I. Free tuition in the Normal Schools is accorded to all persons sixteen years of age and upwards, of sound physical health, good moral character, and sufficient scholarship. Any such person may attend the Normal School most convenient, and may be transferred from one to any other upon certificate of withdrawal in good standing. Students entering any Normal School are required to subscribe to the following declaration: I, do hereby declare that my purpose in entering this State Normal School is to fit myself for the profession of teaching, and that it is my intention to engage in teaching in the public schools of this State. II. Persons applying for admission to a Normal School are examined in reading, writing, spelling, geography, arithmetic, grammar and pronunciation, and are expected to possess the proficiency in these branches usually required for third grade certificates. Applicant should bring appointment from the county or city superintendent in whose district he or she may reside. Applicants failing to satisfactorily pass the required entrance examination may temporarily attend the Preparatory Departinent, where a tuition fee of fifty cents per week is charged. Graduates of Free High Schools who have completed a prescribed four years' course are admitted upon presentation of diploma, at the option of Presidents of the schools. Candidates may request county superintendents to forward papers written at teachers' examinations, and have their eligibility for admission determined thereon by the President of the school. For date of entrance examinations, consult the Presidents of the several schools. COURSES OF STUDY -Each Normal School, except the one at Milwaukee, offers an Elementary Course of two and one-half years, an Advanced two years, and a Professional Course of one year. At Milwaukee, the latter two courses only are furnished. Certificates are issued upon completion of Elementary Course, and diplomas upon completion of Advanced Course. Persons may enter at such stage of the courses as their scholarship may warrant, but no diploma is issued to any person who has attended the school less than one year. The terms of board at each locality are moderate. For information as to board and other matters and for catalogues address the Presidents of the respective schools as follows: Pres't D. MCGREGOR, at Platteville; Pres't ALBERT SALISBURY, at Whitewater; Pres't GEORGE S. ALBEE, at Oshkosh; Pres't J. Q. EMERY, at River Falls; Pres't J. J. MAPEL, at Milwaukee. NATIONAL BUREAU OF INFORMATION. A Bureau has been organized in Washington City for the purpose of investigating, and furnishing information upon any subject that may be sent it for that purpose. It does not furnish finished productions, but simply collects notes and data. Located at the Capital where are collected vast libraries, museums and the archives of the government, it is possessed of every facility for this class of work. Estimates for any particular piece of work will be furnished upon application Any information can be obtained by addressing THE NATIONAL BUREAU ASSOCIATION, For larger salaries, or change of location, address Teacher's Co-operative Association, 70 Dearborn Street, Chicago, Ill., Orville Brewer, Manager. YESTERDAY we received seventeen letters from school authorities asking us to recommend teach ers. One college President called, seeking two teachers, and a Superintendent of a large Western city also called to secure eleven teachers and two Kindergartners. Several of those who wrote wished more than one teacher, so that our direct calls for teachers yesterday amounted to forty-four. One School Board wished a Superintendent at a salary of $2,000. One Private School called for a Professor of Mathematics at $1,200. One Kindergarten teacher was called for at $750. A professor of Latin, salary not stated. One High School Assistant to teach German, at $700. A large number of Grammar, Intermediate and Primary, six in one city, were called for. Salaries for some of these graded positions ran up as high as $80. Day before yesterday a Superintendent called seeking a teacher in Mathematics, one for Vocal Music and a Primary teacher. The Principal of a Southern College wrote for a Southern Methodist lady, twenty-five years of age and strong in discipline, for work in High School grade, salary $400 a year and board. A Superintendent of a Western city wrote for a man to teach Mannal Training and Drawing, salary $1,000. A Superintendent in the far west wrote for one Principal and one Kindergarten teacher at salaries of $70. The President of a Southern College wrote for a Principal of a Normal Department at a salary of $1,000 for the Art College. The President of a Western College asked us to recommend a man for the Commercial Dept. The Principal of the High School in Michigan requested us to AND THE recommend a lady teacher of Sciences. The President of a New England College asked us to nominate a man for the Department of Sciences. The President of another Eastern College wrote us for a Matron. Our calls for the day numbered thirty-five, meking seventy-nine calls for the two days. During those two days only fifteen teachers registed. It is easy to see that we are receiving five times as many vacancies as members. The demand for good teachers at good salaries on account of so many going into business and other lines of occupation is four times as great as in any former year. If you are receiving a poor salary or are in a community where your efforts are not appreciated, there is no reason why you should not grasp the unusual opportunity offered by the present year and improve both your salary and surroundings. If you have registered in any agency that is doing nothing for you, or pretends to have direct calls for teachers and does not, it will certainly pay you to investigate our work. Ninety-seven of the teachers out of one hundred teachers who register with us are satisfied with what we do for them, and a large majority are placed in good positions by us. During the next month we will receive, at the smallest estimate, calls for eight hundred teachers to fill the very best positions in educational work. Now is the time to act. Send at once for circulars full description of your wants. Inclose $2.00 registration fee and the or write a DAY BEFORE that you will accept the terms of our contract and we will be enabled to nominate you immediately. Circulars sent free on application. Address TEACHERS' CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION, 70 Dearborn St., Orville Brewer, Manager. The Sheldon Series. The Best and Freshest Text-Books in the Market. Sheldon's Modern School Readers. 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National Educational Association. The National Teachers' Convention, to be held at Toronto, Ont,, July 14–17, is expected to prove unusually interesting. Extensive preparations have already been made, and it will probably be the greatest gathering of educators ever held on this continent. In this connection, teachers will be interested to know that the Wabash Railroad is the only line from Chicago that offers the choice of two good routes to Toronto: Wabash to Detroit, and thence via the Grand Trunk or Canadian Pacific Ry. Trains leave from Dearborn Station, Chicago, at 3:00 and 9:05 P. M. every day in the year, with through sleepers to Toronto via the Canadian Pacific Ry. For maps, time tables, and full information, write F. A. Palmer, A. G. P. A., 201 Clark St., Chicago, or G. J. Lovell, Nor. West. Trav. Agent, 154 E. Third St., St. Paul. GULF COAST WINTER RESORT. 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