Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-11-12
NORMAL RECENT
BOARD ON TOUR
REACH AMARILLO ON WAY
TO CANYON TO INSPECT
SCHOOL.

nual tour OF inspection. four men,
Ders OF the Board of Regents of the
state Normal Schools of Texas reach
ed Amarillo at l2:i0 yesterday al
ternoon and will leave this morning
for Canyon, accompanied by W. II.
Fuqua of this city, who Is also
member OF the board.
The party is made up of Hon. f.
NJ Bradley. State Superintendent OF
Public instruction, who is chairman,
Hon. \. G.. Goeth OF Austin, vice
chairman. Hon. Walter Crawford, of
Beaumont, and Hon. Peter Radford
or Fort Worth. who Is more widely
known throughout the state as presi-
dent OF the Farmers Union of Texas.
The full board will visit the West
rexas Normal ut Canyon today, and
will give this new and flourishins
educational institution thorough In
spection. including buildings. ground
work and methods OF operation, with
special view OF ascertaining the
needs OF the school, 30 that they may
be presented to the incoming legis-
lature for consideration. The party
will return to Amarillo at $3.50 this
afternoon. and the visiting members
will be diner guests at the home of
W. II. Fuqua.
At 6:35. the board will leave via
Fort Worth for Denton, where all
of Wednesday will be spent In a gen
eral inspection OF the North Texas
institution. From Denton the tour
will be extended south TO San Mar
cos. which will be reached Thursday.
The last point 10 be visited will be
huntsville, which will be reached at
1920 Friday morning. Friday aft
ernoon and Saturday morning will
be spent al the states Oldest normal
school. completing the inspection.
When questioned by a representa-
tive of The News last night relative
20 The work of the board and to gen
eral school conditions in Texas. Sup
erintendent OF Public Instruction
Bralley said .
The tour which the board OF re-
gents Ia making is required by law.
enacted by the last legislature, and
must assuredly result in a better un-
derstanding OF the work and needs
OF the normal schools OF Texas and
In a general Improvement of these
thriving institutions
Texas has four state normals at
Canyon. Denton, san Marcos and
Huntsville. These have this year
an enrolment of approximately $500
students, or 625 each. The present
board assumed control Of the norm
ais about a year ago. since whicp
time the requirements for admission
have been raised from completion
of the Ninth grade In the public
schools to satisfactory completion oil
the second year in the High School
The Normal course OF study has been
increased from three 20 four years
which means that the Normals vii
do at least two years OF college work
and that the graduates will be com
petent to do acceptable work In tht
High Schools OF the state.
The board also directed installa
ton at each normal of a department
/ OF practice and observation, so tha
those who graduate will have OBJ
served methods OF teaching under ex
perts. and actually will have hat
practical teaching experience.
The faculties OF the state normall
have also been reorganized In har
mony with the faculty OF all flrs
class colleges OF the country. 81
thorough has been the work OF i'm
provement along all lines that tn
State Normal schools In Texas vii
from this time forward be regarde,
az standard normal schools.
The general educational condi
tions in Texas were never more graft
Tying. Steady progress Ia reporte,
from every point In the state. an
the standard is being raised through
out the state. A more liberal polio,
ION the part OF succeeding legislature
will result In eleYatlng the nj
ready high standard and will max
= OF Texas the foremost in matters o