The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-05-08
ENTRANCE 10 NORMAL scHool :
Ntm tssuEs.s For Tsaclsis, High
sch,..i Graduates, and Those Who
Ha,. Completed Two Years IN
High Sehool.

The following announcement T.
made regarding new conditions just
established by the State Board Of
Education at iis last meeting. for eal
Trance to Normal Schools
4 Two Year Elementary Gourst.
Students who have successfully
completed the first two years IN
High school Sophomore Year -oan
enter this course and graduate In
two years. T. viii receive the
diploma OF the Lower Course aud a
certificate TO teach for five years
After |fty weeks of teaching. this
certificate will be renewed without
examination.
Course For Teachers.
Teachers who hold a. first. second
or third grade certificate will be
admitted 10 the Elementary Course.
Some teachers will require two year
70 complete this Course. Others
provided their experience warrants
md they possess the ability will !
robably be able to complete this
Course in one year. They will re-
ceive the diploma OF the Elementary /
Course and certificate to teach |
for five years. After fifty weeks OF
teaching, this certificate will be
renewed without examination, for
five additional years.
One Year Course For High school
Graduates.
Graduates of High Schools, hav-
ing four years Course OF study,
may enter the Elementary Course
and graduate in one year. They
will receive the diploma and certifi-
ate of the Elementary Course as
indicated above.
Two Year Course For High School
Graduates.
Graduates OF High Schools who
have completed the four year Course
will be admitted to the Higher
'ourse at the Normal School Two
years are necessary to graduate
rom this Course. Upon gradua-
tion, the diploma of the Higher
Course is awarded. as well as
certificate to teach for ten years
This certificate Is renewable for ten
years without examination. Those
yho graduate from the Course will
be better prepared to teach than u
they took the one year Course.
One Year Course For Graduates OF
Teacher Training Courses.
Those who have graduated from
the High School and then gradual
| ed from the Teacher Training
Course, provided they have taught
one year, may enter the Higher
Course and graduate in one yea
receiving the diploma of the High
er Course and the certificate to
each for ten years. renewable for
ten years.
These Courses have been estab
lished, so that everyone who de-
sires to become a teacher, may have
the opportunity to do so. Teach
ing in Vermont never offered so
many advantages as now Union
Superintendents now direct and as
sist the teacher in her work. Wages
are slowly but surely increasing; a
new State law enables the State to
repay one dollar per week to any
town which employs a graduate OF
the Normal School at salary of at
least $500 per week and board or
$500 week and board, provided
she has had thirty weeks OF exper-
ience in teaching. The demands
for graduates OF the Normal Schools
is greater than. the supply. School
| Boards and Superintendents when
they need teachers either visit or
communicate With the Normal
Schools The Normal Schools have
teachers who are specialists in their
subjects. Therefore. those who at
tend the Normal School receive the
very best instruction 1t is possible
to give. Each Normal School has a
Training School where students
spend at least half Of the Senior
year in actual teaching, In all
grades, and In all subjects. The
Principal of the Normal School at
castleton, Charles A. Adams, is now
preparing TO issue new catalogue.
'his viii be ready for distribution
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