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tbb BjnmBit-ffinaLP. Athens, Georgia
SUNDAY, MAY 27,1923.
Interesting History of State Normal
School Written By Prof. E. • S. Sell
Traces Origin and Growth of Athens’ Institution and
Collects Much Data For History to Be
Presented to Trustee Board.
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By CHAS. E. MARTIN
The Hoard of Trustee* of the
State Nrirrnal School, hint year au
thorized Prof. E. S. Sell, a mem
ber of the faculty, to write a hlwtorj
of the institution and haVe it
ready by the next meeting of the
hoard, which will be next Tuesday
May 29th.
Prof. Sell has devoted much time
and study In gathering the facts foi
the history and has established i
wealth of data relative to the early
history and struggle of the stntes
only strictly normal school where
teachers for the common school
system are taught.
The early history of the Normal
School dates back to February 4,
I860 when the University of Geor
gia trustees' purchased the lanf
where the school Is situated from
Charles M. Reese, paying $2,500.01
for ninety three acres. Later a
number of lots were sold from thi
property which reduced the size of
the plat, which is new the campui
proper, to about thirty acres. From
port of tho funds that were real
ized from these sales a building wa?
erected on the remnfnlng land and
called the “University -fllgh School’
later called “nock Coplegef 'and
now known ns “Qllmer Hall.**
WAS “UNIVERSITY
HIGH SCHOOL"
This was the Initlaf building ol
the school and its corner stone wai
laid on July 4, 1860 and the name
“Rock College" was arrived at thn
the tact that the building was con-
structed out of jintive stone fount*
on tho land nearby. Dy January
1862 the building was completed
nufflclently to warrant classes be*
Ing held and tho University High
School opened with I»rof. R. R. Car
roll in- chnrge and Prof. L. H. Char-
bonnier as assistant. During tht
war many youths were taught I,'
the tactics of war here by Prof
C’hnrbonnler, who was a gradual•
Of St. Cyr ami * military teacher
but at the clou of the war and,
folloplng the occupation of th.
country by Union soldiers It war
taken over ne a xarrluon by north-
ern troops and uard until 1S«(
' v j len , Pr “ f - B«n l Hunter again
opened the iichoot.
The school existed for a time on
ati appropriation of 1100.00 from
the elate and rehabilitation work
wne done for crippled Confederate
Veteran, but when General Pope
wne military governor of Georgia
under Union regime he ordered tht
achool cloeed becauee the etudente
returned wounded Southern eol.
hot * «"<> aavi
P'-ref
Dlxte. However, .General Mead
run r mm T ,n *"<■
nt the Interceeelon of Chnncolloi
echMl' m wn, 0f n J. , I e the
.I*// “f 01 " »»»« «nd
from gifts of teachers over the
state, the ITeaidet’s «/ottagc the
old auditorium, the Muscogee Ele
mentary school, the Winnie Davit
Memorial hall, erected by funds
subscribed and raised by the
Daughters of the Confederacy ;ip
a memorial to the daughter of
President Davis of the Confederacy,
the Smith Building, erected through
gifts from James M. Smith nnd
George Foster Peabody, the Rural
school building, the- Dining hall,
the infirmary, the Practice h
Miller Hull and the Pound Audi
torium. These two buildings were
completed from appropriations
made by the state.
. Rut even with those building!
and the rapid growth of the school.
President Jerre M. Pound stuteu
that hardly half enough fUclUtlei
nre available to care for the stu
dents who would come to thlr
school* of they could be accommo
dated. Hundreds are yearly de
nied admission because there is not
room and teaching , facilities tot
them. • •
Presidents of the school have been
Prof. Lawton II. Evans Captain 8
D. Hradwell, Dr. E. C. Branson and
Dr. Jerre M. Pound, tfie present
head'of the schost.
Th^ Normal School exists now
on an annual appropriation of $63.-
000.00 from the state and during Its
thirty years of existence but a mil
lion and eighty five thousand dol
lars have been appropriated for
its maintenance. During the same
length of time but $189,874.75 has
been appropriated for building
purposes, A dairy farm of 214
acres has been acquired
owned by the school without
to the state.
and
PRIVATE
DONATION8
But the school has not been with*
out'Its friends In an Individual way
and has had given to It by private
donations $197,000.00, one of Iti
•best friends >belng George Foster
Peabody who has given about $30,-
000,00 to the school. The city oi
Athens and'the County of Clarkr
helped the school In n small way In
Its Infancy while the D. A. R*s
and U. D. C/s have helped wonder
fully. Alumni of the school and
other Individuals have contributed
to Its support and if the state
would come to its rescue and ap
propriate money for the needd im
provements Georgia would have a
training school for teachers sec
ond to none In the South.
Tho school Is in reality a part
of the common school system of the
state and the suggestion has been
advanced that it should share In
...... kbuii, uiwniHi nnri mn ., — — —
1»«S when the lexUnrat? ?* con,mon • ch “®l fund and nol
Sterner » 88 CUre dCOend on ■ rtn/. 1st n nnennelfi I In..
took nwoy the meakly TbpronriJ! ?* P * na °" * pccUI appropriation,
lion It wne giving it '-inn
WENT INTO
AQ COLLEGE
Prom a University High Bchooi
for Ita aupport. Thl? probably
len’t n had Idea. It would at lean
Ineure tho Inetltutlon life without
nn ahqual tight before the Irxl.la-
lure. which I. eulclde to tho 6om-
mon schools of ths state because It
Is only from the state Notmnl
the building passed. Into „ ..... , on,y from tb® State Normal
Of th. Stato ColC ot ^fcuuilX Tr* ‘“ Ch T ,h *‘ '■ ,he
lure nnd Mechanical Arte to lift f h,m - can *“ »°
when the agricultural branch wai i
organised -and Its beginning a]T r !,- Th ® re “ r0 , ni “ ny Interesting chnp-
normal school dates back to-last ? l rof - Sell's history and the
Burin, this year Governor WUlZL '* <* Inter-
J> . Morthern, a successful tench..
...ahUshlmt of . ^r^h
Thle recommendation followed
much personal Work dons In the
same field by MrS.'M. A. Llpsrom’
state'* 1 *"" * n<l ° th * r wom,n of th-
, — — ». Inter
test to the thousands of people
over tho state who nr. Interested
In the achool. He Is to bo com-
tnsndsd on ths completeness nnd
accurateness of the ddta gathered
to thle sale end thus assist a worth}'
cause. *
THE ATHENS HARDWARE Co.,
is the oldest establishment in'thai
line in Geurgiu, and the Weed Co.
in Savannah ranks second. It wa
established soon after the close of
the war between the states
Messrs. A. K v Child, oifd -Reuben
Nickerson, two of os fide and hon
orable men as our city overroast
ed of. # ..
THERE ARE NOW In attend
ance In our Colleges 4C0 Rehab*
and they receive from ^the Govern*"
ment from $12 to $200* per month
This monejp is spent among our
merchants and It greatly helpi
trade.
MADISON COUNTY HAS Itf
force now at work smoothing ovei
the road from Ha to the Clarke
oounty line. This is an Important
highway and It needs work badly
We learn that the next work wil
be on the section of road from Col
bert to Comer.
A PARTY WHO H}kS RECENT
LY travelled over Mudison counts
says boll weevils have already ap
peared but farmers hre using poi
son and* hope to keep. down, the!'
ravages. Cotton has not been mucl
killed out nnd farmers nre now
planting corn. The county nevej
hnd finer oat crops nnd wheat «I
not much hurt by rust. Farmer?
in the Free State will plant larg«
food crops.
MR. W.‘ I. ABNEY says he pu<
poison on his cotton but a rnln
came and washed it off. He is
putting more!on. Mr. Abney say*
weevils have already appeared it
his cotton In countless numbers,
nnd they eat out the bud of th*
plants nnd this kills it. H# ha<
hands now replanting.
IT IS NOT TOO LATE to plant
cotton If you use poison early
often. A farmer says last year h>
planted his cotton the 3rd of Jum
nnd made a good crop. nut ht
used calcium arsenate. He says
you can plant cotton early in Jun*
nnd make a crop.
TIIE OGLETHORPE SEED nn^
Stock Farm, below Lexington Is
shipping Porto Rica potato slips tc
Athens and they are In great de
mand. The ,Cofer Seed Co., myr
they are selling theso rllps by the
thousands every day. Thin seed
fdrm is nn Important enterprise
and owned by Athenians.
IP THE WEATIIF.lt hnlrt. up
about two weeks grading of Mad
ison avenue, beyond tho River
street bridge to Rnrbcrvllle will be
completed nnd ready for the con
crete and.finishing touches.
ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD be
made tQ help farmers to find a
market for their produce, after
supplying the local demand. The
trucking business Is assuming con
siderable importance nnd our cjiri
market yily takes a limited quan
tity.
AN OLD FARMER 87 YEARP
of age says he never knew so much
nnd almost constant rain ns we
have had since* the New Year set
in, or ns cold spells the latter par'
of May.
MR. EDVfARD BANCROFT who
moved from Clmrleaton, 8. C. to
Athens shortly after the close of
the war, was tho /lest man to be-i
Kin Intensive farming In this sec
tion, nnd made some wonderful
crop yields. He had a farm on the
outskirts of Athens and another
on the Tallnssee road.
MR. DORRS HAS AN ARTICLE
showing how a colored professor at
Tuskegee has discovered 144 dif
ferent articles that can be made
from the pennut^-food, dyes, medi
cine etc. Every part of the nut l*
utilised.
Such an act was passed an)
signed by the Governor on Ocl.
21st, 1891 and the University gave
as a start for the achool “Old ltoc<
College** and ten acres of land,
agreeing to sell the balance to th*
school With this gift also went
what U known ns the “Qllmer fund.**
A fund amounting to $18,000 nn)
left by Governor Gilmer with th
provision that the sum was to bi
employed to train teachers In the
elementary branches of an English
education only.
This, net on the part .of Govemoi
Gl’lmer, the state leglsalture and th<
trustees of the University was tht
beginning of the Normal achoo*
proper although it was many year*
later before terms of any length
were held at the Institution. For
two or Ihre years summer sessioni
were held, being maintained partly
by tl$e appropriation* from the
Clarke county Grand Juries. Prof
Lawton B. Evans now of Augusta
was president of the achool during
tho- time the aumer session com
prised the only term.
THE LADIES OF Emmanuel
church have put on a Rummage
Salo In the Boley-Ltpscomb build
ing on Broad street. Those of OUr
citizen* who have clothing or any
thing they can spare should send it
APPROPRIATION
IN 1894
The first real appropriation from
the state came In 1894 when $10,-
000.00 waa appropriated. Captain
8. D. Bradwell, one of the atate*s
leading educators ,waa named first
president of the school and the first
regular session opened on April 17
1808 and the Brat graduating das*
finished on November 26. 1*9$
Nineteen students were awarded
diplomas. Mlaa Mamie Mathews ol
Ogletborpa county waa tha first
student to register for tha first
peaslon.
From this beginnlhng the school
has grown until last year It grad
uated 200 students apd has an en
rollment annually of nearly a thou
sand regular students nnd is th?
only school In the state that train?
its graduates to be first sacherr
riithdr than chposlprf any other
from Gilmer hal lhe buildings'
on the campus * have increased
from time to time until now there
are, Bradwell Hall erected parttly
Arcund Athens
With Col. T. Larry Gantt
'-MR. FLORENCE, a merchant ni
tho Normal Retinol ototlon, to one
of our moit_enterprl.lns cittern.
Ho oold hln valuable farm In Wilke,
county and biveotsd largely \|a
Athena. Mr. Florence . oaya he hai
great faith In Athena nnd a mnn
cannot make a mlatnke In Inveatlnt
In real eatato in and around the
city.
A NEW FLORIST of wldo ex-
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Spring is the “nidi season” for pinpies. Keep them from com
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Miss Ida Wilson, Harrisvlllc,
VT. Vn., writes: “1 mu in a
run-down condition. Hod pirn-
pies and ofci* eruptions—wai
ntruous. 1 tooki & S. S. It
buOt mo tip until / fool Itko an-
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perlence, will begin bualnees In
Athens early next full, and estab
lish one of the most up-to-tyite
floral plants in Georgia.
r^RTIES FROM OOLETHORI'I
say that Dr. Soule nnd his college
are doing good work in sending
over the country, where lumber 1*
being cut, expert* to teach land-
pwners how to conserve their tim
ber, that In a few years ttyejr can
have another crop of trees com
ing on. Their timbers have helped
farmers 1n this section to weathei
the storm until they can ^et an
other start.
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