The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-18
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NORMAL SCHOOL OF THE STATE
THE SESSIONS OHsNED IN THE
ROCK COLLEGE AT ATHENS,

state school Commissioner Glenn
Delivers the Opening AddreSs-Bet-
ter school Houses and Wen Train
ed Teachers the Crying Need of
the Rural Districts-Supcrinte
ent Baker of Savannah Delivers
One of the best Addresses of the
Day.
Athens, Ca, April 1.-THE state nor
mai school opened its doors this morn
ing. The opening exercises were held at
noon at Rock College.
The lecture hall was filed to its ut
most seating capacity when the exercises
were opened. and the large crowd pres
ent attested the interest felt in the school
by the people Of Athens.
The exercises of the day were opened
with prayer by Chancellor Boggs. after
which the audience sang My Country,
'Tis of Thee"
State School Commissioner Glenn then
made an address, in which he stated that
the opening of the state normal school
marked new era in the history Of Geor-
ga. The crying need of the rural dis
tricts is for better school houses and
well trained teachers On account of the
cumulates enough to get away he moves
TO the city. The furnishing Of trained
teachers by this school means the first
and most powerful step towards stopping
the movement towards the cities on the
part of the farmers Chancellor Boggs
addressed the audience and returned
thanks to each and every one who had
aided in keeping the school in good
condition. He made a point of the eco
nomical arrangement for teachers at the
college building.
supt. W. H. Baker of the Savannah
schools made one of the best addresses
of the day in which he spoke of the i'm
portance of the school to education and
warned the faculty that upon their MAX
ing a success of the school in the next two
years depended the permancncy of the
institution
A. L. Hull of Athens. a member of the
| board of trustees of the university, who
| originated the normal school resolution
to give the Rock College to the state,
made an address.
! Commissioner Glenn then turned over
| the keys to President Bradwell, who re-
| piled in a neat address,
The school begins its regular work to-
morrow at o'clock. There were forty
| three teachers registered to-day, which
! Is considered a fine start for the opening
| day. The enrolment will reach 200 by the
The Rock College. where the school is
| located, is a large and well-equipped build
| ing having been erected in 1859 as a build
! ing for the freshman and sophomore
/ classes of the university Just after the
/ war it was used as school for injured
confederate soldiers. Subsequently it was
used by the department of agriculture
/ of the university
The story of the success of this normal
! school movement is an interesting one.
| In 1891 the trustees of the University of
Georgia offered to the state the Rock col
| lege building, eight acres of land contigu-
! Gus TO It and the Gilmer fund, a sum of
! $4,000. from which is derived $,000 per
annum for the purpose OF establishing
ct, to mo- al nhpn fosst afpfr -
| teachers for the common schools. The
state accepted this offer and passed an
act establishing this school, But
consequently it had a hard road
to travel. However, the commission.
consisting of Hon. S. D. Bradwell, Cnan-
cellor Boggs, DIR. A. j. Battle, of Rome,
Prof. w. H. Baker. of savannah and
Prof. Lawton b. Evans determined to
1892 the school opened, $500 being donated
| by the city of Athens. The next year the
citizens of Athens and Clarke county gave
| 1913 TO the support of the school, and last
| summer Clarke county gave $50 for the
same purpose. Then united effort on the
part of its friends secured an appropria-
| ton of $4,000 per annum for two years,
| and on this the school now opens. 1t is
| beautifully located at a point where the
/ view extends to the Blue Ridge Noun
The purpose Of the school mainly is to
| prepare teachers for the common schools
! of Georgia, and with this end in view the
| faculty will accomplish good results
The requisites for admission are, seven
| teen years, the minimum age, good moral
| character, good health. a fair knowledge
] of the legal branches required in the COM
| mon schools, viz: Orthography, reading,
writing geography. arithmetic, English
| grammar and history; also a pledge that
/ the applicant will teach in the common
schools of Georgia the same period of time
! spent as a student in the state normal
| school Teachers holding licenses will
not have to stand examination The tut
ton is free except to non-residents of
Georgia, who viii be charged $50 per schol-
| aStic year.
on account Of the arrangements in the
common schools of the state the scholastic
year viii consist of forty weeks, divided
into four terms OF ten weeks each This
! Will accommodate all the teachers in the
I state who wish TO come
The question OF economy has been
solved The boarding department is un-
I der the charge Of Mrs. Josephine Palmer
/ VINO VIII conduct IL on the cooperative
! plan. The rooms are furnished except
! as TO bed clothing. The estimated ex.
] penses Tor board, washing. text books
ana stationery Is estimated al 1926 per
/ The text books h.s.e not yet been de.
/ iefinlned upon, but the following sub
! Jects VIII be covered. Civics. d study OF