Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-07-07
STATE NORMAL
FLOURISHING
The Eighth Annual Catalogue is Issued
by the Popular Institution at
Dillon.
GRADUATES ARE IN DEMAND
TWo.Thirds Of the Last Graduating
Class Have Already Been Oppoint.
ed to School Positions.

The eighth annual catalogue of the
Montana State Normal college has
just been issued, and it shows what
has been done at this institution, with
announcements for the coming schol-
astic year. Two Lewistown girls grad
uated from the Normal this year, Miss
es Catherine Anderson and Euphemia
Campbell, and William r. Wyatt, of
Philbrook. will commence his third
years work in the fall. The list of
Fergus county graduates from this
institution is a comparatively large
one. The standing of the normal goes
higher each year, as may be under
stood by the fact that of graduating
class of 26, more than two-thrls had
already been appointed to good po-
sitiOns in graded schools before COM
mencement day, several months be-
fore the schools begin. These posi-
lions range from primary department
to high school, and include one prin-
cipalship and are scattered over ten
different counties of Montana. Gradu-
ates who have had one or two years
of experience do not have to apply
for positions. Every member of last
years class has been teaching in the
public schools this year.
The catalogue gives a very good
view of the new building now in pro-
cess of erection, which will more than
double facilities in the way of class
rooms and laboratories. This building
will also include a large auditorium,
library, and a finely equipped gymna-
SUM. An athletic field is also being
graded off on the rear of the campus,
and the front is being made into a
grassy lawn.
Standard of Scholarship.
Two features for which the Mon
tana Normal college is particularly
noted are the high standard of schol-
arship, the shortest courses being at
least year in advance of those in
similar institutions in most of the
nelghboring states, either east or west,
and in the personnel of the faculty
NO one is employed in even a sub
ordinate instructorship who has not
supplemented bachelors course by
several years of postgraduate study
in some of the leading universities of
America or Europe, and all had had
successful experience III similar in
situations in the east before coming
here.
The preparation afforded at the Mon
tana State Normal college is of the
most practical character. All the the.
oretical instruction is put to the test
of actual use in teaching children. In
order to give unity to the work, the
Dillon public school board has COM
missioned one of the Normal faculty
as principal of the public schools, and
every Normal student must, before
graduation teach daily for an entire
school year in the Dillon public
schools, under rigid criticism. This
is what enables graduates at once to
enter on important positions, because
they are really experienced teachers
at their graduation.
Department of Music.
The school of music connected with
the college has had unprecedented
success the past year, and students
have advantages for instruction not
only in piano and vocal culture, but
also in the use of string and wind
Instruments, of a character rarely to
be found outside the great musical
centers of the east.
The department of manual training
will be opened in September, under
the direction of a man of wide eXper
fence. who has also spent the last two
years in further preparation in Colum
bian university and in European tray
ell, investigating manual training worl
in Sweden and Germany.
One important matter in connection
with the Nornal is the comparatively
small expense at which a student car
follow one of the courses there. This
is in large measure due to the fine
dormitory facilities offered at mini
mum cost They are all that any rea
student needs, and are great hell
to the members of the classes.