The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-09-21

TThelf1 ch6fGctef nIE E0ndHct A rule
lars unusually good AL6st Of them
coming from the farm have few bad
habits and apply themselves steadily
and diligently 10 school work.
About ninety-hve per cent Of those
iwho entered this year. including
those who enrolled for review work
In the spring, had done no high school
work prior to their coming. here.
About ave per cent could have got
/. ten Instructions In ashigh school and
have boarded at home. This hve per
cent is made up largely Of mature
! people who probably would not under
any circumstances enter Q high
school.
i We require ali students before
graduation In the normal course to
pass examinations in the common
/ s.:hool branches unless they can show
! grades averaging ninety per cent on
teachers certificates. We have thus
far not recognized the common school
diploma as having any value. 1t Is
currently reported that some schools
in the state do recognize the common
l school diploma as having any value.
1t is currently reported that some
schools I'M the state do recognize the
common school diploma, and give
credit for all the common school
branches. but We thing that this is
not conclusive Of the best results.
Poor teaching In the country
schools Is the cause of the very poor
preparation Of almost all the students
who enter the Glenyille normal.
/ About three per cent Of those en-
terIng have no definite plan. About
FIVE per cent will enter college imme-
diately after graduation here. Three
or four per cent will enter ,occupa-
lions other than teaching and about
lightweight per cent will teach. Very
few students here desire special work
In domestic science. manual arts. mu-
sic, etc.
Policy.
Our regular course Is correctly In
dicated in the catalogue. No changes
are desired in the course for next
year. We required Sc credits for
graduation in 1914. Lengthening the
course undoubtedly reduced the size
of the class completing the normal
course considerably and tended to
Apopularize the academic course. Six
Ity units will be required for gradua-
ton In 1915. Students completing
the normal course in 1914 were re-
CURED to have not fewer than eleven
courses Of professional work and
those finishing in 1915 will be re-
qutred to have no feweN than twelve
courses The following professional
work "a offarad.
Teachers training, two terms; psy-
chology, two terms; general method,
one term: special method. two
terms; school management, one
term; ethics. onef term; sociology,
one term; economics, one term: how
to study. one term, professional En-
glish one term.
(All these classes have met five
times week in recitation forty-fve
minutes long. All graduates in the
normal course were required to take
three full terms Of training, one
term Of general method, two terms Of
special method and one term OF psy-
chology. They were then allowed to
make up their other professional
credits required from any Of the 9TH
er professional courses offered.)
There should certainly be O marked
distinction between those completing
the normal course and those complet-
ing the secondary course. Graduates
Of the secondary course. however.
should receive certificate or other
sign Of having completed the academ-