The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-13
MORE STUDENTS
AT THE NORMAL
Nearly 800 Are Expected At the
Marquette Institution

Monday. the Northern State Normal
at Marquette. entered upon the fiftieth
term Of its existence. ana from all In
dications it will be one Of the most
successful in the history of the in
stitution. both in attendance and i'm
work accomplished There is promise
that the term will mark an epoch in
the affairs of the school, since before
its conclusion the legislature may act
favorably upon the request for an APP
preparation of $l50,000 with which to
complete the group of buildings by the
erection of a central structure. In this
event. the Normal will have been pro-
noted To a still more advanced posi-
ton among the educational institu-
tlOns of the state. With proposed new
building provided the school would be
equipped TO accommodate nearly twice
the present number Of students and,
the faculty believes. large increase
in attendance would be noted at once.
Annuolly, more than two hundred
new students from all parts of the up
per peninsula enter the school, and
to qualify for life certificate in
teaching. The attendance has under
gone a steady but slow growth since
the school was established, and at the
last term the enrolment reached
within a fe wpoints of the three hun
dred mark.
Nearly 300 Students Expected.
AT closing time last evening there
were go names on the register. This
Is a. large enrolment for the winter
term: in fact, one of the largest in the
history of the school, This number
had enrolled up to the close of the
third day Of the term and the second
day of regular school work. Miss Bow
ron, the secretary, believes that before
the end of the week the number Of
regular Students will have reached 2SS.
the number enrolled in the regular
courses last term.
This year there has been established
system which will do away to n
large extent with the delays in start
ing actual class work. Formerly a
difficulty in arranging their work to
avoid conflicts in class hours. The
class schedules have always been COM
piled to the advantage of the greatest
number of students. This has been
done by arranging the subjects in
courses, so that the classes in any
one course would follow one another
without conflict. This year for the
first time the students have been able
TO arrange their work for the coming
term at the close of the term preced-
ing il. The schedule OF classes for
the winter term was ready week be-
fore the close of the fall term. stud
ents who expected to return were ask
ed to enroll before school closed for
the holidays This saved the faculty
of school last Monday. The enrolment
committee formerly was i'm session
from the morning of the opening day
until the end of the first week of the
term Even after class work had
started seemingly endless string of
students awaited to have their class
periods arranged. Many of these had
no idea until they applied for enroll E
ment blanks and the schedule OF class
es what subjects they would pursue.
This time the winter term opened with
less confusion and considerably less
work for the enrolment COMMITTEES
than formerly.
Excellent Course for Men.
Because of the large number of men
in attendance this year. there is a
greater demand for the special life
certificate course from those who in
tend to take college courses to COM
plete their education and for whom
normal school work is preparatory Tor
high school or college teaching. This
course requires one terms work in
each OF the following subjects: Prin-
ciples OF education. history of educa-
ton, and educational administration.
The student must also take up two
terms of work in psychology, such as
Is required of every student working
for q diploma, and the equivalent OF
three terms or thirty six weeks work
in observation and teaching. The
students pursuing this course for the
purpose of preparing themselves TIC
be superintendent or principals ma!
take the latter subjects with special
reference TO their needs. Seventy-two
weeks Of credit in teachers courses, to
be selected under the guidance OF the
committee on electives are required in
this course. To complete the course
necessary for graduation, the student
must have 40 weeks credits in cleo
tive courses, TO be selected under tn,
guidance and advice Of the committee
On electives. Those who expect to be-
come high school teachers should pur-
sue some special subject for six terms.
Wide Eelection in Electives.
This course allows Of a wide selec-
ton in elective work. and opens to the
student an opportunity to follow up
the sciences. arts. music. language,
or history, taking the maximum OF
work in the department In which h.
chooses to specialize. To give some
idea of the scope of the elective
coa,rsas offcred Mt the Normal i'm al %