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Opens Septembett 17, 1894.

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St(zte School,

Stevens Point~ T¥is.

CALE NDA R, 1894- 95.

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Entrance Ex:aminationH and Orga,nization .... ........... .................. Reptemuer 17 IJedicatiOn ExerciHeH ................................................................ ~eptember J ~ Find. Quarter enrl::; .................................................. ...................... Xovember l f)

~et:ond (tuarter begim~ .................. .. ............................................ Xovember 1 \l Holiday recel:l::> begin:-; .................................................................... Decembe1· ~~ ~eHsion ret-Junwd ............................................................................. January ~

;-;econd Quarter cloHeK ................................................................... February 1

T hird ([uarter begmt,:. ...... ... . ...... ....... ............ .... .. ...... .. ................. February + Third Q.uarter closes ............................................................... . ............ April . •

Fourth (t uarter begioH .......................................................................... April J 5 'Year closeR ........ ............................................... ...................................... June ~1

F"ACUL TV.

THERON B. PRAY, PRESIDENT.

P:o;,Yehology, Pedagogy, Ilistory of Education.

A . .\1. (C'hh·:wo) 1'>4':!: lately lm;tilntt~ Coudnctor and 'l'cacher of Civic~ iu Statt· )lorrnaJ School, vVhitcwater.

C. H. SYLVESTER,

Tnt-ltitute Conductor·; Botftuy, Liten-tture.

(Lak .\~O<i:<tant State :-inperiutcuclcut, In~pector of IIi~h ~choob.)

GARRY E. CUL \'ER,

:\'atural :-;ciences.

,, ;radtl<\1<' :-;1<11< )1.,;-mnl ~chon!. \Yhite\\·ater; formerly l'rofe:-<,<or of (~t·olou;y. "'tate t'lltYer~ir. Verm<lliou, :-;,D.)

JOSEPH V. COLLINS.

:\1athematic8.

(l'IJ. D ., l'niv< · r~ity of Woo;:lt'r, 0 .. l'Sii. Fornwrlv l'role~~or of .\!athematic:::, .\liami Pui\'er· •ity , Oh{o.)

ALBERT H. ~AN FORD,

lli:'ltory, Government, Political Economy.

(<iraclnnlf• Platteville ;\lormal :-icbo:J!: A. IL .\ladi:;;ou, 18\Jl ; .~ .\f.. Harvanl, ll:l\11.)

l\IISS El\'Il\IA .J. HANEY,

1 lirector ol' Practice Teaching; EngliBh .

(<iracluatl' Hr11('kport, ~. J ., ;ilornul ~clwol. lately Teacher auc1 Critic in State ~onn:u ., t'lchool, Plymouth, )1", II.)

MISS BERTHA S. PITMAN,

Latin ancl German.

(:!. . B .. CniYer~lly of' \Yi~con~iu, 188:i. Lately As~ista11t iu Hi!;,ll Schooi, Madison.)

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1\IISS CAROLI~E E. CRA \IV FORD,

PhyHical Culture.

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l\IISS :\JARY E. TAl\':-JER

Drawing.

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l\lRS. l\L\R Y U. HRADFORD.

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~IISS FRANK (jl'INS,

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Teaclwr, Primary Gmdt' .

.\IJSS ISABELLE P . .\TTERSO'\T

('lei'!;: n nd Librarian.

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GENERAL INFORMATION.

Stevens Point, the location of the sixth State Normal School , is

a city of about ten thousand inhabitants, on the east bank of the \Vis­

consin River very near the geographical center of the Statl'. In has been for many yea.rs the seat of a flourishing lumber industry and in

late years the water power and other natural advantclges have been turned to account in various manufacturing enterpri~es. It is an im­

portant station on the main line of the Wisconsin Central Railroad , Cl.

little less than half \\'ay from :\lilwaukee to St. 1\u.d, and frum Ashland

to Chicago, ancl has four daily trains each way The Green Bay, \Vi­nona & St. Paul Railroad also enters the city and furnishes ready

communication east and west. The latter road connects with the Chi­cago & North-Western system at Merrillan and New Lond(,n, and 'vvith

the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul at Centralia. The \\'i:-;ctlllsill

Central crosses the Chicago & North- Western system at Eau Clairt~.

Chippewa Falls and l\larshheld, and the Chicago, :\Iilwauk _e & St.

Paul at Junction City and Portage. In nearly all these cases there are

union depots with no transfer fees.

BUILDING.

The building is large, conveniently arranged and \rell ;-;dapted to

the purposes of a Normal School. It is of Black River F <dls pressed brick, rising above a basement wall of cream colored sandstone

with light cream colored terra cotta trimmings , and occupies a tlne

site of five acres fronting on Main street in the eastern part of the

city. The public High School and a hne brick Ward Schuol are both

in the immediate neighborhood.

Only the laboratories are placed on the third floor; the other two stories and basement have each about r s.ooo square feet of space.

Beside the fuel and engine rooms, the janitor's convenient apart­

ments and the men's cloak rooms, the basement contains a playroom

for the children of the Model School, the floor of the gymnasium, well

furnished bath rooms and a large dressing room <-tdjacent to the gymnaslll m.

The fir~t floor is given to the :\Ioclel School, except that part

occupied by the upper portion of the gymnasium. The second floor is occupied by the Normal School proper. The class rooms are large , conven ient, and the system of mechani cal ventil::1tion, controlled by the Johnson I I eat Re!Sulator, will insure a supply of fresh air of suitable temperature. All these rooms and the corriclnrs are abundantly light­eel and the tlni~h throughout ot GePrgia f'ine produces a cheerful pleasin~· effect.

GYMNASIUM.

The g·ymnasium, sr-6 x 6 )-6, with a hight of 25 feet, one of the largest sclwol gymn<~.siums in the state, has a running gallery with in­clinvd tr.tck and \\'ill he cq uippecl \\'ith needed apparatus for light and ]w,t\')' g.nlJn,t:-;tics. The bath rooms adjacent to the gymnasium arc prm iclcd with tul>, :-.h,)\\·vr and sponge h,tths, dressing rooms and l<;cb'rs. It \\·ill he the ,tim uf the clirectur nf physical training not only

to promote good lll':llth thruu~h proper exercise, and to add to case and grace of actiun through mastcrv of one's self, but also to secure full symml:'trical physic,tl devdupnwnt.. To this encl. attention will be gi\-~.,'n to tiJv spet·i tl 111 cds {)f V<1Ch student, and suitable exercises pre­

:-.criht d. The meth:>d.; t-1sed \Yill in the main he moclelccl upon those broug·ht to so high a dq~rcc of pvrfection by Prof. Sargent in the Henwn\\·ay (;ymn,tsium at Harvard University.

PURPOSES OF THE SCHOOL.

The primary objects uf the sehoul an: stated in the following clause

of the Revised Statutes, Section ..J.02: '·The c.xclu,t,·e purpos(;s and ol>jcch of each normal school ,hall IH.: the instruction and training ol

persons, beth tnalc .1n·l ft:m tie it the tlteory tl\d :nt of teachinl,;. and in all the Yarioas hrar.tche,; that

perL<in to a good cntnlnon school cdttcatinn, and tn all subjech needful to qualify for teaching in the

public -cho• Is; al"> to .~i'c in,tntct.nn in the fundament tlla"s of the Cnited States and of this State.

in "·h:ll reg:nds the righh and dutico.; of citizens."

I fence the school atTords special professional, literary and scien­tif1c advantages to those 'students who desire to fit themselves for

teaching. The~ ·hool iw;tnlt~ts students in principles and details of the branches

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usually taught in the public schools, with a view to secure that full mas­tery which is essential to successful teaching. The instruction in all branches is accompanied by a course of training \-vhich is calculated to cultivate systematic habits of thought and accuracy of expression. It is expected that the student who completes the full cour!:>e of instruction and training will acquire habits ancl form ideals that will influence for good his whole career. Those ,,·ill always be welcome who come only for short periods, or as obsern:rs simply; but students are advised to make their plans to stay at h.:ast a year if that is possible. In that time any methods that might seem novel will have lost their newness, and the spirit which animates the method be more cle<trly appreciated. "The letter killeth."

COURSES OF STUDY.

The followitJg courses of study have been established by action of the Board of Regents, viz :

r. An English-Scientific Course of four years. 2. A Latin Course of four ,·cars. 3· A German Course of four years. 4-· An Elementary Cuursc uf two years. 5· A One-year Profession<~] Cuursc. The English Course of four years, which may be l<tken as the

standard, comprising the follo\Ying lin~s of wurk: Jlfal/1( ma/ics,-Arithmetic, Algebra ,md Geometry, So weeks. Book-keeping, ro \\ ceks, optional.

Englislz Laug tUlJ!,f .-Ortboepy, Reading, Grammar, Com!)Osition, Rhetoric and Literature, .

Vocal Jllusic, . . . D1'azuing, ............. .

U S HislorJ' and Ci<-:il Go<·cnmlCJd, . General Hislo7J' and Political l:'tollOlll)',

Professiollal lf(Jrk,-School l\laJJagcment, School Law, Theory and l\lethods of Tec{ching, Practice Teaching, Reviews in Common Branches, Psychology, Science

I 20 weeks 20 weeks +O weeks 30 weeks +O weeks

and History of Education, . . . . . . . . . . . . I 6o weeks Natural Sciencc,-Geography, including Physical, 20 weeks; Physiol­

ogy, ro weeks~ Botany, ro weeks; Physics, 20 \\eeks; and at least 50 weeks addit.. al from the follmving Electi,·e List, viz.:-Phys-

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istry, 20 weeks ; Physics. 20 weeks.

Minimum aggregate of Natural Science, ....... 1 ro week~

l\linimum aggregate of English Course, . . . . . . . 6oo weeks

The Latin Course includes 120 weeks of L;1.tin and only So weeks

ot Natural Science ()( which 20 weeks will be selected from the list of (Jptions given above. In this course only 20 weeks of English Liter­

ature are required; and \\'ore! Analysis is omitted.

The Cerman Course has ;)o weeks of German, while the require·

ments in English Lang·uage are the sanw as in the English Course.

The Elementary Course comprises, in effect, the first two years ot

the English Course, but includes 30 weeks of Professional Reviews in

Common Branches, which in other courses arc deferred until the Junior

ye;u The various subjects mentioned in these courses, in all of which

this school offers instruction, may be classifiPcl as follows :

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Arithmetic.

Algebra.

Geometry .

SCIE:\C E.

(;eography.

Natural History

Physiology.

Botany.

Physics.

Clwm is try.

Geology.

EN<; usn.

Reading.

Cram mar.

Composition.

Literature.

PH.OFESSIO:\Al.

School Economy

and Observation.

Theory.

Practice.

Psycbology.

History of Education.

CIVICS .

C. S. History.

Constitutions.

Political Economy.

1iE.l\ERAL.

\Vriting.

Spelling.

l\1 usic.

Drawing.

Physical Training.

OT! l ER L.\:\Cl' ,\GES.- r ,a tin. German.

ELECTION OF STUDIES.

In these columns the order is not arbitrary but each except the

last two presents "'·hat sf'ems a rational and desirable sequence.

Students will find it best to take in regular order some one of the

different .'urses named a!Jo\·e, but for g-ood rea:on shown, they will be

permitted under the ach ice and direction of the president, to select for

themselves within the iimits of the program, such studies as may seem

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best suited to their individual needs and such as they are able to pursue to advantag-e. Such irregularities will not be permitted to di,:,turb nor hinder the orderly progress of regular classes.

ENTRANCE.

Admission to the normal classes may be obtained by presenting a first or second grade teacher's certificate in force, or by taking an ex­amination as prescribed by the Board of Regents. Such examinations in U. S. H1story, Arithmetic, Geography, Grammar, Reading, Spelling and Writing are held at the beginning of each term; and candidates, while received at any time, are urgently advised to come at those dates which are shown in the caler1dar. They may begin when new classes are formed and thus adjust their work more readily and satisfactorily. Candidates who have written upon any teachers' examination may ask the superintendent to send their papers in the first four branches named above, to the president of the school, who will cause them to be marked. An estimate will be made of spelling and writing upon the papers sent. The result of this examination will be sen~ directly to the applicant, who will thus be enabled to take the entrance examination and learn his or her position in the school before leaving home. Grad­uates from high schools having a four year::,' course, are, on presentation o t their diplomas, accompanini l>y proper st;ltement of standings, ad­mitted tu the Junior year (or upper course) without examination. Craduates from high schouls having a three years' course will be cred­ited with one year's work selected from those branches in which they shall seem to have done best work.

~reachers holding first or ::;econd grade certificates are admitted to the Normal c:mrse without further examination. Applicants holding third grade certificates will n_ceive special credit for those subjects in \Vhich they earn high standings. Pupils holding a diploma of graduation from the common school course, regularly issued by the County Superintendent, will be admitted to the Review class or eighth year grammar grade as they may choose .

ADMISSION.

All persons of mature years and serious puroose, whose intention 1s to f1t themselves to teach in the public schools of this state, are wel -

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come to enjoy the advantages here offered . Canditlates for admission may bring nominations from their county superintendent certifying to their physical health and good moral character, or such nominations may be obtained after coming to the school. No student need delay coming for lack of a nomir'lation , nor under present pr:-~. c tice is there any limit to the number tha t will be received from any legislative district.

It is confidently expected that the atm osphe re of the school will be agreeable only to those who dppreciate th eir o ppo rtunities and are devoted to th e purposes of th e school and their ow n self improvement Only such persons as give evidence of profiting by th eir a tte ndance at the school and whose cha racter is \.VOrthy of approvai will be a llowed to

remain . Proper supervision will be exercised over th e morals , manners and deportment of the students, and they will be held to strict observ ­ance of all needful rul es anJ regulations . At the sa me tim e no unnec­essary limitations will be imposed upo n th eir freedom , whil e it \Vill e ve r be the aim of th e school to maintain a high standard of behavior, su ch as is characteristic of cultured ladies a nd g e ntlemen .

DIPLOMA OR CERTIFICATE .

On the completi on of the eieme ntary course or th e o ne yea r '' p ro­fess ional course" s tu dents will receive a certifica te, whi-c h is a li cen!-'e to teach in a ny comm on school fo r one yea r. Whe n end orsed by th e State S uperintend ent t his is equi vale nt to a lim ited s tate certificat t> auth orizing the ho.cle r , for a period of five yea rs, tu teach in a ny com ­mon school or to be pri ncipa l of a h ig h :School ha ving only a three years' cou rse.

On the completion of the full course, gr,tduate:-. \vi ll rccei ,·e d

diploma. This is a license fot one yea r to teach in e~ny public school of the state ;md when endorsed by the St tte Superintendent after one

year's successfu l experience, it becomes t:quivalent to :t life cer tifica te authorizing the holder to teach in ,my pub lic hig·h nr com mon school

in the State. On the completion nf the one year ·'common sclwol course" the

student wJ receive a statement to that eftect signed by the president. T his is no~ ss~Jed by the Board of Regents and has no legal va lidity but is a simple testimonial of l'lfective and commenclabh: work clone in the school along the lines spcciflecl. \Yhatc\·cr valu< it shall have fnt the)wlcler will be due to the courtesy of school offircrs and their confi

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C R EDlTS AT THE UN IVERSITY .

The University of \Viscunsin publishes the following in the annu· al catalogue:

''The certified standing· of any student in the reg-ular -courses c1f the Normal Schools of this state will be aL·ceptecl in the studies -vvhich it covers, in place of an examination.

Duly accredited graduates of the ad\-~mc<.:d cuurse of the S tate :\'ormai Schools will her<.:after be admitted to the l: ni vcrsity with the

rank of juniors in the Eng-lish and General ScieLce courses. A special adaptation of these courses has been framed for th<.: Jlllrpose of ena­

bling ~uch graduates to utilize as advantageously as practicable their

previnus training. This has been done in view ul' the ill-acljustment ot

the courses of theN ormal Schools t 1 ) thl.:' r<.::gular culleg e coursl:s, and in

recognition of the excellent training given in the \Visconsin Normal Schools."

High School graduates and others will fliJd the advanced coursc:­uf the Normal Schuol, followed by tb~ last t'vvo years uf tb~ C ni\·ersity

course, an excellent preparation for teach ing or fur general purposes.

Those who take the Latin course at the Nurmal may readily by some extra effort adapt their work :.-,o as t() tit fur the ,\lud<.:rn. Classicd courses, as well as those named abO\'e.

BOARDING .

Rooms for self boarding may be had at moderate prices, 111 COli~

venient locations. Students are not :ldvisecl to adopt this method

when any other plan is practicable, since they are verv likely to fall into ways of living not conducive to health and vigorous prosecution of the

work of the sehoul. Board and rooms may be had together or separately, at about

$3.00 per week; a little more or in some cases less, accord,;11g to ac­commodations furnished and distance from the ::.cbool. \ , - en only a

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few students live in one place, the conditions art> much more like those of the family life at home, and favorable to studious habits .

A list is kept of suitable boarding places to which students will be directed. Time and trouble may be ~;wed by writing to the president to secure rooms before leaving home, and then pupils may go direct­ly from the depot to their rooms . If this has not been done, pupils should come at once to th e school , nr afte r fiv e o'clock in the afternoon to the residence of the president, 402 Pine street, corner of Division. Baggage may well be left at the depot until a bo.-trding place is found .

Pupils who d o not expect to teach, or do n~t JFlss th e entrance ex ­a minations, are received on the paym ent of tuiti o n as fi~ed below: Normal classes . . . . . 7 5 cents per week Review ( preparatory ) . . . . . . . . . -to ' ' Model School . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 5

All boo ks need ed , except drawing- books and oth ers destroyed in th e using, are furni shed by the state and loan ed to pupils a t the fo llow ­ing rates : N orm ;:t! and prepara tory d epa rtments . ( ;rarnmar ~:rad es . . Intermediate g rades . . . . . . . . Primary g rades . . . . . . .

. $3 oo per yea r 2 00 II

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There a re no o th er charg e" u r extra:; imp J.sed b y th e sc ht>t >l. Th e to tal ex pense the refo re need nDt exceed seventy clt)ll a rs for a te rm of 20 weeks. and may be much less.

PROFESSIONAL WORK .

The clis tinctin-- mark of a Nl>rm,t! School is to be found in th e promi nence and persistence of the eff<)rt to relate the Wt >rk in all branches to the actual teaching of the subject. Hence the cbss in­:,truction is mrHiified by the attention nece~s~trily gi,·en to thv method of present-ttion as \n:>l l as to the matter, and the adapt<Hion of bo th to pupi ls of difterent degrees 1>t attainnwnt.

In the first year of the course, there are dai ly exercises through l\\'U quarters in School Ecnnumy and School .\l anagemcnt, accompanied by observation in the :\Ioclel Sehoul This comes th u~ e<trly in the course fur the benefit of tl1llse who 111;1\· attend but <1 [('\\. months, <lncl to direct the attention of all pupib tu thi-.. subject and induce a thought­ful and critical habit of observing- the cltss ~·xcrci-; :s in all departments.

In the second year the stucly of the _eory of teaching, based 01

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elementary psychol,>gy. is followed by careful application of the theory to practical methods in each leading branch, and this by actual teach­ing by the pupil under competent supervision. In the advanced course a more extended study of psychology and of the history of education is accompanied by practice teaching in the higher grades. The grading and supervision of city and country schools and questions of school law will receive due attention.

MUSIC OR DRAWING.

It i~ believed that this is a practicable selection for n-ia:ny who hold certificates; but it is clear that one who needs to give two quarters to arithmetic will not have rime for Botany or Composition. Music or Drawing may be studied in Grammar Grade or Normal classes accord­ing to the advancement 0f the JJUpil. The written statement of the president given at the end of a year's work will show clearly tne grade of the work as well as the standing attained.

COMMON SCHOOL REVIEW.

Accomplishing the year's work outlined below will not. hinder, but will pave the way for, taking up the serious work of a Normal training; and due credit will be given for all work well done.

For the benefit of those who are teaching or are about to teach in the common schools, and who seek the OJJportunity to make bf'tter preparation in the fundamental studies, and to whom circum stances forbid a longer course, the following is suggested :

Aritlzmetic, theory and practice . .A~[[ebra. equations of one unknown quantity . Reading, fi-om the side of literature and the iibrary, nut forgetting

proper enunciation. Grammar and elementary composition. U S HistorJ' and Goz•enzment. Geo,£;rapll)', including Physical. Pl~J 'Siolo,[JJ' and Botany . Sclwol Jl1anagement and school law, with observation .

SPECIAL EXERCISES.

Except in the Model School, no regular attendance is required upon the writing and spelling classes, except from those who show their deficiencies in their ordinary writte . work. Such pupils will be as­signed to the necessary classes until '.the defect is cured.

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