Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-12
UNIVERSITY OF rENNEssEE.
Meeting Of the Board OF Trustees

An adjourned meeting of the board Of
trustees of this institution was held at the
supreme court room yesterday. President
Humes being absent, Rev. Jas. Park, D. D.,
was called to the chair. -tr
Reports from several of the standing
committees were presented and acted upon.
The executive committee was reorganized
by the election of the following gentlemen
Rev. Jas. Park, D. D., W. A. Henderson,
Esq, DIR. G. Deaderick, Hon. George An
drews and James Comfort, Esq.
The question of making provision for
colored students was referred to the execu-
tive committee, with instructions to present
the details of plan to a future meeting of
the board for its action.
The question of establishing CONNER
cial department in connection with the uni
versity was postponed indefinitely.
The following preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, By act of assembly, of March
%, 1875, known as the Normal school law,
it is provided that the State board of educa-
ton shall establish Normal school or
schools for the education of teachers, which
schools shall have power to grant diplomas
exempting the holders thereof from further
examination in the State;
And, whereas, The trustees of colleges and
universities are, by the same act, authorized
to give the use of their property for the
establishment of such schools;
And, whereas, It has been shown that the
University of Tennessee affords an eligible
location for such a school, with the means
of successfully conducting the same;
And, whereas, further, The relation of
this university to the public schools of the
State, as established and recognized by law,
renders its direct cooperation in the public
education of teachers lawful and proper :;
therefore,
Be it 9esolUed, That the trustees of the
university tender to the State board of edu-
cation the gratuitous use of the grounds
and buildings of the university for the es-
Enlistment of a summer Normal School for
the State of Tennessee, for the period of
four weeks during each annual vaction of
the university.
Reso1ped I'd, That this summer Normal
school be free of tuition to al teachers,
school officers, or persons preparing to teach
IN the State of Tennessee.
superintendent and direction of the State
superintendent of public instruction, es offcio,
who shall arrange the course of instruc-
ton and appoint the instructors subject to
the approval of the board of trustees of the
university, or of such executive committee
as they may appoint for the purpose.
ReSOlUed 4th, That further details with
regard to the course of instruction, examina-
ton, diplomas, DC, may be adopted and
set forth hereafter by the State superinten-
dent. with the approval of the executive
committee aforesaid, and that the said
school may also be known and advertised
by the university as the Normal depart
ment of the University of Tennessee.
Res0tged 5h, The agreement here made
between the State board of education and
the trustees of the university may be with
drawn by either party upon giving to the
other az official notice six months. in ad-
vance.
Resolped 9Th, That copy of these pro-
ceedings be communicated to the State
superintendent, who is er offcio a member
of this board, with the request that he COM
municate the same to the State board of
education.
The board adjourned to meet again at 2
o'clock p. m. next Saturday.
Valuable Property on Main street at
Auction,
Wednesday 18th instant, on the premises
at o'clock p. NJ, near the residences of
G.. W. Adney and W. B. Rogers. Sale
positive. Must be sold. Terms at SALE
A big bargain and good investment. Don't
fail to attend the sale.
Z. A. AKERs,
Auctioneer.
Notice,
OFFICE OF EAST Tenn, Va. & Ga. r. r. Co.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. May II, 1881.
A meeting of the stockholders of the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
Company will be held at the Office of the
company in Knoxville, Tenn, upon the Goth
day of July, 1881, at IL NJ, to approve of
the further increase of the capital stock of
the company and the issue of additional
/ bonds. 10 approve of the purchase of the
! stock and bonds of the Alabama Central
Railroad Company, and also of the purchase of
the stock bonds of the Knoxville and
Ohio Railroad Company, and the en-
dorsement of the bonds of said Company
by the East Tenn, Va. and Ca Railroad
Company. Also to approve of the pur-
chase of the bonds of the East Tennessee
and Western North Carolina Railroad
Company, and the endorsement of said
bonds by the East Tenn, Va. and Ga.
Railroad Company. Also to act upon some
matters to be presented to the convention
of stockholders for securing and extending
the railroad connections of this Company
i by purchase, consolidation, lease, or other
wise and for such other business as may
lawfully come before the meeting.
BY order of the Board
JAMES G.. MITCHELL,
Secretary & Treasurer.
INFRINGE Licenses.
The following marriage licenses were is
sued from the county court clerks office