The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-11-22
STAIR NORMAL SCHOOL.
Annual Report eff President Hes.
REPORT.

Annual Report or President Hess.
REPORT.
To the Board of Directors of the
Kansas State Normal School, at
Emporis.
Gentlemen: I hereby submit the
following report of the Kansas
State Normal School, for the aca-
demic year ending June 2lst, 1879:
. FAcULrz. -
George W. Hoss, LII. D., Presi-
dent, aud Professor of Mental and
Moral Scieuce and Didactics.
r. B. Dilworth, A. NJ, Professor
of Geography and Physical Science.
NJ. c. Lsmprey, A. NJ, Professor
of English Grammar aud Ancient
Languages.
Rev. Tavalaw G. Jones, Professor
of Music, Penmanship and Drawing.
Miss Emilia E. Brewer, Precep-
tress aud Instructress in History
AND Mathematics.
Mrs. A. N. PhilbricE, Instruc-
tress in Rhetoric and Elementary
Branches.
Prof. Lamprey's connection with
the Institution terminated with the
year, and as consequence Language
instruction is distributed among
other members OF the Faculty. II
Lhe school shall prosper As antici-
pated, an urgent demand will exist
1t an early day for AN able AMI ex-
perienced Professor OF Languages.
This, department is worthy of a
permanent instructor possessing
generous culture aud ripe scholar
ship.
At the August session of the
Board, Professor S. 8. Babcock, a
graduate of the Sta'e Normal
school of Michigan, was elect
ed to the chair OF Mathe
matics. He comes with large ex-
perience and high recommends
tons. The mathematical classes
are all, save one, under his ms true
ton.
In closing this subject q it
gives me pleasure to be able to state
that the Faculty, during the entire
year, Iabored with a fidelity and de-
votion worthy of the highest COM
nendation.
STUDENTS.
The number of students enrolled
within the year was 100: ciassed by
sex as follows: Gentlemen, u;
ladies, lis. Chased by rank in
studies, they stand as follows /:
seniors, (graduates,) 9; Juniors, 8;
Second year, A; First year, 80 /;
Academic, (net pledged to teach, }
10; Preparatory, %. Total, 100.
Counties represented, %; States
represented, s.
With no small degree of satisfac-
ton do l state that our students
arc characterized by industry, har-
mony, good order and in the main,
by high sense of m oral rectltude.
LIBRARY.
Two hundred and seventeen vol
umes of the new library have been re
ceived. The remaining volumes are
expected in few days. These vol
umes represent, in as equitable pro-
portions as practicable, the follow
ing departments: The Teachers
Profession; Physical Science; Eng
lish Literature Mental aud Moral
Philosophy; Music; History; and
general or miscellaneous literature.
The books are to our students as
feast to the hungry traveller. No
investment made for the institution
since my connection with it, will
yield so large per cent. of profit.
] would hereby recommend that G
Amsli sum be annually expended for
books until the libra y shall be
somewhat commensurate with the
work aud wants of the institution.
APPARATUS.
Tho selection of appara u for the
Physical Science dep,rlnienr, TO the
extent OF the appropriation, has
been made. aud tho list same sent
to manufacturers in New York and
Boston. It is expected this appar-
atus will be received aud placed in
condition for use before the close of
the current term. The benefits to
accrue from this will be marked and
significant
NEW BUILDING.
The new building, when complet-
ed, will be at once q commodious
and elegant structure. ThesrraBge-
ments are excellent for purposes de-
signed, and facilities large for
amount of money expended. 1t
will reflect credit on the builder and
on the Executive Committee of the
Board who have given its cree ton
such faithful and efficient supervis.
ion.
TIE basement, eleven feet in
height, contains boiler room, fuel
room, jaaitoF's room, two cloak, or |
dress rooms for students, q large
gymnasium. and two large rooms |
conneet.rt ~ folding doors for ex-
perimen,- "a, the physical sciences.
In this >t.'rs there are four princi-
pal entrances, one at each end and
two in front. A wide corridor ex.
tends the entire length of the build
ing, interseetei By two others lead.
ing from front entrances.
The second story, fourteen feet in
height has four entrances, one at
zach end and two in front with cor
ridors corresponding with those in
he basement. In this story are six
recitation rooms, an Office, g parlor
ind three closets, or cloak rooms for
eachers-
The third story contains six reel
ation 70 rms, and an Assem- bly, room
;apable ., seating near three hum
Ired stu, ents. The recitation rooms
q this r,..Fy are fourteen feet In
eight, tn assembly room twenty.
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