Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-01-22
NORMAL SCHOOL
WILL CELEBRATE
STEADY GROWTH HAS BEEN
MADE
Oregon Normal School at Monmouth
VIII Celebrate Ami scrsary, Feb
ruuary 4th.

| Monday, February 18th, will see the
completion of two and one half terms
of school work carried on az the Ore
gon Normal school since It's reinstata-
ment in 1911. During tn, period sew
eral large classes have graduated from
the institution and teachers finishing
their work here are now lolCine good
positions in various sectiGrs of the
state. A steady, consistent growth in.
attendar ce has been recorded. while
departments Of the school and student
conveniences have been improved.
Nearly ready to start on til, last half
of the third year as the only Oregon
state institution for the training Of
teacher, the Oregon Normal School
invites Tie investigation of all pros
pective students concerning its OPP
portunities offered.
In general statement to persons
conre' iplating the taking up Of nrr>
NAL school training, President J. II.
Ackerman says: More than 700
new teachers are needtG each year
in Oregon, and the Normal School
should supply large part. Boards
of directors and county superinten-
dents have learned by observation
and experience the value Of he nor
mal-trained teacher.
Eighteen Teachers in Faculty.
81 believe that you will agree with
me that the value OF such training
will not only increase one $ usefulness
to her school, but Win result in bet
ter positions and salaries. The Ore
gon Normal School WIS established
and is maintained for the purpose of
training teachers for the schools of
the state. Here no one can matricu-
late without signing a pledge to the
effect that the purpose of entering
school is to fit himself or herself for
the work of teaching.
"We have faculty of 18 thorough
y trained teachers. The Oregon Nor
NAL School is the only one in the state
whose sole ftmction is the training
IF teachers. 1t offers five courses of
study leading directly to state, life
md one year state certificates without
A well graded public
'chOOl and two rural schools are used
'or training school purposes, thereby
itting our students for any grade of
work. The water supplied is pure
The cost of living is reasonable, and
asst but not least, one of the most
helpful, cheerful, cooperative, sym
pathetic student bodies that one could
wish. This is brought about from
he fact that every student pledges
limself or herself to become a teacfi-
r, preparing for the great work of
eaching."
Admission Ways Two.
"Noimal units, subjects running
ne year, five times week with rec-
tations not less than 40 minutes in
ength, are courses as follows :-(a)
Normal School course :-1d
nits above the completion of four
ear high school course; or 10 units
bove the completion of the element
ry course. (b) Supervisors course
10 units above the completion of the
our year high school coruses or 10
nits above the completion of the ele-
lentary course. (c) Elementary
curse; 16 units above the eighth
rade; plus education; eight of these
nits are accredited for the compile -
on of the tenth grade (d) Rural
purse: :-16 units above the eighth
rade. (e) Primary ourse:-l6 un-
S above the eighth grade.
"There are two ways of securing
lmission to the school First. by
-edentials: second hv examination >;