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LOUISIANA 
 STATE SUMMER SCHOOLS 
 
 Teachers Preparing for First, Second 
 and Third Grade Certiiicateb 
 
 NINE WEEKS 
 
 fvlS — May 30 to July 30, 19.10, 
 
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 r^AFAYlCTTE — June G to Aug-iist (], 1910 
 
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 BOARD OF STATE INSTITUTE MAXACiERS 
 

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 THE PURPOSE OF THE SUMMER SCHOOLS. 
 
 In order to provide an opportunity for improving 
 the professional equipment and the scholarship of 
 a large number of Louisiana teacners who have 
 not had an opportunity to attend a training school 
 earlier in life the summer schools at Lafayette 
 (June 6-August 6), Ruston (May 30-July 30), and 
 Natchitoches (May 30-July 30) have been estab- 
 lished in the state institutions at the respect! vq 
 places. 
 
 The courses will be uniform at the three schools 
 and are intended for teachers and prospective 
 teachers who are preparing to obtain first, second, 
 or third grade certificates, or for teachers desiring 
 to renew certificates they now possess. 
 
 Never before in the history of the State has the 
 demand for trained teachers been greater or the 
 pay more remunerative. School boards and super- 
 intendents, as a rule, not only encourage attend- 
 ance of their own teachers by increasing the salary 
 of those who attend, but they also visit the vari- 
 ous summer schools and engage teachers who are 
 students at these schools. 
 
 Last year there were upward of 3,000 enrolled in 
 the summer schools and at least fifteen superin- 
 tendents and representatives of school boards 
 visited the summer schools in search of teachers 
 and many others wrote to the conductor and to this 
 Department of Education for teachers. 
 
 The best way to prepare for these positions Is to 
 attend one of the summer schools, which are spe- 
 
cially designed for the teachers of Louisiana. Not 
 only will students have an opportunity to study 
 Louisiana conditions at these schools, but they will 
 come in contact with the progressive teachers and 
 school men. By making your merit known through 
 the medium of a summer school is the surest way 
 to obtain the promotion you deserve, because the 
 persons in charge of these schools recommend 
 teachers to the best positions. 
 
 Yours very truly. 
 
 Board of 
 State Institute 
 Managers. 
 
 T. H. Harris, 
 
 State Sup't of Education. 
 
 J. B. ASWELL, 
 
 Pres. State Normal School. 
 
 L. J. Alleman, 
 
 State Institute Conductor. 
 Baton Rouge, La., April 10, 1910. 
 
 CREDITS AND RECOGNITIONS. 
 
 1. A "Certificate of Credit" will be given each stu- 
 dent doing satisfactory work in five courses. This 
 certificate of credit will entitle the holder to an 
 extension of any teachers' certificate for a period of 
 one year; or, to a credit of 15 per cent to be applied 
 to her general average in a teachers' examination, 
 provided such examination be taken within one year 
 of the close of the summer schools. 
 
 2. Student teachers who pursue and satisfactorily 
 complete the nine-week courses offered at Lafayette, 
 Ruston, and Natchitoches will be credited toward 
 graduation .in these institutions. 
 
 3. Many progressive school boards have expressed 
 their determination to recognize the work done in 
 the summer schools of Louisiana by increasing the 
 
salaries of all their teachers who do creditable 
 work at such schools. 
 
 EXPENSES, ROOMS AND BOARD. 
 
 Tuition is free, but there will be an incidental fee 
 of $2 charged all teachers from Louisiana, and $5.00 
 for students from Louisiana who are not teachers 
 or who do not sign a pledge to become teachers. 
 A fee of $5.00 will also be charged all students 
 from other states, provided they are not actually 
 engaged in teaching in the public schools of this 
 state. A fee of two dollars will be charge! in 
 the model schools. 
 
 The dormitories of the institutions where sum- 
 mer schools are to be held are free to the teachers 
 Beds and mattresses will be furnished, but bed- 
 clothes, mosquito bars, towels, etc., must be fur- 
 nished by the students. 
 
 At Ruston, Lafayette and Natchitoches board will 
 be $3.50 per week in boarding halls of the institu- 
 tions. 
 
 A competent matron will be in charge of each 
 dormitory. 
 
 For further information, write to the conductors 
 or to L. J. AUeman, State Institute Conductor, Baton 
 Rouge, La. 
 
 REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION. 
 
 While all applicants, in the discretion of the 
 in conductors, may be admitted to the various 
 courses wthout examination, admission will be 
 limited to young men 17 years of age and above, 
 and to young women 16 and above. 
 
 REDUCED RAILROAD RATES. 
 
 All railroads in Louisiana have been asked to 
 give a one-fare rate for the round trip. 
 
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While this rate has not been granted, wo tiie 
 certain to get a rate of one and a third fare for the 
 round trip on the certificate plan. Don't forget lo 
 notify your agent ten days in advance that you 
 expect to get the rate allowed for the summer 
 schools. Get a receipt for every fare you pay, even 
 though the agent says no rates have been an- 
 nounced. Should you travel on more than one rood 
 obtain a through ticket and a receipt, but if it is 
 not possible for you to obtain a through ticl:et 
 be sure to obtan a certificate, or a receipt for eaca 
 fare paid. This is for your own protection. 
 
 Certain railroads in Louisiana have persistentl?i 
 refused to grant rates. Find out from the agent 
 ten days in advance if rates have been granted ; 
 if hot arrange to travel by another route where 
 rates have been given. Teachers in North Louisiana 
 may find it to their advantage to look very care f' illy 
 into this matter before undertaking a journey to 
 Baton Rouge or New Orleans. 
 
 THE TEXT BOOKS. 
 Student-teachers should provide thembelve,s v.ith 
 the text-books on the subjects they wish to 
 pursue in the summer normal school. The 
 adopted texts will be used and may bo pur- 
 chased of local dealers. The other boolcs, 
 while they will be for sale at the summer 
 normal schools, are published by the foUowuig: 
 
 LITERATURE, 
 
 Howthorne's House of Seven Gables (Houghton, 
 Mifflin & Co., Boston, Mass.). 
 
 Scott's Lady of the Lake (Ainsworth & Co., Chi- 
 cago, 111.). 
 
Burke's Speech on Conciliation (D, Appletoi & 
 Co., New York). 
 
 Shakespeare's Macbeth (D. Appleton & Co. New 
 York). 
 
 The Other Wise Man (Harper & Bro., New York). 
 
 PEDAGOGY. 
 
 Bender's The Teacher at Work (A. Flanag-an & 
 Co., Chicago) ; 60c. 
 
 Seeley's New School Management. 
 
 Thorndike's Principles of Teaching (A. (t. Siler, 
 New York). 
 
 Garlick's New Manual of Methods (Lonjjintins, 
 Green & Co., New York). 
 
 PHONICS. 
 
 The New Education Readers (American Book Co., 
 Cincinnati, Ohio). 
 
 Gilbert & Brigham's Introduction to Physical 
 Geography (Ginn & Co., Atlanta). 
 
 REQUIRED COURSES. 
 For Beginners in Teaching and Teachers of In- 
 experience : 
 Students will be required to elect, with the con- 
 sent of the Conductor, at least five subjects, two of 
 which must be Observation and Critique I, and The- 
 ory and Art of Teaching I. Also, each student must 
 prepare and write (during the session) five (5) 
 satisfactory lesson plans, on different topics to be 
 selected by the training teachers. Thus five credits 
 may be earned, and if satisfactorily completed and 
 approved by the faculty of the Summer Normal 
 School, will entitle the student to the credits offered 
 under the law and by resolution of the State BoarJ 
 
of Education. No "Certificate of Credits" will be 
 issued to students earning fewer than five credits. 
 For All Experienced Teachers : 
 
 1. Student-teachers will be allowed to select their 
 own courses, but the courses selected must meet 
 the approval of the Conductor. 
 
 2. Student-teachers will be required to elect at 
 least five subjects, one of which must be Practice 
 Teaching. Also, each student-teacher must prepj,re 
 and write ten (10) satisfactory lesson plans, to be 
 selected by the training teachers. Thus five C7-edit» 
 may be earned. 
 
 3. Said courses, if approved by the faculty o£ 
 the Summer Normal School, will entitle the stu- 
 dent-teacher to receive credits as stated above. 
 
 Teachers are cautioned against attempting more 
 than five courses. Experience has demonstrated 
 that five courses are amply sufficient for all, except 
 those who are reviewing. 
 
 THE MODEL SCHOOL. 
 
 The work in the model school will be conducted 
 with a view to illustrating in accordance with the 
 State Course of Study, the methods of teaching 
 the various subjects in the first five grades of the 
 elementary scshool. These grades will be in charge 
 of three training teachers, as follows: One 
 teacher in charge of the first grade of twenty pu- 
 pils ; one in charge of the second and third, with 
 twelve pupils in each grade ; and one in charge of 
 the fourth and fifth, with twelve pupils each. 
 
 During the practice and observation periol for 
 teachers of rural schools, eight pupils from each 
 of the fivef grades will be assembled to demon- 
 strate the method of teaching and conducting a 
 rural school of five grades, in accordance with the 
 
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state Course of Study for Elementary Schools, 
 This model rural school will be in charge of a 
 training teacher designated by the Conductor of 
 the Summer School. During the period the grade 
 vacated by the training teacher will be placed in 
 charge of one of the practical teachers. 
 
 In all grades of the Model School the State 
 Course of Study will be followed and the aim will 
 be to demonstrate the method of teaching the.^e 
 grades in accordance with the course of study. 
 
 Practice teaching will be done by the student- 
 teachers of experience in both the graded school 
 and rural school ; the beginners and student-teach- 
 ers without experience will observe the work in 
 each division, and the critique will be held for both 
 sections of each division in common. There will 
 be an additional critique for such teachers a^^ take 
 the course in the teaching of phonics. Teachers who 
 elect the phonics may be excused from the regular 
 practice teaching. 
 
 Except when especially arranged with the Con- 
 ductor, each student-teacher will be limited to two 
 courses in pedagogy. 
 
 During the nine weeks of the Summer School, tne 
 training teachers will arrange the work so as to 
 enable the student-teachers to observe and do prac- 
 tical teaching in opening exercises, arithmetic, 
 reading and literature, language, spelling, writing, 
 geography, history, and elementary science. One 
 week will be devoted to each subject. 
 
COURSES OF STUDY OFFERED IN SCHOOLS 
 
 PREPARING FOR FIRST, SECOND AD>rD 
 
 THIRD GRADE CERTIFICATES. 
 
 ENGLISH, 
 
 1. Grammar I ; 2. Grammar II. 
 3. Literature I ; 4. Literature II. 
 
 HISTORY. 
 
 5, American History I ; 6. American History II. 
 
 PEDAGOGY. 
 
 7. Theory and Art of Teacliing I ; 8. Tlieory and 
 Art of Teacliing II; 9. Plionics ; 10. Practice Teach- 
 ing in Graded Schools I ; 11. Practice Teaching in 
 Rural Schools II ; 12. Observation in Graded Work 
 I; 13. Observation In Rural School II. 
 
 SCIENCE. 
 
 14. Elementary Science (Nature Study and School 
 Gardens; 15. Elementary Agriculture; 16. Geog- 
 raphy; 17. Physical Geography; 18, Physiology and 
 Hygiene; 19. Physics. 
 
 MATHEMATICS. 
 
 20, Arithmetic I; 21. Arithmetic II; 22. Elemen- 
 tary Algebra I; 23. Advanced Algebra II; 24. Plane 
 Geometry, 
 
 INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION, 
 
 25. Elementary Woodwork I; 26 Woodwork II; 
 27. Domestic Economy I; 28. Domestic Economy .U ; 
 29, Domestic Art III. 
 
 MUSIC. 
 
 30, Music I; 31, Music IL 
 
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iLRTS AND CRAFTS. 
 
 32, Primary Drawing I; 33. Advanced Draw- 
 ing II ; 34. Construction Work I; 35. Construction 
 Worlc II. 
 
 DESCRIPTION OP THE COURSES. 
 ENGLISH. 
 
 1 . English Grammajr I — Course covering the es- 
 
 sentials of English Grammar. 
 
 Text — Hyde, Book II ; Smith's Our Lan- 
 guage Grammar. 
 
 2 . English Grammar II — Advanced course in 
 
 English, comprising a review of grammar, 
 with emphasis placed upon composition and 
 rhetoric. 
 
 Text — Brooks' and Hubbard's Composition 
 Rhetoric. (Review of grammar found in ap- 
 pendix of text.) 
 
 3. English Literature I — Critical study of Haw- 
 
 thorne's House of Seven Gables and Scott's 
 Lady of the Lake. 
 
 4. English Literature II — Advanced .course: 
 
 Burke's Speech on Conciliation with Amer- 
 ica ; Shakespeare's Macbeth ; Van Dyke's The 
 Other Wise Man. 
 
 HISTORY. 
 
 6. American History I — Essentials of American 
 History for teachers preparing for second 
 and third grade certificates. 
 
 Text — Evans' Essential facts of American 
 History. 
 
 6. American History II — Advanced course. In 
 eluding critical study of history and compre- 
 hensive collateral reading from source ma- 
 
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terial to show development of American in- 
 stitutions, ideas, manners and ideals. P»'e- 
 faced by a brief survey of English history. 
 Double course : Two credits. 
 
 Text — Thompson's History of the United 
 States ; references ; source material. 
 
 PEDAGOGY. 
 
 J . Theory and Practice of Teaching — For be- 
 ginners and teachers preparing for second 
 and third grade certificates. 
 
 Text — Bender's Teacher at Work ; Seeley's 
 School Management. 
 
 I . Theory and Art of Teaching II — Advanced 
 course for teachers of experience and those 
 preparing for first-grade certificates. 
 
 Text — Garlick's New Manual of Meth )'is ; 
 Thorndike's Principles of Teaching. 
 
 ) . Phonics — This course will consist of observa- 
 tion, practice teaching, and critique, under the 
 direction and supervision of the training 
 teacher, and is intended to cover the sub- 
 ject matter of the two phonic readers of the 
 State Course of Study, and to prepare teach- 
 ers to teach acceptably according to this :jys- 
 tem. Observation and practice teachimj will 
 alternate. Open only to teachers of experi- 
 ence. Others may observe. 
 
 10. Practice Teaching in the Grades I — Re- 
 quired of teachers of graded schools who have 
 had sufficient experience to take the course. 
 Practice teaching and plan writing will alter- 
 nate, according to the discretion of the train- 
 ing teacher. Critique daily. 
 
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11. Practice Teaching in the Ungraded School 
 II — Required of rural school teachers of 
 experience. Object of the course to illustrate 
 the management and teaching of a rural 
 school of five grades in accordance with the 
 State Course of Study. Critique daily. 
 12. Observation and Critique — Teachers of inex- 
 perience and beginners are required to elect 
 this course, which will consist of observa- 
 ton and dscusson of the work done n Prac- 
 tice Teaching n the Grades, Course 10. This 
 is intended for teachers who are preparing 
 for the graded school. 
 
 13. Observation II — For students of inexperience 
 
 and beginners who are preparing to teach in 
 rural schools, Tixe course will consist of ob- 
 servation and discussion of the work done in 
 Course 11 for the rural school. The last 
 three weeks of the course may be devoted 
 to practice teaching, in the discretion of the 
 training teacher. Compulsory. 
 
 Note — Each student will be required to en- 
 roll in at least one of the Courses 10, 11, 
 12 and 13, and beginners will be required to 
 elect Theory and Art of Teaching in addi- 
 tion. 
 
 SCIENCE. 
 
 14. Elementary Science — A course intended to 
 
 give the content and the method of procedure 
 in teaching nature study and school gardens, 
 as mapped out by the State Course of Study. 
 
 15. Elementary Agriculture — An intensive course 
 
 of nine weeks in this subject, covering the 
 subject matter of the adopted text. Fieia ex- 
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' curslons, observations and actual work will 
 
 be undertaken, under the direction of an ox- 
 pert in the service to illustrate principles in- 
 volved. 
 
 16. Geography — Review of the subject matter con- 
 
 tained in Frye's advanced book, with em- 
 phasis placed upon America and EJurasia. The 
 political and historical geography of North 
 America and the United States will receive 
 special emphasis. Ref., Geographic Influ- 
 ences in American History, by Brigham. 
 
 17. Physical Geography — Text, laboratory and 
 
 field work will cover the main topics of the 
 subject. 
 
 Text — Gilbert and Brigham's Introduction 
 to Physical Geography. 
 
 18. Physiology and Hygiene — Emphasis placed 
 
 upon school hygiene as required by the State 
 Board of Health ; hygiene in general ; and es- 
 sentials of digestion, absorption, circulation. 
 i-espiration, secretion, excretion, nervous 
 function, etc. Includes at least ten l2,bora- 
 tory exercises. 
 
 Text — Ritchie's Human Physiology. Ref., 
 Brinkley's Physiology for High Schools, 
 
 19. Physics — A nine-week course, covering the re- 
 
 quirements of a first-grade certificate. This 
 course will require the time usually given to 
 two courses. Double course, two creditaj. 
 Note books used. 
 
 Text — Miller & Foerst's Physio*. 
 
 MATHEMATICS. 
 
 20. ARiTHMfeTic — Intended to cover two essential 
 
 points — a review of the subject mattui' of 
 
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arithmetic, with emphasis placed upoii the 
 method of developing the subject in common 
 and decimal fractions, percentage and its ap- 
 plications. 
 
 21. Arithmetic II — An advanced course for teach- 
 
 ers . in percentage and its applications, men- 
 suration and the higher arithmetical pro- 
 cessses involved in farming, transporta'ion, 
 merchandizing, building and contracting ar.O 
 small business enterprises. A practical ad- 
 vanced course equal to the requirements of a 
 first-grade certificate. 
 
 22. Elementary Algebra I — An elementary course 
 
 extending to quadratics, with emphasis 
 placed upon principles involved. Manipula- 
 tions and detail will be discountenanced. 
 2 3 . Advanced Algebra II — Course reviewing brief- 
 ly the elements and consisting of a course 
 beyond quadratics. Such topics will be dis- 
 cussed as the members of tne class will pro- 
 pose. These special discussions will be takt^n 
 from those topics which have given the meT.-i- 
 bers some difficulty in the class room, or in 
 examinations. 
 
 24. Plane Geometry — This course will- es-tead 
 
 through at least two books of Wentworth's 
 Plane Geonietry ; the power to interpi i: le- 
 lations and the power to explain clearly cLe 
 development of the solution will be considered 
 of predominant importance. 
 
 INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION. 
 
 25. Elementary Woodwork — The object of this 
 
 course is to teach "Farm Carpentry," such 
 as can be used by teachers in rural schools 
 
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with few tools. It will include the cars and 
 sharpening of tools, and the use of those 
 tools in a practical way in making sp'.;c».s. 
 joints, etc, necessary in the construction of 
 machines, buildings, cupboards, etc. 
 
 26. Advanced Course in Woodwork Il-r-deslgned 
 
 for pupils who have done work equivalent to 
 Course I. 
 
 27 . Domestic? Science I — Fundamental principles 
 
 of food values, food preservatives, food prep- 
 aration and serving with the object of dem- 
 onstrating what may be attempted in the 
 schools of the State will be the aim of this 
 course. 
 
 28. Domestic Science II. — Advanced course for 
 
 students prepared to undertake it. 
 
 29. Domestic Art — Textiles, weaving,' sewin??, and 
 
 home decoration. 
 
 MUSIC. 
 
 30. Music I — In this course three steps in the 
 
 study of vocal music will be presented in ac- 
 cordance with the State Course of Study. 
 First, songs will be learned through imita- 
 tion ; second, study of song structure and 
 song analysis ; and, third, the formal study 
 of music. Rhythm, tonality, intervals and no- 
 tation will be treated in accordance with the 
 outline of the State course, and the adopted 
 texts will be used both by teacher and stu- 
 dents. 
 
 31. Music II — This will be an advanced course in 
 
 singing for such teachers and students as 
 have pursued the subject. The method of 
 procedure will be the same as in the above 
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course, the only difference being in tha use 
 of more advanced material. Adopted texts. 
 
 ARTS AND CRAFTS. 
 
 32. Primary Drawing I — (Five hours per week 
 
 throughout the term.) Special instruction, 
 with reference to the use of books Nos. 1, 2, 
 3 and 4 of the Art Education Drawing Book 
 Course. For definite directions regarding the 
 mounting of the work, see State Couvie of 
 Study for Elementary Schools, grades 1, 2, 3, 
 and 4. 
 
 Illustrations of simple stories and rhymes 
 Freehand cuttings used in both pictoi'iai 
 and decorative way. 
 
 Pictorial compositions from nature, ob'^cts 
 and life. 
 
 The aim of this course is to show in a 
 direct way how to make drawing a vital fac- 
 tor in teaching in the primary and rural 
 schools. 
 
 33. iNTlfRMEDIATE AND HiGH SCHOOL DRAWING TI— - 
 
 (Five hours per week throughout the term.) 
 Special instruction with reference to the use 
 of books Nos. 5, 6, 7, and 8, of the Art Edu- 
 cation Drawing Book Course. Following the 
 special directions for mounting the work as 
 outlined in the State Course of Study, as out- 
 lined for the elementary schools, grades 5, 
 6, 7, and 8. 
 
 Pictorial and decorative compositions from 
 nature, objects and life, teaching the methods 
 of handling the crayon, charcoal and water 
 colors. It will include the application of 
 
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many of the principles of composition .^nd 
 perspective. 
 
 The aim of the course is to teach rhe 
 easiest principles of perspective, construction 
 and design ; also to correlate the art V70ilc 
 with other studies, especially reading, his- 
 tory, language and geography. 
 
 34. Primary Construction Work I — (Five hour.s 
 per week throughout the term.) This woik 
 is composed of exercises suitable for graclos 
 1, 2, 3, and 4, and includes exercises In 
 paper folding and cutting; the furnishing 
 of a doll-house with oak tag or heavy paper 
 furniture ; paper weaving as directed in 
 drawing book 2, followed with the weaving 
 of rafRa or yarns if these materials are 
 available. Simple designs applied to invi- 
 tatons, programs, cards, etc., suitable for 
 special days. Also the construction of objects 
 from oak tag and heavy paper ; the makinu: 
 of doll hats, doll parasols, bags, etc., from 
 rafRa and other pliable materials. The 
 construction of gifts appropriate for Christ- 
 mas, - St. Valentine's Day, Easter, or May 
 Day. 
 35. Advanced Construction Work II — This course 
 includes the construction and decoration of 
 portfolios, notebooks, boxes, baskets, etc., 
 where heavy pasteboard is covered with 
 tinted papers or linens. Stencil designs ap- 
 plied to sofa pillows, scarfs, curtains, etc. 
 Baskets will be made of raffla, reeds, grasses, 
 or pine' needles, according to availability of 
 each. In the southern parishes wild cane 
 may be used. 
 
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