The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-06-24
TOM r. McBEAIH DEAN
OF NORMAL DEPARTMENT.
Palatka Times-Herald.
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While so much is being said regard. /
ing the location of the new University.
we hear little or nothing as to the In
structors who viii be selected to MI
the various chairs of this institution
The education of our youth depends
not so much upon the situation Of the
sehool--though the best OF environ
ment is always to be des1red-Dut TO
the men who. by intelligence, precept
and example. will instruct the rising
generation in the way that cannot fali
| to leaQ them into lives OF honor ana
/ general usefulness.
Perhaps the most important branch
of the University will be the Normal
/ department When it is considered
that the general effectiveness OF our
| schools depends in a large measure
on the ability of teachers, who are
| supposed Tn receive their training al
normals all will agree with us in the
1 opinion that IL but one real educator
4 is to have a position in the University
4 that one should be placed in charge Oh
4 the Normal department. II those VINO
1 take the normal course are rightly IN
I structed. in turn they are better en-
sbled to irnpart their knowledge TO the
pupils- Thus almost directly the dean
of the normal branch would influence,
either for better or worse, the educa-
ton of our children
We have given this subject serious
consideration, and after comparing the
records of the leading educators OF
: the state. have arrived at the cOnclu
sion that Prof. Thos. McBeath, OF the
East Coast Seminary, Gainesville. is
, the man for Dean of the Normal de
: partment of the new University.
: NJ McBeath is so widely and so IA
vorabiy known to the people OF Flor
i ida that it is needless for us to here
. dwell at length upon his long, able
d career as public educator. AS princl
e pal of the big Summerlin Institute
Barlow. and of the Central Grammar
q School, Jacksonville, he made so splen
e dia a record as to compel the admlra
: ton of all, and secured for him hii
present responsible position at the
Seminary. For the past several sum
mers he has been engaged in norma
work, and his laborS along this partlcu
!. lar line have been crowned with nat
, tering success. He has had ample ex
O perience in every branch of education
6 al duty-no one doubts his ability "a
o an instructor. Not only has his yolc'
been given TO the cause of higher edu
cation, but his pen as well. AS edito
o. the Florida School Exponent his ar
ticles have done much TO stimulate
n progress in our school system HI
VI standing in the publishing fraternit,
e is only eQualled by the high esteem Il
I which he is held by the educationa
v interests of the state. thorough.
i identified with the welfare of FloriGa
Z having had the necessary experience
{ and being possessed of all the quail
e flcations needful for & the successful
IS conduct of the department. no mistake
n will be made by selecting Prof Ton
II McBeath Dean of the Normal branch
p Of the University.
9 Place competent men in charge o
a the new University and from the YER
J. outset success win attend its career
v Do otherwise and it will be years 'er
n the institution can recover and be eI
II abled to cope with the great school
II of the land