOOL,
Six Weeks Term, Beginning June -,
to be Held st st. cIoud-Teachers
Are Urged to Attend.
During past years it has been the
custom for each county to hold either
Teachers Institute for one week or
training school for four weeks; but
the prevailing sentiment this year is
for longer term and more complete
work. With this in view, Kandiyohi,
Benton and Sherburne counties have
united with Stearns county to hold q
Joint summer school at st. Cloud Nor
NAL, with President Shoem .ker as
conductor and eight excellent in
:structors to assist him. ->.>: :
:. The term will begin June % and con-
=ttnue for six weeks. Double courses
will be given in all subjects required
for first and second grade certificates.
Teachers holding second grade certif1-
Gates may take first grade subjects
and complete part of them this sum-
mer and the remainder the following
summer, and thus secure their first
grade certificates in about one year.
Teachers who are conditioned in
one or two first grade subjects, or any
teacher or student who has high
school standings in any of the first
grade subjects may take them up and
secure Normal standings in them
which will be accepted by the superin-
tendent of public instruction, in lieu
of examination if such standings are
80 per cent or more.
All students who take q double
course in new subjects will be given
credit in the Normal for one terms
work and half year subjects as civics,
physiology and physical geography
will be completed.
The fact that the state appropriates
$l25 to every rural school that secures
q first grade teacher and provides the
other equipment required by law,
makes it very essential for teachers to
secure their first grade certificates if
they wish to profit by the higher wages
paid to first grade teachers which, in
this county, are between $40 and s15
more than the wages paid to second
grade teachers.
Any one who considers this for q
moment will readily see that they can
not afford to rest before they secure
first grade certificate. The entire
library of the Normal school has, at
the request of President Shoemaker,
been thrown open to the teachers, for
their use, and a librarian, familiar
with all the books, has been secured
to take charge of the library and as
sist those who wish to make use of the
circulating and reference libraries.
In short, the entire Normal and all
it's equipment has been placed at the
disposal Of the teachers free of charge.
What more could be asked? What
better opportunity could be found?
Comfortable rooms and board can be
procured for So per week and those
who wish rooms secured in advance
| will do we'll to correspond with this
ofice>
There will be no other expenses ex-
cept 81 book rent. This includes all
text books that will be needed during
the session.
Circulars and the course of study
have been mailed to all teachers whose
addresses are at this Office and will
gladly be supplied upon request to all
who wish them.
Again we would urge you not to
fail to grasp this opportunity. Come
If there is any possible way for you
to make 1t, and beyond q doubt you
will return we'll pleased with what you
have accomplished.
F. W. DOBBYN,