The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-25
RECORD BREAKING ATTENDANCE.
state Normal College at Jacksonville-For
 mnily Opened.

state Normal College at Jacksonville
 maily Opened.
 Jacksonville. Sept. 24.-tspecial )-The state Normal College opened here Monday morning st 10 o'clock with a record break ing attendance: upwards of fifty per cent. over that of last year.
 President Daugett said that over half of the registrations have been for the two higher classes. which he says speaks we'll for the zeal of the young men and women of the State Any of those young people could get from sso to $50 a month in schools, but are willing to sacrifice the sal aries to press and finish their courses. He furthermore said that this State was not the same state that 1t was five years ago her future is very bright. There Is feeling abroad for education. and students are not content to learn to read and write. but to go on. and up. Every community calls for first grade teacher and teachers who are thoroughly equipped.
 The opening exercises were held in the auditorium. and after an address of wei come by President Daugett, short spicy ad- dresses were made by Rev. H. W Hickey. pastor of the Methodist Church. Rev. A. w. Briscoe. pastor of the Baptist Church, ana Rev. W. T. Allen. Rector of the Episcopal Church. All of whom paid high tribute to President Daugett for what he has done for the school. Mir. Hickey very tersely said that If he guaged the man arisht, that he. was veritabie demon for work and ex- horted the young people to follow his ex- ample in his working abilities
 Rev A. W. Briscoe said during his ad- dress in speaking of President Dausett. that they were now under a man that knew how to do things Mir. Allen said that he nad known President Daugett from the time he had entered the school and brought IL up from an attendance of twenty-five 10 five or six hundred. and also that large amount of credit was due to the students. end of the hands of Moses being held up ny his brethren. Mir. Hammonds. one of the founders of the school and an honored citi- zen. was called upon by President DaugeFs and gave an interesting address Dr. Ar bery was also called upon out of the dience and gave a spicy short talk. Mayor Wilkerson sent representative he could not be there in person, to welcome the young people to Jacksonville in his behalf. Almost two hundred boarding pupils are al ready in attendance and others are com- ing on every train. The question is where to place them all in boarding houses. All sections of the State are represented in boarding pupils while several even from other States. with city students added the number will be very large. The new coll iege building has been promised by Novem- Der 18th. and the very best facilities have been provided and a most successful year Is now assured. The faculty has been
  the country and is as follows:
 Clarence William Daugett. president, and teacher of Geography and Geology and Psychology.
 Mary c. Forney. Jacksonville Normal. Pedagogics and Metaphysics.
 Elizabeth Privett. Jacksonville Normal. Mathematics and Bookkeeping.
 Mrs A. L. Blackmore. Jacksonville Nor maj, Music Class.
 E. M. Murphy A. M. Bethel College. Ky, English and Latin.
 Mary c. Forney. Painting. Free Hand Drawing and Physical Culture.
 Alpha P. Rasor, Due West Female Col Iege. S. C.. Physics. Chemistry. Botany and
 Samuel Gayle Riley. A. M. Georgetown University. History and Latin.
 Florence o. weatherly Birmingham Nor mai Training School Penmanship, Short- hand and Typewriting.
 Arthur W. Hamilton, Manual Training Institute, Boston, Mass, Manual Training.
 Eari H. Wells Cape Geroldean. Mo, Nor maj School, Athletics and oratory.
 R. F. Cooper. Ph. D., Johns Hopkins Uni versity, Ancient and Modern Languages.
 Susan Lancaster. Carnegie Library Train ing School. Atlanta, Ga. Librarian and in- structor In Library Science.
 w R. Hightower. Jacksonville Normal, Principal Training School, sixth and seventh grades.
 M. E. hnuESTS OSWeBOs N A9 ANOihh3i School. 4th and 9th grades.
 Lillian Barksdale. Jacksonville Normal. second and third grades.
 Mir. Robert Copeland, Jacksonville Nor maL assistant.
 Gordon Morley, Jacksonville Normal, as- sistant.
 Julia Charlton, Savannah. Ga., Kindergar- ten and Primary Departments. Foot ball practice will begin this after noon on the college campus. A. conversational club of French and Ger man Is being organized in the college.