The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-04-18


affairs of the seminary. It is 2
school of rare merit where thorough
training Outweighs any mat 2riai con-
sideration."
PROGRESS DURING THE PAST
FOUR YEARS.
The enrolment in 1862 was 122
students from eight Florida counties;
in 1898, IA students from ten
counties were enrolled; 189S-99, 1T
students from sixteen counties of the
State were in regular attendance:
and the'SeSsiOn 213 students from twen-
ty-One counties, and three States are
matrlculated. The scientific course
has been established and the B. S.
degree added to those regularly con-
ferred by the college. This course led
to the establishment of a Biological
and Physiological laboratory second
to none in the State. SIX courses in
Biology are required, and six option
al. The purpose of the course is to fit
students for teaching science in the
high schools of the State, and for
successful. pursuits of the science of
medicine and pharmacy.
The chemical laboratory has been
enlarged, and four courses in Chem
lstry are required and four are cleo
i've. The Physical laboratory has
been better supplied with fine appa-
ratus, and three courses in Physics
are required, and four are made op-
uonal. The Geological Museum has
recently been extended, and many
fine specimens have been donated by
the United States Government anu
the students and patrons of the Sen
mary.
Last spring a Normal department
was inaugurated. Forty teachers
from sixteen counties were enrolled.
This spring the Board re-opened this
department with forty teachers pres
ent. To date 72 teachers from 20 Flor
ida counties have matriculated, of
these about % are from this Leon)
county. Seventy are now in regular
attendance
~ is self-eVident that this Normal
feature is a most successful and
helpful department, and in attend
ance, surpasses that of any other
school in the State. It's record speaks
for itself. Ninetyfive per cent. of
those who attended the Normal last
year secured the certificate for which
they applied, and as a rule occupy
better positions this year than those
formerly held by them.
The teachers are instructed by
each member of the regular Semi
nary faculty, including eight special
lists in their respective lines. Every
effort IS put forth to aid the teachers.
not only in branches upon which
they are examined, but are also thor
Oughly drilled in the latest theories
OF education and the most approved
methods of Observation-Disclosures
which are not afforded at the usual
summer schools. Then, too, one of
the principal causes Of lie great pop
ularity of the Normal department.
hesides its high grade of instruction
and fine facilities, is the fact that the
Seminary excells in low rates, i. e,
it gives more and better instruction
for the amount of expenditure per
capita-the cost being from ten to
twelve dollars per month. Over three
months of Normal instruction here
costs the teachers no more than two
months of such instruction at other
places.
In reference to the progress of the
Seminary Senator Carson, in his ad-
dress before the students a few days
ago, said that he visited the irStitu-
tiOn four years ago. He was then
member from the Senate of the joint
committee to visit State Institutions.
He said 81 congratulate the students
before me on the cOgress that this
institution has made since that
time" Il am glad" said he ''to note
this, for We must not retrOgrade. Our
State schools must move upward, and
L shall Opp0Se any backward STEP
Doctor Forbes, President of Stet-
son University, visited the Seminary
upon the same occasion ard address,
ing himself to the students, said, "As
a citizen I am proud of this institu-
ton. | believe you do honest and
thorough work ere, and the influ-
ence of this school is being felt not
only in this section out throughout
the entire State"
WHAT THE SCHOOL HAS DONE
FOR ITSELF TO MEET DE-
MANDS.
The extra work brought on by ad-