The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-29
Interesting Story Told by Representative
 of Advertiser.


 aThere has been no parallel. in our educational history, to the remarkable growth of the Jacksonville Normal school In my experience and in my knowledge of the educational history of the State I have never Known Of aag growth that matches it."
 A distinguished teacher of Alabama had this to say of the now famous Nor maj School at Jacksonville of which Professor c. W. Daugette is the head His words drew attention to an achieve ment, which. while 1t has not passed unnoticed. had not had its due share of Interest. The records of the school for the past seven years bear out tho words of the Alabama teacher. They reveal an astonishing growth.
 Here IS a table. which shows how the school has grown.
 xn 1888, 25 In Normal 80 in school
 xa 1900. 57 in Normal. 176 Tn school
 n 1so1. 100 in Normal, 26s in school
 xz 1903, 207 in Normal, 353 in school.
 In 1903, s4t in Normal ses in school-- 6B Counties.
 In 1so4, sso .n Normal. aO2 in school .-1e Counties.
 | in 1905. ss2 in Normal. 4ss fin school u-sz Countiee
 In 1906. $50 in Normal, 5s Counties ana 5 States represented, 800 spoarders.
 well might Alabama teacher voice { hfn astonishment at this remarkable tdeyelopment. Tho school is essentially e normal school. as a Eehool for tram ang teachers. The figures which are from the Normal Department and not from the training school are therefore 1he most significant. When the period of seven years began there were in the Normal Department only 25 students, while in the same department for the year which closed with last May the enrollm ant had expanded to $50. This growth is astonishing enough to at tract the attention of all educational Alabarna.
 Due to EmeIerey.
 An enrolment no matter now large, and nof matter from how wide a ter- [ ritory 1t may come is not In itself preof of the efficiency of a school And after all, efficiency is quite as impor- fant as the size of the matriculation list stili if there had been weakness In the curriculum of the Jacksonville School. if there had been dehciency sn any of it's department seven years %ould have furnished ample time for its discovery. The rolls might have swollen for two or three years but they would have Subsided when 1t was Uncovered that the school fell short of reaching the claims 1t publicly made
 But lfhe school invites an lnvestiga- 9ion of It's claims of etlciency. Its khoroughness, it's efficiency. so the school authorities claim form the tasis of its unusual development The clear aim of the school is to make fits stu dents efilcient teachers. This bur pose, this aim Is set forth in President Dangette's message to his teachers and to his etudentB. utterances that are made the prime rule of government fer the school, faculty and student body To students and teachers President says:
 @EHciency is called for in every field of human endeavor. The superin- tendents of Alabama call on the Pres 1dent of this school for efficient teach CTS. Every teacher, man or woman. who will prepare for his work Is <as- sured of e place suited for his capacity in the educational field"
 The school therefore moves forward with Efficiency as its goal
 Meeting Conditions.
 The Jacksonville Normal School in short is an institution for the purpose oT meeting tho increased and increasing demands throughout Alabama for trained. efficient teachers. It Is not place for 'cramming" for the States examination of applicants for teachers license, for that would be a circum- ecribeo field of endeavor The require xnents of the State Board of Examin- iere--thS regular eAamlnallon IS noWeV- or, made the basis of the course of study at Jacksonville The State ex- animation is only guide, not limit to the curriculum of Jacksonville.
 In fact a years study beyond the State examination is required of stu denfs. It is, an iron clad rule | of the institution that no teacher can enter the senior class without holding | a first grade certificate from the State | Board of Examiners.
 That is to say, that even though a ]