The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-31
SAM HOUSTON NORMAL.
The Session Just Closed Was a very
Successful One.
SOMETHING ABOUT SCHOOLS HISTORY
Established During Governor Roberts
Administration, and Has Enrolled
Over Seven Thousand Students.

Huntsville. Texas, May 30.-Now tnat
the sam Houston FORMAL institute has
closed its twenty-second school, some sta
tistics and general information regarding
that institution may not be Inappropriate
The school was established during Cover
nor Roberts admins tratlon, the hrst SEES
sion being In 1S7o-SO. The institution was
named In honor of General sam Houston
who spent the evening of his eventful life
in huntsville,
The Houston memorial hall in the new
building is one Of the largest and best
audience halls in the State It is ninety
eight feet long, sevcnty.one feet wide and
viii scat COMFORTABLY 1850 people. 1t con
tains an historic memorial window in hon
or Of General Houston. procured by the
contributions of the students and friends.
In addition to the above 1t contains beau
tlful Peabody memorial window. purchased
by the local board.
The institution is greatly indebted, not
only for It's establishment, but also for It's
continued success, to the llberality OF the
trustees Of the Peabody education fund
the general agents, DR. Barnas Sears ana
Or. J. l.. NJ. Curry, having done everything
possible to foster and build mp a normal
school worthy of the great State of Texas
The legislature of Texas, from the incep-
ton Of the school. has generously fostered
the Sam Houston normal institute, The
school having outgrown its accommodate
tions, ;hc Tweuty-nrs' Legislature, win
wise liberality, appropriated $ipWO for
the erection Of IN adli'lo lal iwl'dng. The
new building, one of the best of its kind
in the country. and supplied with the most
approved furniture and appliances was
dedicated at the opening o. the tWellth seS'
sion September -. 1850. The Twenty sec
ond legislature appropriated Sisn TO bnlid
up the Peabody normal library, ana me
twenty third. TWENTY -tOurth. twenty nfth
ana Twenty sixth legislatures have been
liberal. No EFFORT has been spared TO make
this one of the choicest normal libraries on
the continent
The school opened October TO- 1879, with
Bernard Mallon as principal. Coming here
he had said that he would make his last
and best work. But the life of this noble
man. much loved and SO much lamented
was near its close. On the twenty hrst day
of the same month in which the school
opened he entered upon his rest. II III.
Smith succeeded Prot Malon and continued
in charge of the school to the close Of the
second session.
The third annual session opened on May
26, 1851 with the late j. Baldwin as prin-
Cipal. Coming in the full maturity of his
powers, Or. Baldwin for ten years gave mis-
entire thought to the work of developing
the institute as normal school and plac
ing il on Il permanent basis The course
Of study was extended. the number OF
teacherS and students gradually Increased
until in 1891 the twelfth school wear closed
with faculty of eleven teachers and 40
students The great success attained by
the school was due in large measure to
the energy zeal and devotion of Dr. Bald
win to the work In August, 1892, he was
called to the chair of pedagogy in the Uni
versity of Texas. and, Mt the request Of
friends of the normal III. &. pritChptT re
signed the Office of superintendent of pub
lie instruction TO accept the principalsh
of the institute. Under his management
the school has continued TO prosper and Is
in the highest sense Il State school for cdu-
eating and training teachers for tine public
schools OF Texas.
The enrolment of students since the
opening of the school has been as follows: