Description: St. Croix Falls, WISCONSIN - Polk County Teacher Training School - 1909: St. Croix Falls is a city in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,208 at the 2020 census. The city is located within the Town of St. Croix Falls. In the 1840s the land that would become Saint Croix Falls was indirectly settled by Scandinavians and Germans. After the increase of logging, and the founding of the Cushing Land Company, Saint Croix Falls became incorporated in Wisconsin during 1887. The Polk County Training School was authorized by the Polk County Board of Supervisors in the fall of 1904 because there was a need for better qualified teachers. “The aim of the school is to increase the quality of teaching in Polk county rather than the quantity of the teachers”. At this time, the average student entering teacher’s training was 16 years of age. In August 1905, construction began on the Polk County Normal School in St. Croix Falls on a bluff above the village, on Madison Street. The town contributed $5,000 towards building costs and the two acres of land were donated by the Comer brothers, John and Andrew, St. Croix Falls blacksmiths. There were six students at the first graduation in 1906 and that number increased over the years to an average of about 28 graduates by 1934. The enrollment qualifications for potential students in the early years were for persons having a teacher’s certificate from another county, who were graduates of a state graded school or completed one year of high school or had common school diplomas and were judged by the principal to be capable of a teacher’s education. The course of study was the Common School Manual, and it was a one-year course until about 1939, when instruction increased to a two-year course of study. The teacher’s college certificate qualified the student to teach and also counted toward a bachelor’s degree. This Divided Back Era postcard, mailed in 1902, is in good condition but has lost its stamp. Alfred Issacson, Pub.
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Restocking Fee: No
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
Year Manufactured: 1909
City: St. Croix Falls
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Alfred Issacson
Subject: Polk County Teacher Training School
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Divided Back (1907-1915)
Theme: Architecture, Cities & Towns, Landscapes, Normal School, Teacher Training, Polk County
Country: United States
Region: Wisconsin
Features: Panoramic
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Posted
