Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-02-14
REVISED COURSE
FOR THE NORMALS
In Addition to the Revision
Committee Makes Ap-
pointments for the
Spring Term.

Charleston. Feb. l4.--Not radical
pose. the changes in the prescribed
course for the normal schools OF
West Virginia as proposed at the
conference here between the various
principals OF the schools and others
concerned in the educational work
under the supervision OF the state.
promise to be OF reaching effect.
The regents at their session here
last week announced the selection or
Mr.. Nerd Peterson. formerly princi-
pal OF Fern Bank school. and II. l..
Core, both gaduates OF the Univcr-
sity OF West Virginia. as additional
spring term teachers in the Glenn
Vile Normal. while .. H. Chambers
was selected as extra spring term
teacher at Marshall College. Hunting
ton
II is expected that the attendance
this spring at all the normal schools
Will be larger than usual and com
mittees have been arranged for. to
select the necessary additional teach
ers for all or tho institutions
There is 10 doubt that all OF the
schools Will require tho employment
or more teachers and it is the inten.
ton OF the regents and state educa-
ttonal department to have elected
persons best equipped for the places
thus made necessary.
New rules have been made by the
pri clpals TO govern the normal
schools and they will be printed as
soon as they can be got i'm shape The
principals worked in conjunction with
the state board OF education aud the
reviAons made are expected to prove
OF general popularity.
At the meeting last week It was
shown wherein Marshall College has
grown to such proportions that the
care OF the students has become a
problem such as to induce a move
ment on the part Of the citizens OF
Huntington to raise $75 200 to pay
for the establishment OF mems dor
rnitory which will involce no ex-
pense TO the state II is intended TO
provide furnished rooms and board
there at a cost less than that at either
private homes or boarding houses.
The dormitory proposed will be un
der the supervision OF The president
OF the college. who has been active in
tn plans, and his influence is expect
cd TO do much good among that line.
The Glenyillc Normal School facul-
ty has arranged with the board Of
education OF the town OF Glenvillc to
take entire charge OF the public
schools there next year and I'm the
public schools the teachers trainiu
work will be one OF the features. II
was shown that the public schools in
.0lenVille are just the right size 10
make the conditions IDEAL and the ar
rangements happy for both them and
the normal
II is the aim OF the state board
and the normal principals to enlarge
the normal course so as 70 require
two years aftor high school gradua-
tion Instead OF one year az now pro
vided However, the normal schools
will allow, for the next year. the
completion OF work on the former
basis OF one year
The state board has authorized
the offer of a second years work be-.
3ohd that required for graduation
and some o' the schools will take it
up a. once
The meeting Of tho board and the
principals was called for the purpose
Of making compaHsons and map out
The revision OF the normal course.
Tho entire new course has boen
submitted
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