The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-08-30
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Faculty Has Been Increased in
View of Expected Increase
on Enrolment
INSTITUTION BOASTS
REMARKABLE GROWTF
President M. w. Deputy Gives
Out Complete Data on Open
ing of Bemidji School -

With an increased faculty and an
enrolment expected to be in excess OF
any previous year, the third regular
wear of the State Teachers college
will open in Bemidji on Tuesday, Sep
tenIber 6.
The regular work of the year is
divided into three terms. The fall
term opens September 6 and will end
Wednesday, November %. The win
ter term will open for enrolment
Monday, November 20, and will end
Friday, March 3. The spring term
will open Monday, March 6, and end
June 2,
President M. w. Deputy has been
successful in securing number or
valuable additions to the faculty OF
the school and the year 1921-l922
promises to he the most successful
since the opening of the institution.
During the summer a wonderful
change has been made in the ap-
pearance of the grounds around the
college, 1t now presents beautiful
landscape appearance and when the
lawn grass on the campus has grown
sufficiently to be cut, the buildings
and grounds will present beautiful
sight.
Location and Buildings
The College is so located that it is
easily accessible by several good rail-
ways and good automobile roads.
The site is one Of the most attrac-
tive to be found anywhere. Located
on a beautiful lake, in a thirty-acre
campus of natural forest trees, the
opportunities for outdoor sports,
recreation and natural educational
advantage through lake, forest and
natural scenery are 'unexcelled. 49,
The buildings are fireproof, sanl-
tary and modern in every respect. A
women's building, named in honor of
the late Maria Sanford, Minnesota's
most honored and influential woman
teacher, is one of the most attractive
and comfortable buildings Of its kind
in the state, accommodating fifty girls
for rooming and one hundred twenty
five for boarding.
Growth and Development
The growth of the school has been
very satisfactory as indicated by the
increase in the enrolment from to-
tai of 1914 students during the first
wear, including the first summer term,
to a total of 43O during the second
wear, including the second summer
term. The attendance during the
past summer term alone was 428, and
the indications now are that the en-
rollment for the coming year will be
considerably larger than last year.
A, State Teachers College
By act of the last legislature all of
the Minnesota State Normal Schools
were designated as State Teachers
Colleges, and provision was made Tor
the enlargement of the scope of their
work to include a four-year currlcu-
lum.
At the June meeting Of the Teach
ers College Board, resolution was
passed authorizing the establishment
and development of a four-year cur
riculum as soon as possible. The pur-
pose of the College will continue to
be training for teaching, but under
the new four-year curriculum much
broader foundation for professional
work will be- provided. A Number OF
courses of Junior College work will
be included in the first two years.
The present two-year course, or,
ganized for graduates Of standard
four-year High Schools, and the FIVE
wear course for those who have COM
pleted the Eighth grade only will be
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