The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-16
THE CENTRAL STATE NORMAL
Oldest Educational Institution in OK
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eSl state tNOCdIONal lNhlliullpu lt
Oklahoma, is located ~ Edmond, a
quiet and healthful little city nearly
half way between Oklahoma City and
Guthrie. The buildings occupy the
highest point in Edmond, and ca" be
seen from miles away. To the wcs9
tho country levels out into plain
10 the east and as far as the eye can
reach. Is a stretcn of timbered country.
The Central Normal was organized
in 1898 The first president OF the
school was Richard Thatchet Ho ia
yet a member of its faculty From
small beginnings, the school mas risen
10 place beside the better normal
schools OF the older states.
The object and aim of the school
is 10 offer, at the cheapest possible
cost. a collegiate ami professional
training OF the young people OF the
Estate who desire to become teachers.
Although this is the especial province
of the school. yet the courses are so
arranged ami correlated as to offer
sound preparation for q career IN
other professional lines or in busi-
ness. For example, the work OF the
departments of history, civics, eco
nomics. and Latin gives choice pre-
pa-ations Tor the profession OF law
| the commercial department offers
complete business course; and the
courses i'm mathematics, manual tram
! ing. ana the modern languages are
| safe preparation for the profession
Of civil engineering, architecture, car
pentry. etc; and the one who Wisnes
| a good general education, will find an
ample number of courses TO suit his
purpose.
The equipment of the school con
sists Of two large buildings, a good
| library and reading room, laboratories
lavatories, gymnasium, and a faculty
of over thirty trained instructors.
Among the faculty are graduates from
the universities Of Chicago, Michigan
| Missouri. Nebraska, Texas, Oklahoma
Columbia and Yale.
The ultimate general purpose OF
the school Is good citizenship, and
| citizenship means the training of the
/ three sided nature of people. The
| frst requisite is a good mental basis
! hence. sound scholarship Is uppermost
/ in the minds Of the instructors. Next
| is tne physical oasis. II is the inten.
/ ton that every one preserve the
! health he brings to the school, and
! If possible TO improve this state OF
| health. This means physical eXer
! else This exercise takes the form OF
work in the gymnasium football, base
| ball. basketball handball, tennis, track
| meets. debating contests, and sing
! ing. Finally. the facilities for moral
! and religious training, have large
| place I'm the student life at the Cen
! trail Normal The chapel exercises at
] iO:45 evc-y morning, the Z. NJ. G. A.
ami Y. w. @. a. at o'clock on sun
| Jay afternoons. and the cordial alll-
! haupn between these societies and
tho yOuns peoples societies or the
six dit rent churches Ot the town
llr his gi"oc Jppc, ,tunil" for Tie train.
ing OF the oral side oi H., ami MS
out the requirements OF good and
useful citizenship
A general educational feature of
the Central is its lyceum course. The
management is under a joint commit
Itee of the town and the Normal.
Tickets for tle complete course OF
eight first class entertainments are
sold at one dollar and fifty cents
! each. The hest talent obtanable is
secured. sometimes at a cost of over
two hundred and fifty dollars for a
single entertainment
/ Such IS the equipment to accom-,
plish the purpose of the school and
good citizenship for Oklahoma.
Some new features of the school
, are free vocal and instrumental music,
( free instruction in oratory; depart
ment of domestic science; and de.
pa-tmeut OF agriculture Taese new
] departments are most acceptable ana
/ populas
Among the now features which
, president Mclaughlin has planne for
the winter are the model country
I school a department. Of correspond.
, enco. ami lecture extension work. The
, aim of the mOlel country school is
, 10 snow young teachers aud pros.
pective teachers just how % country
school may De most helpfully anC
, successfully taught This department
promises 20 become al once a very
popular ana useful feature for tho
Young teachers of the state. Next
the correspondence departmt viii
, enable a regular student of the schoo
to do I'm absentia one course eacl
tearm that will count towards gradua
, ton However. tle eXaminat'O on mus
! | be taken al Edmond This work is IL
charge OF the regular instructors o.
tho geyeral departments. and Is free
The plan viii enable many ambitious
young people 20 gra1uate yea
| earlier than before. The purpose o
the lecture work Is to extend the scope
Z Of the school by offering a numbe
OF free lectures, readings, musicals
T, etc. By members Of the faculty Il
II such places az Central Normal stud
: euts shall be working and also II
u ether places This will give an oI
Q portunity for the people Of The stat
y to become acquainted with the IL
d | structors, unler whom their teache
X has lone work.
The prospects for the Central MOI
a nal are fattering. Tne people OF tn
u state arc making good use Of tn
y school and II Is now much crowded
a For the last four years the growt
x has been rapid. and # Is now IN
largest school in the state. The eI
ir rollment this year far exceeds that {
o former years at this time Tne-e ar
IS now over 100 more students enrolle
than at the same time last year. tn