The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-08-30
earned in other schools will be &C.
copied for full credit on the four-year
course.
CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS AND
DEGREES

year or two-year course entities the
holder to teach in the rural, semi
graded, elementary department of
state high schools or in graded and
consolidated schools.
Under the new legislative act the
completion of the four-year teachers
college course will carry with it the
comforting of an appropriate degree
Ito be designated later by the Col
lege Board).
Those who need to teach before
completing the entire course may re-
ceive temporary certificate as fol-
lows:
A second grade certificate may be
obtained by completing two years of
the five-year course. A first grade
certificate may be secured by COM
pleting three years Of the fve-year
course, or one year Of the two-year
course. Provided, that in all cases
at least one year of the work shall be
done in the State Teachers College
with an average of C. A certificate
issued as above indicated may be re-
newed when the holder shall have
completed an additional term of work
and shall have given evidence of sue
cess in teaching.
Observation School
An elementary school consisting of
the kindergarten and first six grades
is maintained throughout the year on
the first floor of the main building.
In this department students see illus
trated the best up-to-date ideas and
educational practices, and are given
opportunity for carefully directed
practice teaching under proper con-
ditions. The standards of this de-
partment at all times are determined
by what is best in the education and
development of children. Pupils are
admitted as long as there is room in
the order Of application. Those on
the waiting list are notified in turn.
EXPENSES
Ill Tuition:
To those who live in Minnesota and
pledge to teach two years within the
state, tuition is free. By all others
tuition is paid at the rate of ten dol
lars per term of twelve weeks.
A. fee of $500 a term is paid by
each student to cover the expense of
free text books and the cost Of vari-
Gus other school utilities.
! Students may be required to buy
certain supplementary books in
courses requiring special personal
work, and all such supplies as pens,
pencils and drawing material. Each
student has free access to the schoo!
library.
4; ROOM AND BOARD
Young women may arrange for
room and board at Maria Sanford
Hall at $24 a month flour weeks) at
present. Young men and women stu
dents who live outside may secure
board at the Hall at $5.25 week.
Bills for room and board are dated
from the beginning Of the term and
are payable monthly in advance. No
deductions are made for absence less
than aweek, but for a week at Christ
mas and for the week Of spring vaca-
ton there will be no charge. Meals
for guests-breakfast and lunch,
thirty-fve cents; dinner, fifty cents
except Sunday dinner, seventy-five
cents must be arranged in advance
with the Director of the Hall.
Rooms are assigned in the order of
application and should be reserved in
advance by depositing $500, which
will be. returned at the end of the
year., or when the student leaves
school, provided the room is left in as
good condition as when taken, ordi-
nary usage being considered. If no.
tice is given one week in advance of
the opening Of the year that the stu
dent cannot attend school, the deposit
will be refunded.
Maria Sanford Hall provides all
modern conveniences: bath and tot
let on each floor, laundry and electric
iron available to students for small
pieces at nominal charge, large liv-
ing room with fireplace, where house
meetings and social gatherings are
held. Through the cooperation of
the students with the Dean of Wom-
en-, who is also the Director of the
Hall, conditions are as desirable as
those in a refined home.
Each study room is arranged for
two students and contains two clos
cts, dresser, study table, rocker, two
chairs, and two single (3-foot) beds,
each having a good mattress, pillow
(18x25), and pair Of heavy wooden
blankets.