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THE ELON COLLEGE WEEKLY. THE ELON COLLEliE WEEKLY. Published every Wednesday during the College year by Th« Weekly Publishing Company. W. P. Lawrence, Editor. E. T. Hines, R. A. Campbell, AfBe Griffin, Associate Editors. W. C. Wicker, Circulation Manager. T. C. Amick, Business Manager. CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT. Cash Subscriptions (40 weeks), 50 Cents. Time Subscriptions (40 weeks), 75 cents. All matter pertaining to subscriptions should be addressed to W. C. Wicker_, Elon College, N.C. IMPORTANT. The offices of publication are Greens boro, N. C., South Elm St., and Elon College, N. C., where all communica tions relative to the editorial work of the Weekly should be sent. Matter relating to the mailing of the Weekly should be sent to the (jreensboro office. summer schools where very little real study and drill is accomplished. Elon is a most healthful and delight ful place, easy of access, and substan tially equipped in faculty and buildings and conveniences. Decide now to take advantage of this great opportunity for teachers and make arrangements for boaid, room, etc., by correspondence. Professor Thomas C. Amick is super intendent of the Teachers’ Normal Course. Entered as second-class matter at the post-office at Greensboro, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY'4, 1911. THE TEACHERS’ NORMAL COURSE. In this issue of the Weekly we are presenting pretty full information of the Teachers’ Normal Course which is to cover eight weeks from April 11 to June y, 1911. A similar course was offered by the ('ollegp, for the first time, in the spring of 191J. It met with such success and with such approval on the part of and t'uuiity public school authori ties that the College sees promise of even greater good from the course again this year. Since there aie no tuition charges and since the course is given in the reg ular college session the advantages are suiierior to those in the average summer school and the teachers who took the course last spring found it so. And then it comes at a time when most public schools have just closed, thus giving the Teachers an opportunity of going almost diiectly from the vocation of teaching into the normal study classes in a stan dard college. The individual teacher’s needs are fresh in his mind and he can apply himself to advantage in acquiring those things, both in knowledge and in matters of school management. Many public school teachers have no actual experience with college life and consequently cannot wisely direct the aspirations of aspiring students under their control; neither can such teachers heighten the purposes and educational ideals of bright students under their in struction, not so well, at least, as if they have some knowledge of real college life. Eight weeks, covering the ground of the public and high school courses in the manner in which real college work at Elon is done will greatly inciease the public and high school teacher’s useful ness, put him more in demand and en able him to command a better salary. As the spirit of general education ad vances, and it is rapidly advancing, school boards seek a higher grade of teaching efficiency. So other things be ing «qual, the teacher who takes the Normal Course at Elon is going to have an advantage over his competitor in the profession of teaching, even though that competitor attend one of the numerous THE NORMAL COURSE FOR TEACH ERS FROM APRIL 11 TO JUNE 7 1911. Faculty. Emmett Leonidas Moffit, M.A., LL.D., President, Lecturer on School Law and School Supervision. Thomas Cicero Amick, Ph.D.', (Director of the Normal Course.) Professor of His tory and Pedagogy. Rev. John Urquhart Newman, Ph.D., Litt.D., D.D. Professor of Greek and Teacher of Physiology and Hygiene. Rev. Walton Crump AVicker, M.A., Litt. D., Professor of Mathematics. Walter Phalti Lawrence, Ph.B., M.A., Professor of Enghsh Language and Liter ature. William Allen Harper, B.A., M.A., Dean of the College and Professor of Lat in Laguage and Literature. Ned Faucette Brannock, B.A., M.A., Professor of Physics, Chemistry and Agri culture and Teacher of Geography in Nor mal Course. A. Liggett Lincoln, A.B., Instructor in Fieneh. Miss Florence Wilson, Director \ ooal and Instrumental Music and Harmony. Miss Mary Lou Pitt, Ph.B., Assistant in Voice and Piano. Miss Linda Barnes, Assistant in Piano and Voice. Miss Cornelia Bryan, Public School Drawing and Art. Ethel Clements, Phonics, Reading, and Elocution. Russell Arndt Campbell, Director Col lege Band. For Whom Given. The Normal Course for Teachers is con ducted primarily for teachers and those preparing to teach. The purpose is to give substantial training in the subjects that are required to be taught in the pub lic and high schools of the State and to give such training in methods and in the History of Education as will enable the teacher to have a solid basis upon which to build his science and ait of education. Most teachers have had to work out their educational methods and theories in the scliool of experience and have accomplish ed much for themselves and have done much for our State by their courage and perseverance in this matter of personal culture. These teachers have often felt their limitations because of the lack of opportunities, and have often longed to have the opportunity to come into con tact with college men and with college methods, and to learn there those princi ples that underlie all successful teaching, that they may be sure of the ground upon which they stand, and that they may have a broader vision of the field to be cover ed and the work to be done. It is the aspiring teacher, the teacher who wishes to prepare himself for better work, that the college wishes to help. And for him Elon College will throw open the whole of the resources at her command. No pains will be spared to make the time pass pleasantly, and the very best that it y is in the power of the college to give will be open to the teachers who attend. But few, if any, teachers will wish to take the whole of the outlined course. Each teacher will be expected to take those courses that will be the most helpful in his work. He can get here a . review of most subjects taught in the public schools, with methods for teaching the same. So far as the time will allow, the reviews will be as complete as possible. Principles under lying the work will be given a prominent place in the exposition of each subject. The following letters from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Hon. J. Y. Joyner, and from the Superin tendent of Public Instruction of Ala mance County, Rev. P. H. Fleming, I). D., give teachers an idea of the estimate these men put on the work Elon College is otfering to teachers: From State Superintendent Joyner. Raleigh, February 8, 1910. “Having examined with approval the eight weeks’ course of study offered by Elon College, and believing that teachers will derive great benefit from the success ful completion of this course under the instruction of the faculty of the college, carried on in the favorable environment of the college life, I shall gladly recom mend to county superintendents the ac ceptance of a properly signed certificate of continuous attendance and of success ful completion of this work by public school teachers ’ institutes required by law, as provided in section 4167 of the public school law. “Appreciating the co-operation of the college in this important work of teacher- training, I trust that many teachers will take advantage of this opportunity gen erously offered by it-. ‘ “Veiy respectfully, “J. Y. Joyner, “State Superintendent of Public Instruc tion.” From County Superintendent Fleming. “Burlington, N. C., February 10, 1910. “It affords me pleasure, as County Superintendent of Public Instruction for Alamance County, N. C., to give my en dorsement and approval of the eight wiEeks’ course of study offered by Elon College to teachers; and I shall be pleased to accept ‘properly signed ceriificates of continuous attendance and of successful completion of this work by public school teachers as a substitute for attendance on the biennial teachers' institute as re quired by the Public Law, section 4167. “Appreciating the hearty co-operation of the college and its faculty, in the work of teacher-training, I beg to assure the institution that it will afford me pleasure to present the course and its advantages to those interested; and I trust that you may have a pleasant and profitable ses sion. Respectfully, “P. H. Fleming, “County Supt. Public Instruction Ala mance Co., N. C.” December 14, 1910, contact with different phases of college life. II. The college library is open for the use of teachers from 10 o’clock a. m. un til 12:20 o’clock p. m., and from 1:20 o’clock to 5 o’clock p. m. This, with the reading room, which is open at the same time, will be of inestimable value to those who attend and make use of the oppor tunities that the library and reading room afford. III. The Liteiarj’ Societies of the col lege will be open to all those teachers who wish to join upon payment of the regular society fees. These societies are well or ganized and give tliorough drills in pub lic speakinig', parliamentary law and par liamentary usage. IV. The general lectures, recitals and enteitainments, etc., will be ojjen to all who attend. V. The religious environment of the college is the Vv6ry best. All teachers have advantage of attending the college Sun day-school, the church services, the ser vices of the Christian Associations, and the services of the Christian Endeavor Society. VI. Examinations will be held at the ch)se of the term, when the teachers are best prepared to take them, and county superintendents will be asked to allow credits on teachers’ certificates for all work passed here at the final examina tions. Those who should attend." The Noiinal Course of Study has been planned especially for the following classes of persons, and every person at tending will deriv^e great benefit from the work: I. Teachers in the public schools. The course will give them thorough drills in subject-matter and method and will give them better training for their work. II. Teachers in the high schools, and those intending to teach, who desire to prepaie themselves more thoroughly for tlieir work or wish to prepare for better positions. III. Teachers who wish special instruc tion in any of the branches offered, or who wish instruction in advanced woik in the line of their profession. IV. Those who wish to take the public school examinations in any county or the State examinations for the High School Teacher’s Certificate or the Five-year State Certificate. The Normal Course of study offers all such teachers an oppor tunity for thorough review in the work covering the ground of these examina tions. It’s g)jl Work that Counts See if the SANITARY BARBER. RHOP Can Please You. BRANNOCK & MATKINS, Prop’s. Some Special Advantages. I. The Normal Course for Teachers offers those who attend, a college environ ment, instruction by college professors, G. E. Jordan. M. D, Office Gibsonville Drug Co., GIBSONVILLE, N. C. CALL ON Burlington H ardwar e Company For First Class Pliunbing, Builders’ Hardware, Farm Implements. Paints, Etc., Etc. BURLINGTON, N. a
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