Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-03-30
THE NORMAL SCHOOL.
We Can Have it Located Here, II We
VILLA Future OF Use7IIIness for the
University Of Nashville.

We Can Have tt Located Here, n We
VILLA Future OF UseflIness for the
University Of Nashville.
A meeting will soon be held in this city,
of the Comm issiOners of the State Normal
School appointed by the Governor under a
recent act Of the General Assembly. The
object Of the meeting viii be to perfect all
necessary arrangements so that a normal
school may be opened for the reception Of
students by the first Of next September.
Under the act establishing this school, the
State is to be at no expense, and the Com
missioners have agreed to serve without
compensation. Tie Trustees of the Pea
body Fund have appropriated $1,000 for
this school, which they are ready TO pay
over at any time; but this is not suffi-
cient. The Commissioners have a
plan, however, which is nearly perfected,
for establishing the school upon firm basis,
aud with all the necessary grounds and
buildings. The University of Nashville
procured, at the last session Of the General
Assembly, an amendment to its charter,
permitting It to dispense with or change
the nature Of its collegiate course proper,
and the plan Of the commissioners is, to
take the University, with its grounds and
buildings, for the purpose Of the normal
school. This institution is already re-
ceiving 5000 per annUm from the Pea
body fund, which, added to that already
promised for the normal school, will make
a respectable endowment, and it is pro-
posed to call upon the city Of Nashville to
make some repairs on the buildings and,
perhaps, to render other assistance.
II is scarcely necessary TO speak Of the
importance Of such an institution to Nash
vile in a business point Of view. As there
is no Normal School in the South this in
stitutiOn will attract here young men and
women from all the Southern States, who
are desirous Of qualifying themselves for
the profession Of teaching, each one Of
whom would spend from $500 to 81, 900
annually with Us for their subsistence.
There is another reason too, why Nash
vile people should earnestly cooperate to
secure the location Of the Normal School in
the manner proposed. We have already
the reputation of being the literary and
educational centre Of the State, and with
the completion and successful operation of
Vanderbilt University and the Normal
School, then added 10 our college Of medi-
cine, our unriValled system Of public free
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forever establish our city as the Athens Of
the South.
The Commissioners Of the Normal
School are very anxious TO make the ar
rangement spoken Of, not only on account
of the value Of the University property and
its adaptability 10 the purpose, but also be
cause the public schools Of Nashville would
serve to the pupils Of the normal school as
models by which they can better learn the
science Of teaching and school government.
In order further to carry out their de-
signs, in case the arrangements are made,
the Commissioners have thought Of offer
ing the two crJcitOrm rooms in the Uni
versity building TO the Commissioner Of
Statistics, etc, for the purpose Of contain
ing the museum authorized by law, for
which no suitable place can be found in the
State Capitol. This, however, is a matter
for further consideration.