The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-12-09
THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
President Bradwell Delivers an Ad-
dress on the Wants of the State.


dress on the Wants of the State.
At y O'Clock the general assembly met i'm
joint session 70 hear an address from Hon.
S. ID. Bradweli, president of the State Nor
nal school. The speech was well received
and Captain Braswell maintained his repu-
tation as a forcible ana eloquent speaker
Professor Bradwen spoke of the history.
mission and needs Of the school. He re-
viewed what the state had done for other
professions before any thing was done for
the teachers. Taen. rel lying to his question,
What has the state done Tor the teacher
he said:
II would not detract one iota from che
good work done at Dahlonega, nor al tine
old state house in MIilodscvlle. Most GER
lainiy unstIntod praise is Que tnat later
creation at Miiledseviile. whose conception
was an inspiration, whose birth was Ii bless
InS and whose growing life is rich Witl
promise. Eut J am here 70 speak of ta=
the institutions of Georgia, and tue only
school within her borders where AN the
work Is entirely in the way OF teacher
Your predecessors in 1891 accepted the
gift from the trustees of the University of
Georgia of an old historic building. Our
predecessors failed 10 make any apQropra-
ton, ana 1t remained for you, al your lass
session, 90 unlock the Golfers of the state
and pcar Gus si1,t1y fox .-s support and
maintenance. The state Normal school Is,
therefore, your child.
beginning It's worl, on the 18th of April.
II IS not quite eight months old. It has
grown $40 per cent since tHa opening ua..
Judging from the letters which come daily
asking fot room in the dOrmitory IL VIII iu-
ture cOnVcnes.
"rne mission of the State Normal school
is. in the language OF the statute creating it,
70 educate ana tram teachers Tor tine come
mon schools Of this state" Il is "a school
where men and Womcu-uot children for He
90 not admit any one under seventeen y Gears
same as men so to q medical college 90
learn TO be doctors Scholarship comes
first and then the conversion OF that Scloi-
arshIp into teaching force. The subject
matter is combined with the method Of inn
parting that subject matter TO the chill
dren.
The mission of the State Normal school
Is To elevate the profession OF teaching ln
Georgia. lt H. to place the teacher hy the
side of the clergyman, the doctor or tha
lawyer. And why not? Away With this
idea, too prevalent even IN Georgia, tudt
the teacher is nobody. Why should mea-
ser plttance be thrown 10 MIN like aims 70
an Unfortunate bcgEar2 The large major
ity of the teachers are far in advance ANA
eVince an earnest effort TO become st1lt ~
ter qualified Tor their duties. If The inner
life OF many of the sclf-sacTifcius teachers
today NJ the State Normal school could h-
uufoldea ga Won. You would Ii4 them
worthy of your highest respect The State
Normal school IS helping TO elevate the pro-
''The mission Of the state Normal school
Is TO provide Georgia teachers for Georgia
I'll 1 Cd
vouui women. hitherto deprived OF these
ADVANTAGES of normal training here III home
went abroad ia order 60 obtain them. I'D
1923 nearly five hundred Of our young men
and vouu,e women were I'm attendance ar
normal schools outside the state. 2iu-t
Georgia men and Georgia women p" ul--
p hraa5 am Eo y f6ef we ara onposed Il STRAIN
gers coming into our midst and identify,
ing themselves with us IN our lutS '-o-,''
lHltiy9t7' ~. - ~ ~ - as I1afe,.sa- otfr
aGiiaIs hut never ms our superiors As for
me-. never will / acknowledge that any
whore upon this green caFtA are tie
better men or hoNer Wutilu '-.5L
mere " ut1 -. ma ~, ,.,l ~ INV y.-g
|@ira. r,lnrinr trrou.h The warp and tile
woof of my life, that. all things being con-
sidered. preference should always De- Sven
to the Georgia tg4enc-; 'tt nm III r.. l't'
tnS Iloull'' lilS, ~ 30 ~or,nai school
80, ~ .t,tsd II, a foy- words The teachers
and 7 say teachers because 20 per cent q
our present earollmenJ are nov ttacH.IS ~
the common seno9ls % 49, IT, h,,,Ilr,,
gu f ~ 90 ~ 0Vnrf5vyin,- Fortv-sevcn have
heen Turned away for want Of room. Every
day applications are coming In Tor next
year The problem or tNl'enSe .,aS 80
s s,. L.a LA 81 ner month THESE teachers
cannot come unlezs they obtain room in
the dormtory at the low rates mentg,ne,l
We necd more nulGls ~ ~ s,e ess ~. 5,i,i-1
ior tis s ~ 1da Sum r . ~ and furrf-nr