The broad ax., 1913-09-20
PROGRESS In EDUCATION.
agricultural College In Normal cIossa
Two Students Win Prizea-

1 wv SRN1enNs WIN PrtZe8.
Normal. Ala. - The thirty-eIghth an.
nuai commencement OF the Agricultur.
al and Mechanical college in this town
OF which Walter S Buchanan is presI.
cent, has closed what is to all In.
tents and purposes the record breakins
year In the history Of that famous In.
sutudon- After four years Of his ad.
mnlstradon young Walter S. Buchan-
IN Is able to present Normal to the
pubic In much OF its same glory and
popularity II enjoyed in the best days
OF Its founder, the well known William
n. Councill.
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
70 re-establish the Institution on much
or Its former basis
Flfteen young people received dipIo-
mas from the normal or academic de-
partment and eighteen from, the vari-
Gus trade divisions. All OF the gradu-
a1ng exercises centered in a discus
sion Of the rural school. each speaker
from the salutatorian to the valedic-
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. "PIans
For the Rural School, was the subject
or the salutatory presented by Joseph
w. Falls. who exhibited a model school.
house containing a cooking room. Q
sewing room and two cloak rooms.
Three other graduates. William Fen
noy, James II. Herbert and James II.
Hunter. demonstrated Building a
Schoolhouse." clustering a School
house" and "Painting Il SrhOolhouse"
respectively. each doing the actual
work before the audien"c
Sewing In the Rural Schools was
undertaken by RoSalyn V. Harris.
while Elias J Murdnck took for his
subject The School Farm as a 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 s.
Gavin. pastor of the First Baptist
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 life's calling may be-"
said DR.. Gavin. make up your mind
that you are going to grasp every op-
portunity that comes your way"
BE commented upon the advantages |
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 II is not possible to |
overestimate the value of an institu-
tion like this"
The nurse training department of the
school offers superior advantages to
young women. Ii has comfortable /
quarters in the new Virginia McCor-
mick hospital. of which DR.. W. L
Councill is surgeon in chief. DR.. VII
lis E. Storrs delivered the annual ad-
dress to the students Of this depart
ment. The annual musicale was a splen-
did success Mrs. Ida c. Buchanan
presided Editor o. W. Adams Of the
Reporter delivered the ad-
dress to the preparatory department.
Prizes in the speaking contest were
awarded to Dorsey E. Payne and Armo-