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shall be open and free alike to white
males and females resident in the state
OF Tennessee; and one agricultural and
industrial normal school for the indus
trial education of negroes and for pre-
pairing negro teachers for the common
school shall be established and main
tanned, and shall be open and free alike
to negro males and females resident in
the stat OF Tennessee; but no person
shall be admitted to either of these
school, who is under sixteen years OF
age and who has not tinishVi at least
the elementary school coufse prescri bed
for the public schools OF the state; nor
shall any person be admitted to either
of the normal schools for white teach
erS who does not first sign pledge to
teach in the public or private schools
of the state of Tennessee, within the
next six years after leaving the school,
at least as long as he or she has attend
ed said school
Each school established or maintain
ed under the provisions of this section
of this act shall have connected with
it one or more practice and observation
schools, in which shall be taught at
least all the subjects prescribed for the
primary schools of the state; and the
county boards of education of any
county, or the district directors Of any
school district, or the board of educa-
tlon Of any incorporated city or town
having special school system under
the provisions of lis charter may, and
the same is hereby empowered to, con
tract with the state board OF education
to provide for the teaching of children
OF public-school age in such practice
and observation schools, and to pay 10
the said normal school all or any por-
ton of the public-school fund belong
ing to such county, district, or incor-
porated city or town, as agreed upon
by the school authorities of said county.
school district, or incorporated city OF
town, and the state board of education,
Continued on page 81
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-12-09

The State Board of Education yes
terday selected Johnson City, Muir
freesboro and Memphis as locations
for the State Normal Schools for the
three grand divisions of the State. The
decision was reached after three days
careful deliberation on the part of the
Board. Believing them to be the log
ical and proper sites for the schools, a
final session was held last night in
which lengthy statement, signed by
each and every member, was issued,
giving reasons for the action.
Twenty-Five towns submitted bids
for the schools. Later Trenton and
and Milan withdrew their bids, leav-
ing only twenty towns from which to
select the three sites. Realizing that
seventeen Of the twenty must OF neces-
sity be eliminated, the board accepted
the bids of the three towns making
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-12-09
SELECTION OF JOHNSON CITY FOR NORMAL SITE


location of the East Tennessee normal.
1t offered the proceeds of 800, 900 in
bonds, free lights and free water, and
in addition a free site to be selected by
the board, and the municipality of
Johnson City further obligateG itself TO
build car line to the site selected, and
TO lay granitoid sidewalks to the school.
This bid was larger than the bid of
any other place applying in East Ten
nessee, and majority of the board
has considered that it meet as fully as
any other the essential requirments of
the act under which the normal
schools are created. However, the
selection of Johnson city as site for
the normal school for East Tennessee
is conditioned, like the Others, on the
faithful performance of all the guaran-
tees and offers made, and the selection
of site which will be suitable for the
purposes of the school, and if any of
these guarantees or offers are not car
red out in full the board reserves the
right to reject the bid of Johnson City
and select another site for the normal
school if, in its discretion it deems
necessary.
"The board regrets the disappoint-
ment that will come to so many appli-
cants for the state normals, but con-
graduates them and the state upon the
educational spirit which has been so
maifest everywhere we have visited.
Out of the agitation and generous rival
ry much good will result to the cause
of education.
"The personal acknowledgment of
the board is hereby rendered the peops
of all the places visited for their hospi-
tality and kindness.
"MALCOLM r. PATTERSON, Gov.
chairman eX-Officio
ar. l.. JONES, Secretary.
"a. l.. TODD.
''T B. LOGGINS.
~. L. BROOKS.
ar. l.. BYNUM.
JAMES NJ. BARKER.
"W. n. BILLINGSLEY."
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-12-09
near Bethlehem on the first Christmas
night: "Peace to men of good will. y
Commercial Appeal.
SOLDIERS HOME NOTES.

Mr.. Teilman, the farm boss, is en-
gagged in getting out shade and fruit
trees. He has set out over 100 fruit
trees. The space between the hotel
and machine shop is being planted,
Trenches are dug for pipe to heat the
barn and stable.
The state home in Iowa and all Of
the other institutions will be in charge
of board Of control appointed by the
governor of the state after Janurry lst,
Jas. Mckay of company A. has got
the job Of cooking at the hotel at $25
per month. He is fine cook and un-
derstands his business.
The sixth regiment 0. V. j., were
the first Federal troops to occupy the
city of Nashville. They came up on
the steamer Diana, They were in gen.
eral Nelson's S division, an old naval Of
ticer, and who had the advance of
Buell's army at Shilow. The advance
brigade arrived there on Sunday even
ing. 1t was under command of gen
eral Ammon and was composed Of the
9th 0. V. j., 9th 0. V. j., and 36 In
diana Volunteer Infantry, The Fed
eral troops had been fighting all day
that day and had been driven back
nearly to the river and were badly de-
moralized, but with forty thousand
tried soldiers of general Buell's army,
they began falling back about 4 o'clock
General Johnson had been killed dur
ing the day.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-12-09
Reasons For Choice

Individually the members of the
board express various reasons for their
choice. In addition to making the
most liberal offers, Johnson City, Muir
freesboro and Memphis are considered
best geographically for Normal School
purposes. Anexamination of the map
of Tennessee will reveal this fact. If a
rule is placed on the drawing with one
end on Memphis and the other on
johnson, it will fall directly over Muir
freesboro. Besides this feature the
board took into consideration the ac-
feasibility of all the towns and conclud-
ed that the three chosen could be the
easiest reached from all points and
sections,
In Memphis the board consider they
have a most excellent location. Decid
edly the most accessible town of the
western division submitting bid, ii
offers an inducement more than double
that of any other townin that division,
aggregating nearly $500, 900. Besides
providing most modern buildings and
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-12-09
johnson City'S Offer

According to the opinion of the
Board, Johnson City made by far the
most liberal offer of any other East
Tennessee town. They considered the
thriving Washington county city the
most accessible and best for the state
institution. The location of the mid
die division was the bone of contention.
1t was the general opinion that
Clarksville would be selected. It's Of
fer was $4,000, free site and free
water. Murfreesboro offered $l80, COO
and free site. But when the board
selected Johnson City for the eastern
and Memphis for the western division,
they considered Murfreesboro the prop
er place for the middle division from
the standpoint of accessibility and
geographical location.
In each case the board reserves the
right to reconsider its action if the pro-
visions of the bids are not fully carried
out
Many kilograms were received yes
terday by the Board expressing ap-
probation at the selection. "God
bless the state board of education"
was wired from Murfreesboro and
"Our stock is above normal" came from
| Johnson CITY.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-12-09
AND CONTROL OF SCHOOLS
For the Education and Training
Of Teachers for Elementary
Public Schools Of the State

See. / BE il further enacted, tThat
thirteen per cent of the general educa-
ton fund provided by this act may be
used for the establishment and mainte-
nance of normal schools solely for the
education and professional training OF
teachers for the elementary schools Of
the state, as herein provided One nor
NAL school for the education and pro-
fessional training of white teachers
shall be established and maintained in
each grand division of the state, and
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-12-09
THE AWARDS ARE CONDITIONAL ON EACH CITY

excellent grounds, the board concluded
that this amount would warrant the
construction of dormitories for the ac-
commodation of the students.
The school will not be located inside
the corporate limits of Memphis. This
provision is set forth in the contract.
Suitable grounds adjacent the city will
be chosen, to which car line, walks
and electric power can be conveniently
run.
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gives $3.50, 600 in bonds and free site,

West Tennessee-Memphis, gives
100000 in money, 5000 900 in bonds,
a free site worth $4,000, observation
and D actice school costing $4,000 to
be maintained for ten years at $4,000
per year
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-12-09

is located and ready to begin work.
This bid by Murfreesb1ro and Ruther.
ford county, is about equal TO that of
Clarksville and Montgomery county,
and is greater than that Of any other
county or municipality bidding for the
normal in Mid lie Tennessee; hence Il
majority of the board has considered
this to be the proper place for the es-
tablishment of The Middle Tennessee
state normal However, this action Of
the board is conditioned on the faithful
carrying out of ali the guarantees and
offers made by Rutherford county and
the city of Murfrees boro, and it is also
contioned upon their providing a suit
able site to be selected by the state
board for the establishment of the nor
NAL, and unless all these guarantees
and inducements are faithfully carried
out, the board reserves the right to re-
iect the offer Of Murfreesboro and Sc
lect some other site for the Middle Ten
nessee normal should ii deem proper
TO do SO.
"The majority of the board has de
cided that Johnson City, in Washing
ton county, is the proper place for the
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-12-09
Statement of the Board

The board of education last night is
sued the following statement concern
ing the the normal schools and their
location:
"Under the act of 1909 the state
board of education was charged with
the duty of selecting sites for three
state normal schools, one to be estab-
lished in each grand division of the
state, and pursuant to house bill No.
242, Chapter 264, of the acts of Tennes-
see, and of State Bill No. 500, chapter
$50 of the acts of Tennessee authoriz-
ing counties and municipalities to
make donations of money for the pur-
pose of establishing and equipping the
normal schools, the board advertised
for bids and received propositions from
twenty-five counties and municipal
tiles in the state. The board visited
each place submitting proposition
with the exception of two, which with
drew their bid, and heard the argu-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-12-09


objects of the normal schools, and
bearing in mind, so far as we could,
all the elements to be considered, the
following decision has been reached by
majority of the members:
at is the opinion of majority of
the Board that in West Tennessee the
proper place to locate the normal
school for that grand division of the
state is in Shelby county, at some
point outside the limits of the city of
Memphis. The board has been offered
100000 in money, the proceeds from
the sale of 5000, 600 of bonds, a free site
worth $50, 900, an observation and prac-
tice school to cost not less than $50, 900,
to be maintained for ten years at cost
of $4,000 year free to the board, and
in addition the board has been guaran-
teed that the car line will be run to
the site selected granitoid pavements
laid, and that connection will be made
with the city sewers, and also that city
water and lights will be provided for
the school. With this large offer the
board did not feel that in justice to the
demands and objects of the normal
school that it should refuse the offer
of Shelby county and Memphis, believ-
ing that with the amount of money of
fered that dormitories can be estab-
lished for the young men and young
women 50 that it will not be necessary
for them to board in the city of Mem
phis, or elsewhere. The majority of
the board, therefore, in consideration
of these offers, has determined to loca, e
the normal school for West Tennessee
at the place indicated, but upon the
following conditions, and none other:
''That every guarantee and induce
ment offered shall be faithfully and
fully carried out.
''That the amount offered shall be
sufficient not only to build and equip
the normal school, but to build and
equip separate dormatories for the
young men and young women.
"That the site offered shall be suit
able one large enough for all the pur-
roses of the school and in a locality
which will he unohjectionable, and
unless these conditions shall be COM
piled with the board reserves the right
to reject the offers made and to select
some other place if, in the opinion of
the board, it would better serve the in
terests of The public and the objects OF
the school.
"In Middle Tennessee the majority
of the board has selected MurfreesborC
as the proper place to locate the normal
The county and municipality offers
the proceeds of $190,000 of bonds and
the board has been guarar .eed free
site to be selected by the board, and
has also had the guarantee that sew.
l.,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-12-09
BOARD MAKES STATEMENT
And Gives Reasons for Selection
of the Normal Sites in Johnson
City, Murfreesboro, Memphis
State Normal Award

East Tennessee-Johnson City, gives
$l50,0GO in bonds, free light, water and
site.
Middle Tennessee-Murfre ee borO
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-12-09

Many women after remedying a
smoky stove or smoking lamp have
to put up with smoking husband.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-12-09

You will be delighted with the large
stock of fancy china for Christmas AT
S. B. Whites. 26-3t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-12-09

victory, while the delegations from the
other places, while disappointed, do
not express any i'll feeling toward the
board.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-12-09
IN EAST TENNESSEE---BOARD OF EDUCATION REACHES
ITS DECISION AFTER THREE DAYS DELIBERATION

responsibilities to the people and the
objects of the normal schools, and
bearing in mind, so far as we could,
all the elements to be considered the
following decision has been reached by
a majority Of the members:
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-12-09

1.-THE majority Of the board has de
cided that Johnson City, in Washing
ton county, is the proper place for the
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-28

COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS 1
MOUNTAIN PEAK

Mountain Peak, Oct. 26.-Some
good showers visited this section
last week, but it is again getting dry
and dusty. Small grain that was SOW
ed came up well and is now looking
nice, but will soon suffer for rain
if the dry weather continues. Far
mers have been busy the past week
hauling out seeds of different kinds
to SOW for forage for stock from the
different railroad stations. Farmers
expect to flat break a great deal of
{ land the coming season, as it is
thought this mode of preparing the
! land is more apt to conserve the
moisture from the winter rains,
while others expect to use the bus
ter.
The Methodists held services at
! Mountain Peak Sunday.
School is expected to commence at
| the High school Monday.
Many who went off to pick cotton
in other parts have come back and
report that they about cleared ex-
penses.
There has been sufficient rain to
cause some land owners who had
said they would not rent unless it
rained TO rent their land.
! The most of the land is reported
rented for another year and people
generally propose to practice indus
try and economy the coming season.
VIII Rogers and T. C. Meredith
visited Mansfield Monday and re-
port large crowd in town and horse
trading being extensively engaged
in.
j. F.. Warren made business trip
to Waxahachie Saturday.
Mrs. ]. B. Warren visited Mrs. J.
b. Edwards Sunday.
Miss Ruby Barry visited Miss Ver-
di Meredith Saturday.
Mrs w E. Rodgers visited her
daughter near Mansfield Saturday
and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs, j. B. Edwards are
entertaining new boy at present,
but jim says he is not "scrubby" like
the other new corners during the
long drouth
The frite ate roasting ears with
| J, B. Edwards Sunday.
S. n Hinkle expects to move to
Mountain Peak soon for better
school facilities as he resides quite
distance in the country.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-28

Schley & Davis. patent attorneys
OF 4Ot Main street, Dallas, Texas,
announce the issuance Of the follow
ing patents to Texans for the week
ending October %:
/. T. Bailey, Haskell; carpenter S
square.
W. II. Burr, El Paso; combined
Indian club and dumb bell.
u. Duncan, Brentwood, rotary
display cabinet.
w. +. Gaines. Cross Cut; draft ap-
pliance.
]. NJ. Herring, Thornton; potatoe
digger,
j. l.. Hufft, deceased H. HuftJ
administrator, assignor to t T..
Harrall, Port Arthur; combination
chair and ironing board.
r. f. Kreiter, Houston; pump.
j. f. Milton, assignor to f. c.
Bailey and c. L. Granger, Palestine;
oil burner.
G.. f. Perrenot, assignor to X. w
Easterling, Yoakum; attachment for
Photographs.
w, Riseley, assignor to z. l.. Rise
ley, Jacksboro rotary reversible en-
CINE,
w. Riseley, assignor to u. l.. Rise.
ley, Jacksboro; internal combustion
and air COMPRISING engine.
w, e. Roberts, San Antonio; rail
way tie
NC schaefer, FL Paso; hydraulic
motor.
w. p. Smith, Eel Paso; signaling
device
4. S Wallace, Forney; head rest
for BARRIERS chair.
J. w. Weaver, BremOnd; assignor
to j, b. Murphy and J. V. Wright,
Calvert, carbid-feed device for
acetylene gas generators.
j, c. Wright, Seymour; safety rod
trip for cotton presses,
A. A. Zachary, assignor to w. r.
Flood, Fort Worth; washing ma
chine,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-28

Vendors lien notes at the Daily
Light office. II
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-28
i,OYCE.

Boyce, Oct. 25.-The cool weather
is making us hover around the fire
these mornings but we all enjoy 1t.
Several of our townspeople are
visiting the Dallas fair.
Mike Dimpfle is on the sick list,
Mrs. Allie Harris has been sick
but is reported better,
Rev Tomlinson of Rice preached
at the Baptist church here Saturday,
Sunday and Sunday night, it being
his regular appointment.
DR.. Goddard and wife, George
Pate and wife and Miss Maurine
Goddard visited Ovilla Sunday to
see Uncle Ham Harris, who is still
confined to his bed,
Ben Carter of Childress is spend
ing a few days in Boyce.
DR.. Graham was in Boyce last Of
the week shaking hands with his
many friends.
Boyd Dooley came home from
school and spent few days. as
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-28
WYATT.

Wyatt, Oct. 25.-We were visited
by another pretty good rain last
Monday night and wheat and oats
are looking well.
Mr.. f. X. Ward has tored away
his feed for another year and several
more Of the farmers have cars OF
corn and hay ordered.
Mr.. II. B. Smith attended the
state fair Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. d. T. Hays OF near Waxaha-
chic visited in Wyatt Sunday.
Rev. Rogers filled his regular APP
pointment here yesterday evening.
Miss Clara Graham, who has been
visiting at Everman, has returned
home.
Mr.. J. T. Arnold is moving to Dali
las county where he will make his
future home.
Messrs. b. NJ Few and A, s. Har-
we'll visited in Italy last week,
Mr.. G. T. Brooks, who moved near
Waxahachie TO pick cotton, spent
part of last week at his home here.
Mr.. II. N, Pritchett went to the
fair today.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-28

Tn, announced attraction or the
opera house Friday night is the
wonderful successful Smart Set DO
the largest and best company ~ col
orod artists in the world The
smart Set comes To- us this season
az an entirely new production. em-
bcllished with beautiful scenery aud
costumes and new and novel effects.
The singing and dancing in this en-
tertainment are well known feat
urcs. and from the time the curtain
goes up until its final fall there is
a succession of popular melodies
As the singing is a feature of The
Smart Set" so also IS the dancing
The eccentricities of such comedians
as Salem T. Whitney and Homer
Tut are only made the more side
splitting by the graceful and pretty
dancing OF the la1ies of the com
pany, and the genuine buck and
wing dances of the other artists.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-28

An exceptionally good bill has
been occurred for the closing of the
week at the Majestic. Those who en-
Joy wholesome amusement will be
well entertained. Petrie and Budd
who present lot of nonsense just
to make you laugh, come from Wa
crowded houses. The Waco Times
Herald says:
Petrie and Budd, the eccentric
comedians, seem to enjoy the fun
they create as much as the audience
do and have no end of fun out OF
their jokes and comedy work.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-28
iCATSES 95 PER CENT
OF DISEASES
Advice Concerning stomach Trou-
bles and How to Remedy Them

AONlce concerning StomhCn IIOu-
bles and How to Remedy Them
DO not neglect indigestion which
leads to all sorts OF ills and COM
plications. An eminent doctor once
lsaid that ninety-five per cent of all
the ills of the human body have
their origin in disordered stom-
ach
A physician who made speciality
of stomach troubles, particularly
dyspepsia, after years of study per-
fected the formula from which Rex
all Dyspepsia Tablets are made.
Our experience with Rexall Dys-
pepsia Tablets leads us to believe
them to be the greatest remedy
known for the relief of acute indi-
gestion and chronic dyspepsia. Their
ingredients are soothing and heal
ing to the inflamed membranes of
the stomach. They are rich in pep
sin, one OF the greatest digestive
aids known to medicine. The relief
they afford is almost immediate
Their use with persistency and regu-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-10-28
GOLFERS CHAPEL.

Golfers Chapel, Oct. Cupid
seems to be busy. Mr.. Jim Penny and
Miss Mary Hickey were quietly mar
ried Wednesday, leaving at once for
Dallas to attend the fair. May JOY
and happiness be theirs.
Mr.. Dan Kelly and wife of Rocket
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. viii Pigg.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. H. Collier spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Renfro.
Several from Ray attended the
singing at the Chapel Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Miller visited
the family Of J. d. Freeman at Ma
loney Sunday.
Miss Lula Downs spent Sunday
with Miss Effie Heine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bateman of Waxa-
hachie visited Mr.. and Mrs. Drew
Thomas Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grundy Aday and
little babe spent Sunday With Mrs.
Perry
Mr.. A. Thomas attended the fair
last Thursday.
Mrs. H. f. Miller has been very
sick but is some better at this writ
ing.
Mr., Gordon Freeman and sister
Miss Minnie. and Miss Etfie Heine
attended Sunday school at Ray last
Sunday.