The Saskatoon Teachers' College, originally called the Saskatoon Normal School, was a facility in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada for training teachers. The school occupied temporary premises at first, then moved to a handsome brick and stone building on Avenue A North in 1922. It was administered by the provincial department of education. In 1964 it was merged into the College of Education of the University of Saskatchewan, and became the Avenue A Campus.
Collegiate Institute, first home of the teacher's college.
The Saskatoon Normal[a] School opened on 20 August 1912 in rented rooms in the Saskatoon Collegiate Institute (later called the Nutana Collegiate).[2] It was a nondenominational institute for training primary and secondary school teachers.[3] There were twelve second class student teachers and fifty third class students. The students also attended lectures at the University of Saskatchewan. The school moved in 1914 to four rooms rented in the Buena Vista School. In 1916 it moved again to rooms on the first floor of the university's Student's Residence No. 2. In 1919 the school moved again to St. Mary's separate school, and classrooms were also provided by the St. Thomas Presbyterian Church (now St. Thomas Wesley United Church).[2]
Avenue A
Room J of the Saskatoon Normal School at the wiener roast on the river bank near Yorath Island, 16 September 1930
In 1920 it was decided to build a permanent home for the school on the west side of Saskatoon on Avenue A North. It was a gothic-style brick and Bedford stone building designed by architect Maurice W. Sharon and undertaken by architect David Webster. While construction was under way the school held classes in St. Paul's school on 22nd Street and 4th Avenue. The new school building was opened in March 1922, and the Provincial Normal School was officially opened on 12 February 1923, under the provincial Department of Education. In 1923 there were 335 students in the normal school.[2]
George Moir Weir was an early principal at the Normal School.[4][b] He was also Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan, which funded the War Memorial Scholarship Fund. This sent the best-qualified teachers to the most difficult districts. According to Weir, "the real values of the Scholarship Project depend very largely, not so much on what these teachers actually teach, as on what they are, – on their character, influence and personality."[6] The Church of England missionary societies recruited male and female Anglicans as teachers in Britain to work in Western Canada. Those without training attended a short training course at the Normal School before being sent into the field.[7]
Saskatchewan was a mainly rural province.[2] Weir advocated placing practice teachers in conditions "that obtain in rural communities" instead of in urban schools.[8] In 1930 the occupations of the fathers of students were farmer: 49%, skilled mechanic: 11%, storekeeper: 10%, executive: 9.4%, unskilled laborer: 6.5%, professional: 5% and deceased: 6%.[9] In the years that followed World War I (1914–18) the prairie provinces experienced a great influx of immigrants to Canada, mostly from northern or eastern Europe. In 1937 the principal of the Normal School reported that 45% of the students had non-English origins.[10]
In the summer of 1941 the Normal School gave up its building to the Defense Department for use in training air force recruits. The Normal School moved temporarily to the Wilson School, whose students were relocated to other schools. It returned to the Avenue A premises after the end of World War II (1939–45). The Saskatoon Normal School had an enrollment of 617 student teachers in 1945–46, of which three quarters were women.[2] In 1953 the Normal School was renamed the Saskatoon Teacher's College. Teachers were now to be educated in teaching rather than trained in teaching.[11] In 1959 the entrance requirements for normal schools and colleges of education in Saskatchewan were standardized.[12] The college had 584 students in 1961–62.[2]
Successor
1970 Education Building, University of Saskatchewan
The University of Saskatchewan had established a separate College of Education in 1928, open to students with undergraduate degrees. It prepared students to teach in high schools and collegiates, and also undertook research in education. The college did not offer training in elementary education until 1952.[11]
In 1964 the Department of Education and the University of Saskatchewan agreed to integrate the Saskatoon and Regina teacher's colleges with the university's College of Education.[12] Classes continued in the building at 1030 Avenue A North, now called the University of Saskatchewan Avenue A campus. A new building was constructed on the university campus, opened in the spring on 1970. In 1986 the original Saskatoon Teachers College building was renamed the E.A. Davies building in honor of Fred Davies, a pioneer of technical education in Saskatchewan.[2]
^The term "Normal" referred to the understanding that public schooling should be standardized to follow a government-approved model, and therefore the teachers had to be "normalized".[1]
^George Weir later taught at the University of British Columbia and became Minister of Education of British Columbia from 1933 to 1941.[5]
Adamson, Julia (2013-05-26). "Education is the movement from darkness to light". Saskatchewan One Room School House Project. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
Barman, Jean; Gleason, Mona (2003-01-01). Children, Teachers and Schools in the History of British Columbia, 2e. Brush Education. ISBN978-1-55059-251-1. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
Francis, R. Douglas (2011-11-01). Canada and the British World: Culture, Migration, and Identity. UBC Press. ISBN978-0-7748-4031-6. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
Gidney, R.D.; Millar, W.P.J. (2012-02-21). How Schools Worked: Public Education in English Canada, 1900-1940. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN978-0-7735-3953-2. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
Manzer, Ronald A. (2003). Educational Regimes and Anglo-American Democracy. University of Toronto Press. ISBN978-0-8020-8780-5. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
Noonan, Brian W.; Hallman, Dianne M.; Scharf, Murray (2006). A History of Education in Saskatchewan: Selected Readings. University of Regina Press. ISBN978-0-88977-190-1. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
Prochner, Larry (2011-11-01). Early Childhood Care and Education in Canada. UBC Press. ISBN978-0-7748-4129-0. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
Further reading
Campbell, Eleanor (1996). Reflections of Light: A History of the Saskatoon Normal School, (1912-1953) and the Saskatoon Teachers' College, (1953-1964). University of Saskatchewan. ISBN978-0-88880-345-0.
January 31, 2023
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The Saskatoon Teachers College originally called the Saskatoon Normal School was a facility in Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada for training teachers The school occupied temporary premises at first then moved to a handsome brick and stone building on Avenue A North in 1922 It was administered by the provincial department of education In 1964 it was merged into the College of Education of the University of Saskatchewan and became the Avenue A Campus Saskatoon Teachers CollegeSaskatoon Normal School c 1930Former namesSaskatoon Normal SchoolActive1912 1912 1964 1964 LocationSaskatoon Saskatechewan Canada52 08 29 N 106 40 10 W 52 141252 N 106 669508 W 52 141252 106 669508 Coordinates 52 08 29 N 106 40 10 W 52 141252 N 106 669508 W 52 141252 106 669508Campus1030 Idylwyld Dr N Contents 1 Early years 2 Avenue A 3 Successor 4 Noted teachers and students 5 ReferencesEarly years Edit Collegiate Institute first home of the teacher s college The Saskatoon Normal a School opened on 20 August 1912 in rented rooms in the Saskatoon Collegiate Institute later called the Nutana Collegiate 2 It was a nondenominational institute for training primary and secondary school teachers 3 There were twelve second class student teachers and fifty third class students The students also attended lectures at the University of Saskatchewan The school moved in 1914 to four rooms rented in the Buena Vista School In 1916 it moved again to rooms on the first floor of the university s Student s Residence No 2 In 1919 the school moved again to St Mary s separate school and classrooms were also provided by the St Thomas Presbyterian Church now St Thomas Wesley United Church 2 Avenue A Edit Room J of the Saskatoon Normal School at the wiener roast on the river bank near Yorath Island 16 September 1930 In 1920 it was decided to build a permanent home for the school on the west side of Saskatoon on Avenue A North It was a gothic style brick and Bedford stone building designed by architect Maurice W Sharon and undertaken by architect David Webster While construction was under way the school held classes in St Paul s school on 22nd Street and 4th Avenue The new school building was opened in March 1922 and the Provincial Normal School was officially opened on 12 February 1923 under the provincial Department of Education In 1923 there were 335 students in the normal school 2 George Moir Weir was an early principal at the Normal School 4 b He was also Grand Master of the Masonic Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan which funded the War Memorial Scholarship Fund This sent the best qualified teachers to the most difficult districts According to Weir the real values of the Scholarship Project depend very largely not so much on what these teachers actually teach as on what they are on their character influence and personality 6 The Church of England missionary societies recruited male and female Anglicans as teachers in Britain to work in Western Canada Those without training attended a short training course at the Normal School before being sent into the field 7 Saskatchewan was a mainly rural province 2 Weir advocated placing practice teachers in conditions that obtain in rural communities instead of in urban schools 8 In 1930 the occupations of the fathers of students were farmer 49 skilled mechanic 11 storekeeper 10 executive 9 4 unskilled laborer 6 5 professional 5 and deceased 6 9 In the years that followed World War I 1914 18 the prairie provinces experienced a great influx of immigrants to Canada mostly from northern or eastern Europe In 1937 the principal of the Normal School reported that 45 of the students had non English origins 10 In the summer of 1941 the Normal School gave up its building to the Defense Department for use in training air force recruits The Normal School moved temporarily to the Wilson School whose students were relocated to other schools It returned to the Avenue A premises after the end of World War II 1939 45 The Saskatoon Normal School had an enrollment of 617 student teachers in 1945 46 of which three quarters were women 2 In 1953 the Normal School was renamed the Saskatoon Teacher s College Teachers were now to be educated in teaching rather than trained in teaching 11 In 1959 the entrance requirements for normal schools and colleges of education in Saskatchewan were standardized 12 The college had 584 students in 1961 62 2 Successor Edit 1970 Education Building University of Saskatchewan The University of Saskatchewan had established a separate College of Education in 1928 open to students with undergraduate degrees It prepared students to teach in high schools and collegiates and also undertook research in education The college did not offer training in elementary education until 1952 11 In 1964 the Department of Education and the University of Saskatchewan agreed to integrate the Saskatoon and Regina teacher s colleges with the university s College of Education 12 Classes continued in the building at 1030 Avenue A North now called the University of Saskatchewan Avenue A campus A new building was constructed on the university campus opened in the spring on 1970 In 1986 the original Saskatoon Teachers College building was renamed the E A Davies building in honor of Fred Davies a pioneer of technical education in Saskatchewan 2 Noted teachers and students EditHenry Bonli 1927 2011 artist Ernest Julian Ernie Cole 1916 2000 politician Reta Cowley 1910 2004 artist Arnold Feusi 1912 1998 politician Allan Ray Guy born 1926 politician Herschel Lee Howell 1912 1990 politician Ben Klassen 1918 1993 white supremacist Roy Knight 1891 1971 politician Olga Kotelko 1919 2014 nonagenarian athlete Miro Kwasnica born 1935 politician Al Matsalla born 1926 politician J D McAskill 1908 1994 politician Ray Meiklejohn born 1935 politician John Sproule Mills 1887 1972 politician Wynona Mulcaster born 1915 artist Wesley Albert Robbins 1916 2008 politician Otto Rogers born 1935 artist Herman Rolfes born 1936 politician John Henry Sturdy 1893 1966 politician Clarence George Willis 1907 1984 politicianReferences EditNotes The term Normal referred to the understanding that public schooling should be standardized to follow a government approved model and therefore the teachers had to be normalized 1 George Weir later taught at the University of British Columbia and became Minister of Education of British Columbia from 1933 to 1941 5 Citations Prochner 2011 p 68 a b c d e f g Adamson 2013 Prochner 2011 p 69 Barman amp Gleason 2003 p 238 Manzer 2003 p 426 Francis 2011 p 218 Francis 2011 p 222 Barman amp Gleason 2003 p 255 Gidney amp Millar 2012 p 141 Gidney amp Millar 2012 p 140 a b Noonan Hallman amp Scharf 2006 p 150 a b Noonan Hallman amp Scharf 2006 p 172 Sources Adamson Julia 2013 05 26 Education is the movement from darkness to light Saskatchewan One Room School House Project Retrieved 2014 08 12 Barman Jean Gleason Mona 2003 01 01 Children Teachers and Schools in the History of British Columbia 2e Brush Education ISBN 978 1 55059 251 1 Retrieved 2014 08 12 Francis R Douglas 2011 11 01 Canada and the British World Culture Migration and Identity UBC Press ISBN 978 0 7748 4031 6 Retrieved 2014 08 12 Gidney R D Millar W P J 2012 02 21 How Schools Worked Public Education in English Canada 1900 1940 McGill Queen s Press MQUP ISBN 978 0 7735 3953 2 Retrieved 2014 08 12 Manzer Ronald A 2003 Educational Regimes and Anglo American Democracy University of Toronto Press ISBN 978 0 8020 8780 5 Retrieved 2014 08 12 Noonan Brian W Hallman Dianne M Scharf Murray 2006 A History of Education in Saskatchewan Selected Readings University of Regina Press ISBN 978 0 88977 190 1 Retrieved 2014 08 12 Prochner Larry 2011 11 01 Early Childhood Care and Education in Canada UBC Press ISBN 978 0 7748 4129 0 Retrieved 2014 08 12 Further reading Campbell Eleanor 1996 Reflections of Light A History of the Saskatoon Normal School 1912 1953 and the Saskatoon Teachers College 1953 1964 University of Saskatchewan ISBN 978 0 88880 345 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saskatoon Teachers 27 College amp oldid 1014159981, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
