(Front Cover) Bulletin of the State Normal School, First District, Kirksville, Mo. Vol. IV. MARCH, 1905. No. 4. Published by the State Normal School. Issued June, Sept., Dec. and March. Entered June 25, 1902, at Kirksville, Mo., as Second-Class Matter. Summer School. (TWELVE WEEKS) Beginning Tuesday, May 30th, Ending Thursday, August 17th, 1905. “The Summer School”, or Summer Quarter, of 1905 is intended to be practically identical with any other quarter of the school year. All departments of the School will be conducted as they are conducted at any other season of the year. One special advantage is enjoyed by the students of the summer quarter, i.e., reduced railway rates. Students should purchase their tickets within three days of the opening of the summer school. In all cases they should secure from local agents certificates for full fare paid for the trip coming to Kirksville. Last year several students lost the reduction in rate for the return trip because they did not take certificates for their fare coming to Kirksville. Those who complied with the railway regulations secured return trip tickets for one third fare. The same rates are expected for the summer school of 1905. Lest the full extent of the summer school courses be not understood (Page 2) it is deemed advisable to announce through this bulletin the various courses that may be expected. They are as follows: 1. Manual Training. Abundant facilities will be furnished for Manual Training in many forms, including bench work, soft iron work, sloyd, raffia, pottery, basketry, weaving and in fact all the popular forms of elementary Manual Training. 2. Teachers’ Courses. There will be a special teachers' course in each of the following subjects: Arithmetic, Grammar, United States History, Civil Government and Physiology. 3. Practice School. Courses in the Kindergarten and various other Practice School departments will be given by a full corps of instructors. These courses will exemplify all the various forms of elementary teaching likely to be desired by teachers of any grade. 4. Pedagogics. Courses in the theory of Pedagogy and History of Education will be given, including among other things the following: History of Education, Psychology, General Pedagogy, Special Methods, School Management and Supervision. 5. Vocal Music. The full time of our regular teacher of Vocal Music will be at our command and courses in at least three stages of advancement will be offered. 6. Reading, Voice Culture, Debating, Extemporaneous Speaking. There will be courses in various degrees of advancement in Reading, Voice Culture and allied subjects. 7. Gymnasium Work. Courses will be offered in Gymnasium Work for women and separate courses for men. The latter will include military tactics. Our facilities for these forms of culture are among the best in the country. 8. Drawing. Three courses will be offered in Drawing 9. English. Courses in English will be offered as follows: Methods of teaching Elementary Grammar, Advanced Grammar for Teachers, Mythology, Freshman English and American Literature, Beginning Rhetoric, Advanced Rhetoric, American Literature for Normal School Juniors, Victorian Literature for Normal School Seniors, and a course in “General English.” The latter will combine Rhetoric and Literature with a special view to preparing teachers to pass examinations for the higher grade county certificates. (Page 3) 10. Mathematics. The following courses will be offered in Mathematics: Practical and Mental Arithmetic for teachers, three classes in High School Algebra, one class in College Algebra, two classes in Trigonometry, three classes in Geometry, one class in Calculus, one class in Surveying. A full set of excellent new surveying instruments has lately been secured at the cost of several hundred dollars. These are for the purpose of giving Normal School students a truly pedagogical course in Surveying. This may be called a laboratory course. None will be admitted to the Course who can not devote to it four hours of each forenoon and whatever additional time may be required to do the necessary drafting and other indoor work. This Course includes different forms of land, surveying, laying out of county roads excavation and cross section work, leveling, contour work, etc. Opportunity will be given to secure a full unit’s credit in this Course. 11. Physical Science. Classes in Physical Science will be offered as follows: Two classes in Experimental Inorganic Chemistry, one class in Organic Chemistry, one class in Physics as given for Seniors, one class in General Descriptive Physics for the purposes of public high school teachers. 12. Natural Sciences. Courses in Natural Science will be given as follows: One class in Agriculture, one class in Botany, one class in First Quarter Zoology, one class in Third Quarter Zoology, one class in First Quarter Physical Geography, one class in Third Quarter Physical Geography, one class in Physiology for Teachers. 13. History. Courses in History will be offered as follows: Three classes in Ancient History, first, second and third quarters, one class in Mediaeval and Modern History, possibly two classes in Mediaeval and Modern History, one class in English History, two classes in American Constitutional History, one class in U. S. History for Teachers, one class in Civil Government and History for Teachers. 14. Latin. The following classes will be organized in Latin: Freshman Latin, first quarter; Freshman Latin, second quarter; Freshman Latin, third quarter; Nepos and Caesar, first quarter; Caesar, second quarter; Caesar, third quarter; Cicero, first quarter; Sallust, first quarter; Livy, first quarter. Other classes will be provided if needed. 15. Modern Languages. Classes in German and French will be provided if demanded. (Back Cover) 16. Library Course. After a year and a half of careful experiment and study, this Institution now offers two years of systematic instruction in Library Work. Our first year Library Course is practically identical with that given in the great universities of the country. Nothing of a more practical, attractive or helpful nature can, in our judgment, be offered by any institution than a course in the inspection, selection, classification, accessioning and cataloguing of Library books and materials. Our students handle and work with the actual materials. But this course is no “snap”. It is not an easy course. It involves close observation and hard study. It is exceedingly interesting. The attention of teachers is specially invited to this course. We believe it should command the patronage of a large number, especially of those who expect to secure and organize libraries in and for their schools. The tuition or incidental fee for the entire Summer School, twelve weeks, is $6.00. Board costs $2.75 to $3.25 per week. For further information address, JOHN R. KIRK, President.