The log cabin Democrat., 1910-08-09
ADVERTISING THE
 NORMAL SCHOOL
PAPERS CIYINCIT'S SPACE
LETTER PREPARED BY PRESI DENT BEING EXTENSIVE
 LY PUBLISHED.

The State Normal school is getting some good advertising in county pa pers throughout the state this sum lner. Pres. J. J. Doyne few week. ago sent out to each county examiner request to call attention of pros pective students to the Norma through their county papers, with tht result that many of them compiled with the request.
 A copy of the letter, which is being published, follows:
 The State Normal School, located at Conway, Arkansas, closed it's sec ond session with an enrolment of two hundred ffty-four, an increase of nearly one hundred over it's first ses- sion. This school was authorized by the State Legislature in order to meet the demand for trained teachers in our schools.
 County examiners are empowered to grant scholarships to those who de- sire to attend this school, provided they have completed the common school course of study, and most of the counties of the state were repre- sented last year. Each county is al lowed one scholarship for every twen- ty white teachers reported in the lat est annual statement furnished the state superintendent by the examiner, but additional scholarships may be granted, should the entire number al lotted to the various counties not be apportioned.
 The expenses of those attending un- der appointment are an incidental fee of five dollars, library fee of three dollars, and board ranging in price from twelve and half to fifteen dol lars per month. The cost of books is not included, as this will vary accord ing to the advancement of the stu dent.
 Students are given credit for work done in other recognized schools, if such work is also included in the course of study of the State Normal; 1; thus the length of time required for graduation will depend on the pro gress the student has made prior to entering the Normal.
 The work of the school covers four years, and is under the direction of trained instructors, chosen for their fitness to handle to the best advantage the subjects taught in their several departments. A library of twenty five hundred volumes is at the service of the students, well-equipped labora- tories for the work in science and ag- griculture have been provided, and in every way possible provisions have been made to meet the needs of those who may wish to prepare themselves for usefulness in their chosen voca- ton.
 Our county should have large rep resentation in the State Normal, and l urge those who expect to follow the vocation of teaching to take advant- age of the opportunity afforded to prepare themselves at small cost for their work
 Directors have been in the past somewhat indifferent as to the charac- ter of training received by the teacher under their employ, but they are be- coming more critical. The school boards of the towns and cities demand preparation for work, and why should not the same demand be made by the directors of the rural schools? The pupils of these schools are entitled to the best advantages that can be grant ed them, and the short terms of these schools make 1t even more necessary that the teachers should know how to make every day tell for the maximum good of the pupils. You may learn to teach by experience; many have done so; but experience will never take the place of training, wisely di- rected. The verdict of those who have made the experiment is unani- nous as to this.
 shall be glad indeed to furnish such information as I can as to the State Normal, and I would also sug- gest that those who may be interested in the school write to the president for full information and catalogue. With the hope that our county may have at least it's quota in attendance al tbn rnhnol royf faD am