The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-17
PUP|LSREBEL AT THE STATE NORMAL Protest Against Dismissal
 of Teachers HANDLED QUICKLY Uprising Is Put Down But Unearths Internal Dissention in the Jack
 sonville State Normal
 School

Afnotgomery. June 16.-(Special) )-En- ragged at the action of the State Normal board in disrnlssing from the faculty two of the popular teachers. about 50 of the student body of the Jacksonville Norman school openly rebelled, according to in formation which was given out in Mont gomery today. Telegrams which have been interchanged by Henry J. Willing ham, state superintendent of education and C. w. Daugeate, president of the seroel, showf however, that the affair has, to a great extent, quieted down.
 From what can be gathered the first in formation which Mir. Willingham received relative to the rebellion came early this week, when telegram was received from w. T. Bean. president of the Student Co., Operative club of the school. and from lJ. M Canion, secretary, to the effect that about 60 per cent of the studens had withdrawn from the scholastic halls. "Can you give us any relief" the tele- gram ended.
 Mr. Willingham immediately replied to the telegram, stating that students who find such difficulty in recognizing proper school authorities ought to go back home" Within few hours after dis patching the telegram MT. Willingham heard from President Daugette announce ing that a normal condition was being re- sumed, though a number of the students were still holding out with the end in view of being taught by the dismissed teach CTS.
 Owing to the fact that the regular ses- sion has closed, the situation has not been so serious as would have been the result. A six weeks training school is now in progress.
 The dismissed teachers who are in yolved in the rebellion are a MT. Davis and a Miss Reid
 Anniston, June 1s.-(Special.)- .)-The strike at the Jacksonville Normal col lege at Jacksonville, north of this city has proved fiasco, according to per sons here from that city Friday, as several of the student and teachers who went out have already returned and those who did not go back have Jeff the city, leaving the dissredited lead CTS of the so-called strikS in the city without much following.
 President c. W. Daugette, when asked about the trouble, said that he did not care to talk Others, however, dis cussed the matter with great freedom, Mayor Horace L. Stevenson stating that ell of the better element of the citizens of Jacksonville are with President Daugette and that the strike will not amount to a row of pins.
 There were 110 students In the school 1t Is said. when the insurrectos walked out last Wednesday, Several of them have returned. others going home and when roll call was sounded Friday morning 95 responded, it is said. Pro- fessors W. w. Routen and Victor Jones and Miss Catherine Reed, the teachers who were discharged and who are re- sponsible for the strike, are said to be still in the city. The sympathizers were to have held a mass meeting Friday morning. but the theatre was denied them by John Ramagnano, the owner and Mayor Stevenson says the better clement of the people of Jacksonville have applauded this act.
 The trouble at the normal college has been brewing for some time ever since President Daugette discharged the three teachers for conduct unbecomng teachers" the specific charge being xhat they undertook to arouse the stu dents against the administration. The teachers employed an Anniston attor- tney to represent them before the board, but they were dismissed and President Daugette reelected unani- tmously.