The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-07-07
THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOLS
New Faculty. New Studies and New
Features for Next Year.

The academic year just closed has
been for these schools one of success
in every respect, and in some respects
has been the most successful year of
their history. The enrolment in the
Normal School was 564, an increase Of
81 over that of last year. The number
of four years High School graduates.
in the enrolment was an increase of
81 over that of-laSt year.
The enrolment in the Model School
was GIL, and that of the Farnum Pre-
paratory, 1877, a grand total of L, 1872,
or A more than that of last year.
The normal School graduated in the.
two and three year courses of Febru-
airy and June 204 students, and in
June graduated three fourth year
course students and issued certificates
in the individual music courses, Ii in
piano and five in voice culture.
The classes contained college grad
yates as well as those from the var
ious high schools Of the State. Many
Of the members of these classes spec
ialized in the various departments such
as kindergarten, physics. English, etc.
An unusual number of the members Of
the classes ranked high.
All Of the members of the February
class were practically engaged to teach
at the time of their graduation, and
more than two-thirds of the members.
of the June class were engaged before
their graduation, Notwithstanding the
fact that nearly three months remain
before the opening of the schools in
September. The average monthly SAL
airy was in advance of that of any prev
ious year. The salary received by men
teachers should encourage more men
to take up the work of teaching.
The progress made in the various de-
partments of the school was marked.
Especially was this apparent in the de-
partments of music and the applica-
tions of the sciences such as botany
and zoology to the respective Industries
as in the study of the scales, the fungus
growths, ETC., that are destroying the
trees and shrubbery.
Student teaching centers were estab-
lished throughout the State and had
the effect of bringing to the direct aid
and cooperation of the school in it's
student teaching work number of
the most practical superintendent
and principals of the State.
The establishment of a course of
study especially adapted for those who
wish TO teach in High Schools was a
decided step in advance. This course
will carry students forward in the
sciences, classics, ETC., taught in the
High Schools to a point which together
with the pedagogical branches studied
will make them the equivalent Of
teachers undergraduates. Thus, New
Jersey students, girls especially, un-
able to meet the expenses of studying
in the colleges Of distant States, will
be able to study in their own State at
the modest expense of Normal
Students
The dormitorieS of the schools are
fitted up in a thoroughly comfortable
manner. All Of the rooms in the girls
halls are in active demand, and are
available only to those who register
early. Owing to the fact that the NUM-
Der of men studying TO teach is proper
tionateIy small, there is room for few
boys desiring to room in the boys hall
and to take the academic courses at
the very reasonable rates made possible
by the fact that the State provides the
buildings.