The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1888-05-10
State Normal College.

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The following circular is to the
County Superintendents by Prof.
Payne, President Of the State Normal
College:
desire to call your attention to the
purpose and plans of the State Nor
NAL College at Nashville, and through
you to interest the general public In
this institution and it's work:
l. The need Of Normal Schools is
now recognized by all progressive
countries and States. In this country
the education OF the people 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 II competent teacher. A good
school means a good teacher and
teachers, in order to be fit for Q higher
quality of work, must have special
preparation for their duties--they
must be taught how to teach.
2. The State OF New York supports
nine Normal Schools; Massachusetts,,
five; Pennsylvania, eight Minnesota,
three Wisconsin, five; West Virginia,
five. The first cost OF Normal
School for Tennessee-fOr buildings,
grounds and equipments-would be
from $4,000 to 100000, and the an
nual running expense would reach
$4,000, but through the liberality OF
the Peabody Board Of Trust and the
University of Nashville, the State OF
Tennessee has all the advantages OF
a State Normal School at an expense
of $10,0O0a year.
8. The State Normal College receives
two grades OF students-(1.) Those
who have fair knowledge Of the COM
mon Misunderstanding, writing, spell
ling, penmanship, arithmetic, gram
mar and geography--will be admitted
to the junior class, while those who
have a thorough knowledge Of these
: subjects, and fair knowledge OF alge-
, bra, physiology and rhetoric, in Addi-
ton. will de admitted TO the middle
class, and may graduate in two years.
Students who graduate from this
course are not required to be examin-
] ed for licenseto teach-their diplo.
ma from the College is their license.
4. To stimulate young men and
: women to fit themselves for teaching
by graduating from this college, the
Peabody Board of Trust allows the
. State OF Tennessee fourteen free schol
arships. These scholarships are
: awarded by the State Superintendent
y on competitive examination held in
= each country once each year, by the
County Superintendent and two as
} sistants; and whoever receives an ap
y pointment is entitled to receive $20(
j. year for two years. These scholar
ships are not available in the iunio,
class.
5. Competitors who fail to receive
scholarship must not infer that the,
% are excluded from the College, FOR /
o is open to any qualified young man o
q. woman in the State OF Tennessee q
>s will examine the papers Of any unsuc
If cessful candidate who may be recon
d mended to me by the County Super
,d intendent, and il find evidence @
70 fitness to undertake the work in th
"a College, will issue q certificate to ad
~ mission without further examination
Ia 6. IN the State Normal College ther
,t is no expense whatever for instruction
IN and the students have the free use {
"a all their textbooks. The only colleg
10 charge is an incidentalfeeo OF $6 yea
vs. payable in installments OF 81 eacl
re In the Chemical Laboratory student
W. are charged with whatever glasswar
they break.
nd z The cost of board, room, light an
re fuel, in select families, ranges fror
"a $15 to 500 a month, for the collegiat
40 year ol eight months.
~ - s. | wish that each county in Tel
,rs nessee might be represented in Il
State Normal College by at least tv
les students. There should be no inst
Vn - tuition in the State nearer the hear
his of the people than this. for no other
lly so vitality related to their highest i
fer terests. There is no profession tn
ng offers a nobler career to young MI
" and women than teaching when u
uc- dertaken in the right spirit and wi
adequate preparation.