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EDMONTON NORMAL SCHOOL Alberta Provincial Rormal Schools The following dates show the history of Normal Schools in Alberta: 1890—First Territorial Normal School established at Regina. Prepared for First, Second and Third Class Certificates. Third Class Normal sessions were held at various points under the direction of Inspectors. 1893— Special Instructors appointed for Third Class Normals. 1894— First Territorial Normal, in what is now Alberta,, was held at Calgary. Length of session, three months; enrolment, 10. 1897—Normal School session was held at Edmonton.; enrolment, 13. 1905— First Provincial Normal School was established at Calgary in rooms secured from the Calgary School Board. 1906— First Provincial Normal School building opened at Calgary. Staff: 2 instructors, assisted by three Calgary teachers. Duration of session, four months; enrolment, 26. 1907— Practice School established in connection with the Normal School. 1912—Provincial Normal School established at Camrose. 1919— Normal School course lengthened to eight months. 1920— (January) Special twelve-weeks’ Normal session at Edmonton for teachers already partly trained, to meet the demand for teachers caused by the lengthening of the Normal session. 1920—(September) Provincial Normal School established at Edmonton in the Highlands School. 1923—Provincial Normal School, Edmonton, discontinued. 1928—Provincial Legislature voted $200,000 to build a new Normal School building at Edmonton. 1928—(September) Provincial Normal School established at Edmonton. Sessions held in King Edward School; enrolment, 218 1928— Contract let for new Normal School building on University Campus, to cost $495,000, and to accommodate 500 students. 1929— First session in New Normal School Building. 1930— (January) Formal opening of Normal School building by Honorable Perren E. Baker, Minister of Education. 1933—Normal School at Edmonton was discontinued. 1935—Normal School at Edmonton re-opens admitting only First Class students. 1938—Normal School at Camrose was closed. Staff transferred to Normal School at Edmonton. Entrance requirements at all Alberta Normal Schools raised to Grade 12 standing. Certificates granted by Norma! Schools called “Interim Elementary and Intermediate School Teaching Certificate” and restricted to Grades 1 to 10. 1940— Calgary Normal School quarters in Institute of Technology and Art building granted to Department of National Defence. Normal School sessions held in King Edward Public School, Calgary. Dr. E. W. Coffin, Principal for 30 years retired. 1941— Normal School building granted to Department of National Defence for Initial Air Training School. Normal School session held in enlarged Garneau Public School building. 1905 1928 1940 Enrolment in all Normal Schools . 77 3 614 Number of pupils in. Alberta . 24,254 159,086 163,792 Number of schools (rooms) in Alberta 628 5,148 6,180 Total number of students graduating from Alberta Normal School, Edmonton, 1929-1942 . .2,886
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