Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-06-25
| CORPS OF TEACHERS is
| BEST IN THE STATE
Third District is Forum
ate
IN SELECTION OF THE FACULTY
Something of the Men Who Will
Guide the DeStinieS of the Third
District Agricultural
College.
IN SELECTION OF THE FACULTY

That the teachers committee, repre-
senting the Board of the Third District
Agric lltural school, did not elect some
able teachers that had been recon-
mended for positions is evidently true
that this committee has elected one o1
the best corps of teachers, that has been
elected for any school in the State, we
have every reason to believe.
Mr.. j. P. Cambell, elected to teach
Agriculture and the allied sciences is a
graduate of one of the best colleges in the
country, and has been specially trained
in scientific and practical agriculture
He has taken a step forward in ad-
vance of the State, and has established
an agricultural and industrial school
at his expense, at Euharlee in Floyd
county. The school is i'll the neighbor-
hood of Miss Berry's industrial school
at Rome, and has been established after
the same plans.
Mr.. Cambell has achieved much
success in his work. The school is
now on safe grounds and can be sue.
cessfully run by those of his associates
who, with him conceived the idea o.
such venture.
Mr.. CamL ell not only teaches Agri-
culture, but he is fully equipped tC
teach anything anticipated to be
taught, in these Agricultural schools
he can teach, and is now doing it at
Euharlee-the girls Domestic Science
when an emergency has come about
and the boys to build from a plow
stock to the incest articles of house
furniture.
Mr.. Cambe1l did not ask for a
position in our school, but after earnest
solicitations of leading educators in the
State, he has agreed to consider propo-
sitions that may be made him. We are
him to accept.
Of John M. France, elected for teach
er OF mathematics and as director of
the shops, Prof Rhodes, late Prof. OF
Agriculture in the North Carolina
College of Agriculture, and now at the
State Normal, says:
"Prance is the only man that has
ever been to the Normal that I could
recommend for this position.
Mr.. France has established a similar
school to that of Mr.. Cambell, other
than he has stressed more the in
dustrial and mechanical side of the sub
ject. Mr.. France did not apply for a
position, yet it is believed he will
accept as he can do . greater work
where the State is behind the enter
prise.
He is now conducting his agricuItu-
raj work and experiments on rented
lard. He has no dormitory for his
school, Mr.. Cambell has solved the
dormitory proposition, and by allow
ing pupils to reduce their expenses by
performing services on the farm, has
during the present year reduced board
to less than four dollars per month.
Supt. Merritt says: Some other col
Iege would have already secured Mr..
Cambell, had we known he was avail
able-he is one of the best men for this
position in the State. president
Branson says" Mr.. France is bound
to forge to the front. If you fail to get
him, some other school will get him.
He is q man of the fI1ture -
Mr.. r. e. White has made a repu-
tation that is known largely through
out the District. He is graduate of
the State University, and has had a
number of years of practical and sue
cesful experience in the bestsschools in
the State.
1t would be hard to find man in
every way equipped for the du ties for
which he has been elected.
Capt. G. L. Peacock, the farm super
intendent and dairyman. in one of the
most all-round men in his line, in The
country. He is well known by nearly
every citizen, and is endorsed by all
who know him as the best man that
could have been secured for this
position,
There is not now the least doubt as to
the great success of the Third District
Agricultural College. superintendent
Collum, remarked while over here a
few days ago: Evidently, our prob
lem is room. On last Saturday we had
five applications for admission, and
the number registered for attendance
when the school open will be very
lage.