Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-11-06
What is the Function Of the
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schools or the normal departments in
the state schools.
| Superintendent Linn in a paper read
before the Northwestern Teachers as.
ISOLATION at Minot this spring made
a strong plea for this work. He show
ed that it is demanded by high school
students, the rural school needs and
by the self interest of high schools
themselves, that a proper return to
the state at large for state aid to high
schools requires it. and that, quoting
Presidents Mcfarland and Hitler the
normal schools are favorable to the
help that high schools can give in
improving the rural schools
President Kern stated last year be-
for the ASSOCIATION. 'ln no state in the
union are the normal school supply.
ing the demand for rural school teach
ers. They do not even attempt to
supply the demand. Minnesota is Just
now attempting to solve the problem
by organizing normal training classes
in first class high schools"
Pres. Smith in his address before
the general association, has outlined
the work done in Minnesota ard urged
us In the most positive manner to
take it up.
Superintendent Stockwell Wednes-
day gave this work his endorsement
in unmistakeable terms.
I believe this is the proper time to
get something done in this matter. 1t
seems to me the time is ripe for the
acceptance. under certain restrictions,
which might well be left to the state
department, of local marks of first
grade high schools toward county
teachers certificates.
If this complete recognition of To-
cal marks cannot be secured at this
time, the very least that we should
expect is that graduates of our high
schools who have completed a teach.
ers course acceptable to the state de.
partment be granted some sort of
teachers certificate, qualifying them
for teaching in the common schools.
This has been urged repeatedly be.
fore this council and is recommended
by the committee ii seven.
quote the following from the pa
per OF Superintendent N. c. Macdon-
aid on Notifications in our High
School and Grade School Systems"
read before this association in 1906:
I'm order that our high schools NAV
enlarge their field of usefulness. high
school diplomas should be made the
equivalent of county first grade GER
tlflcate, that is, when certain condi-
lions are met and complied with. These
conditions in general should be that
ne holder of the diploma should not
be less than II or 10 years of age,
and In addition should have completed
the senior review subjects with a
course in pedagogy. In such event the
state could we'll afford to give to the
schools so doing special bonus If
5000 or $500. as is done in Minnesota.
Also, the county superntendents and
normal school faculties could well af.
ford to give such a scheme their hear.
ty support. Accept high school diplo.
mas as teachers certificates where
one high school graduate enters the
teaching profession now. two would
enter then, and besides it would urac.
'lca'!y double our higl school enroll
n'cnts"
The plans suggested in the rcport
or the committee of seven concern
ing the preparation of teachers for
the elementary schools is as follows:
An arrangement. at least temporary.
should be made by which elementary
pedagogy, together with observation
and practice teaching in the lower
grades, should be offered as electives
IN our high schools. The Arrangement
should permit the issuance of high
school graduates who do this. second
grade certificates emitting them to
teach in rural schools for a limited