The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1912-09-06

/ Gated to do work in some respects
distinct, but in final aim and pur-
pose in perfect harmony with all
| the rest.
/ Purpose and Scope.
/ The Agricultural and Industrial
Normal School for Negroes has been
established by the State Of Tennessee
for the purpose of preparing colored
teachers to meet fully the demands
for more efficient and practical in
struction in the public schools.
In carrying out this purpose it
shall be the aim of the institution to
so impart knowledge, discipline the
mind, train the hand and influence
the heart of the students that they
shall go out of the schools fully
qualified to discharge every duty
faithfully and well.
The Academic department will
take those who have finished the
courses of various grades in the cities
and counties of the State and pre-
pare them for the Normal or profess
sional courses.
In the Normal or professional de.
partment the prescribed literary
course is taken with the choice of
ole elective out of five. The electives
are as follows: Teaching, AgricuI.
ture, Home Economics, Trades, Bust
ness
Considerable time will be given for
practice teaching, in the Model School
under the supervision of the Train
ing School teacher.
Manual Training.
Manual Training which will be in
troduced in the first year of the Aca-
demic department and continued
through four years course. will be
tau"ht for its educational value.
By means Of it the student will
find pleasure in bodily labor and re-
spect for it. from habits of order.
accuracy. attention and industry, ne
ceive increase of physical strength,
power Of observation through the
eye and of execution by the hand.
Instruction in domestic science
and domestic art will be given &C
cording to>the latest scientific meth
DDS with special reference to their
practical application in the home.
The laundry under the direction
Of an experienced Matron will be
omen for the use of female students
who will do their own washing.
Athletics.
The State Normal School is strong
/ " in favor of Athletics and will pro-
vide ample opportunity for such ex-
ercises among its students-not as a
substitute for, but as an aid to intel
lectual efficiency.
Admission.
The Tennessee Agricultural and
Industrial State Normal School Is
open to both sexes Of the Negro race.
IT'S complete facilities are free to all
/ Tennessee students. There are no
tuition charges and the only fee COL
lected is a registration fee of two dol
lars for each term, tweIve weeks, and
one dollar for those attending the
! Summer term.
Stud nts who do not reside in Ten
nessce are charged tuition fee of six
dollars term, in addition to the
regular registration fee, which must
be paid in advance.
How to Reach the School.
AT the railroad station, board any
ingoing car to the transfer station.
Out of the transfer station take the
Jefferson street car and go to the end
of the line. The school is about fif-
teen minutes walk from this point.
William j. Hale, president, Educa-
ton; William H. Singleton, Business
Department and Secretary; Alonzo
M. Meeks Champion and Tuskegee
Institutes), Director of Industries;
j. Thomas Caruthers (Roger Will
liams University. Mass Agricultural
College, Amherst), Agriculture and
Science; Howard ~ Robinson (Ober-
lin College, Physical Director and
History; Mrs. Martha w. Brown
Fisk University, Matron; Miss Lo
Ia M. Ruffin (Howard University
Washington, D. C. Western Reserve
University, Cleveland, Ohio), Eng.
lish and Literature; Mrs. Esther
Watson (Walden University, Mode
School and Matron; Miss Mae G
Halves ATLANTA University. Special
lied at Columbia University, Mathe
MATES; Miss Edwina M. Smith
(Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y
Specialized at Columbia University
, Home Economics; Miss Etnah r
Rochon Estate Normal, Cleveland
! Ohio), Teacher Training; Noah W
+ Ryder Fisk University, Oberlin Col
{ lege), Teacher and Musical Dlrec
. tor Miss Hattie Ewing Hodgkin
: Fisk University Specialized Bryan
4 and Stratton Business College, CHI
/ cago) Business Department an,
4 Secretary to President; Benjamin +
Carr (Roger Williams University
n Superintendent of Farm; J c. CraV
!, ley Custodian; Chas. G.. Smith, Ell
!. gineer.
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