The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-23
MARRY COUNTY GOES AFTER
THAT new NORMAL SCHOOL
-, zNDID INSTITUTION MUST BE BROUGHT TO
r,1R FAIR CITY OF COLUMBIA is THE
UNANIMOUS OPINION
Joint MEETING OF CITY FATHERS AND BOARD OF E0o'N''0"
ue n AND COMMITTEE NAMED TO GO TO NASHVILLE.
EFT ON EARLY TRAIN
Columbia must have that normal

Columbia must have that normal
school
This was the unanimous opinion OF
the Board of Mayor and Aldermen ana
the City Board of Education at a joint
meeting held Tuesday night in the city
hall. So determined are local people
to bring the big school here that
committee consisting of Prof. Bostlck'
Hon. w. B. Greenlaw and Mayor BID
die was appointed to go to Nashville
and ascertain the exact nature OF the
conditions under which the school can
be secured, and in order to lose no
time the committee is already in the
Capital city working like beavers 70
bring the new institution here.
Under the provisions of the general
educational bill, which on Tuesday
passed the Senate with only eight dis
senting votes, and which had already
nassed the House, twenty-five per cent
of the gross revenue of the state VIII
he devoted to educational purposes
The hill is the first attempt to syste-
matize state educational work, and ID
its sweeping provisions includes eV
erything from an appropriation foI
urinary schools up to the estaonsh
ment of three normal schools, one 10 Oe
1ooo+a1 within each grand division OF
the state. That means that Middle
Tennessee shall have one OF the ne"
normal buildings, and of course i
must come to Columbia.
II is recognized that the ideal loca
ton of this city, close to Nashville
Int not too close, it's natural aoVah
tages its splendid citizenship, and al
the other things that combine to MAKE
an excellent school town, will naturai
=, recommend it as the place wher'
the school should be located bu
If Is also recognized that little town
lilo GaIlatin. Murfreesboro and Lena
non with not much to back them u
h,t schools. will also cast an envlou
ova rnon the school and will In al
probability make some bids Ior y
location It :, to forestall just sue
: action that the meeting was neid las
, i,h+ ond as soon as the commute
raturne from Nashville with 1ul
, o,,tlina of what is necessary, step
: iii no taken to raise the funds I
brfng the normal here. j,
The location Of normal scnool
Columbia would be of vast advantas
70 the city. This fact is so obvious
all that there will not be dlssentih
oninion. 1t will 90 far towards placln
10 +oun in the ranks Of the educs
t,ona1 centars of the state, and WI
afford splendid opportunities 1o
! ,r,,ry CONT OIL. attain educ'
tions at home, thus keeping Maur
county money where it properly o.
longs instead of pouring 1t lnto u
golfers of other cities, from whence
never comes back.
That Columbia lost no time IN -
TING into the game is shown oy ID
! following facts: The General Educ'
: .,oral hill was passed Tuesday a1te
; noon this information was immediaI
; ~ telephoned to Prof. Bostick' a 1oli
nooting of the two boards was d
ranged and every member was pre-
ont with the exception OF Alderma
+ male and Messrs. Hutton and Pefr
., the Board of Education. Less Una
8 twenty.four hours later a commute
8 e. IN Nashville getting into Gloss
L .,,oh NTH the situation.