The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-09
NORMAL SCHOOLS
New Courses for Teachers, High
School Graduates and Others.


The following announcement is
mede regarding new conditions just
established by the State Board OF
Education at its last meeting, for en-
trance to the Normal schools
Students who have successfully
completed the first two years in High
school-sophomore year can enter
this course and graduate in two
years. They will receive a diploma
of the lower course and certificate
to teach for five years After fifty
weeks of teaching, this certificate
will be renewed for five years with
out examination.
Teachers who hold first, second,
or third grade certificate will be adj
mitted 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
probably be able to complete this
course in one year. They will re-
ceive the diploma of the Elementary
course and a certificate to teach for
five years. After fifty weeks of
teaching, this certificate will be re-
newed without, examination, for five
additional years.
Graduates of High schools, having
four year course of study, may en-
ter the Elementary course and grad
uate in one year. They will receive
the diploma and certificate of the
Elementary course as indicated
above.
Graduates of high schools who
have completed a four year course
will be admitted to the higher course
at the Normal school. Two years
are necessary to graduate from this
| course. Upon graduation, a 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 who graduate from this course
| Will be better prepared to teach than
| if they took the one year course.
! Those who have graduated from
| high school and then graduated from
| the Teacher Training course, provid-
ed they 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 for ten years, renewable for
ten years.
These courses have been establish
ed, so that everyone who desires to
become a teacher, may have the op-
portunity to do so. Teachers in Yer
mont were never offered so many ad-
vantages as now. Union SUI
perintendents now direct and
work; wages are slowly but sure
ly increasing; new State law EN-.
ables the State to repay one dollar
per week to any town which employs
graduate of Normal school at a
salary of at least $500 per week and
board; or $500 per week and board,
provided she has had thirty weeks
of experience in teaching; the de-
| mands for the graduates of the Nor
! NAL schools is greater than the sup.
| ply; school boards and superinten-
dents when they need teachers eth
er visit or communicate with the
| Normal schools. Normal schools
have teachers who are specialists in
their subjects. Therefore, they who
attend the Normal school receive the
very best instruction it is possible to
give. Each Normal school has a
Training school where the students
spend at least half of their senior
year in actual training in all grades
and in all subjects. The principal
of the Normal school at Castleton
Charles A. Adams, is preparing t.
issue a new catalogue. This will bt
ready for distribution about Ma,
10th