Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-09-06
TRAINING
TEACHERS
The Fall Semester of the Nor
NAL University at Las Vegas
Began Today.
VERY STRONG FACULTY
An Educational Institution Which Does
the Territory r.-.Tuition
Fees Are Low.

new MEXICO is justly proud OF It's
educational institutions Of which there
are quite a number One of these is
the Normal University at Las Vegas,
created by an act of the Territorial
Legislature in 1898. The erection of
Normal Hall was begun in 1897, and
it was ready for occupancy the follow
ing year. This building, which is the
only one erected up to the present
time, is a large four-story brown stone
structure Of the Romanesoue style of
architecture, located on the University
grounds comprising four acres in the
central part of the Meadoro City, and
commands an excellent view of the
surrounding country.
The first term of school opened on
October 3, 1898, under the direction
| of President Edgar L. Hewitt and a
faculty Of four members, with an en-
rollment of ninety-three students. The
first year was a very successful one
and did much to establish the reputa,
ton Of the institution. The following
year manual training school and a
kindergarten training school were or
sanized. By an act of IT, legislature
in 1899, the annual proceeds of tax
of one-half mill per dollar on all, the
taxable property in the Territory were
appropriated for the maintenance of
the University and arrangements were
tmade for permanent Improvements to
be made from money collected for the
rental and sale of $4,000 acres of pub
lie lands, granted for the maintenance
of the school by the United States.
The peculiar province of the Normal
University is to train teachers for the
public schools of the Territory. In it's
function as a public school, with the
exception Of its unusual degree of
ahoroughness, its work within it's
sphere does not differ from that Of any
other institution giving elementary
and secondary instruction, but in its
capacity of professional school its
work is distinctive 1t is it's business
to meet the needs of two classes Of
teachers, namely, those preparing for a
a county certificate, and those wishing
a full course of professional instruc-
tion and training.
The first semester this year COM
menced today and the present indica-
tions are that it will be the most sue
cessful thus far in the history OF the
institution. The faculty is composed
of instructors who rank high in the
educational world. The faculty whom
President Edmund j. Vert and the
Board of Regents have selected, con-
sists off,
Albert S. Otto, NJ S., mathematics,
physics and chemistry; Myrtle A. Ball,
A. NJ, Latin and history; Mareth Fur
70, music, physical culture and method
music; Lora Levens, Phi. B., principal
of training school and methods; Helen
G. Carrick, English, public speaking
and physical culture; Ruth Teffts Phi.
B., Spanish, manual training and phys
ical geography; Eleanor A. Thomas,
Phi. B., physiology, pedagogy and pro-
fessional reviews; Eva E. Mohr, A. NJ,
junior department; Mary Hugunin, B.
S., junior department; Genetta Bush
yager, Phi. B., teacher and critic in in
termediate grades and drawing; Flor
ence M.NQuigg, teacher and critic in
primary grades and kindergarten.
The tuition is very reasonable, be-
ing proportioned in regard to the diff
ferent courses as follows: Academic,
A. junior and elementary normal
courses, $3.50 semester; B. junior
and Kindergarten courses, $3.50 a sem
ester; training school, (grades / to Z
inclusive), $3.50 semester; advanced
normal course free. An incidental fee
in chemistry of $1.00 semester is
charged, and also Library fee of forty
cents for students who are advanced
far enough to use the library.
The seventh annual catalogue for
the season 1904,1905, was printed by
the New Mexican Printing Company
and is a piece of artistic work. The
catalogue is handsomely illustrated
and proves beyond question that the
best printing in the Southwest is done
right here at Santa Fe, in the New
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