The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-15

the Bloomsbury State Normal school,
which is substituted for the second spe-
cial reward--the keystone academy.
The reward embraces a full three
years course, including tuition. board
furnished room, heat, laundry and all
necessary books, costing 5000 each year
or $500 for the full course, making it's
value S36 greater than that of the Spe-
clal reward for which II was substitute
ed. In addition the contestant who is
fortunate enough to secure this reward
VIII have the choice of the preparatory
colieglate course, or the regular three
year normal course. These courses are
listed in the catalogue of the school
at $3.50 year, but The Tribune, wish
ing to cover the entire expense, ar
ranged to pay $40 a year in addition,
or a total of 5000 a year, and this in
Cludes the books
Reason for the Change.
A number of contestants and others
have from time to time pointed ont
the fact that the two first special re-
wards were very similar. and suggest.
ed that it would be better if a normal
course was offered. With this object
in view The Tribune endeavored to
make arrangements for such a course
and was eminently successful as the
announcement and description here
with demonstrates.
This is the only instance where criti-
cism of the rewards has reached the
ears of The Tribune, and it is glad I,
be able to make the change, believing
that all contestants will be better
pleased. The Tribune has signed con-
tracts for the scholarship here offered
as well as for all the other rewards
and no further changes are possible,
although it is very evident that the
full list will now meet the approval of
all, and that no other substitutions
will be desired.
Bloomsbury State Normal School.
The school selected by The Tribune
for one Of the leading special rewards
in its Educational Contest, is located
in the valley of the Susquehanna, mid
way in the course of that historic
stream. The Bloomsbury Literary In
stitute and State Normal School has
in recent years attracted much atten-
tion and grown greatly in public favor.
Its buildings, grounds and general
equipment probably could not be re-
placed for half a million dollars.
Bloomsbury, Pa, where the school Is
located, is a pleasant town of some
5000 people. situated near the point
where the waters OF the Susuuehanna
are Joined by those OF Fishing creek,
a stream of sufficient size to be called
river. Clustering hills surround the
town on all sides, and grand old noun
tains lift their distance -blued SUBMITS
not many miles away
Beautiful for Situation"
You do not need to ask your way to
the Normal" in Bloomsbury. The
buildings may be seen in any part of
that community, and the principal
street of the town leads directly up
Normal hill TO the very front door of
the school, occupying, as il does, a
position hundred feet above the town,
II is Of the town and yet apart from it,
community of something more than
half a thousand souls. We quote the
following from 1.-The National Edu-
Gator" one OF the leading educational
papers of the state;
"The expression OF the psalmist,
beautiful for situation may well be
applied to this school. We may conf
IDENTIFY assert that there Is not another
Normal school in the country and for
that matter, no other institution OF
learning, that can surpnss this one for
magnificence OF situation"
The school was founded in 1867 as
the Bloomsbury Literary Institute, and