Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-08
NORMAL SCHOOL COURSES
They Are offered to Teachers, High
School Graduates md Two
Year Students.

The following announcement is made re
garding new conditions just established by
the State board Of education for entrance
to the normal schools.
Students who have successfully complct-
ed the first two years In high school, soph
omore year can enter this course and grad
uate in two years They will receive
diploma of the lower course and certln-
cate to teach for FIVE years. After 30
weeks of teaching this certificate will be
renewed for five years without examination
Teachers who hold n first, second or
third grade certificate will be admitted to
the elementary course; some teachers will
require two years to complete this course,
Others. provided their experience warrants
and they possess the ability, will proba bly,
he able to complete this course in one year
They will receive the diploma OF the ele.
menfary course and certificate 10 teach
for five years. After 80 weeks of teaching,
this certificate will be renewed without
examination for five additional years.
Graduates Of high schools, having a four
year course Of study. may enter the Gle
mentary course and graduate in one year,
They wi.I receive tn, diploma and certif-
cate of the elementary course
Graduates Of high schools who have
| completed a four-ycar course will be nd-
mitted to the higher course at the normal
course, Two years are necessary to grad
| uate from this course Upon graduation. a
diploma Of the higher course is awarded,
| ms we'll ms a certificate to teach for n
years. This certificate is renewable for 10
years, without examination Those who
graduate from this course will be better
prepared to teach than II they took the
| onc-year course
Those who have graduated from high
| school and then been graduated from the
| teacher training course. provided they
have taught one year, may enter the high
| er course and graduate in one year, receiv-
Ing the diploma of the higher course and
| n certificate to teacn for 10 years, renew
| able for 10 years
| These courses bnve been established, SC
that everyone who desires to become a
teacher, may have the opportunity TO do
so. Teachers in Vermont were never Of
fered so many advantages ms now
| Union superlntendents now direct and
assist the teacher In her work; wages arc
slowly but surely increasing new state
law enables the State to repay one dollar
P'' "c'h " any town WnlVH cihPiosS
graduate of a normal school AT n salary
OF Mt least 81 per week and board or ss
per week and board, provided she has hat
20 weeks of experience In teaching the
demands for the graduates Of the norma
schools Is greater than the supply schoo
boards and superintendcnts when they meek
teachers either visit or communicate witt
the normal schools. Normal schools have
teachers who are specialists In their SUB
Jects, Therefore, those who attend I'M
normal school receive the very best IN
struction 1t Is possible to give, Each nor
NAL school has training school where I'M
students spend at least half Of their senio
year in actual training in all grades ah'
In all subjects The principal of the nor
NAL school at Castleton Charles A ADAMS
is preparing to issue new catalogue
This will be ready for distribution anou
May 10