The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-06-05
LEON SECURES NORMAL SCHOOL.
Official Notice Received Last Thurs
day that Leon was Chosen FOR
One of the New Schools. &

Leon has secured one of the new
State Normal Training Courses
which were provided for by the last
legislature, the good news being re-
ceived officially by Prof. O. M. Gass,
last Thursday. By a previous act
there had been 95 normal training
schools established in the state, and
the last legislature provided for the
esta ablishment of 35 additional ones
this year and for 80 more next year.
Prof. Gass has been working for sew
eral months to secure one of the
schools for Leon and a state inspec-
tor was here a few weeks ago, and
met with the school board who as
sured him that the boaro would meet
with all the requirements in the way
of providing apparatus and our new
High School building did the rest.
The new department of the Leon
schools will require the employing
of at least one additional teacher
who will teach domestic science.
AS many are not familiar with
what the Normal Training Course
provides, the following will give an
idea of what it will provide:
REQUIREMENTS
New subjects, in the High School
course: pedagogy l year; reading "
year; home economics " year. Lii
bray for the teachers, to cost about
$50. Domestic science equipment
a room equipped with tables for
about 16 pupils for cooking-stoves
(gas, electric, oil, or coaD. cup
boards and cooking utensils, sewing
machine, etc. Pupils-at least 10
pupils to take the course.
Reason for tin the state of Min
nesota, where they have four state
normal colleges it was found that
only nine graduates were teaching in
the rural schools. This condition
exists in all of our states 1t is left
to the high schools to train teachers
for the rural schools, hence the Nor
NAL Training class in our high
schools.
The course is for four years, the
first two years of the work being
the same as in any high school
course, except that physiology and
agriculture must be taken. The last
two years are as follows:
n THIRD YEAR. -, .a
LIST senlester-English, civics, do
nestic science, any high school cleo
tive.
End semester-Reading, American
history, algebra or plane geometry,
any high school elective.
FOURTH YEAR.
1st semester-Physics, political
economy, pedagogy, any high school
study.
End semester physics, grammar,
pedagogy, arithme tic; Ssssssss
The department considers four
subjects to be full work for the
Normal Training student. A person
who graduates from this course will
lack one credit for college entrance,
but the department hopes to have the
colleges accept the work in reading.
This will probably be adjusted in the
near future, and then Normal Train
ing graduates will be eligible to en-
ter college.
Candidates for graduation in this
course must take examinations held
by the county superintendent, the
questions being prepared by the state
department. The final mark in each
subject will be the average of the
credit received at this examination
and the credit earned in our high
school. The county examinations are
held in February and May, the can
didate having two chances on each
subject.
The graduate in this course re-
ceives certificate good for two
years. This certificate can be renew
ed if the student proves to be sue
cessful teacher, and is practically
life certificate.