Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-09-24
rifles FOR HIGH
SCHOOL NORMAlS
SUPERINTENDENT JORDAN HAS
RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS Gov
ERNING TEACHERS.
TO ADMIT GRADUATES
Every Graduate of the Pine Bluff High
School Eligible to Become a
Teacher Under It.

For the information OF readers and
those interested in training them
selves for teachers, superintendent
Junius Jordan of the Pine Bluff pub
lie schools. has furnished the Graphic
with the following regulations in re-
GARD to the system of normal depart
ments.
These regulations are formed and
Issued by the State Board of Educa-
ticn. of which Professor B. w. Tor
reyson, at Little Rock, is secretary
IL the requirements are more than
met Nv the Pine Bluff High School.
The department is organized here and
regular work began under Professor
J. w Goad, regular specialist in
bedagCgy.
Free tuition is offered to every grad
uate of grammar school who COM
niles with the course of study pre-
scented by the superintendent OF state
schools. Also to every graduate of the
Pine Bluff High School Also to every
white teacher who holds a certificate
in Jefferson county. Students from
ether counties will be charged $50
PIPER month tuition. Any further III
formation will be given by DR.. Junius
Jordan.
Regulations for State High Schools
l. Tuition. They must offer free
tuition to all pupils in the county
who have completed the common
school course, and to all licensed
to cfers of the county.
Pupils from other counties may be
required to pay $50 month for tut
tien.
2. Teachers. Two year high
schools must be supplied with at least
one teacher who gives his full time
To high school classes; three yeal
schools at least one and-one half such
teachers, and four year schools two
ana cne-half such teachers. Normal
training high schools must have three
suca teat hers in addition to the nor
ma, training teacher.
The following resolution was adopt
ed Nv the State Board of Education a
its meeting on September 4th, 1911:
Resolved, That the law contemp
lates that in each Normal Tralnln'
High School specialist. shall be en-
ployed to do. the professional work
that the State Board will insist tina
the school securing aid for norma
training shall meet this condition
that the Board will not approve
general distribution of the norma
training work among the high schoo
teachers; that before the first pay
nent of aid is made the qualification
of the normal training teacher shall
be approved by the committee OF
State Aided High Schools; further
more. that the teaching force ant
supervision of the said high school
shall be adequate.
Teachers shall not have more thai
eight 40 minute recitation period
daily. or more than seven as minute
periods.
3. Lenth of Term. The term
NAe high school department must no
be less than eight months, and tn
tuition free to all qualified pupil
whether residents of the district or o
the county.
4. Recitation Periods. Recitatio
periods must be at least 40 minute
long if the term is nine months.
the term is eight months, the recita
ton periods must be As minutes.
). Equipment. Three year hig
schools must equip laboratory TO
the teaching of one science, (Physic
recon,mended) and four year, or
normal training, high school mus
eouip laboratory for two sciences.
&. Number of Pupils. School
must have at least Is high school pu
;ils If located in an incorporate
town; or at least Is high school pu
pills if not in an incorporated town.