Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-09-17
WEST TEXAsSTATE NORMAL COLLEGE
HAsFACULTYOF MORE THAN FIFTY;
! MOST MEMBERS HOLD HIGH DEGREES
ST.. I.i "a tn. New.

sreslai "a The New.
CANYON. sept ie--Thc West TeNas
gt.t Normal q, ilcge now has q faculty.
:, hich numbers more than nfty men
and women OF recognized skill n ih'
profession Of teaching \ large M
jnrity of these men and women hold d..
Erecs from the higher institutions ~
learning throughout the country. IN
institution N ambitious Wihin "
rphere. to serve every educational in
terest II this ssrtiui ~ IN" state. ANA
Il II emitting no effort 10 give 20 IN
people oi the plains and Panhandle
country the best Servi'c which th'
state has o. offer sSiuCatiunallN.
Library Equipment
Among the advantages which ~"
West Texas stat. Normal college hl-
To offer those who attend o.. M" library
holds n prominent place. And although
this library numbers only a little more
than ten thousand volumes % if'
unique in this particular very few "i
it, hooks fail e. function IN ~" courses
offered Nv III. departments and 10 ih'
daily work 81 the class r""m ON ~
shelves II has NOR. than one illusind
volumes m choic. literature selected
specifically for children from the axe
az eight to fourteen. Thvs" books ir.
cluie many illustrated editions hN th"
best artists
Laboratories
In addition tn a go,d working library
the institution has q laboratory ui ,
chemistry conseryaiivsly estimated 1Il
$4,000. laboratory lot physics. valued
nj $1,000. and one of the best equipped
Laboratories Cot honia economics ~ any
non. Vocational school IN TEXAS Miss
Jessie r. RaInbo. head al the home ecH.
noinics department u o. begin with
the opening ~ IN. fall quarter som"
experiments with underi'd children.
She will emphasize chiefly IN" qursilol
~ diet.
Agriculture
The department of agriculture j. pur
chasing considerable equipment Tor
demonstration purposes Among other
things are ihrc. hundred thoroughbred
chi'kenS. eight fine bred dairy COWS
and a number " high bred hogs The
products of the chickens and COWS Will
10 used largely io supply the new do
mitory. Fred n Ives head Il this d..
paftmeni. n al~o building new siin
snd a dairy harm.
Vocational High Schod Agriculture
lnder the provisions oi the Smith
Lever law. the institution Is Co estah.
li,h this fall school Tor Vucationnl
high ~chool agriculture. Som. II "a"
PURPOSES ~ the curriculum outlined fur
this WORK are 60 interest more people IN
the subject IT scientific farming. am
Ia enable thos. who choose this Vocl.
tlon 10 achieve the maximum produc.
tion with the least waste 81 plant ma.
TRITON. Frank u. Phillips will have
charge q this work
Musit
ln addition &C. IN. regular courses IN
music ior purpose II public ~'h0ul
wort. the institution gives private i-s-
SIMS In vinlin. piano. and voice II
sides. n hand. an Orchestra. and chorus
ORGANIZATIONS are maintained through
out the year. Wallace u. Clark has
charge cf this department.
Curricula
Besides the usual courses offered Co
teachers a. a preparation for tuaChins
In the public schools. the institution
offers the following special curricul1
A curriculum with intermediate grade
edutation ne the major The purpus"
IL this course H. 10 prepare teachers
specifically Tor work IN the informed
late grades u our public schools \
rural school curriculum. The purpos,'
II this curriculum j. 10 prepare teach.
ers fur meeting rural problems. and Is
intended Tor teaC hers who will teach in
the rural districts. \ curriculum with
education primary as al
major This course ~ designed .~T.
cially for teachers who are 10 hay-
charge 81 kindergarten and primary
work In the public schools. Nontccrtifi.
cat. curriculum The purpu~. II th's
course h 10 meet the needs ~ Young
people IN the Panhandle who DO not
wish 60 teach but who desir. a liberia.
education without having 10 travel
long distances and spend alrge sums %
money 10 get n.
Faculty Names. With Degrees
]. A Hill. president. NJ. A Uniyersi.
~ q California: II a. Jarrett head -
the department ~ education. " 4.
Peabody Normal college. NJ q John.
son. superintendent u the trainins
school. Mary Ailine Lamb. professor II
education: Anna / Hihbetis associate
professor ~ primary educatiOu. VI \
Peabody Normal college. Adlin White.
axsnciaie professor ~ education u ;.
Peabody Normal college. Edna L.
HaineS associate professor - kinder
garten edbcaiion. ~ =, Teachers eel.
legr. Columbia university. Margaret
lioulwafe. asa,cisi. professor Il com.
merciai branches. ~ ". Morelook
head of the department ui English. "
A.. Harvard university. Jennie &.
Eiichle. professor 81 English. " Il Ma.
han. as-paite professor Of English. u.
A. Center college. :. Elizabeth Davis.
associate professor - English. y. :
I-ahOdy Normal college Mrs Malsl
Watkins Lang. asst iant professor ~
English. y A. Trinity university. Mar
Morgan Brown. professor ~ expression:
Sadie O'Connell. instructor in expires.
sion. wallac. u. Clark, head q the de-.
lnrtment of I'm. arts. q A. University
~ Wisconsin. Pauline Brigham. assist
ant professor 10 music. Mafy ]. Clara.
lngtrucior in music Margaret Gu"n.
tier. SUPERVISE % music in the train.
INK school. Alimas Aiken. associate pro
feSSor Il drawing y : Teachers COB.
lege. Columbia university, y \. stat
fofd. head ~ the department ~ Latin,
". A. Emory college. =. =. Gueuther
head - the French and German n.
mrtmenis Mary r. Hudsp.th head ~
the Spanish department q a. Peabody
Normal college. l.. =. shelly. acting
head - N. history department. NJ A
University of Texas 7 VI CLARK assoc
eiate professor - history. " \. Maiii.
NJ. johnson. sssisiat. professor ~ his
tary. VI. \ ] l.. o. Dot. professor ~
economics and government y : Nan
dcrbiu uniyersii, Jessie T. Ramho
lrofcs 90 in charge 90 ~. department
Il hoIne economics - 4. University
q Illinois. Martha r B,u. sssyriai.
pfDfessOr ~ domestic AIT l.. l. Pea.
lstiy Normal ruil,g Tennessee Ma
lone ass.sClIte Or f.~suT ~ library
ocnnoiny o. A W,-i Texas State N0r.
Tual college. .. \ TsTrIu acting head
&C the department ~ manual training
Robert Donald. assistant professor IL
manual training. T.. q Allen. head -