The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-01-18
Trinity Summer Norma.

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Trinity Summer Norma.
Prof, Gordon was asked to address
the body on the subject Of Trinits
Summer school and sumner normal,
I which he did warming up to his sub
! iect as he progressed. As n matter
Of history he said the teachers or
I Ellis county had some years ago
! voted to give over their summer nor
mails TO Trinity University, and that
Trinity had likewise extended invi-
| ta5ions 10 adjoining counties in hope
| Of making the normal and summer
/ school one second to none in the
| state, and that he was glad to report
/ THAI these invitations have been ac-
cepted and the coming summer nor
NAL will be the best held, He said
the faculty selected was the best
and that the attendance should be
greater than at any normal yet held.
The speaker was ably supported
~ ~! tj-I litt!itiSiIt w ittI OI tiiE W dA-
ahaclie Public schools. who said
! that il had been the custom for every
county in the state to hold sum
mer normal and that as q result the
normals We're practically worthless.
but that under the system followed
here Trinity had done the handsome
thing by the Summer normal and
That the University deserved the CO.
operation of the Chamber of Com
merce. He showed with an attend
ance of probably 10 teachers the
average expenditures would reach
SIS, making total of approximate
y $4,000 expended during the
term. He said there was no reason
Why Trinity should not have just as
! large and as good summer school
and normal as any other Texas
university and expressed the be
lief that with the hearty co-opera-
ton OF the Chamber of Commerce
they would have it. He suggested
that the club cooperate in the way
Of advertising and doing personal
work, saying it would redown to the
glory of education in Waxahachie
1t was moved that the chair ap-
point committee of five to take this
matter up and make report with re-
concentrations at next meeting of
the club. The chair named Messrs
Vim, Gordon. Cannon, Moore and
Durham as members OF comittee
Put Up the Chickens.
W. B, Forrest provoked both
laughter and applause when he pro-
| posed that the Chamber of Com
merce memorabilia the city council
to enact law which will prohibit
chickens from running at large on
! streets and premises of other people
other than their owner in nle city
! Of WaXahachie. He explained that il
! was veXiug to undertake to garden,
| grow flowers or anything else when
chickens were permitted to run at
| large. He moved that the chair APP
! point a committee to take the mat
/ ter up With the city council
This seemed to be very impor-
tant matter for the speaker had not
| resumed his seat before there was
a scramble for recognition. Mr.
| Spaldiug wanted to include ducks
and Mr.. Mayhem wanted to know if
the council could control the cats
and dogs chat disturb the peaceful
}slumbers and endanger life.
1t was decided to appoint com
mittee 10 take the matter up with
the council. The chair appointed
MesSrs. Forrest, Durham and Moore.
Messrs. Forrest and Durham had
| spoken enthusiastically in favor OF
the movement and Mr.. Moore had
questioned the propriety of steering
her henship.
/ County Hospital Plan.
Although the session had run over
the time limit there was matter
(which demanded attention and it
proved a live question when once
preached. This matter was the plans
for a county hospital 1t was stat
ed that there We're petitions being
circulated asking the county COM
missiOuerS to provide accommodate
tions at the poor farm for the indig-
ent sick Of the county, Mr.. Fer