The Morris County chronicle., 1908-05-19
TEACHERS FOR
NEW NORMAL
The New Montclair Heights
Building Nearly Ready
for School Purposes.
HIGH-CLASS FACULTY ENGAGED

The State Board of Education an
nounced the edcators who are to COM
pose the faculty of the new State NOT
nal School at Montclair Heights.
Those who are TO form the teaching
corps of the new school have been Sc
lected with great care, and it is oe-
lieyed that the faculty will be the
equal of any other body OF the kind IN
the country. The teachers come from
some Of the largest educational lns6l-
tutions in the East, and several OF
them are Of national repute. The de-
partment of psychology and history OF
education will be in charge OF VIII .
Monroe, A. B., of the State Normal
School at Westfield, Mass. The de
partment of geography and nature
study will be looked after by Clarence
Fl. Robson, A. M, now of the Teach
ers' College, Columbia University.
Mary f. Barrett, A. M, instructor ID
the botanical department at Welles-
ley College, will assist Professor Rooi-
son. Physics and chemistry Will be
taught by Adele Cain, A. M, instruc-
tor in the New York Normal School,
Two educators in schools near at,
hand have been chosen to head the de-
partments of English and Manual
Arts. Cornelia E. Macmillan, A. NJ,
of the South Orange High School. VIII
have charge of the former, and CheS-
hire L. Boone, B. S., of the Montclair
schools, the latter. Both have been
in similar positions. Ruth w. Smith
will instruct in gymnastics and ny
giene, and Sarah r. Bryant will as
sist Professor Boone in the depart
ment of Manual Arts. Mary NJ. Craig
now principal of the Rhode Island
Normal Training School, will be the
registrar and instructor in vocal music
The full term OF the Normal School
will begin on Tuesday, September 10,
1908, at 10 a. M, and will close Mon
day, February 2, 1909. The spring
term will begin on Tuesday, February
3, 1909, at 10 a. M. The school will be
closed on Lincoln's Birthday, Wash
ington's Birthday, Good Friday, Deco
ration Day, Thanksgiving Day and
the day following, and on every Satur-
day. A vacation of about ten days is
given at the Christmas holidays. Can
didates for registration as students
are requested to present themselves in
the assembly hall on the first day OF
the term, at 10 a. m. The require
ments of admission, as set forth in the
circular, are as follows
Both sexes are admitted. All candi-
dates must be residents of New Jer-
Sey. They must be at least 16 years
old. Applicants can satisfy the schol-
arship requirements in either OF two
ways By certitication; two classes OF
candidates are admitted on certificates
without examination graduates of
four years course of high school on
the approved list" holders of first
grade county teachers certificates;
written examinations, which shall
give satisfactory evidence of an edu-
cation equivalent to that required,
will also admit. Notice of intention
to take such examinations must be
filed with the principal on or before
September l, accompanied by full
statement of high school record, signed
by the principal of the school from
which the applicant comes. Candi-
dates from high schools not on the
" approved list" should communicate
at once with Charles j. Baxter, State
Superintendent of Public Instruction,
Trenton. NJ.
At registration all students must
sign declaration that they intend to
teach in the public schools of New
Jersey for at least two years immed-
lately after being graduated, unless
excused temporarily by the State
Board Of Education, and that if they
do not teach, or are not excused, they
will refund to the State the cost of
their education.
The expenses of students are set
forth as follows: No charge will be
made for tuition or for the use of text
books and apparatus. The school has
no dormitories. A list of suitable
boarding places in Montclair, with
prices and full information, is in pre-
paration and will be furnished by the
principal on application. The pro-
gram of recitations will be so arranged
that students residing within rea-
sOIable distance may live at home.
LtLaeheon will be served at the school
daily at the noon intermission, at cost
prices.
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