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Show DISTINGUISHED VISITORS AT THE B. COLLEGE Compliments Institution On the Work of the Standard Normal School Prof. Moslah Hnll, Str'o Superintendent Superin-tendent of High' School, mil President Presi-dent J. A. Wldtsoo, rf the Agricultural Agricul-tural College, visited tls llrlRlmni Young Collego on Tuosdny to Investigate Inves-tigate tho work. Both wero plcasod with tho condition nnd complimented vory highly tho work especially In tho Standard Normal School. Superintendent Super-intendent Hnll called tho Collego class together after Dovotlonnl, talked talk-ed with, and mot each personally. IIo had only words of encouragement for them. Whnt tho stnto needs nnd hns positions wnltlng for, Is a class ot teachers with tho professional preparation In tho pcdngoglcal and psychological subjects ns given In tho Standard Normnl course. Tho demand de-mand Is far In oxcess of tho supply. Tho sjhool authorities nro forced to let In teaching without this training not' becnuso they dcslro It or intend to permit it long, but becnuso thoro nro not enough propnred to II U tho i vncniioles. Professor Hall met with the fourth year students nlso. Ho urged them for tholr own wolfnro as woll nB for tho good of tho teaching profession, not to dlscontlnuo school until they had completed tho Standard Six Year courso. It they should succeed suc-ceed In obta'ning a position now In somo small school, their lack ot professional pro-fessional training 'would to a disadvantage disad-vantage ns well ns n sourco ot constant con-stant embarrassment to them, Quito n number of tho fourth yenr students a number from tho high schools out-sldo out-sldo nnd most ot tho fifth year students stud-ents have expressed their Intention to bo buck to school, so that tho growth of the Normal School seems to mo a cortalnty. |