The Normal School Bulletin Tenth Annual Session
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The Normal School Bulletin VOLUME I. JULY, 1912 NUMBEJt 4. CATALOGUE NUMBER Tenth Annual Session 1912-1913 SAN MARCOS, TEXAS ' Thi' Sonlhwcst T exus S1111 e :\01·111al Sl'lwol, 1111 :!. 5 7iMm The Normal School Bulletin Vol. 1 July, 1912 No. 4 CATALOGUE NUMBER PUBLISHED BY THE Southwest Texas State Normal School J.. ued Quarterly, February, May, July and November E.otcrcd u ttt0Dd.·d 111 mattef, Jan111f'J ts~ 191'2. 2t the po1~01ice at San Martea. Ttxa1. oodier tbe An of Julr 16, 189•• .. ~ A•t.ID Prlnttoc Oompur _.aatln, Tau 1llLt CONTENTS. Calendar Board of Regents .......... : . 4 Faculty ............................... ; . 5 Introductory: History . 9 Location and Buildings .......................... ·. 9 Purpose ................................................. 10 Discipline ............................................... 10 Course of Study .......................................... 11 Certificates and Diplomas .................................. 11 Electives ................................................ 11 Admission . 12 Course of Study : Groups of Courses. 15 Groups in Detail. 16 Departments of Instruction: Agriculture . 22 Biology ................................................. 24 Drawing ................................................. 25 EJucation . 25 English .................................................. 28 German ................................................. 31 History ................................................. 32 Home Economics. 34 Latin ................................................... 37 Manual Training .......................................... 38 Mathematics . 40 Music ................................................... 41 Physical Science . 42 Reading ................................................. 44 General Information: Entertainment and Lyceum. 45 Religious Associations ...... ·. 46 Societies . 46 Suggestions to Students. 46 Summer Session .......................................... 47 Committee on Teachers . 48 Register of Students . 49 Alumni .................................................. 61 CALENDAR FOR 1912-13. 1912. FALL TERM. Entrance Examinations and Classification .. Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1912. Fall Term Begins ...................... Wednesday, Sept. 18, 1912. Fall Term Closes .......................... Saturday, Dec. 7, 1912. WINTER TERM. Winter Term Begins ...................... Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1912. Holiday Vacation ...... Saturday, Dec. 21, to Monday, Dec. 30, 1912. Winter Term Closes ..................... Saturday, March 8, 1913. 1913. SPRING TERM. Spring Term Begins ..................... Tuesday, March 11, 19Ut Commencement Sermon .................... Sunday, May 25, 1913. Graduating Exercises ..................... Monday, May 26, 1913. SUMMER TERM. Summer Term Begins ...................... Tuesday, June 3, 1913. Summer Term Closes ..................... Thursday, July 31, 1913. BOARD OF NORMAL REGENTS. F. M. Bralley, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, President ........................................... Austm. Walter J. Crawford ................................... Beaumont. W. H. Fuqua ........................... ~ .............. Amarillo. A. C. Goeth, Vice-President ............................... Austin. Peter J. Radford ................................... Fort Worth. T. H. Shelby, Secretary .................................. Austin. FACULTY. C. E. EVANS, M.A., President. M. A. University or Texas. H. A. NELSON, Agriculture. Southwest Texas State Normal School; A. & M. College or Texas. S. W. STANFIELD, B. A., BiolQ{ly. B. A. Southwestern Unlverelty. · Mrss ANNIE PEARSALL, Drawing. Diploma from University or Chicago. W. I. WOODSON, Ed~ation. Klrksv1lle (Mo.) State Normal School; University or Chicago. Mrss MAUDE M. SHIPE, M. A., Education. M. A. University or Texas; Columbia University. GATES THOMAS, B. Lit., EngUsh. B. Lit. University or Texas. A. J. RoBINBON, B'. A., E~lisk. B. A. University or Texas; University or Chicago. 6 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE NORMAL. MRS. LILLIE T. SHAVER, M. A., English. M. A. Trinity University; Columbia University. MISS HELEN HORNSBY, B. Lit., German. B. Lit. University of Texas; University of Wisconsin. I A. W. BIRDWELL, History. University of Texas; Unitersity of• Chicago. M. L. ARNOLD, B. A., History. B. A. University of Texas. Miss HELEN H. HALM, B. S., Home Economics. B. S. Kansas Ag ricuitural L:ollege. Mrns GRACE BERRY, B. S., Home Economics, B. S. Kansas Agrl'cultural College. JOHN E. PRITCHETT, M.A.., Latin. M. A. Pritchett College (Mo.) ;-Johns Hopkins University. J. R. CoXEN, B. S., Manual Training. B. S. Kansas Agricultural College; Bradley Polytechnic Institute. J. S. BROWN, M. A., Mathematics. M. A. Univenilty of Texas. •Miss JESSIE A. SAYERS, Mathematics. University of Texas; Columbia University. •on leave of absence, student in Columbia University. SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE NORMAL. 7 CARY C. SHAVER, B. Lit., Mat.kematics. B. Lit. Westmister College (Mo.); University of Texas. Miss FRANCES WHITE, B. S., Mathematics. B. S. University of Chicago. Miss MARY STUART BUTLER, Music. The Western, Oxford (Ohio). · P. T. MILLER, Physical Science. Univt!rsity of Teiras. "'W. C. VERNON, B. A., Physical Scie.nc1. B. A. University of Texas. Miss LULA HINES, Reading and -Prim,ary Method.s. Columbia Univ.ersity. Miss ANNIE CAVETT, c'ritic Teaching. Sam Houston Normal Institute; nnnois Normal University. Mrss DoVE CAVETT, J]ritic Teaching. Southwest Texas State Normal School; Illinois Normal University. THOMAS E. FERGUSON, B. A., Secretary. Instructor in English. B. A. University of Texas. •on leave of absence, student in '(i~tversity of Chicago. 8 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE NORMAL. ADDITIONAL TEACHERS FOR SUMMER SCHOOL. J. E. BLAIR, B. s. Superintendent Corsicana City Schools. B. S. National Normal Univerity. w. F. DOUGHTY, M. A. Superintendent Marlin City Schools. B. A. University of Texas; M. A. University of Chicago. C. A. PETERSON, B. s. Superintendent Yoakum City Schools. B. S. National Normal University.• SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE NORMAL SCHOOL HISTORY. The Twenty-sixth Legislature in 1899 enacted a law providing for the establishment of ''The Southwest Texas State Normal School'' and entrusting its management and control to the State Board of Educa tion. The Twenty-seventh Legislature in 1901 further authorized the State Board of Education to appoint a Local Board of three Trustees to act under the direction of the State Board in the management of the school. The Southwest Texas State Normal School opened its First Annual Session September 9, 1903, and during the school year enrolled 303 pupils. 'The enrollment has increased steadily and for the scho lastic year 1911-12 reached 619 pupils. The State Board of Education and the Local Board continued in control until December, 1911, when the Board of Normal Regents created by the Thirty-second Legisla ture assumed complete authority over the school. LOCATION. San Marcos is a town of 6,000 population, situated on the M., K. & T. and I. & G. N. Railways, 50 miles north of San Antonio and 30 miles south of Austin. Normal Hill, beautiful in scenery and inspi rational in its commanding view of surrounding country, is a peculiarly suitable site for the State Normal School. San Marcos enjoys an en viable reputation for healthfulness, and has been singularly free from epidemic diseases. It is an educational center, maintaining excellent public and private schools, and being the location of two well estab lished denominational institutions of learning, Coronal Institute and San Marcos Baptist Academy. The moral and religious influences of San Marcos are exceptionally good and center largely about the schools. The citizens of the town are proud of the growth and development of the Normal School and are loyal to every movement that looks to its improvement. Buildings. The main building, constructed in 1903, contains the offices of the President and the Registrar, the auditorium, and ten recitation rooms. 10 SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE NORMAL. The Science building, which was completed in 1908, has class-room!! adapted to science work and ample physical, chemical and biological laboratories. The Library building, constructed in 1910, has the library, a small auditorium and six class-rooms. The Manual Train ing building, a modern re-inforced concrete structure, will be ready for occupancy by the Manual Training and Home Economics Depart ments during the Fall Session of 1912. Purpose. Efficient teachers are essential to good schools; normal schools arc needed to assure an adequate supply of such teachers. Proficiency in teac'hing requires broad scholarship, insight into school needs, and professional skill. The excellent academic courses of the Normal School give thorough and liberal scholarship; the strong pedagogic School give clear insight into school problems; the training school applies the academic and professional knowledge in the school-room so as to give skill in teaching. If the Normal School meets the rea sonable demands of the times and fulfills adequately its mission, it will train students and graduates to do effective teaching 1ll the pri mary schools, grammar schools and high schools of Texas. Such teach ers will be an inspiration to children in the schools for serious effort and noble purpose and will be disseminators of the best professional ideals for a community. Discipline. The State of Texas maintains normal schools to improve citizenship through the teaching of the students and graduates of these schools. The normal school is, then, directly responsible to the State