The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-09-06
OUTLINE OF PLAN SUGGESTED
AT CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL
MEETING IN ST. LOUIS-IDEA
APPROVED BY WOMEN'S CON-
ENCES-SCHOOL ORGhNl-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TRAINING.

| RENCES-SCHOOI ORGcNl-
ZATIoN-TEAcHER TRAINING.
! A paper read before the joint con
| ference of provincials of religious Or
ders and women's colleges at the
| meeting of the Catholic Educational
| Association in June, 1919, Saint Louis.
Note: The suggestions in the paper
were unanimously approved by the
Conference of Provincials of Religious
Orders and the Conference of Wom-
ems Colleges before which groups the
paper was read The paper is by Miss
Mary A. Molloy, Phi. D., College of St.
Teresa, Winona, Mimi.
The ParochiaI SchooIs-A Study in
School Organization and Teacher
Training.
The Success of the Winona Plan.
The Winona Plan for Parochial
Schools is winning the endorsement
of those best qualified to test it, name
ly, the pastors who are conducting
parochial schools and the Sisters who
are directing the schools in accord
ance with it's recommendations. An
other valuable test Of it's efficiency is
the fact that wherever a parochial
school is conducted in the diocese,
Catholic parents send their children
to it not as a result of persuasion, not
to mention coercion, but because the
Catholic people are thoroughly salts
fed with their schools and speak of
them proudly as standard schools" in
which the instruction is so thorough,
the course of study so stable and the
equipment so adequate that the Catho-
lie parochial schools of the diocese
can meet successfully the most criti-
cal inspection of any official of Church
or State. The parents realize that the
Catholic schools of the diocese offer
opportunities that Catholic children
can not afford to miss.
Certificate of Catholic School Teach
There is an insistent and growing
uCliioDu IllOlSlOuI IHC oICllCo vi tlc
Middle West for a higher standard of
professional training for teachers in
the parochial elementary and high
schools. Could not the main features
of the Winona Plan be adopted by
teaching Communities throughout the
North Central division of the United
States?
Method of certification.
In general throughout the Middle
West, certification for grade teaching
may be earned in either of two ways:
(a) BY examination.
(b) By direct endorsement Of a
course of study in a standard
normal school
CertifCati0n for high school teach
ing is granted to applicants holding
degrees from standard colleges.
Community Observation-Disclosures
Equipment.
Viewed from the point Of education
al equipment, we may divide the
L
West into two classes:
(a) Those maintaining colleges
that hold membership in the
North Central Association
There are five in this group.
o. All others with community
training schools in progress OF
development
The Proposals.
To meet the immediate demand fol
higher professional training the fol
| lowing plan is proposed for considera
ton, suggestion and approval.
| 1. That each order governing q
standard college holding membership
in the North Central Association Of
| Colleges organize a Normal School ir
every way meeting the requirements
for a standard normal school as SCI
forth by the North Central Associa
ton in it's division of Normal Schools
2. That petition be made to the
proper state authorities for full en-
dorsement of said normal schools tt
the end that their programs of stud,
be considered the basis for the issu
ance of grade school certificates afte
the manner in which such certificate
are issued by state normal schools
This is without state examination.
| (The expression, full endorse
ment,' may need some explanation
The thought is brief that, after tn
Normal School is established, petition
be made to the proper state author
tiles to remove every obstacle in tn
way of immediate and complete Ell
dorsement of the Private Norma
School Course as the basis for dlrec
certification. To ILLUSTRATED: In Mil
nesota there is ruling to the effet
that direct certifcation of a norma
course for grade teaching may b
granted only to State Norma
Schools" CT. Digest of School Law
Relating to Public Education con
piled by William R. Hood. (Collatio
, of 1870 p. 393-395).
}, 8. That the Orders not having
I college accredited by the North Ce
:. trail Association organize at once
9 standard Summer session of six Weel
!. in length That request be mac
!. to the State Department OF Educate
l. by each Order in it's respective sta
Q for representative of the State u
y partment of Education to come at tt
q close of the summer session and co