The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-14
SUMMER Term
COURSES ARE
OUTLINED BY
NORMAL HEAD
President Deputy Explains Pur-
pose Of Teachers Training
School to Be Held Here.
SESSION TO BEGIN JUNE g.
%; CLOSES AUGUST l
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Admission Requirements Def
nitely. Announced. Board
Accommodation Assured.

M. w. Deputy, president Of the Be-
midji normal school, has announced
the courses which are to be offered
at the teachers training school
which is to be held here June 23 to-
/ august 1. Is More than $50 students
are expected to, attend the school and
assurance that Accommodations will
be provided Is given by the Women's
Community and Civic club which is
conducting q, canvass of the city to
ascertain just what rooms can be
provided for housing the students
Admission to the course will re-
.quite good health, good character
and general fitness to teach. High
4 school graduates will be admitted
4 without examination, as will those
holding first or second grade certif1-
Gates and those who have completed
e-the work of the elementary school
Nand hold the state high school board
certificate in arithmetic, geography,
grammar and history.
T. The summer school will. be or
ganized on the general plan Of work
offered In the other state normal
schools. Provision will be made for
those who,%desire academic or pro-
fessional work for teachers state
I certificates: credit for normal school
diploma; better preparation for
principalshins, normal training or
work in special grades; to improve
general ,- scholarship and teaching
skill. 5I >sE .@..sr ;. 80 T. T.
During the six weeks students will
cover the work. o. a twelve weeks.
= term in two Subjects by arranging,
for classes to meet in double period
sessions each day. The satisfactory
completion of any of these double
period courses will give regular nor
1 NAL school credit and will be trans
ferred to teachers certificate where
applicable. > ES2','F- @~' < RI. r@
Single period classes in primary
methods, rural school methods and
reading methods, may be formed If
in sufficient demand by those desir-
ing them for certificate purposes
Y only. ..
The rule in all normal schools Is
that no student Is permitted to take
= more than two full double period
courses during the summer school for
regular credit, except that in case of
strong students one single non-credit
course may be taken in addition.
Tuition Is free to those who pledge
to teach for two years in Minnesota.
Others will pay five dollars for the
term. All students will pay term
fee of one dollar to help defray in
cidental expenses. .--~s Arrangements
will be made to provide texts at the
normal school either on the rental
basis Or actual cost purchase plan,
but it will be desirable for each stud
ent to bring such books as will likely
bears upon the work.
Special Courses Offered.
Courses Of special interest to rural
teachers will be arranged according
to, demands including: Primary
methods (full credit or for certifi-
cate); rural school methods and man.
cate); story: telling and children's
literature; games and playground
: methods; hand work for lower
grades; physiology and hygiene;
review methods in common branches.
r. Provision will be made for special
programs Of interest, including lec-
+ lures, musicals, lake trips, hikes and
. other forms of entertainment. A
3 visit to the large mills and lumber
yards will be arranged also.
In order that courses may be def
initely arranged it is desirable that
blanks provided be filled and
mailed as soon as possible. The fol-
lowing are tentative courses to be Of
fered and subject to change accord
ing to conditions which may arise:
Primary methods, U. s. history, civics,
arithmetic, algebra, grammar and
composition, middle and upper grade
methods, elementary handwork, hy-
giene and sanitation, games and
playground methods, rural sociology,
writing, textiles and clothing, foods
and cookery. manual training, phys
les, story telling, rural school meth
DDS and management. reading, agri-
culture, drawing, geography, public
school music.
Enrolment will start the opening
day Of the term and will be complete
by June 25. Sessions will be held
five days each week, and most OF the
classes will be held during the morn
fngs.
NEW BUSINESS MANAGER.