Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-04-04
WILL VISIT EAST SOON.
HEAD OF MONMOUTH NORMAL
WILL INSPECT OTHER SCHOOLS.
Entrance Requirements For Admission
Into School Announced by
President.

MONMOUTH, April president
Ackerman, of the Monmouth Normal
School will start Wednesday on an ex-
tended visit to a number of Normal
schools in the East.
4 Many persons have filed applications
for teachers positions in the Normal
school and President Ackerman hopes
to interview many of them before his
return, May l
The board of regents is making ar
rangements whereby the buildings
and grounds will be placed in first
class condition for the opening of the
school, September IS. A bulletin has
just been issued giving information
relative to the different courses of
study offered and the entrance require
ments. The following is an excerpt
from it.
Normal Unit Defined.
A Normal unit is a subject running
one year, five times a week, with reci-
tations not less than 40 minutes in
length. Normal units required to COM
plete the several courses are:
A. Standard Normal course-Twen-
ty-four units above the eighth grade
B. Supervisors course-Twenty-
four units above eighth grade.
c. Elementary course-Sixteen
units above the eighth grade.
D. Rural course - Eight units
above the eighth grade.
E. Primary course-Twelve units
above the eighth grade.
There are two ways of securing ad-
mission to the school: First, by Gre
dentials; second, by examination
How credential may be accepted
Normal units are accredited to Gre
dentials for admittance to the school
as follows:
Graduates of institutions of equal
rank with Oregon State Normal school
may be graduated after residence
work of half a year. Students who
have completed work in other institu-
tions equal to the work required in
this school, but who are not graduates
are required to have one years resi-
dence before graduation.
Credits for Work Given.
Each years work completed in an
accredited high school, four units
above the eighth grade.
Graduates from Oregon Normal
Schools full course, 20 units above the
eighth grade.
State diplomas, 20 units above the
eighth grade. I
State certificates, 16 units above the I
eighth grade.
First grade certificates, with all ex- {
emptions worked off, 10 units above
he eighth grade.
First grade certificates without all E
worked off, 10 units above {
he eighth grade. /
Second grade certificates, eight I
Units above the eighth grade. i
Third grade certificates, four units L
lbove the eighth grade. t
One-year state certificates, eight s
lnits above the eighth grade.
Credentials from other states will +
'e accepted on the same basis as those g
rom Oregon. a
Classification Is Shown. h
Advanced tandings-Persons who v
ave done work beyond the ninth y
rade, but who are neither graduates p
f accredited high schools, nor the A
quivalent, are classified in any course c
nth which such advanced standing to
,hich they may be entitled. n
Examinations for advanced standing ]
; permitted in case of work said to
ave been done elsewhere, but for S
hich satisfactory credentials are not
lbmitted.
The Normal school endeavors to
i've just credit for all scholarship
hich the applicant may possess. APP la
licants for advanced standing for II
ork done in other schools must pre- fe
mt an official statement of such work. cf