Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-05-06
NORMAL INSTITUTE
MONDAY, JUNE 10, SET AS DATE
FOR THE BEGINNING OF TWO
WEEKS SESSION..
County Superintendent Of Schools
Emma Nye States That New Fea-
lures Have Been Added This Year
Examinations For Certificates.

Monday, June 10, has been an.
nounced as the beginning of two
weeks session of the Wapello county
normal institute by Miss Emma Nye,
county superintendent of schools. Miss
Nye states that the date has been
placed soon after the close of the
schools in order that it may not inter
fere with the plans of the teachers
for the summer.
New features have been added this
year which it is expected will be of
interest to all and in circular letter
being sent to the teachers of the
county the younger teachers and those
who expect to teach are especially
urged to attend for the practical help
they will get. The afternoon program
of the second week will be dispensed
with to permit the teachers to attend
the sessions of the Ottumwa Chautau.
qua.
Summer School Certificates.
Following is given a portion of the
letter:
Many Of the teachers know that
the institute fund Is contingent on the
enrolment. AS is the enrolment, SO
will be the instruction. If you your
self are so fortunate as to be able to
travel, or to attend summer cchool
for six weeks, are you not willing to
contribute your part toward the sup
port of a home institution for those
who do not find it practicable to leave
home? The younger teachers and all
who expect to teach during the year
should attend for the practical help
they will get Others are urged to
come to give us of their experience.
New features have been added this
year which we believe will interest all.
Due credit will be given those at
tending accredited summer schools
providing they will bring certificates
from such schools stating thy have
satisfactorily completed terms work.
Grades from summer schools will not
be duplicated on certificates.
Examinations.
Examinations for teachers certif1-
Gates will be held in the Adams
school building, June IL and 10, one
week before the institute. Teachers
whose schools lave not closed at that
time may arrange to take their work
the last Friday and Saturday il July.
'All examinations will be given on
the date specified above with tho ex-
ception of music, didactics and four
special branches required for a first
grade certificate. These will be taken
the last week Of institute.
Applications for state certificates
should send notice to this Office by
May Is. If a sufficient number (ten)
apply, arrangements will be made for
holding the examination at the close
of the institute.
"MemL crs of the institute wno hold
first class certificates or second class
certificates with grades equivalent to
first class may have their certif Gates
renewed without examination.
"Olhers holding second class certi.
ficates may be released from examina.
tions in all branches in which the
standing is cighty-fve per cent or
above providing they attend the
institute and have manifested a profes.
sional spir:t during the year.
Teachers holding third class certi
ficates may expect . take the full ex.
animation.
May Attend chatauqua.
eve are especially fortunate this
year in having the newly organized
Chatauqua society begin its summer
session June 81, the last week Of the
institute. Unusual attractions have
been furnished. During the week the
following noted speakers will appear
on the platform: Booker Washington
the best known colored man in the
Uaited States; R. (. Hobson, of the
Merrimac fame" P. G. Holden, OF
Ames; G. A. Gerhart, of New York
Gov. LaFollette, of Wisconsin,; etc
The serious discussions will be inter
spersed with stereo., ticon lectures per
formances by well known magicians
musical numbers, including concerts
by the Saxophone quartet and the OF
tumwa Choral society,"
tine afternoon program for the in
stitute will be omitted this second
week that the teachers may attend
these meetings"