The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1921-06-02

The Valley City Normal School has been promoted to
the rank Of teachers college On and after July 1921
the local institution will be known the State Teachers
College, and for the present. at least will be the only in
stituon of it's kind in the state The degree of Bachelor
Of Arts in Education will be given to those who complete
four year curriculum beyond high school graduation
and holders of this degree will receive first grade profess
onal certificate authorizing them to teach any public
school in the state This certificate the highest grade of
certificate granted by the State Department of Education
will be valid for life after nine months of successful teach
ing experience ..:4".
This extension of work in the normal school, with the
raising of the institution to the rank Of teachers college,
considered significant and important for the future
Of the school and for Valley City, that the Commercial
Club decided to celebrate the event. and asked the Com
munity Club to join in the celebration AS result of this
decson these two clubs invited every man. woman,
and child in Valley City to to the campus of the state
Municipal Band gave an open air concert for half
hour, and at 800 o'clock all the people assembled in the
auditorium for program Of music and short snappy talks
After the short all the departments of the State
Teachers College will be open for inspections and members
of the faculty and student body will be ready show the
visitors the institution Light refreshments served
the Industrial Arts Building. You haven't seen this build
ing? Well it's tucked in behind the Others and may well
have escaped notice but it is the and in many
respects the best building Of the whole group Here
housed the departments Of agriculture home economies
and mapua training You will want to see these interest
Ing and important departments *=.~
You will want other departments of this teacher
training institution but lack of space will not allow even
the befest reference to all of them Everybody will want
to the braries-one for the Teachers College, the
other for the Training School, The main library has $4,000
volumes and not only well equipped but is also we'll
managed in accordance with the best and most approved
methods of running school library.
The art department will attract many for an exhibit
of work will be found there. -..
The Museum, which stands as monument to the sci
ent1c ability and years of treess effort of Miss Perrine
will be open for inspection and the unique plan of using
the museum materials will be explained.
The laboratories for physical and biological sciences
will be open and the geography department will have
among other things new map Of Europe which you will
want to see.
All the rooms of the training school will be open and
exhibits of work will be found in each department. Don't
forget the kindergarten That's where the training school
begins. 5...".~
The literary societies will keep open house along with
the rest OF the college, and they will be glad to show you
their rooms .>.
The laboratory and office Of the school physician will
interest those who wish to know what the college, assisted
by federal appropriations doing through its physical