The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-22
New Normal Department Has Thirty Stu
dents Enrolled and Eleven Will Re-
ceiye Two-Year State Certi6-
Gates at Close Of Term
STATE SUPT. WILSON
SPENDS BUSY DAY
Delivers -Four Addresses During Visit,
Students, Board Members, Teachers
and Citizens; Praises Junior
High School Move

When State Superintendent Wilson
officially inspected the new normal
department of the Chickasha high
school Friday, he found thirty
thrifty students enrolled in it, receiv-
ing the training that will equip them
for the teaching profession. OF this
number eleven are scheduled to com
plete the course at the close of the
year, receiving as a reward for their
efforts state certificates which will
entitle them to teach in the common
schools of Oklahoma for two years.
Teacher-training in the high schools
is new idea that was worked out
by the present state superintendent,
having been launched only this year.
Mr.. Wilson discovered from statistics
that the normal schools of the state.
even when running at full capacity,
were by no means able to meet the de-
mand for trained teachers and he
therefore conceived the plan of es.
tablishing normal departments in the
various high schools of the state. De-
fails of the plans were worked out by
Mr.. Wilson in conference with city
superintendents and other educators
and the matter was put up to the
school board for their acceptance.
The Chickasha board, upon the recon-
mendation of Supt Ramey, decided to
establish the department and placed
IN charge of it C. L. Honnold, man
Of much experience in school work.
In the course of his talks to stu
dents. teachers and members of the
board and citizens yesterday Supt.
Wilson explained the plan of the new
department in detail, showing how il
is not only calculated TO be of ina
mense value in recruiting the ranks Of
lilc teaching forces in the state but
also to render practical service in
equiping the graduates of the high
schools for profession. During their
high school careers the students, in
addition to the ordinary prescribed
studies, receive courses Of instruction
in pedagogy and psychology, take re-
views in all the common schoci
branches and are given an opportunity
TO study the teaching art by VISITING
the various grades, taking notes and
afterwards discussing the work with
their instructors. The last years
work includes thorough courses, of six
weeks each, in reading, writing or
biography, arithmetic, grammar,
geography and physiology and the
regular high school course includes
agriculture, domestic art and manual
training. Under the regulations
adopted, Mr.. Wilson explained, the
young teachers who receive two years
certificates can have the same ex
tended another year provided they
spend year in a normal school be
fore their expiration.
Mr.. Wilson stated that he found
the normal department in the Chicka
sha school fully abreast with the besi
IN the state. In the course of his
busy day in Chickasha he delivered
four addresses, speaking first to tht
students at the chapel exercises. Civ
ing them many practical suggestions
on thrift and other topics, and agaiI
at a luncheon given by the members
| OF the domestic science class at whicl
mem bers of the board of educaticJ
and a few citizens were guests. A
2 o'clock he talked to the normal stu
dents and later in the afternoon h
spoke to the teachers and citizens. l.
addition to discussing the norma
work in detail, Mr.. Wilson took oC
casion TO strongly commend the JUNO
high school movement which Chicka
sha has taken up, declaring it woul'
put the local schools in line with tn
most advanced educational ideas, re
sulting in greater efficiency and il
creasing the number of pupils VIII
would complete the course and even
iually find their way into higher il
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