The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-07-05
PROGRESS IN EDUCATION.
Agricultural College In Normal cIossa
Two Students Win Prizes.


Two Students Win Prizes.
Normal, Ala. : The thirty-elghth an
uual commencement Of the AgricuItm-
al and Mechanical college in this town,
of which Walter S. Buchanan is presi-
dent, has closed what is to all In
tents and purposes the record breaking
year in the history Of that famous in
stitution- After four years Of his ad-
ministration young Walter s. Buchan-
an is able to present Normal to the
public in much Of its same glory and
popularity it enjoyed in the best DAYS
Of its founder, the well known william
a. CounciIL
Although this young educator found
the plant in a much run down condi-
ton after the death Of his distinguish.
ed predecessor he has been able to add
many facilities and improvements, to
erect four buildings in four years and
to re-establish the institution on much
Of its former basis
Fifteen young people received diplo-
mas from the normal or academic de-
partment and eighteen from the vari-
GUS trade divisions. All Of the gradu-
ating exercises centered in a discus
sion Of the rural school, each speaker
from the salutatorian to the vaIedic-
torian taking part In the symposium Of
the subject,
Increased interest in rural school edu-
cation for Negroes was heightened by
the fact that every subject was Illus
trated by actual demonstration ''Plans
For the Rural SchooI'' was the subject
Of the salutatory presented by Joseph
W. Falls, who exhibited a model school
house containing a cooking room, a
sewing room and two cloak rooms.
Three other graduates, William Fen
noy, James II. Herbert and James n.
Hunter, demonstrated Building a
Schoolhouse," clustering a School,
house" and Painting a Schoolhouse"
respectively, each doing the actual
work before the audience.
Sewing In the Rural Schools was
undertaken by Rosalyn V. Harris,
while Elias ]. Murdoch took for his
subject ''The School Farm as ? Means
Of Extending the School Term Rosa
Belle Black, in demonstrating Cook
ing In the Rural School," prepared an
appetizing lunch for six at an itemized
cost Of 20 cents.
On account Of the inability Of Rev.
Richard Carroll to be present and de-
liver the annual address, Rev. DR.. R 8.
If hn Tuk
church (white) Of Huntsville, spoke to
the graduates and emphasized the i'm
portance Of loyalty to self, to others
and TO their religious creeds. mo mat
ter what your LIES calling may be-"
said DR.. Gavin, make up your mind
that you are going to grasp every Op-
portunity that comes your way"
He commented upon the advantages
OF the kind Of education given in a
school like Normal, where young peo-
pie are not only educated, but trained.
and declared among other things: THE
plan Of the work proposed In this
school is ideal. 1t is not possible to
overestimate the value Of an institu-
ton like this"
The nurse training department Of the
school offers superior advantages to
young women. 1t has comfortable
quarters in the new Virginia McCor-
mick hospital. Of which Dr.. w. L.
Council is surgeon in chief. DR.. VIII
lis E. StOrrs delivered the annual ad-
dress to the students Of this depart
ment The annual musicale was splen-
did success Mrs. Ida G. Buchanan
presided. Editor o. W. Adams Of the
Birmingham Reporter delivered the adj
dress to the preparatory department.
Prizes in the speaking contest were
awarded to Dorsey E Payne and Armo-