Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-26
PLANS FOR
NEW NORMAL
Board of Directors to Issue Cata=
logue in a Few
Days.
SCHOOL WILL BE
OPENED ON SEPT. 1
Purpose of the NOrmal==C0urse e
OF Study==Advantages
Are Great.

The new County Normal Trainins
school will open in the Lincoln build
ing Tuesday. September l, 1903. From
present indications it would seen
that there will be a large enrolment
The board of directors are: E. P
Arpin, president; w. D. Connor
treasurer; Robert Morris, secretary
The faculty consists of M. H. Jackson
principal; and Eta Michaels, assist
ant.
The board is about>to issue the frs
announcement for the year 1903 1904
Among the points of interest founC
in it are the following:
Purpose Of the School,
Teaching as profession has been
too much neglected. 1t is the pur.
pose of this school to train teachers
for the schools of Wood county. 1t
is evident then that students who
spend year with us in preparation
for teaching will find no difficulty in
securing schools. School boards are
demanding more and more either
good experienced or normal training.
Course Of Study.
The course of study covers a period
Of one year of forty weeks. Common
branches are taught with special
reference to the needs of teachers of
country schools and of teachers in the
grades of city schools.
Advantages.
l. Graduates from this school are by
law certificated to teach for a term
Of three years in Wood county with
out examination.
2. superintendent in any counties
OF Wisconsin may accept standings
given by this school in granting third
and second grade certificates.
3. Other qualifications being equal
the trained teacher and teachers with
good experience receive higher wages
than unframed and inexperienced
teachers receive.
4. In other counties where training
schools are maintained, school boards
go to these schools for teachers. In
most of these counties every graduate
of these schools is Immediately
employed,
Expenses.
All students who are residents of
Wood county will be admitted with
out charge for tuition.
An arrangement will probably be
made SO that students may have free
use OF a part or all of the textbooks
required. If such plan should not be
adopted, books will be rented at a
very small charge to all who do not
wish to buy.
Board may be had at reasonable
rates in private families.
Rooms may be rented by those who
wish to board themselves.
A limited number can find places to
work for their board.
Those desiring help in finding rooms
or board may apply to the county
superintendent or to the principal OF
assistant of the training school.
The people of Grand Rapids will
put forth every effort to make il
pleasant for students of the norma
training school. The excellent publ,
library. the school library and schoo
apparatus will be at the disposal O
students of this school.
The Need Of Training Schools in Wisconsin
Over 250,000 pupils in Wisconsin ar,
attending the rural schools, from
which about one per cent. or $500 g
| to the higher institutions Of learnin,
such as high schools, normal schools
colleges or the university, and yet tn
large expenditures of money by th
state have been upon the highe
institutions rather than upon TIL
common schools where the remaining
"a, 200 pupils complete their schot
work.
| At least 1900 teachers withou
experience or training go into thes
schools annually. Is it not eviden
that the normal training school is q
the greatest Importance in raising th
standard of excellence of the rura
schools of our state
Marathon, Dunn, Waupaca, Rict
land, ManitOwOc and Buffalo couutie
have established normal trainin
schools anu in every one OF thes
counties the people are more tha
pleased with the results.