The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-10-08
COLUMBIAN CLAIMS
, HOQUENTLY .TOLDBY
MANY SPEAKERS
STATE BOARD HEARS REASONS
WHY NORMAL SCHOOL SHOULD
COME HERE.
JUDGE FRY The CHAIRMAN
w. Bruce Turner, z. L. Gregory, supt.
White, supt. stinson, Senator Tur-
ner. Esq. Short and Or. Collins
speak-AeeessibiIity Strong Point.

Whlte, Supt. Stinson, Senator Tur
ner, Esq. Short and Or. Collin,
speak-AeeessibiIity Strong Point
The reasons why the Middle Ten
nessee Normal school should be 10
Gated at Columbia were briefly and
eloquently stated to the State Board
of Education Wednesday afternoon in
the Circuit Court room. All the mem
bers of the Board were present ex-
cept Governor Patterson and Prof.
Todd, of Murfreesboro, both of whom
had returned to their homes on the
afternoon trains.
Every county in the congressional
district was represented in some man.
ner, with the exception of Williamson,
the spokesman from that county hav-
ing failed to come on account of the
train being several hours late. Judge
w. B. Turner, spoke on behalf of Co
lumbia; Supt White spoke for Law
renee county; E. L. Gregory spoke
for Mt. Pleasant; Supt Stinson spoke
for Marshall county; Senator Clarence
Turner spoke for Humphreys county;
Esquire Short spoke for Hickman
county. In addition messages were
received from Hon. Ed. Eslick of
Giles county, and from one or two 9TH
ers seconding the claims of this city
and county.
Judge John Fry presided at the
meeting, presenting each of the speak
ers in his characteristic tactful man
ner.
Judge Turner.
Judge Turner, the first speaker, who
was the representative of Columbia,
enumerated the legal guides provided
in the General Educational bill for the |
consideration of the State Board in |
selecting a location. He took up as
sub heads the various requirements /
and pointed out to the board just |
where this city excelled all her COM
petitors. Beginning with ACCESSI-
BILITY, Jurge Turner exhibited a
map showing the fourteen turnpikes
radiating from Columbia, and extend
.ng into every section of the county,
many of them going into adjoining
He spoke of the $50 miles
Of macadamized road in the county
much of which is free for public
,ravel He showed the intersection
If the Louisville & Nashville and
Nashville, Chattanooga & ST. Louis
Dads here, providing transportation
lcilities unequaled by any town In
Middle Tennessee with the exception
If Nashville. By means of this map
Judge Turner was enabled to present
n a most striking manner the claims
# the town so far as accessibility is
and he pointed out that
Iundreds of pupils could attend the
Normal, if located here, without in
urring the expense of boarding away
rom home Ten counties have direct
abroad connection with Columbia,
yithout change of schedule, the speak
r stated. He also said that cheap
ates would prevail to all of these
oints.
Concerning HEALTHFULNESS,
Judge Turner stated that the county
as never known an epidemic of any I
ind.
The death rate is less than ten on II
he thousand, the climate ideal, sa-
lbrious and exceedingly healthful.
CHEAPNESS OF LIVING, was the \
ext sub head and this was disposed II
( by saying that in addition to the e
resent boarding houses others would a
ome with the Normal, and that pu' p
lis could board here as cheaply as at u
1y place in Middle Tennessee. Judge p
urner pointed out that fruits, vege- D
bles. and all the delicacies of the a
bile were grown in Maury county, u
1t alone for the purpose or supply =
g the Columbia demand, but in suf- =,
,ient quantities to ship out to other s
arkets. q
The advantages of Columbia as a b
topping point were set out by Judge 3
lrner, he declaring that Nashville 4
IN do
cir buying. 4
Regarding the OBSERVATION 8
JHOOL, Judge Turner pointed out 8
at the Mcdowell school and other s
cal schools would supply all the pu- 8
Is needed for this purpose. &
E. L. Gregory. b
Mr.. L. L. Gregory, representing 3
!. Pleasant, ably seconded Judge 3