Class^JJUr Book JllAs qi5 &* .««■-*.;. mM^WgZA outline 01 Keauirements For Normal Training High Schools, Secondary Agricultural Schools, Denominational and Private Col- leges with Respect to Certification of Graduates. -s- -s- -•» 6 1 ISSUED JUNE IS', 1913, BY R. H.WILSON State Superintendent of Public Instruction y^m+i ^f \ OUTLINE OF REQUIREMENTS for Normal Training High Schools, Secondary Agricultural Schools, Denominational and Private Colleges with • Respect to Certification of Graduates. In compliance with the recommendations of the Stale Department of Education, the Fifth Legislature 5f Okla- homa enacted two laws,— Senate Bill No. 364 and House Bill No. 556, — authorizing the issuance of teachers' certi- ficates, without examination, to the graduates of certain secondary schools and colleges where approved courses in professional training are given. The law authorizing the State Superintendent to issue ■certificates to graduates of High Schools and the Second- ary Agricultural Schools is given in full below : "BE IT EXACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE .STATE OF OKLAHOMA: Section 1. That the State Superintendent of Public Instruction may issue teachers' •certificates, valid for two years, to all students who grad- uate from District Agricultural Schools or from fully ac- credited high schools when such schools have satisfied the said State Superintendent that the course of study completed by the students desiring such certificates is equivalent to a four years high school fully accredited with the State University and that the said schools have sufficient equipment for teaching agriculture, domestic science and manual training and that the students have completed such a course in psychology and the science of teaching as the said State Superintendent may pre- scribe. Certificates so issued shall license the holder to teach in any of the common schools in Oklahoma for a period of two years." Approved March 11, 1915. The City. Superintendents were asked to meet at Ok- lahoma City for the purpose of discussing the provisions of this law" with a view to having it administered in the interest, of all the schools. At this meeting, which was held April 22nd, a tentative plan was submitted by the State Superintendent which was agreed upon as a basis, and a copy of this plan was later sent to each City Super- intendent in the State with the request that suggestions be offered. A committee of City Superintendents was ap- pointed to confer with the State Superintendent after the suggestions had been filed. This committee met with the State Superintendent in the offices of the State Depart- ment of Education Monday, May 31st, and, after care- fully considering all suggestions that had been filed, agreed upon the following plan and requirements : TEACHERS (a) The teacher who directs the Normal Training Course of any high school must be a normal or college graduate with at least twenty-four months of actual teaching experience, a part of which experience should have been in rural schools. (b) All teachers employed in the high school must be college or normal school graduates or the holders of state high school certificates and the high schools must in other ways conform to the standard of the North Cen- tral Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. (c) No high school will be approved for this course unless all grades below the high school are taught by ef- ficient teachers who have scholarship equivalent to that of high school graduation and approved professional training, provided that this ruling shall not apply to suc- cessful teachers now in the system holding first grade certificates with professional training and experience. REQUIRED SUBJECTS (a) Normal training courses shall be elective and must be given in the eleventh or twelfth grades. Gradu- ates of this course must complete at least 16 high school units which shall include the units prescribed by the University. (b) The Normal Training Course shall consist of at least one-half unit in Psychology ; one-half unit in the science of teaching; one full unit in American History and Government ; one full year's work in Agriculture with laboratory and demonstration work giving especial em- phasis to school gardens and practice, not to be offered earlier than the eleventh grade, provided that in cases where this arrangement is found to be impossible, Agri- culture may be offered in the tenth grade; not less than one full unit in Domestic Science for girls and not less than one full unit in Manual Training for boys to be givexi during any year of the high school course ; and one full unit in review courses of six weeks each, to include the following subjects in the order listed: Penmanship and Spelling, Reading, Physiology and Sanitation, Arithmetic, Grammar, and Geography. It is preferred that two units of Domestic Science or two units of Manual Training be required. (c) One hour a day or its equivalent in time must be devoted to observation work, lesson plans, and practice teaching where possible, to give the students advantage of such work. All students taking the normal training- course must do actual observation in all grades from first to eighth inclusive. The outline for the subjects includ- ed in the normal training course, together with an ap- proved list of books for the professional library, will be published in the High School Manual, copies of which may be obtained from W. P. Stewart, publisher, Okla- homa City. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS (a) Regular students above the tenth grade or graduates of any high school shall be eligible to take this course. All high school graduates must be certified by the school graduating the student. (b) The City Superintendent is required to certify under oath on blanks which will be furnished by the State Superintendent the courses completed by each applicant for a certificate, with the standing on a basis of 100 per cent. The blank furnished will be as follows: SUPERINTENDENT'S CERTIFICATE of Work Done by Graduate of Normal Training High School. Name of High School Name of Graduate Age Sex ' Address Name of course completed Date of Graduation —3— CREDITS First Year ' t — 'o o *^ •*■ 3 D -r _i (U Sd bo a; 3 • — u 1) O C/5 O E "3 Xx 'G u «■« >+« O C -r r- U ■Sili S u 0> u First Semester English Algebra Latin or German Semester English Algebra Latin or German S ECO Mi Yeak First Semester English Plane Geometry Latin or German Second Semester English Plane Geometry Latin or German Third Year 1 11 First Semester 1 l l Second Semester i 1 1 1 English Amer. Hist 1 and fiov. 1 1 1 1 English Amer. Hist. and Gov. 1 ] 1 Agriculture 1 1 I.I 1 I Agriculture i 1 1 —4- Fourth Year rt rt .ti k-* +£ u il o u OJ "y ^ d> "y w o •— z o r" W U ^ Z ~ - V U V — y ~ 0-1 -Q^ 0) XI v — Ph ^^ c- S "o bo P" tn ~ bo £ 2 •o- £v5 U 3 i—3 '-w £J v c ll First Second Semester Semester Pedagogy • Psychology Observation Observation Work 1 Work Reviews Reviews Physics or Physics or Chemistry i Chemistry REVIEW COURSE SUBJECTS Number Weeks Studied Length of Recitation in .Minutes Number Recitations Per Week Grade Penmanship and Spelling Reading Physiology and Sanitation Arithmetic Grammar Geography 1 I Description, in detail, of laboratory work and field work done in —5— Agriculture Description, in detail, of observation work done, naming grades in which done. (Where possible students should visit several rural schools) Description, in detail, of work done in Domestic Science Description, in detail, of work done in Manual Training : I hereby certify that has completed the work indicated above in a satisfactory manner and has complied with all the requirements of the law and of the State Superintendent of Public Instrucion, and, in my opinion, has the essential qualifications of a teacher. I, therefore, recommend that be granted a two year state certificate in accordance with the provisions of Senate Bill No. 364, approved March 11, 1915. (Date) ( Title ) I, the undersigned, upon oath do depose and say that I have care- fully checked the record of the above named applicant for a two year state certificate and that the record and statements herein contained are true and correct, to the best of my knowledge and belief, so help me God. (Title) Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of , 191 ... . Notary Public. My Commission expires , 191 ... . (c) No certificate will be issued to an applicant un- less recommended by the city superintendent as being a. person having the essential qualifications of a teacher, which recommendation shall be indicated on the face of the certificate when issued. It shall be the duty of the —6— city superintendent and the teacher of the Training- School to advise the students concerning their fitness for the profession of teaching, and to encourage only those pupils to take the Teachers' Training Course who give promise of making successful teachers. .(d) Every approved, high school must have a pro- fessional library of at least 25 volumes selected from a list submitted by, or approved by, the State Superinten- dent of Public Instruction and must subscribe for not less than six of the best Teachers' magazines published. Laboratory equipment must be equivalent at least to the minimum amount required for fully accredited high schools to the North Central Association. The school will be inspected each year by the State Superintendent or by some suitable person appointed by him. (e) Each high school desiring to qualify under this law will be required to file an application for approval of the Normal Training Course not later than September 1, 1915, upon blanks to be furnished by the State Depart- ment of Education, provided that in the future any school desiring to meet these requirements may be permitted to do so on or before the first day of September each year. Below is the form of application prescribed by the State Superintendent for schools desiring to be designat- ed as Normal Training High Schools. These blanks may be secured from the State Superintendent. APPLICATION for Approval as Normal Training High School. Name of School Location Number of Years in High School Course Accredited with the University of Oklahoma for Units Number of years school has been fully accredited Date of last inspecion by High School Inspector 191 Enrollment by years : First Second Third Fourth Number of graduates last year : Male Female Total Number Teachers in High School: Male Female Total Number Teachers in Grades : Male Female Total HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS .. Kind of Graduate of Na me Subjects Taught Certificate (Give Degree) —7— TEACHER OF PROFESSIONAL SUBJECTS Name Age Sex . Teaching Experience in detail : Graduate of Dale of Graduation. Degree Number of years in course. Enumerate professional subjects taken in College What subjects, if any. will teacher have in addition to the pro- fessional subj eel s ? ' Give standard of qualifications required for grade teachers GENERAL EQUIPMENT. Agriculture Value $. Amount of space in demonsration plat Distance from school Domestic Science ■ Value $. Manual Training Value $. Value of equipment in laboratories : Physics $ Physiography $ Chemistry $ Botany $ Library, Number of Volumes Value $... Titles of professional books in library : Teacher's Journals subscribed for : —8— HIGH SCHOOL COURSE OF STUDY. First Year First Semester Second Semester Second Year First Semester Second Semester Third Year First Semester Second Semester Fourth Year First Semester Second Semester I hereby certify that the foregoing statements are correct. Date Superintendent. It is the desire of the State Superintendent to make the requirements broad and helpful to the Schools of the State. No technicalities will be invoked to exclude any high school which in a general way meets these require- ments. The requirements are subjects to change from year" to year as experience teaches the necessity or advantage of such changes. In order that the course may be made to serve the schools in an efficient manner and that the certificates issued under this plan may be valued highly by school officials, the State Superintendent will welcome —9— suggestions from the city superintendents and the teach- ers who direct the Normal Training Classes. No changes will be made in the requirements as outlined herein for the school year ending June 30th, 1916. In no case will exceptions be made to the above requirements. The following is the form of certificate that will be issued : 5 4» 4* 4* 4 1 4* 4* 4* •>!? 4* *fc 4» ^ 4* 4* 4* •&• 4* *fc 4* 4* : "^ Tfit^" ^^ com P^ etrd %n a satisfactory manner ^ j^ «I //*£• Course of Study prescribed for the. _«. _«. School, and having met all the requirements l^tat? (UntMxttdt or Grammar Grades (from first to eighth in- m^ *«*****»*****»**♦ £ p u {j]j c Instruction ^ •r • \ r h n n J n n ri hnin n a -in t -»f nil ih ,-> vnnyi iV/»m /*m / c ^s< ««- ■•j? of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction ^ jj. as to Agriculture, Pedagogy, Psychology, Do- mestic Science or Manual Training, Observation • "^ Work, and Review Work is granted this «^ -Si -Si -Si ■|f P'o/td /or a period of two years from the dale j ^ hereof unless sooner revoked. This certificate "^ "V shall license the holder to teach in the Primary <$£» T >p ui kji uiHiiiui (jruuts \i>um nrsi w cigiuii in- ^* ^ cluskr) of any of the common schools of the *»■ t* State of Oklahoma. & ■r f It is certified under oath by the of *2, T J± said school that the holder of this Certificate has £ complied with all the requirements of the lazv and "*f* *F of the State Superintendent and is entitled to this iM+ Jj. Certificate. ^ •^ 4» ju This is to certify that I • Given under my J f know personally of the - ^l* *, qualifications of the holder * , , ^. , ; , ^ *P of this Certificate and that * liand at Oklahoma ^ J^ ....he has completed in a * ^ C satisfactory manner all the * City, State of Okla- 48* ^j, requirements of law and of * • l >?\ State Superintendent of * ) loma this day 4> ^i Public Instruction. I rec- • f ommend that be given * » -?» Js this Certificate. * °l » T 9I-- • " * - im A (Title) • ** T State Superintendent 44* T t 3 " sM» ^j. This Certificate is not renewable unless the holder here- z of has had at least one full year's work in the State Uni- 4j» Jj. versity or in one of the State Normal Schools of Okla- Z C homa prior to the date of renewal. 44* i t % *f «y* Vf» «|» .$. «y* «y* ^ «$» «£» ^ «^ «^ +p 4* »£* «y» «f» *p «jjj* ${ — 10 — SECONDARY AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS The law as printed on page 1 of this bulletin includes the Secondary Agricultural Schools among those schools which may offer normal training courses. At a meeting of the State Board of Agriculture and the Presidents of the Secondary Agricultural Schools, the following course of study was agreed upon and submitted to the State Superintendent by Hon. J. F. Darby, representing the Board of Agriculture and the Presidents. The State Superintendent approved and accepted the course. COURSE OF STUDY Boys First Term 5 — English 5 — Advanced Arithmetic 3 — (2) — Physical Geography 2 — (4) — Stock Judging (2) — Music (4) — Drawing 1 — (2) — Grain Judging (4) — Carpentry (2) — Practice Work Second Term 5— English 5 — Algebra 3 — (2) — Elementary Agriculture (2) — Music (4) — Drawing (4) — Carpentry (2) — Practice Work 2 — (4) — Types and Breeds 3 — Farm Crops Boys First Term 5 — English 4 — Ancient History 5 — Algebra 3 — (4) — Botany and Forestry 3— (4)— Dairying (4) — Blacksmithing (3) — Practice Work Second Term =1 — English 5 — Algebra 4 — Medieval and Modern Histon 3 — (4) — Botany, Vegetable Gar- dening, Fruit Growing FOR SECONDARY AGRICULTURAL SCHOOLS. Freshman Girls First Term 5 — English 5 — Arithmetic (Advanced 1 (2) — Music ( \) — Drawing (2) — Practice Work 3 — (2) — Physical Geography (4) — Cooking (2) — 'Basketry (4)— Sewing Second Term 5 — English 5 — Algebra (2) — Music ( } i — Drawing 3 — ( 2 ) — Agriculture (4) — Cooking (2) — Practice Work (2) — Social Culture (4) — 'Sewing (2) — Laundering Sophomore Girls First Term 5— English 5 — Algebra 3 — (4) — Botany 4 — Ancient History (2) — Practice Work (4) — Cooking (4) — Sewing 2 — Domestic Hygiene 3 — 'Textiles Second Term S — English 5 — Algebra 3 — (4) — Botany 4 — Medievel and Modern History (2) — Practice Work 3— (4)— Dairying (4) — Blacksmi thing (2) — Practice Work 4 — ( 2 ) — Farm Management Boys First 7 erm 5 — English 5 — -Plane Geometry 3 — (4) — Chemistry 3 — (4) — Soil Physics ( 4 ) — Farm Accounts (2) — Practice Work 5 — American History, Advanced Second Term 5 — English 5 — Plane Geometry .3 — ( 4 ) — Chemi st ry 3 — (4) — Zoology ( 4 ) — Farm Mechanics 3— (4)— Poultry (2) — Practice Work 5 — Civics Boys First Term 5 — English, Literature and Classics 3— (4)— Physics 4 — (2) — Veterinary Science 3 — (2) — Soils and Fertilizers 5 — Advanced Algebra, or 5— Psychology 5 — History of Education (2) — Practice Work Second Term 5 — American Literature and Classics 3 — (4)— Physics 4 — (2 ) — Entomology 4 — (2) — Feed and Feeding 5 — Solid Geometry, or 5 — Theory and Practice of Teaching S — 'School Management (2) — Practice Work (4) — Cooking (4) — Sewing 2 — Domestic Hygiene Junior Girls First Term 5— English 5 — Plane Geometry 3— (4) — Chemistry (4) — Farm Accounts ( 2 ) — Pracice Work 2 — Home Nursing ( 4) — Cookirjg 2 — Household Arts (4) — Sewing Set ond Term 5 — English 5 — Plane Geometry 3 — (4) — Zoologj 3 — ( 4 t — Chemistry 3 — (2) — Poultry 1 2 I— Practice Work (4) — Fine Needle Work 3 — Home Economics (4) — Cooking S F.N I OR Girls First Term 5 — English 5 — Advanced Algebra, or 5 — Psychology 5 — History of Education 3— (4)— Physics (2) -Practice Work (4) — Dressmaking 1 1 I -Cooking Second Term 5— English 5 — Solid Geometry, or 5 — School Management 5 — Theory and Practice 3 — (4) — Physics 4 — ( 2 ) — Entomology (4) — Millinery (4) — Sewing (4) — Cooking The requirements as td teachers employed, affiliation with the State University, equipment, application for ap- proval, and certification of graduates, shall be the same for the Secondary Agricultural Schools as for the high schools. —12 — DENOMINATIONAL AND PRIVATE COLLEGES The Fifth Legislature passed the following act pro- viding for the issuance of teachers' certificates to gradu- ates of certain colleges and the acceptance of credits from such colleges : "BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: Section 1. Any graduate of any college organized under the laws of the State of Oklahoma, and operated in the State of Oklahoma, re- quiring a four years college course for graduation, and which has entrance requirements equivalent to a regular four years high school course, and maintaining a course in education equivalent to the course of education in the University of Oklahoma, said course to be approved by the State Hoard of Education, shall, upon application to the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and mak- ing proof of graduation from any such college and the ■completion of said course of study, be granted a life I tigh School Certificate of the same rank as is granted to the graduates of the State University for the same class of work. "Section 2. When any such colleg-e as referred to in ■Section 1, of this Act, has established its course of study and same has been approved by the State Board of Edu- cation, any credit made in such college, which would en- title the holder thereof to graduation in that subject, may be substituted within three years from the time the credit is granted, in lieu of an examination on that subject on any teachers' certificate." Approved March 12, 1915. At a conference of the presidents of the denomination- al and private colleges of Oklahoma, held in the State Superintendent's office at Oklahoma City. May 17, 1915, the president and the Director of the School of Educa- tion of the State University being present, the following regulations were agreed upon in order to carry out the provisions of the foregoing act : First, The Course in Education shall include four hours, — an hour being one recitation per week or it^ equivalent in laboratory exercises for one semester, — in General Psychology, four hours in methods of teaching specific subjects, and a sufficient amount of other work in —13— Education and Psychology to make the total at least 24 hours; the specific subjects in each case to be approved by the State Board of Education. The professional work- in the School of Education of the University of Okla- homa consists of twenty-four hours in Education and Psychology including : General Psychology, four hours, (in catalog as Philosophy i) ; Educational Psychology, two hours, (Education 2) ; Genetic Psychology, two hours, (Philosophy 104) ; Child Study, two hours, (Education 104); Methods of teaching in major and minor subjects, four hours, (Education 131 to 144 inclusive) ; 6. Eight hours in elective educational subjects selected from the following : History of Education, Ancient and Medieval; History of Education, Modern ; Principles of Education ; The High School Program of Studies; High School Administration; Experimental Education ; Elementary School Methods ; Educational Classics; Secondary School Methods ; Comparative School Systems ; Principles of Moral Education ; Social Phases of Education ; City School Administration; Educational Measurements; Psychology of Retardation and Mental Defici- ency ; Industrial Education; Vocational Guidance ; School Hygiene; Statistical Method; Rural Education ; Practice Teaching; Practice Teaching; Philosophy of Education ; Seminar in Educational Psychology; Current Educational Problems ; Seminar in Educational Administration ; The Psychology and Pedagogy of Reading. (References above are to the catalog of the University.) The twelve hours not specifically named in the fore- going general requirements may be selected from any of the elective courses indicated above. Education 4. Education 5. Education 101. Education 102. Education 103. Education 105. Education 106. Education 107. Education 108. Education 109. Education no. Education ill. Education 112. Education 113. Education 114. Education 115. Education 116. Education 117. Education 118. Education 119. Education 129. Education 130. Education 201. Education 202. Education 203. Education 204. Education 205. —14- Second. The head of the Department of Education must be a graduate of a standard college and must have a master's degree and by experience and training be es- pecially fitted for the work in Education. Third. Colleges desiring to secure the benefits of this law will be required to file an application giving a com- plete statement of plan of organization, faculty of col- lege and preparatory department, course of instruction, students enrolled, plant and equipment, and financial statement. Blanks for this purpose may be obtained from the Secretary of the State Board of Education. Fourth. The courses completed by the graduates of the denominational and private colleges must be certified in detail on blanks prescribed by the State Board of Edu- cation. CONCLUSION The foregoing laws and requirements are the out- growth of plans and efforts put forth during the past four years for the purpose of uniting all of the educational forces in the state into one great correlated system for advancing and raising the standard of our schools. We desire that certificates for teachers be based upon broad scholarship and thorough preparation rather than upon the ability of an individual to answer questions submit- ted by an examining board in such a way as to secure what is considered a passing grade. A wise administra- tion of these provisions by the State Superintendent and conscientious co-operation by the city superintendents and others interested in this subject will result in the elevation of the standard for teachers throughout the state. It has not been our expectation that a great many of the high schools will be able to meet these requirements the first year. However, we do believe that a sufficient number will meet these requirements to justify the estab- lishment of this plan. We are convinced that high school students finishing this course as prescribed will be far better qualified to teach than the average rural school teacher in the state today. In addition to this, it will en- able many boys and girls to prepare themselves to teach under the care and protection of the home and without the expense of going away to school. We further believe that the tendency of high schools —IS— that do not meet these requirements at present will be to plan to meet them later. In this way the standard of teachers and equipment of high schools will be elevated and each year a larger number of boys and girls will be given an opportunity to do this normal training work at home. in regard to the secondary agricultural schools, we are glad to be able to assist them by recognizing the work done by their students when they meet the requirements for certificates. We believe that they should be permit- ted to have the same advantages that are given to other schools, and will cheerfully extend to them these privil- eges when they have complied with these requirements. So far as the plan applies to the denominational or inde- pendent colleges, we will be glad to give them recogni- tion when they have met the requirements and made their standard equal to the standard required by the State University of Oklahoma. With us, it is not a question of where the teacher at- tended school, provided the school gave him scholarship broad enough and thorough enough to prepare him to teach. We solicit tin- support and co-operation of all who are interested in developing a bigger, broader and more economical school system. Thoroughness and adapta- bility to the work should be the main qualities <>f every- one who teaches the children of this state. In develop- ing and promoting these new plans, I beg for your as- sistance by means of any suggestions you have to offer which will make the plan better, and with this in mind 1 appeal to everyone who reads this bulletin to offer any suggestions which they feel will make the plans stronger and more helpful. Sincerelv vours, R. H. WILSON, State Superintendent of Public Instruction. -16—