Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-01-22
SUMMER SCHOOL
PLANSARE MADE
President Canterbury Issues Letter
setting forth policies for Coming
Summer session

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the following letter 20 each County
Superintendent in the Southeastern
Normal school District. As the In.
formation contained therein Will
doubtless be OF interest TO every
teacher and prospective teacher in
the district. we quote the letter In
full.
Dear superintendent:
Now. 20 business for the summer
term Of Southeastern State Normal
School which will open May s4ta.
continue probably nine weeks OF six
days each. and close Saturday. July
cath.
Almost every county superin.end-
ent Of the twelve counties in the
Southeastern Normal School District
has promised TO hold his summer
normal institute with US this year.
The teachers OF Oklahoma realize
more fully than ever before the yal-
ne Of higher education and profess
sional training. and they see prac,i.
cal Illustrations Of the premium De
ing placed upon teachers having such
equipment by school boards and SUI
perintendents. The school law which
makes such qualification mandatory
after January LIST. 1916 uess than
one year from date) will awaken
many TO a realization OF the necessl-
ty OF normal school training. II they
intend TO teach in Oklahoma. All
these things combined. am sure
will result in the greatest summer
term in the history Of this institu-
ton. have before me a letter from
one Of the leading city superintend-
ents Of the district in which he esti-
mates the attendance for this term
at not less than one thousand. l
hope he is right; l believe he is not
far wrong.
We are preparing to receive aud
take care OF all the teachers who
come here and to give them such a
high class OF instruction and enter
tainment as will make them entirely
satisfied, and result in causing each
OF them to be ever afterward an al
dent friend Of this Institution. We
are determined that the opening OF
next summer term shall mark a new
epoch in the life and character Of
this school. and with the hearty CO.
operation Of you and the other couu-
ty and city superintendents Of the
district. we can make it such.
Here are some OF our plans:
A close regulation in the selection
and assignment OF boarding places
will be had. Segregation o. -exes
will be required. Frequent vista
tion Of boarding students in their
boarding places will be made by fac
ulty members and every care to pro-
mote studiousness, sanitation. moral
welfare, and spiritual uplift will DC
exercised.
A large tent. 65x100 feet, will be
erected upon the campus in which
assembly work and lectures will be
held. and a tent city. OF one hun
dred or more tents. each sx10 feet.
viii, be founded in the grove Just
north OF the normal building, each
tent fitted out with two cots, for tie
accomm odation OF the men. These
cots and tents will be rented to stu
dents, two TO each tent, at about
$500 per term for each student. A
boarding hall or mess" tent VIII be
conducted near the campus where
meals may be had by tent city" in
habitants or any other students at
actual cost. Ice water, bath, towels
soap, etc. In the normal building viii
be accessible to the inhabitants OF
the tent city" and they will be per-
mitted 10 use the library as a study
hall afternoons and evenings. The
tent city" will be organized and will
be under quasi-municipal govern
ment established by the inhabitants,
with regulations. and officers-may-
or. aldermen, police force. etc. This
will insure regularity Of procedure
and good order. A librarian will be
in charge Of the library during all
study hours. afternoon and evening.
and absolute quiet Will prevail there
in at all times.
A number OF special lecturers up
on vital modern educational quea-
tions will be engaged for the sum
mer term. an excellent chautauqua
course Will be offered. and many
other features OF entertainment and