The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-06-14
SUMMER NORMAL IS
NOW WELL UNOER WAY
PROBABLY 200 ATTEND OPEN
ING EXERCISES THIS MORN
ING AT UNIVERSITY
Outlook Is Bright for Rcroin
Breaking Attendance During
1913 Summer Normal,

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Der of pupils in attendance, Much
interest had been manifested by the
management Of Trinity university
and by the WaXahachie Chamber OF
Commerce with regard to an increaS-
| ed attendance at the normal TINS year,
and it is felt that their efforts nave
been we'll rewarded for there were
! two hundred or more in the unlVer-
, sity auditorium Tor the opening eX-
ercises, and it is understood that
practically all were there for the
purpose of enrolling. Effort IS be
| ing made to attract teachers from
ali parts of Texas to the summer
normal because the equipment at
Trinity offers exceptional opport3~
mites A hope is entertained that
at some future day the fame OF the
Trinity normal Will have spread un-
til the regular attendance is not
| less than 1000
Appropriate ceremonies incident
to the opening Of the norF'al and
summer school were held. which con
sisted Of a song, prayer and 2 talk.
Mayor +, B. Prince on behalf OF the
city assured the teachers and pu-
| pills that all WaXahachie welcomed
| them and would make it II point to
emphasize their appreciation OF the
presence OF so many teachers III the
| city. He said it was a pleasure %
! welcome a company Of people who
| had come to better prepare them
selves to teach III the pablo POOLS
OF the state, and added that lie was
especially glad to welcome 81 many
good looking young women He
said WaXahachie has ALWAYS boasten
OF her pretty women and with this
| added number the town should Al
tract unusual attention.
Secretary c. +. Schuster in @ehalf
of the Chamber Of Commerce made
the guests welcome, saving he was
glad they were here aAd that the
| business men were glad that they
| recognized the many advantages :.
normal at Trinity offered them. He
! called attention to the high class IF
| citizenship and the educational at
mosphere that abounGs !Io assured
the visitors that effort 40 nd be
made to make it pleasant for all OF
them.
superintendent G. Il. VIM III he
half Of the public school welcomed
the guests and invited them to yls1t
the school building for ,1)E q the
equipment. He said h. feil that the
| burden OF the high civilization nov
| enjoyed rested heavily upon the
teachers of the land and he urged
each and every ore to 30 his o. her
best to exert an influence fOr sood
He said it was notieeahl" to him
that the best pupils in high school
were those who started right in the
primary department.
County superintendent " : Ely,
who has taken an irierost III the
summer school and normal, Helcom-
ed the teachers and pupils IN a near
~ fashion and admoGished them all
to strive to get good results out Of
| the time spent here as well as enjoy
| their stay. He said cXpo"ieGCe WIS
Il wonderful thing and that bef in
ners could absorb a lot ii = er;enca
trough the study and Isscti ation
with the experienced teachers az
sembled in the normal
Rev. A. n. Hall, pastor o. lhc FIRST
| Baptist church, welcomed the teach
crs in behalf OF the churches and
| asked them all to attend church and
Sunday school At the church OF their
| choice. He linked teaching and
preaching together, and said charae-
| ter is the only expert this old earth
has. He said all else is consumed,
| but character goes to world be-
ybhu ne OAHU the only ullitIbnGe
between preacher and a teacher
| should be the method in which the
work is done
In behalf OF the faculty Prof. Bor-
ry made response to the many ad-
| dresses OF welcome and urged the
| teachers TO improve the opportuni-
" now before them to get the most
| out OF the normal, lie paid glow
| Ing tribute to WaXahachie as a little
| city and said IL vas the dream OF
his wife's life to become resident
| CT Naxahachie.
The principal address OF the DAY
vas made by DIR. ). l.. HeTnbeak OF
Trinity University. who said 20 aim
teaching Mas the most important
work TO be done. He saia he had
rather be president OF Trinity Uni
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