Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-09-29
WILL GO AFTER
SUMMER NORMAL
EXECUTIVE BOARD APPOINTED TO
SECURE SUBSCRIPTION GUARAN-
TEEING AMOUNT NECESSARY TO
MAINTAIN NORMAL.
WILL MAKE BID AT MEETING Or
VALLEY COMMITTEE TO BE HELD
OCTOBER Is AT HARLINGEN TO
DECIDE LOCATION.

Brownsville will 20 after the summer
normal. This was the decision at a meet
Brownsville School Board. held at the
Chamber of Commerce Saturday after
noon.
An executive board for the purpose of
securing the necessary funds for the nor
NAL was appointed, comprising Angus
tine Cclaya. Sr.. as a representative OF
the city: ID. A. O'Brien from the Chamber
OF Commerce. DR. w. +. Cole from the
school beard. j. T. Canalcs from the coun-
ty schools, and one member Of the board
TO be appointed from the city schools by
Miss Barbour, the schOol superintendent.
The executive board Will meet without
delay and will make the plan of campaign
for the 5000 that the city will have to put
up III its bid for the normal in order to
compete with the highest amount in cash
vet offered fr the normal. It is possible
that Brownsville will make even 4 higher
offer than that amount, but it is the low
est to be considered. The local people
" nv - S'iiS 'AANl nv NV itt'i WI Z
The superior facilities Of Brownsville for
accommodating two or three hundred PEG
pie for the normal.
a meeting of a committee who will re
ccive offers from the various towns of the
Valley will be held in Brownsville on
October 18th to consider the offers. but il
is required that the bids be made Il week
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to Prof. Sturgeon at Harlingcn.
DIR. w. +. Cole. VIII as q citizen and as
Il member of the school board. has taken
an interest in the location of the pro
posed normal in Brownsville, presided ut
the meeting Saturday. J. 7. CanalcS ex-
planned the purpose Of the meeting. Later
a vote was called for to decide whether
this city wanted the Summer Normal.
The vote by the eighteen persons present
was unanimous in favor of the PROPOSE
ton.
+. e. Pierce. in behalf Of the Browns
Vile school board stated that the bard
is in thorough accord with the PROPOSE
ton to establish the normal in Browns
Vile. if it is to be established anywhere
in the Lower Rio Grandc VALLEY. He eN-
planned that Il miSconStruction was
placed by some one on the statements Of
some teachers who attended an informal
meeting last week in that they had never
been against the establishment OF a nor
NAL in Brownsville, but had merely quc>-
toned the feasibility Of the proposition.
He stated that all Of them were ready
and willing to give their hearty and cor
dial support to anything that was i'll the
interest of the city Of Brownsville.
ID. A. O'Bricm. secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce. stated that he has
spoken to Il large number of people. and
that al appeared 10 be jill favor Of Sccur-
ing the summer normal for Brownsville.
He believed Brownsville fully able to take
care of the two hundred people that are
expected to attend the normal. and that
if teachers could Get the same advantages
here az elsewhere he saw no reason why
Il successful normal could not be held in
Brownsville.
If we are going to have a normal in
the Valley. we ought To Get busy for
Brownsville. said Mr.. OBricn. II have
found that Brownsville contributes lib
orally 10 events Of this kind. and | be
licvc We could Get out and raise the nee
eSSary funds in one day. The Chamber
of Commerce will do all il can to aid the
proposition"
Each teacher present was appointed a
committee If one to make an effort to
raise funds for the bid Brownsville will
put in for the normal. and al Of them
promised their support in that matter.
1t is stated that cash will not be Solici-
ted to be paid Immediately. but that the
contributions will be made in signed
pledges to be paid as called for during
the time the summer normal is being
held.
1t is proposed to secure the services Of
ut least two teachers of statewide reputa
ton for the normal. preferably from the
State University. Every effort will be
made to make the Brownsville normal one
of the finest i'll the entire state.