The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-04-19
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Teachers Training School
The Summer school management has
endeavored to meet the mex dds of larger
number Of teachers than ever before.
In addition to regular course in all the
certificate subjects by specialists from
the university, the primary courses and
music and drawing heretofore offered,
there will be special courses offered by
Dean Kennedy in methods of teaching
grammar and arithmetic. These courses
in methods will be open to those stud
ents only who hold credits in those
branches.
The afternoons of the last week of the
summer school will be given up to a
regular institute which will be conduct
ed by the regular members of the facul-
ty, assisted by additional lecturers.
Every teacher in the three counties will
be expected to attend this institute un-
less member of the regular classes of
the summer school.
All teachers who are unable to attend
but one week will be expected to attend
this last week.
The fact that no third grade certifi-
Gates can be issued after January LIST,
1913 renders it imperative for all teach
ers now holding third grade certificates
or second grade certificates with aver
ages below $50 to attend this summer
school or be dropped from the ranks.
So far as possible school boards are
requested to arrange their school terms
with vacation of three weeks COM
mencing either June oath, or July 18th,
that teachers may attend at least three
weeks.
Teachers who attend six weeks will be
entitled to receive credit for all stand
ings of 800 or higher received and the
transfer of all standings of $50 or high
er from existing certificates.
1 would advise all those who expect to
take the examination before September,
to take the May examination. The sub
jects in which the applicant fails can
then be taken up at the summer school
and the examination completed at that
time or at the August examination.
Among the social events of the sum-
mer school session will be the annual
river excursion which has become more
and more popular with each succeeding
year. In addition to the annual excur-
sion for the whole summer school, an
evening excursion will be given the
Pembina county teachers by the County
Superintendent during the last week of
the session.
PROJECTED IMPROVEMENTS
Backoo school district No. 81 is now
figuring on a cement block school to
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000 to
be located near the village of Backoo.
District No. IS has bonded for Sl1Ol
for the purpose of building new school
near Leyden.
District No. 81 will build new school,
in that district in the near future.
Crystal will be classified as a second
class high school next year and receive
state aid.
ARBOR DAY SUGGESTIONS
| School boards are asked to cooperate
with the teachers in identifying the
school grounds on Arbor Day. See
that the grounds are cleaned, outhouses
jput in repair, fences fixed and a few
trees planted where grove does not
now exist. Plant five or six trees in q
clump, and take care of them carefully
this year. Plant vines by the windows
Try to make the school homelike instead
of the bleak, unattractive box that
many of them now resemble. If YOU
haven't a hitching post, put one in.
Show that you expect visitors by pro.
viding an extra chair or two. You can
afford to spend one day to make your
school homelike and attractive. The
effort expended will be repaid by the
results obtained.
Send in your orders for the new ses.