The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-08
SOLDIERS HOME AS A SCHOOL
NEW SCHEME ron THE STATE NOR
NAL COLLEGE.

Trustees of the Institution COnsid-
ering the DesirabiIIty of the Home
mt Atlanta if the Movement to Re-
move the College From Athens Ma
teriaIizes-Prof. Evans of Augusta
at Atlanta In Consultation with
the other Trustees.
Atlanta, Ga, Aug Another feature
of the scheme for the removal of the state
normal college from Athens has developed.
Some of the trustees are considering the
advsability of opening negotiations for
the location of the college in the soldiers
home building near Atlanta in case the
proposition to move the chronological
school to Athens and give the normal col
lege the buildings of that institution does
not meet with favor at the hands of the
legislature
Prof. Lawton Evans of Augusta, one of
the trustees of the normal college, and
who is quoted as saying that Augusta
would give $4,000 to have the institution
removed to that city, was in Atlanta yes
terday discussing matters pertaining to
the normal school with other trustees.
While all hands refuse to be quoted for
publication and the reference to the pur-
pose of Prof. Evans visit as given above.
was all that could be secured directly from
Trustees Quinn or Glenn, still it is known
that Prof. Evans had an appointment to
go out to the soldiers home and make an
investigation of the property with a view
to passing upon it as a site for the normal
college. The visit was not made, however,
on account of rain storm, but 1t is I'M
derstood that Prof Evans and the other
trustees have an appointment to go to the
home on another day in the near future
THE soldiers home would be a splendid
place to locate the normal college," said
one Of the trustees, speaking informally,
about the removal of the institution from
Athens. 1T is magnificent building and
from what l know about
it's general plan and situa-
ton. a better place could hardly be
arranged for a normal college. 1t will &C
commodate In the neighborhood of
thousand people and could be made ready
for the school on short notice. 1t is just
close enough to Atlanta to be desirable
and I am satisfied that the result of es-
tablishing it there would be to run our
attendance up to twice its present size in
another year The property Is standing
there idle, doing nobody any good. Moth
home about the plan. but l have no doubt
that an agreeable arrangement can be
made with them.
atlanta could afford to buy the build
ing and sufficient ground for the college,
and give it to the state If necessary. The
remainder of the land would be largely
enhanced In value by the location of the
college there and This would certainly cut
quite a figure in the carrying out Of the
plans.
The benefit to the city from the school
would be a nice item 1t would practi-
caly add 500 or 1000 people to the popu-
lation."
There is no doubt that there is very
strong sentiment among the trustees Of
the normal college, as well as the faculty
and students. in favor of moving Ii away
from Athens. According to Information
obtain from these sources the relations
between the normal college and the uni
versity are not at all pleasant There
is constant friction and the university
'snubs" the normal college so that the
students of the latter are IN a state Of
continual agitation and discomfort. The
trustees and faculty, 1t is said, have
wrestled with this feature OF the schools.
and have admitted that the only solution
is to remove the school so that there will
| be no contact nor conflict with the uni
vorsity.
| II the removal can be accomplished an
| other idea that has suggested itself is that
4 the buildings now occupied can be utilized
| for the establishment Of an agricultural
college In connection with the model
/ farm. which Is in close proximity to the
/ buildings now used.
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