The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-08-24
The LegisIat tive Act.


the Board Of Regents of Normal
Schools to offer two years of college
work in the different Normal Schools
OF the state. In keeping with this law,
the Board of Regents has decided to
establish at once the first, or Fresh
man, year of the College of Letters
and Science as given at the University
In each of the eight Normal Schools.
Beginning with September, 1912, the
work of the Sophomore year will be
added.
The first obvious advantage of offer
ing two years of college work in the
normal schools is that it will bring
college education nearer to the homes
OF the state. Instead of one state
school where young men and women
may begin college course, there will
now be nine-the university and the
eight normal schools. These nine
schools will bring the opportunity for
higher education within a few hours
ride of every Wisconsin home. Many
students will now be able to live at
home during half of their college
course, and it will be possible for the
home to retain more direct super
vision over the lives of its young
people during the most critical years
of college life.
A second advantage will be a reduc-
ton in the cost Of a college education.
The establishment of college courses
in the normal schools will make it
possible for many young people to get
a college training who otherwise would
be unable to do so. Not only will the
expense of travel he reduced but the
cost of living while at college will be
lower. Many ambitious and capable
boys and girls are barred from high
er education and the consequent sue
cess in life which such an education
would hel them to attain because they
lack the financial means to attend
college. Living expenses in normal
school towns are relatively low. More
over, the expenses incident to school
life are not high. The administrations
Of the normal schools seek to keep the
schools democratic in all their social
life.
Then too, from the standpoint of
both parents and students the relatively
small size OF the student body at the
Normal school is desirable. 1t means
personal acquaintance, personal inter-
est, and personal assistance on the
part of teachers which one can get
only in relatively small school. The
Normal Schools will extend to students
in the college course the requirements
of attendance, standards of work, and
general conduct now in force in these
schools.
Graduates of the normal schools are
at present given two years credit at
the university. The same amount of
credit will be given those who take
two years Of college work. In the
future it will be possible for students
to take two years of work at the nor
NAL schools, emitting the professional
subjects which are required of those
who expect to teach, and receive full
credit for the same at the university.
The entrance requirements are the
same as at the university. The fol-
lowing statement of entrance require
ments is taken with slight changes
from the university catalogue.
The requirements for admission are
stated in terms of units. The term
unit means the equivalent of five
rectatons week for one year in one
branch OF study. In closely allied
branches not usually taught in periods
of one year each, such as physiology
and zoology, units may be constructed
by adding the respective time values of
such studies. In any subject three
recitations week for one year and
half may be counted as one unit.
Fourteen units are required for ad-
mission, of which six are required of
all, and eight are elective.
The school year of l9ll-l2 at the
several normal schools will open as
follows La Crosse Sept. 5, Milwaukee
Sept. 4, Oshkosh August 2S, Platte
vile Sept. 4, River Falls Sept. A.,
Stevens Point August 20, Superior
August 2S. Whitewater Sept. a.