Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-01-05


school. over one hundred twenty are
now enrolled and will receive either
life diplomas or first grade fve-year
certificates next June. In his annual
report to the board Of trustees, made
this week. President Black says:
AT the present time thi
offers various courses leading to dip
Tomas and certificates. "A courses
which lead to the granting Of life
diplomas are designated as "A
courses. At the present time four Of
such courses are offered and are
known as AL, APP. "A-3" and
"A-4'. AL" is a general course con-
sisting of two years work for grad
yates Of high schools. This work is
almost entirely composed of those
subjects which constitute the basis
of training in the theory and prac-
tice of teaching. Course "A-2' is a
course of two years especially adapt
ed to the training of primary teach
ers. The work Of the first year is,
therefore, especially directed toward
the theory and practice of teaching.
Course ZAP" is a course of two years
especially adapted to the training Of
primary teachers. The work of the
first year is, therefore, especially di-
rected toward the theory and prac-
tice Of teaching in the primary grades.
The second year of the course Is
the same as the second year Of course
"A-1". Course lab" is a course Of
two years for the training of teach
ers of domestic science and manual
arts. The minimum admission re-
Quirement to this course is the same
as in the case Of courses AL" and
"A-2": namely, graduation from a
four-year high school Course Az
is a one-year course for all who have
sophomore standing in colleges or
universities. This is a one-year pro-
fessional course requiring the COM
pletion of twelve credits in the t-oeh
pletion Of twelve credits in the theory
and practice of teaching. The sub
jects forming the basis of these twelve
credits are selected by the faculty
from the subjects offered under course
"A-1". The details concerning all of
these courses will be found in Lewis
ton State Normal School Bulletin, vol
rme A, Number 2. dated April, 1910,
which bulletin is hereby made a part
of this report.
1.-The second class of courses offer
ed at the present time is designat-
ed as "B" courses. These are one
year professional courses open to all
who already hold a teachers certi-
ficate obtained by examination. Course
'sB-1" is course for the special
training of rural teachers; course
"B-3" is a course for the training Of
primary teachers. All of the "B
courses lead to the granting of GER
tificates. the maximum term of which
is five years. The faculty, however
have followed the custom of issuing
these certificates for any length Of
time from one to five years accordinS
to the standard of work completed
by the candidates for these certih
Gates. This method has been follow
ed to protect the school, and, in cas-
es where uncertainty as to success
exists, a one-year renewable certiti
cate is often given instead of a Ger
tificate of longer term, the renewa
being based upon the standard of eff
hciency given by the county super
intendent of the county in which tn
student may happen to teach. Thi
method is really a method of prob'
ton applied to a system of grantin
certificates. At present the schoc
has candidates for diplomas and Gel
tifcates under the various courses,
follows:
g, Cen Tn,