Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-08

these subjects. L. S. History. reading
and spelling.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS IN
ENGLISH FOR ALL EXAMINA-
TIONS.
No candidates will be accepted whose
written English is notably deficient in
clear and accurate expression, spelling,
punctuation. idiom or division of para
graphs, or whose spoken English eX-
hibits faults 50 serious as to make
it ineXpeGient for the normal school
to attempt their correction. The can
didate's English. therefore, in all oral
and written examinations will be sub
ject to the requirements implied in
the statement here made, and marked
accordingly.
MORAL CHARACTER.
Candidates must present certificates
of good moral character. In deciding
whether they shall prepare themselves
to become teachers. candidates should
note that the vocation requires more
than mere freedom from disuualifying
defects; it demands virtues to d posi-
tive sort that shall make their inn
press for good upon those who are
taught,
CONDITIONS OF GRADUATIONS.
The school will not accept the sat
| isfactory accomplishments of the class
work required as constituting d COM
plete title to a diploma. While the
| fact is recognized that predictions re-
lin fail nf
normal school students as teachers
always involve d greater or less de-
gree of uncertainty. it is nevertheless
| felt that the school owes it's chief re-
sponsibiiity to the State. Its duty is
not fully discharged by the application
| Of academic tests certain personal
qualities are so essential and their
sence so fatal to success in teaching
| that the candidate for graduation
must be Judged in part from the stand
point of personality
| It will be the aim of the school not
to bestow it's diplomas upon those
| who are likely to be unable in ordi-
nary school work to use the English
language with ease and correctness.
| The power of the student to teach.
so far as that can be ascertained and
| Judged. is of course an essential ele-
ment in the problem and those who are
manifestly unable to do SO will not
be allowed to graduate. whatever their
academic proficiency may be.
The courses of study in the new
| school will be as follows:
| First year-Language and Grammar
literature. reading. geometry and al
zebra (half year each). psychology
zoology and botany (half year each)
chemistry and physics (half year
each). photography. drawing. pen
manship. manual training. music, gym
nastics and nature study.
| Second year-Pedagogy and child
study (nine weeks each). language and
grammar. literature, reading. history
| geography. number and arithmetic
drawing. penmanship. manual training
music. gymnastics, physiology and ma
ture study.
| The school will have a model schoo
with nine grades in operation. These
schools will be fitted with the appli-
ances and apparatus to make then
real model schools. They will be I'M
der the control and immediate super
vision of the principal and be taugh,
nv trained teachers especially selected
| for the work.
During their last year in the schoo
the students will be required to &c
| practice teaching in the model schoo
under the supervision and criticism o.
the critic teacher.
From the returns of local schoo
superintendents filed at the once VI
! the state superintendent OF puoii'
schools it is found that the average
weekly salary for women teachers II
Elementary schools for. last year was
lsS.S7. an increase over the preceeoint
wear of "a cents. This increase is I'M
largest reported for any year IN
average length of the school year TO
al, Maine cities. towns and PLANTATIONS
Was n weeks and days an increas'
Of 2 weeks and 1 day over the preceo
ing wear. This increase likewise eA
ceeds all previous records.
state supt. Payson Smith states tina
Tho increase is particularly encourag
inc since the higher average is chlen'
.he rasult of marked advances in TN
b,r,r< nf the State.