The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-12-06
REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL
or TaE
STATE NORMAL School
OF IIANSAS

OF. KANSAS,
FOR THE YEAR 1907.
'1StF| Fa-0RE fi u re TflE = f1,.r .!
Honorable Board of Directors. of tie Stat.
Normal School: -s. -.'.--.- ~.
GENF1EMRNs ], herewith submit tc
your consideration this Third .Apupa
Report Of the school, under, your super
vision, for The year, 1867 ,-p
The work,Of The, year began. with the
dedication OF the new Normal School
building, ron The second day of Jauuary
The ezsgeisessoflhe occasion we're parIic.
ipaisd in by PFemipent .edpeslors and
-Peblie men aofsthe State and ceReoutse
okYisiteFss fling the Assembly Hall 4o1ts
uImosG capacity. Addfessss1Wsre deliE-
cred By PRESIDENT J, w Homer, Of Baker
sUoiversilys and the Principal, Of the Nor
nal Sehoolsd His Hoaer, Judge Watson,
5of the, Faith judicial District presided in
absence Of Hon. G. V, EskEidges Chair
man,of Executive Commiuee Of Normal
BOsId. The regular work of Il e students
and teachers lOF the term, commenced on
the day succeeding. 80 .a +
$3.50 .#a,J ATTENDANCE. .-r.-.-
The statistics of atlendancs for the year
aare given in he following table: l7n
- NoE1IAL DEPARTMENT. o. so z,s
Number of ladies. ...u.,.r -
gentlemen, So
$3.50 So. sTsHs5 Il
10 Io'aIH number t.z ~.s,Ta. salSo
Nun Der Of girls, sr IsE sTfsa Is
J $685. . boys. asa.- sst: sss 70
Total number. a s.sz cd, s.sF 81
, Whole number in Normal School. 81
Each county in the State is entitled tc
send as many students to The Norma
School as it has Representative Districts
Delegates have been received during the
year from twenty counties, viz: Alien
Anderson, Atchison, Butler, Chase
Cherokee, Cofey. Douglas, Greenwood,
Flauklip, Jefferson. Johnson, Lsaven
worth, Lyon, Miami. Morris, Nsmaha
Neosho, Usage. and Shawnee.
In addition to the representation from
counties, students have been received
from Missouri, West Virginia, Ohio, In
dians, New York and Illinois, on ccndi
ton that they devote themselves to teach
ing in Kansas. Four of these students
Mr.. Price. of Illinois. Miss Thompson
OF Indiana, Mr. Brown, of West Virgin
ia. and Miss Norton. of New York, hav,
already taught acceptably in this State
1t las been urged. by parties not ac
qranted with tie facts in the case, tina
the Normal School is but Of local value
beuef ting ouly Emporia and Lyon couu.
| ty. II is believed that the above state
ments. and those which follow will b.
sufficient to correct this wrong opinion
l give statistics in regard to the last elias.
which entered the school, that at the be
giuning Of the fall fern, commencing ii
September. e...
Miss Mary Bailey, Bu-lingame, Usage county
e Louisa Carey, Eldcrado, Butler ,"
q RhOda Hurlburt, Emporia, Lyon
Susan A. Landsrs, lola, Allen "
g Minerva Perry, Auburn, Shawnee
+ A" Kate Ritter, Grasshopper F., Jeff q"
q EPenetus Rich, EmpOria, Lyon g"
" E. Sawyer, Indianola. ShaEuee "
'' Alkaline Soule, Eagle Greek, Lyon :"
NJ. a. Williams, Lawrencs, Douglas "
J" A. R Wright Couucit G., NJ iris {"
: ,Mr.sDAvid1M. Bal4sF Toledo, Chase &c
- Allen Ball, Psrdee, 5Atehison 80"
- g A.W. Gleason, Eureka, Greenwood &C"
" S. II. Gettys, Medina, Jefferson, {.
A. W. Haws, Monticello. johnson "
:" Harrison Jones, Emporia, Lyon "a
b % Thoy. G. IT lcer, Forest Hill, LyOn &c.
Whole number of students in the class, IS.
counties represented, r.
Average ageofthe students in years, 215.I7
Number whoshave had experiences as, e Ieh
ers before entering the Normal School. 8.
Number who have pledged themselves t,
become teachers in this State, II.
PROFESSIONAL WORK.
There is no work done at the Norma
/ School in regard to which. as II seems