1917 October catalog for Nebraska State Normal School

VOL. III

OCTOBER 1917

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NEBRASKA ST A TE

NORMAL SCHOOL Peru, Nebraska 1917-18

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EXTENSION WORK INCLUDING

SHORT COURSES STUDY CENTER COURS_ES CORRESPONDENCE COURSES

Peru now grants the degree A. B. to those completing the four-year professional course

Estab:ished 1867 Entered as second class matter July 1, 1915, at the postoffice at Peru, Nebraska., under act of August 24, 1912.

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CALENDAR (1917-18)

Second Quarter and First Term Short Courses begin November 19, 1917.

Holiday Vacation December 22, 1917, to January 2, 1918, inc:lusive.

Second Semester and Second Term Short Com¡ses begin J anuary 27, 1918.

Fourth Quarter begins April 1, 1918.

Annual Commencement May 31, 1918.

Summer School begins June 3, 1918.

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FOREWORD PERU OPENS THE WAY. The Peru Stat e Normal, ever sensitive to the educational needs of t he times, is r espondin g in no uncertain man n,er to the countr y 's call durin g this the gr eatest of world crises. In addition to car ryin g on with full fo r ce and vigor all r esident courses adapted to meeting present demands, P eru is waging a campaign of extension woJ:k su c::h as it has never before attempted.

1\for e t han five hundred t eachers ar e now enrolled either in study cen ters or corresp onden ce courses. Thus the n ormal is going out to th ose who cannot come to the normal.

There is not a rural, village, or town t ea cher in southeast Nebraska who may not avail her self of t he opportunity to pursue some lin e of study under the direction of the normal school at such a nominal f ee that the expense is insignificant. Thei:e are hundreds of young men and young women wh ose home duties may be so arr anged that they can take advantage of the splendid short c::omses that ar e offered in P eru this quarter . A careful reading of t he followin g pages will enable one to determine t he direction whi ch her efforts should take in or der to improve herself in ser vice.

Rememb er that credits earned in any of this extension work will be acceptable at full value by practically every educational institution i ru the United States.

Rememb er that the call today for professionally trained t eachers is gr eat er t han at any other period in the history of the nation.

Remember that it is a patriotic duty w e owe to our c:ountry to prepar e for edu cational leadership, not only during the titanic struggle bein g waged, bu t incre¡a singly so in the period of r econstruction which will follow.

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The call is especially strong for teachers of Agriculture and the industrial arts including Home Economics and Manual Training; for commercial teachers and those qualified for clerical and stenographic positions; for teachers who possess executive ability to take principalships, and high school positions including superintendencies.

Peru short courses, study center courses, and the correspondence courses are planned to assist in meeting these various and pressing needs.

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SHORT TERM COURSES Peru short t erm courses will begin November 19, 1917, continuing for a period of nine "¡eeks. Other short term courses w1ll begin J anuary 27, 1918, continuing for a same length of time. The favorable response accorded the Peru Normal short courses during the past four years and the present excessive demands are a sufficient guarantee that they will receive a more liberal patronage than ever before. All young men and young women whose home duties will permit should avail themselves of the advantages herein offered. 'l'hey should consider the prestige that comes from attending a STA'l'E SCHOOL; a school that has the very best of material equipment; a school which is accredited without question practically throughout the United States.

TIME TO ENTER. The prospective student will note th'at these courses extend through a period of nine weeks and are intended for the special benefit of those who cannot attend the entire year. T'h e dates of beginning are November 19 and January 27. In addition to the work specifically listed, students who desire, will hav.e the opportunity for special r eviews in the county and city certificate subjects as well as a number of the subjects that are given in the Civil Service examinations. The follo-vving are typieal of the courses offered in some of the special departments.

MANUAL TRAINING A c"Ourse especially prepared for rural school teachers who wish to get first hand information as to tool processes so they will be able to conduct properly classes in elementary manual training. This course is also intended to meet the needs for the rural boy who has a desire to make things for himself that are useful on the farm. Ten hours attendance, two hours credit. More advanced students will be able to enter reg11lar classes and find work suited to their needs.

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COMMERCIAL ART AND CARTOONING.

A course offered for those who are interested in practical art. 'l'he work will include magazine ¡a nd newspaper illustrating in both pen and color. " One stroke" brush lettering, poster making and sign writing. 'l'en hours attendance, two hours cr edit.

COMMERCE

Never ha s greater opportunity been open to young people who are choosing a business career. rrhe government needs alone will probably more than exhaust the entire supply of those trained for clerical and stenographic positions. Aside from this is the exceedingly hea.v y demand for teachers. Free instruction is offered in the following subjects: Typ ewriting, Bookkeeping, P enmanship, Ortho graphy, Accountancy, Business English, Commercial Arithmetic, Commercial Law, and other business snbjccts. i:)tudents will have an opportunity to rent typewriters at a very nominal f ee. The total expense in this department including typewriter rental, stationery, textbooks and other materials, should not exceed $1.5ff per month. Students will appreciate the very low cost thus afforded by the state of Nebraska for those \Yho are desirous of securing a commercial edm:ation. The difference between the tuition charges in the ordinary so-called business colleges and the rate at the state norm'al school will practically pay the living expenses of the student attending P eru. The student will also have the advantage of elective work in other departments wherever he is not barred by prerequisites.

HOME ECONOMICS

Food Study-This is a study of common foods, how to prepare them, serve them correctly, and c¡ombine them to make balanced meals. This will be treated, not only from the standpoint of the rural teacher who must direct the no on lunch, both from the standpoint of its actual preparation and its service, but also from th e standpoint of the great world problem of food conservation.

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It will also assist the rural t each er in correlating food study with class work in oth er subje cts . Two hours cr edit.

AGRICULTURE F arm Ma nagement-This course involves a study of invest- ment and proper distribution of capital in the farming business.

Farm accounts and r ecords are studied , and special emph asis is given to syst ems of account keeping that are accurate, simple, and applicable to farm condition . Two hours credit.

Dairying-A practical course in dairying, giving special emphasis to the selection, feeding, care and general management of the dairy cow on the farm. Dairy products and t heir manufacture will also be con sidered. Two hours credit, Animal Husbandr y- A study of the different types and breeds of farm ¡animals including horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, and poultry. ¡The history, characteristics and management of the different breeds will be discussed. Feeding, including the computation of balanced rations, will be considered. The text book work wgl be supplemented by judging representative animals of the differ ent breeds. Special emphasis will be given to a study of the most successful and economical methods of producing beef a.nd pork for th'c market. Two hours credit.

SHORT COURSES IN OTHER SUBJECTS Department of Geography : Geographic Influen ces-rrraces the influence of geography on the life of the past and t he present. Two hours cTedit.

Grammar Grade and High School Geography-Includes the study of "War Geography." Two h ours cr edit.

Primary Geography-For teachers of Grades One to Five. Two hours credit.

HistoriC'al Geology. Two hours cr edit.

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Geographical Ge ology. Two h ours cr edit.

Department of English : Browning 's Dramas. Two hours credit.

En glish Essays.

Two hours credit.

A course in R eadin g for Rural 'reachers. Two hours credit.

Department of Mathematics: Methods in Arithmetic. (For advanced students ) . Two hours credit.

Geometry Methods (For teachers of advanced Mathematics).

Two hours credit.

Department of Education: ¡ A c¡ourse in Observation and Methods.

Two hours credit.

History of Education (For advanced students)-Modern movements in Education will be associated with the ac tivities of the leaders of educational thought and action. Two hours credit.

Rural Sociology- Especially designed for those who a.re preparing for rural life leadership. Two hours cr edit.

General P sychology, P sychology of Thinking, Physiological P sych olo gy, Child Study, Experimental Education, Personal Hygiene, School Hygiene. E ach two hours credit.

Science Department: General Scien ce, Nature Study, Chemistry 3 (For advanced students of Chemistry) . E ach two hours credit.

Department of Latin: Greek and Roman Mythology. Two hours credit.

Satires of Horace. Two hours cre dit.

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STUDY CENTER COURSES Groups of teachers in at least three-fourths of the co unties 'in southeast Nebraska have already organized ent husiastic study centers under t h e direction of P eru faculty members. While most of these study centers ar e pursuing reading ci r cle courses in order that credit may be received not only with the state department of edu cation, but in the normal school as well, a number of centers have been or ganized in other sub j ects. F or example, a fine group of teachers in Johnson County is studying Public School Art under the direction of the P eru Art D ep artment. A class of young ladies in Nebraska City is me eting weekly for the study of shorth and and typewriting under th e direction of the .Peru Commercial Department. Anoth er group in Papillion is studying school Hygiene under the direction of t he P eru D epartment of Education.

If y ou ar e interested in any of the courses offered as study center work, notify either your county or city superintendent who will be glad to take steps for the organization of study centers with P eru. The Peru Normal is at the service of any group of teachers of ten or more, when meeting pfaees can be arranged.

THE FREQUENCY OF MEETINGS The meetings may be held weekly, fortnightly, or monthly, depending upon accessibility from the normal school, the nature of the subj ect pursued, the number enrolled, etc. Meetings should be h eld on Friday evening or on Saturday.

EXPENSES The only exp enses connected with this extertsion work will be the traveling exp enses and local entertainment for the instructor chosen to offer the work. 'l'he entire cost or a part, may be paid from the eounty or city institute fund , or a special uniform assessment u p on all students may be made.

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CREDIT

Full cr edit will be given in all departments for work completed by those who enroll in these study centers. If r eading circle work is pursued and the state d epartment examination questions are answered at the close of th e work teachers will receive double cr edit, that is, credit with the state department of education and also with the state n ormal school.

PLACE OF MEETING

] jThe sch ool house, library, town hall or opera house may be· used for meeting places.

COURSES OFFERED

The followjog are typical of the courses offered as study center work: ENGLISH

H. C. House- History of English Literature ; American Poets; Browning's po ems and drama ; Tennyson ; Recent English Fiction. (Will also conduct choral music ) .

I. G. Wilson- En glish Grammar ('l'eachers' Course) and any dass in Secon~ary English. · I va l\'Iaud Dunn- Classes in Expression ; Methods in Teaching Reading: Reading and Recitals.

MA THEMATICS J. M. Howi e-Tl·igonometry; Analytics; any other subject in Mathematics required.

0. F. Beck- Arithmetic, \Hitten or mental; Algebra; Plane orSolid Geometry.

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PHYSICAL SCIENCES

W. F. H oyt-Beginning Chemistry (if laboratory accessible ); Astronomy.

B. Clifford Hendricks-Nature Study (for either city or rural teachers) .

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

F. C. J ean- Beginning Botan y (for county certificate grades or entrance to norma l school or university), or other secondary sub j ects.

J. H. Loomis- Gener al A g riculture; Animal Husbandry; Gardening ; F arm Crops; D airying; Planning and Adorning School Grounds; Organization of Boys' a nd Girls ' Clubs.

GEOGRAPHY

Rose B. Clark- Teachin g of Primary, Grammar Grad e and High School Geogr aph y.

HISTORY, CIVICS AND ECONOMICS

Mattie Cook Ellis-The Present European W ar .

George W. Brown-Civics ; Political E conomy.

EDUCATION

F. JI/I. Gregg and A. Cra go-Gener al P sy ch ology ; Child Study; Social Psychology; Hi tory of Education ; Educational Measurements; Syst ems of Education ; Supervision (with sp ecial ref erence to supervis ed study) ; Parliamentary Law. MANUAL TRAINING

F. C. Smith and 0. J. Palmer-Mechanical Drawing and D esign ; any phase of Manual Trai11ing (if ben ches :rnd tools are accessi~ ble ) .

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RURAL EDUCATION

George W. Brown-Rural Sociology, elementary and advanced; Rural School Methods and Management; School Administra. tion; History of Education; Special Addresses.

HOME ECONOMICS

Marne A. Mullen and Elizabeth W ade-Food and Dietetics; Sewing; Home Sanitation and Decoration; D emonstrations in ¡Servin g; }\faking of Menus, etc.

ART

Marnie R. Mutz-Drawing and Painting for Public School Teachers; Modeling; Art Appreciation.

COMMERCE

W . N. Delzell-Penmanship for Teachers; Commercial Law; Bookkeeping.

LECTURES

While not offering study center courses President D. W. Hayes and Dean E. L. Rouse will be available for lectures on educational topiC:,s for city and county institutes, women's clubs ,patrons' associations, etc. Practically ¡all faculty members of the normal school will be available for l ectures related to their particular subjects.

MUSIC

Music r edtals may be arranged for piano, band, orchestra, men's glee clubs or women's glee dubs.

FREE LECTURES

The faculty members of the P eru Normal will be available, without cost, outside of traveling expenses and local entertainment, for lectures, patrons' meetings, teachers' associations, city institutes, women's clubs, agricultural gatherings and other or-

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ganizations in which they can be helpful. Those desiring the services of faculty members in this capacity should send r equest direct to the faculty member desired or to President D. W. H ayes, at least ten days to two weeks in advance of the time needed.

CORRESPONDENCE COURSES PURPOSE OF THE WORK The purpose of the correspondence courses is to offer to students of the state normal and to teachers who wish to improwi while in service an opportunity of securin g the advantages of normal school instruction.

The P eru State Normal is further prompted to offer corr espondence courses because of many requests comi~g from sincere, earnest and ambitious per sons who find it impossible for the time being to attend school , but who are, never theless, anxious for selfimprovement.

ADMISSION In order to be admitted as a student in the extension department one must h ave the qualification s necessary for admission to those courses if pursued in the normal sch ool itself. The school reserves the right, however, to rej ect applications, or to¡ su ggest other courses than those chosen by the applicant. In the event that applications are rejected, the f ees will be returned. Any one who has not done creditable resident work in P eru in some phase of the sub ject he desires to pursue in absentia (excepting those enrolled in study center courses under approved direction) , must confer with t he instructor an d secure permission to take the work before regist~ring.

REGISTRATION Students may enroll for courses in absentia any time durinis the school year excepting during the r egular vacation p eriods.

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'T he student will be expected to supply himself with the necessary textbooks. 'l'he n ame of the texts used will be furnished by the instructor offering the work.

COMPLETION OF COURSES

Students must report the work registered for as completed in ¡one year from date of enrollment. Extension in time may be granted if on account of illness or other disability the student has been unable to complete the work in the prescribed time, and provided that permission is secured from the instructor 'Offering the work.

AMOUNT OF WORK PERMITTED .

'l'he maximum amount of work t hat may be done in absentia ¡s hall n ot exceed sixteen hours coll ege credit in the advanced normal course and shall not exceed sixteen additional hours in the Bachelor of Arts degree courses. A course which grants four hours cr edit for resident attendance may grant a maximum of four hours cr edit when done in absentia, providin g the student meets the additional requirements imposed by the department in which the work is being pursued.

F EES

All Fees Are Payable in Advance. A r egistration fee of $2.00 shall be charged for each correspondence course offered. This f ee is to cover cost of postage and printing of c::ourses of study and may not be used for any other purpose than the promotion of the extension work. The f ees for r egistration should be sent to The Reo'istrar, Peru State Normal, P eru, Nebraska.

EXAMINATIONS

Examinations must be taken under the direction of the instructor offering the extension work or under some one auth orized by the instru ctor to conduct such e.xamination.

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CAUTION

It is n ot the purpose of the ext ension cou rs~s to encoura ge w ork in a bsentia where i t is possible for t he student to d e r esident work. They are maintain ed for th ose only wh o find it impossib le t o avail t hemselves of the privile ges of t he normal ¡school as r esident students. Stu dents ar e cautioned to t hink car efully befor e r egistering for correspon dence wor k as th ey often find it entails more labor than expected w hen registering and many as a con sequence fail to complete the work. The histor y ¡Of extension courses in gen eral proves t hat fifty p er cent of t hose r egistering fail to complete th e wor k . We t herefore urge st udents to be sure th at they d esire the work and that they will exhibit t hat "'stick-to-it-iveness " t hat will insu re t he complet ion of all that is undertak en.

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COURSES OFFERED Name of Course

Hours Credit

Instructor

ART-Drawing and Painting

Mamie R. Mutz

AGRICULTURE-(A general reading Course)

J. H. Loomis

CIVICS-(Theory of Government)

George W. Brown

EDUCATION-Sociological Foundation of the Curr.iculum School Administration:___(For principals and superintendents) School Management Educational Psychology History of Education Psychology of Thinking Child Study Social Psychology ENGLISH-Shakespeare's Hamlet Shakespeare's Macbeth History English Literature Browning's Dramas-For advanced Browning students) History American Literature GEOGRAPHY-Geographical Influences upon History GERMAN-Fifth Semester-(Readings without Composition) Sixth Semester-(Readings without Composition) PHYSICAL SCIENCE~N at u re Study Meteorology General Science

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George W. Brown E. L. Rouse E. L. Rouse George W. Brown F. M. Gregg F. M. Gregg F. M. Gregg I. G. Wilson I. G. Wilson H. C. House H. C. House I. G. Wilson

Rose B. Clark Abba W. Bowen Abba _W. Bowen B. C. Hendricks B. C. Hendricks B. C. Hendricks