Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1888-05-10
State Normal College.

IVA Aihi OoAASoSs
| desire to call your attention to
the purposes and plans of the State
Normal College at Nashville, and
through you to interest the public
in this institution and it's work:
The need of Normal Schools
is now recognized by all progress
sive countries and States. In this
country the education of the peo-
pie is the very basis of the nations
prosperity. All the youth of the
country must be educated; schools
must be provided for all, and for
each school there must be CON-
petent teacher. A good school
means good teacher, and teach
ers, in order to be fit for high
quality of work, must have spe-
cial preparation for their duties
they must be taught how to teach.
2. The State of New York sup
ports nine Normal schools; Massa-
chusetts, five; Pennsylvania, eight;
Minnesota, three; Wisconsin, five;
West Virginia, five. The first cost
of a Normal School for Tennessee
for buildings, grounds and equip
ments, would be from $4,000 to
100000, and the annual running
expense would reach $40, 900; but
through the liberality of the Pea
body Board Of Trust and the Uni
versity of Nashville, the State of
Tennessee has all the advantages
of a State Normal School at an ex-
pense of $4,000 year.
3. The State Normal College re-
ceives two grades of students--Q)
Those who have "A fair knowledge
of the common Misunderstanding,
writing, spelling, penmanship,a rith-
metic, grammar and geography
will be edmitted to the junior class,
while those who have a thorough
knowledge of these subjects, and
fair knowledge of algebra, physi-
ology and rhetoric, in addition, will
be admitted to the middle class,
and may graduate in two years.
Students who graduate from this
course are not required to be ex-
amined for a license to teach
their diploma from the College is
their license.
| 4. To stimulate young men and
women to fit themselves for teach
ing by graduating FROM this college,
the Peabody Board of Trust allows
the State of Tennessee fourteen
free scholarships. These scholar
ships are awarded by the State Su-
perintendent on a competitive eX-
animation held i'll each county once
each year, by the County Superin-
tendent and two assistants; and
whoever receives an appointment
is en- tiled to receive 5000 a year
for two years. These scholarships
are not available in the junior class.
| 5. Competitors who fail to re-
ceive a scholarship must not infer
that they are excluded from the
College, for it is open to any quail
fed young man or woman in State
of Tennessee. | will examine the
papers of any unsuccessful candi-
date who may be recommended to
me by the County Superintendent,
and if | find evidence of fitness to
undertake the work i'll the College,
| will issue a certificate to admis-
sion without further examination.
6. In the State Normal College
there is no expense whatever for
instruction, and students have the
free use of all their textbooks.
The only college charge is an Incl
dental fee of IS year, payable in
installments of 80 each. In the
Chemical Laboratory, students are
charged for whatever glassware
they break.
Z. The cost of board, room, light
AID fuel in select families, ranges
from $50 to $40 a month, for the
collegiate year of eight months.
8. | wish that each county in
Tennessee might be represented in
the State Normal College by at
least two students. There should
be no institution in the State near
err the hearts of the people than
this. for no other is so vitality rela
ted to their highest interest. There
is no profession that offers mob
Ter career to young men and WON
en- than teaching when undertaken
in the right spirit and with ade
Quate preparation.
9. Are there not some teachers
in your county ambitious to do {
better quality of work, whom a Lit
tie encouragement would send tC
the State Normal College for s
course of professional training
r Are there not some young men ant
, young women of scholarly attain
ments whose thoughts you nigh
turn towards teaching as an occu
patton for life, and who would b.
glad to secure a liberal education
| in such an institution as this |!
l 10. Young people who desire t.
prepare themselves for entering
the State Normal College shoult
be advised to attend some gOoI
school in there neighborhOo'
} and there learn with great thor
: oughness the subjects named il
t paragraph three. If they can com
to us with these few things wei
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