The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-05-07
ENTRANCE TO NORMAL SCHOOLS.
New Courses for Teachers, High Schoo'
Graduates, and Those Who Have Com
pleted Two Years in High School,

Graduates, and Those VINO Ha'e WI"
pleted Two Years in High School,
The following announcement Is made
regarding new conditions just estaniisheu
by the Vermont state board OF educa'
tion at its last meeting for entrance
to the normal schools:
A Two-Year Elementary Course.
Students who have successfully com.
pleted the first two years in high school
the sophomore year--may enter TINS
course and graduate in two years. Ihcy
will receive the diploma of the lower
course and a certificate to teach Tor
five years. After fifty weeks Of teach
ing, this certificate will be renewed for
five years without examination.
Course for Teachers.
Teachers who hold first, second or
third grade certificate will be admitted
to the elementary course. Some teach
ers will require two years to complete
this course Others, provided their en-
perienee warrants and they possess the
ability. win probably be able to com.
plete this course in one year They VIII
receive the diploma of the elementary
course and certificate to teach for five
wears. After fifty weeks of teaching,
this certificate will be renewed without
examination for five additional years.
One-Year Course for High School Grad
yates.
Graduates of high schools having a
four year course of study, may enter
the elementary course and graduate in
one year They will receive the dlpio-
ma and certificate of the elementary
course as indicated above.
Two-Year Course for High School Grad
yates.
Graduates OF high schools who have
completed four year course Will be aa-
mitted to the higher course at the nor
NAL school. Two years are necessary
TO graduate from this course. Upon
graduation, the diploma of the higher
course is awarded, as well as a certifi-
cate to teach for ten years. This GER
tificate is renewable for ten years. with
out examination. Those who graduate
from this course will be better prepared
to teach than if they took the one year
course.
One Year Course for Graduates OF Teach
er Training Course.
Those who have graduated from the
high school and then graduated from the
teacher training course, provided thev
have taught one year, may enter the
higher course and graduate in one year,
receiving the diploma OF the higher
course and certificate to teach Tor
ten wears, renewable for ten years,
These courses have been established,
so that everyone who desires to become
a teacher, may have the opportunity
to do So Teaching in Vermont never
offered so many advantages as now.
Union superintendents now direct ana
assist the teacher in her work; wages
are slowly but surely increasing new
state law enables the state to repay one
dollar per week to any town which em'
pIoys a graduate of normal school at
4 salary of at least ST. per week and
board; or So week and board, pro-
vided- she has had thirty weeks OF eX-
perience in teaching; the demand Tor
the grad yates of the normal schools IS
greater than the supply; school board :
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 it is possible to give.
Each normal school has training school
where students spend at least half OF
their senior year in actual teaching, in
all grades, and in all subjects.
The principal of the normal school at
Castleton, Charles A. Adams, is prepar-
ing to issue new catalogue. This will
be ready for distribution about May 10.