Platteville Normal School

Platteville is a city of 3,321 (census 1895) inhabitants, pleasantly situated on the rolling ground between the Platte and Sinsinawa Mounds, in the midst of the fine agricultural region. The location is eminently healthful, and the community is deeply interested in the success and prosperity of the school. Students will find few temptations to idleness or dissipation, but will meet with encouragement to faithful work and upright conduct.

Platteville is the terminus of a branch of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, connecting with the Illinois Central at Warren. It is reached from the north and south by Chicago and Northwestern Railway, and has connection with points on the Chicago, Burlington & and Northern Railroad. Stages run daily to interior towns.

Whitewater Normal School

The site and surroundings of the school are among the finest in the whole country. The original building was enlarged in 1876; and in 1891 yet another wing was added, including the elegant and well equipped gymnasium.

In 1897, yet another enlargement was made, giving the building a new front and providing improved facilities for all departments of work, especially in the libraries and laboratories.

The school graduated its first class in 1870. Since that time it has graduated 347 persons from the Advanced Course, and 456 others from the Elementary Course, making a total of 803 who have received the sanction of the school. Of theses, all but 46 have taught for a greater or less period of time since graduation.

Oshkosh Normal School

It soon took the rank as the largest one of the schools, and has given instruction to more that 6,000 students during the first quarter century of work.

The building has been enlarged three times to meet its increasing needs, and through such growth has become adapted for efficient management of large numbers with ease. The laboratories and library are thoroughly appointed for the special needs of teachers in training.

Through careful management of conditions, the cost of living to students is below that of any other city of its size, the entire expense for a year ranging from $125 to $160.

The building which had been used for twenty-two years was destroyed by fire on the evening of November 29, 1897, but the school was sucessfully housed in churches and civic society rooms for the remainder of the year. On the opening of the school in September, 1898, it found commodious quarters in a new building, erected on the spot where the old one stood.

The new building is a model in its lighting, convenience and general adaptatibility for the purposes of a Normal School.

There are three departments in the school, the Normal, Preparatory and Model. The course of study aree the same as in other Wisconsin Noormals offering four years of work.

The school offers five courses of study, English, Latin, German, and Social Science, and a Kindergarten Training course. The English course is the equivalent of the last two years of the full English course in the other normal schools, while the Latin and German courses are the equivalent of the last two years of these courses in the other schools except for the four years� preparatory work is required in the Latin and two in the German, to enter these courses, respectively.

The Kindergarten Training course is designed especially to give thorough training to students who desire to fit themselves for Kindergarten work.

All students entering the school must have completed a high school course in one of the four years� course free high schools, or have equivalent preparation, and must pass a satisfactory examination in Arithmetic, US history, Geography, and English Grammar.

No elementary or preparatory course is offered at this school.

Students in the Milwaukee school have an opportunity to do practice work in the public schools of the city.

The building is well equipped for the work of the school and will accommodate three hundred students comfortably.

Stevens Point Normal School

The following courses are provided: German, Latin, and English -- scientific courses of four years each, leading to the Diploma, which may become a life State certificate; and Elementary Course of two years and a Professional Course of one year; leading to the certificate, which may become a five years� State certificate; a One Year Common School Course. High school graduate's are admitted to advanced standing in either course.

Special courses may be arranged by selection from the regular courses to fit the needs of individual teachers.

Special preparation for teachers of Primary and Intermediate grades, by selection of studies in regular courses, and addition of special courses in Practice and Pedagogy.

The building is modern, thoroughly adapted to the uses of the school; is well equipped;� has one of the largest gymnasiums in the state, second only to that of the University. This is under the care of a trained specialist. A carefully selected library of about 6,000 volumes is in the care of a trained librarian., whose entire time is given to the students.

The total enrollment in all departments in June, 1900, was ____ students, coming form upwards of forty counties across the state.

Stevens Point is a quiet, orderly town, with paved streets and pleasant homes; is lighted by gas and electricity; has a good water supply; well distributed; a paid fire department and free mail delivery; is accessible to two railroads from all the central part of the state.

Necessary school expenses, including board, for year of forty weeks, need not exceed $135.00 and may be made less.

School year begins last Tuesday in August.