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The Board of & Regents ot tie Estate
Normal y Schools 'lIs has submitted 10 MI
port for The biennial period 5elosanr
September rep 80, with some facts CON-
eerntus the work OF the present sr, yearsi
ADDED. =. omltsing the statlsti ical p: H..
the faculties Of the various sinst,tu.s
IONS e's'.11 and the lists of approprla aoRs
,or ' current n'r n| expenses ' w glycs sbeloS
me! me! report a printed copySso II wtifc,is
aas has Just reached this ONCE. Thes rsgs u
port says: 4 n
In submitting this. the ! Elrhteest m \
Biennial Bier Report Of the Board *
gents Of the State Normal Schools .tvs2
feel correct In, saying that never be.
lore IN the history Of these I schools M
have they come SO near 10 tilllng thelr3. IN
proper place IN our educational system m 81,
as at the present dime and al ,,eyersWssfss
they engaged 50 specifically III L liz m M
work for which 5theysiEesres Great Ii, 4, &
that Of training teachers forS q OH Spub,s
lie schools-as now. At four our 81 p 4 ~
six sdhools-M Marshail College &, l @ Fs,ii,.s
mont, Concord and Glenyllle@ traininr II, y I
departments with supervisors & and IL, ri
sistants, have been established ' and B
similar departments 4 are m under 4 q con.
temptation for Shepherd College, sg sanas !
West Liberty. Il I: &. ~. q
The Board has been = gre;atI r;v y u ,,and;.s
capped because of lack 81 yfunda IN n III,
tabftshing these training Sde,ptartm d,t. t,,,s
without Z which 4 q modern mod 8, q NorM
school cannot be SUGGEST, x, IN
the Boards action in bet,rinn,n ,t VI I :ts,sS AM
work In slargeirs scl1oo5is 81 4 CIV vi
not have sualcdents I funds ai for atas ~
ttiin drought forth some !,
but the demand for II real d traininr "a, 49,.
and the classification ot the' In; d Iarra;,,
schools into {departm ents IN r r,orss sf.s
helent work seemed So in, irnperat "a m
the Board undertook d The task alsi;3g Il IN
risk Of being eensured for9i D doln,jr: ii II: swhnt
It considered right The res,,lt s ii Eof3t ti,ss
undertaking has been to giye 4, 5fiIu ID M
nal schools a great uplItt @ y n; al.,d nm
schools stand today on a higher: e,.i'I, :tlara
than over before. The people t, l al lar,raS
show Increased interest IN theis stssaa
Normal schools and tie n 4 nItt atteudasnss q
has increased marvelouslyE Ein recest
yenrs. The enrolment al \ tie MI.
mont Normal Is about rs rs i, spers 81 cenf .1I,t
larger this year, than ever Is ora An! M.
Ing fall term. while the. 8. other f so1.ooolss
show increases Of from IS "a Is "a NJ
cent. The school at Huntington Il Il Il q /
large that 1t Is theej5tt & marvel IN of tbss
State. There arc arc possibilities ~ 3
great school at Athens j also. & !. s.TVhile;tis
fields Of Usefulness Tor Chenille, @ M West
Liberty aud Shepherd q College at, ]
growing wider Tl and wider 'fIs and SEt tI,es
schools $tre sho,wing, " sp: q, cotirasinr i
growth and developm1sent.fItS Fl IA "a exceed &
ingly important that ali these til II schools
be fostered and cared ltor5iusts sats stbis
time They ara doing a
work for the 4 people of5 the TX State!
Tho Legislature L, n t tbe at esst rao,di
nary session called to3 ts meet NEE ast jan.
uary SO amended the school law AZ ffoF' III
make diplomas from o the the state 4; Normal n,
schools hereafter Issued ii &, 5edtliyale,,t to
first grade teachers, q certificate ! i il L This
action has rendered imperative " greater
care on the part ar 81 the BOARD EofS Re. m
gents and the faculties u, 81 tie i syilrioiis
schools in order that that nan, nona but Sthoss
thoroughly prepared a NAV be .ri sgradaated
from INV a. m statesNoTnai SsebooIs !: