The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-02-03
NORMAL SCHOOL
SYSTEM CHANGED
New Bill Is Designed to In
crease the Number of High
School Teachers in State.
TRAINING GREAT FACTOR
MAY TAKE ADVANTAGE or CAR
NEcfE's RETIREMENT PLAN.

Provision for 800 normal scholarships
In tine state normal school. the estab-
iishment of Q trailins school for high
school teachers and a number Of i'm
uortant changes in the educational
courses At the university, Is made in
hin introduced by Representative ]. H.
ETOott0n. chairman Of educational COM
T1iftee- in the house yesterday. The
n5H viii also enable the university TO
meet the requirements Ct the Carnegie
fund for retired professors.
OF the $50 free scholarships. 200 are
awarded 70 students competing the
eighth grade and the oth-r 200 10 High
school ETadUates- The latter receive
tuition FOR fGur-year course in the
normal school
The provision for scholarships 20 pu-
pills finishing the eighth grade is Of e.
ptcial importance. and marks g step in
the advancement of the university by
enabling the elimination OF the pTepaT-
atoTy school and the establishment Of
2 training school for High school tesCh-
err. The holders Of these scholarships
viii form the student body Of the train
Ing school for High school teachers. and
as such viii be given four years Of High
school work equal 10 the university en-
trance requirements The students then
enter the college and receive free sehoi-
srships for the fOuT-year normal course.
making in ali Eight years Of free tut
tiAn.
The Training School.
This secondary training school makes
i POSSIBLE for the normal school 70
equip High school teachers, who are in
great demand The training school Al
the university j. maintained because
there are many small towns where there
are no High schools. Under this new
arrangement the preparatory school
can be abolished and the students taken
care OF by the secondary training
school DR.. William N. Stewart. pTin-
eipal of the normal school at the uni
VeTsity, said yesterday THE secondary
training school will be put in charge Of
one Of the strongest members Of the
faculty. and Il viii be efficient as the
elementary training schools. so that NE
wiIl b. able To turn out good High
school instructors as vel as elemen-
tary teachers"
To Change Name.
The bill provides that the normal
school be known as The State School
Of Education" which Is the name COM
monty applied 10 the normal depart
fneBts in other colleges. II viii allow
the university 10 confer degrees for the
completion Of a course in education.
legaiizing the changes made in the
course By the faculty some time ago.
This meets the provision for the Car
negie fund. which requires that any
course III the school that is a benefaC-
tor Of he fund, shall lead 10 q degree.
Another important provision IN the bill
- granting the university authorities
the right to award a teachers eertif-
cate OF diploma 10 a student in some
other department Of the school To teach
IN the High school the subject in which
ne IS specializing.
The text Of the bill follows
Provisions Of Bill.
Be il enacted by the legislature Of the
state OF Utah
The state normal school shall be con
finuec as 4 department Of the university.
Tor students OF both sexes. and il shall
also b. known as The State School OF
Education" and its special work and pur-
Pose shall De- 10 train teachers FOR all
grades and departments Of the public
school Il shall offer courses of study
which viii include educational theory and
+ praStice In teaching. leading TO degrees
and shall prescribe work including educa-
ti0nsi theory and practice IN taaching
leading to teachers certificates and dfDlo-
mas. -Four hundred scholarships snail be
maintained iu the school OF educatio l.
provided that the holders Of such scholar
s1iFes enrolled in the secondary training
department Of the school of education
shah at no time exceed two hundred The
kolders OF these scholarships shall be cx-
empt from payment Of naturalization f-es
The appointment shall be made for a term
II years corresponding 10 the length Of
the course or prescribed work the student
elects to ,lursue and shall terminate at
she time such student is graduated or re-
ceiFes teachers certificate or Diploma
On OF before TIE frst day II May Of each
year the president OF the university shall
determine the number OF appointments 90
De made for the succeeding year and
shall send notice thereof to the state s.
peTintendent OF public instruction.
Must Complete Work.
Holders Of normal scholarships SHAH be
required to declare their intention 10 COM
piete the prescribed work Of normal in
struction for a degree. diploma OF 'ertifi-