The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-29
JACKSONYILLE'S GREAT SCHOOL;
 THE SPLENDID WORK IT IS DOING


 Normal student has stood his etats examination and has his certificate for life. he can not become a graduate oe the school until he has put In years extra study. And this make a graduate of the Normal School which signifies that the teacher not only holds Q first grade certificate but that he has re- cetved years extra training for his profession.
 While we make the State examine tiop the basis of our work, we by no means confins ourselves 10 It." said President Daugette. Naturally, being a Normal School. Jacksonville makes the requirements of the State Board of Examiners the basis of It's work. But we broaden the course of our in. struction so that we may not be led to the idea that the only aim of e stu- dent is to get through with the state examination. For instance 8 student is not permitted to cram" with arith- metic, so that he can take the State examination on that subject. On the otherhand he is so thoroughly instruct ed in arithn1eticrthat it is our purpose that he be qualified not only to stand the State examination in arithmetic but that he can stand any other exam nation on the subject. Our students are in addition re- Quired to have first grade cer- tid7ate before they can even become a member of the senior class of the school"
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 Another aim of the school is the cre- ation of that indefinable and intangible element so necessary to the success of the school. which <or want of bet ter name is called "atmosphere." The sort of esprit du corps 6 school has, shows the sort of school 1t Is. "Atmos- phere" to a school is the same as in- dividuality to a man. It distinguishes ard dlfeerentiates 1t even as indIvid- uality distinguishes and dIfferentiates one man from another. TIe nature of his individuality distinguishes a man even as the atmosphere of scho Il difrerehtiates the school The atmos- phere of a school is dependent upon its ideals and upUn earnestness of the faculty and students in attending those ideals.
 At Jacksonville faith is placed Tn earnestness, In industry and in rell- gious influence. A spirit of fellowship in energy. in desire of accomplishments, a common behalf fin the earnestness of life and behalf in the dignity of the teaching profession are all encouraged. Back of all lies Jaeksonville's belief in efiiciency and throughout the whole of it's work is the encouragement of la- bor and Of earnestnoss.
 Absence of rivalry, either from among the individual students or from student societies Is believed to have enc ccuraged the spirit prevalent at Jack sonville that the student body should move forward to the common goal without the sting of rivalry or the un- pleasantness of scholastic jealousy. For Instance no prizes are offered at Jack sonville. Selfish emulation, the de- sire to succeed more than fellow stu dent Is neither encouraged nor permit ted A finer concst ton of the duties of a student obtains. The spur of in- 1 terest at Jacksonville is not rivalry, | but the ambition to be equipped and to be efacisnt.
 Nor arc reports sent out from Jack | sonville. The highest achievement of student IS not in receiving A report | approximately perfect, but in pursuing | his studies so that his intellectual de- velopment shall be symmetrical in it's | attainments Continued def1ciency in | studies or in the duties of student are | euficient to indicate to the faculty that | the student so de1cient wIll not make a good teacher. lie is therefore drop | ped from the rolls. for the aim of Jack sonville is to return to the State train ed and capable students.
 The Jacksonville Spirit
 The old idea that hazinB was the pest InlDA lO ms a Sh9aCAN III NphEh l with college life has been supplanted l by the conviction brought into practice | that frIendliness and comradeship are | better There Is no hazing at Jack sonville There has never been any | since President Daugette, several years ago, laid down the inhexible law of the school sthat the student guilty of hazing should be instantly dismiss sed. On the other hand a finer prac- tice prevails. a practice which grows out of the existence at Jacksonville of two strong religious organizations, the Young Woman's Christian Associa- lion and the Young Mems Christian 
 The societies are social as well as rAligious in their aims. They exert a fine influence upon the student body of the school. especially upon the new Iy arrived student In assisting the student newly come to Jacksonville