The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-23

This is the opinion of the COMMITTEES
amounted at a joint meeting Of tn
RcId of Education and Board o
MAYOR and Aldermen, consisting o
prof Bostick and Hon. W. B. Green
law who have returned from Nash
vile where they investigated the con
d;rigrs under which the school would
he established and the advantages &c
he derived from securing it. Some Of
the advantages are these:
The school would have a four year
course,
At least five hundred pupils would
be in attendance.
The length Of term would be twelve
months.
No pupil would be required to pay
tuition.
Estimating that each pupil spends
5000 during the school year the Ioca-
ton of the school here would mean
the expenditure of 100000 per annum
in this county.
Local and county pupils, living close
enouqh to the school to go from home,
would not be one cent expense to
their parents.
During the summer months large
number of teachers from all part of
Middle Tennessee would attend the
summer session.
The estimate amount paid yearly by
the state for maintenance will be $685.
oOo
The amount spent for equipment
will be $4,000.
As there are $500 teachers turned
out each year in Tennessee and as
the normal provides four year course,
the average number of teachers who
might attend the school would be
100.
With the increase of tax receipts due
to the natural enhancement in the
value Of property, the state appropria-
ton for the normal will Increase, as
stipulated per cent Of the gross rev.
enue Of the state is set aside for this
purpose.
The general educational bill, under
the provisions of which twenty-five
per cent Of the gross revenues of the
state are set aside for educational pur-
poses. has not yet been signed by the
governor but it is assured that it will
receive the executive signature. With
in thirty days after the adjournment
Of the legislature the State Board of
Education which will determine the
location of the three normal schools, !
will hold a meeting at which all offers !
must be submitted. The board will
then personally inspect the various
sites that are rendered. and according |
TO the information obtained by the
Columbia committee, will accept the
offer that appears most advantageous
to the state. Healthfulness, conven-
fence and other points will be taken
into consideration, and no town not
sufficiently large to accommodate sew
eral hundred boarders will be consid-
cred. It is said that no town that is
not gnuinely anxious to secure the
location Of the school will be consid-
cred an applicant.
Based on present tax receipts the
amount appropriated annually by the
state for the maintenance of the three
normal schools will be about $4,000.
As the schools will not be opened until
September l, 1910 the appropriation
Tor the first year will be spent for
equipment. 1t is believed that ample
buildings and grounds will be donated,
and mat the state will be put to no
expense for such. Already number
OF Tennessee towns are after the
Prize notably Tullahoma ,Clarksville,
Dechord Murfreesboro and Gallatin.
is understood that the valuable
Winchester Normal property at Tul-
iahoma mas been offered. 1t is real
t0ed that in order to secure the school
Sb'ury county and Columbia will be
eompe'led to work vigorously, and to
make some substantial OFFERS.
A brief analysis OF the General Ed
ucatonal bill follows, as amended in
finance Ways and Means Commit
Tee Of he House made on basis OF
present revenues. II revenues In
crease or decrease these figures In
crease or decrease in ratio OF to 4:
COZ of gross revenue ....... 5000. 900
Appropriation for last year.. $4,000
Excess Of $50 over last