Troy University - Palladium Yearbook (Troy, AL)

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T-nH«s« f vi«niiii mi uima management has had the effect of more perfectly unifying and co-ordinating the work of these units, thus increasing the efficiency of the system. Dr. R. H McCaslin was a member of the board as originally constituted, and his recent withdrawal caused much regret. Under this heading mention should be made of the death of the Hon. Charles P. Rogers, of Letohatchie, on Oct. 20, 1922. Captain Rogers was, for more than twenty years, a faithful and efficient member of the Board of Trustees and the school notes with deep regret his loss from its roster of loyal friends. 111. FACULTY CHANGES The most noticeable changes in the faculty during the last four years are the retirement in I 9 I 9 of Prof. F. J. Cowart, after twenty-one years, and the death of Dr. C. L. McCartha in I 920, after thirty-one years of excellent service to the institution. Another familiar face not now among us or of us is that of Joseph A. Boyd, who gave up his work in 1920 for more lucrative employment with the Franklin Insurance Company. Among the new names now on the faculty roll are A. S. Sartain, Professor of Civics; Mary Debow Rich, Teacher of English; H. A. Savage, Professor of Science; Annie Ray, Teacher of Primary Methods; J. W. Campbell, Pro- fessor of Manual Training and Athletic Coach; W. M. Hughes, Vocational Teacher in the Junior High School. Some new administrative officers are C. M. Farmer, Director of Extension Work; Evelyn Somerville, Librarian; Mrs. Arthur Owens, Secretary; Lula Owens, Stenographer; Vada Ernest, Matron of Dormitory One; Mrs. Stough, Matron of Dormitory Two. Mention should also be made of Misses Taylor, Latane, Bayles, Nordan, and Agee, who served well in responsible positions for a brief period and re- signed; and of Misses Pitts, Martin, Boyd, Kelsoe, and Williams, of our present teaching staff. Miss Rymer has returned, after a year ' s leave of absence; and Misses Gardener and Segars are spending this year at Columbia University. IV. SITE FOR THE NEW AND GREATER NORMAL Early in 1919 the site on Orion Street, bought in 1912, was sold and the Board adopted the policy of trying to expand the present plant by pur- chasing property in an adjoining block, but the new State Board of Education reversed this policy, and, in August, 1922, purchased another site — a beautiful tract of 2 70 acres in the southeastern part of the city, generally known as the Judge Hilliard Place. This new site is being laid out by Mr. Chas. W. Leavitt, of New York, and the buildings are being planned by Dr. F. B. Dresslar, of Peabody College, Nashville, Tenn., and Mr. Dlttmar, the architect of the State Thirteen

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BmB5?gmiMimTi«ig? iiiiMiiiii!iini ■ miuta HISTORICAL SKETCH For the historical outline of the State Normal School prior to June 1 , 1919, see copies of the Palladium for the years 1912 and 1919. The essential thing since that time may be found in the following paragraphs: I. GENERAL POLICIES The most noteworthy development within the last few years is the rural extension work, which was begun in the fall of 1920. Professor C. M. Farmer has been in charge of this department since its inception, and the work has met such hardy response from the field that the school has not been financially able to meet the demand for classes in the various counties within its territory. It is not only enabling the Normals to reach the teachers in service, but it is greatly popularizing the State ' s teacher-training agencies. Another important change inaugurated in 1920 was a raising of the en- trance requirements for our two-year teacher-training course to four years of standard high school work. However, two years of pre-normal work were retained in order to care for a special class of public school teachers. The raising of entrance requirements mentioned above resulted in 1921 in the policy of granting pre-normal certificates to graduates of standard high schools who would complete certain short courses in the Normal School. Great numbers of these graduates have availed themselves of this opportunity, and have thus, not only recruited the teaching profession, but considerably raised its standard of effificiency. A third very important and far-reaching change was introduced in the fall of 1919, when student government was substituted for the old form of faculty government. The skepticism which attended the inauguration of this system soon gave place to enthusiastic approval. It has done so much for the morale of the student body that no other system would now be seriously considered. II. THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION The Legislature of 1919 abolished various boards, including the Normal School Board, and placed the Normals and all other units of the public school system under the State Board of Education. This board is composed of Gov- ernor Kilby, Superintendent Abercrombie, Hon. L. B. Musgrove, Hon. Jack Thorington, Hon. A. L. Tyler, Mrs. T G. Bush, Hon. A. H. Carmichael, and Dr. D. T. McCall. The placing of the various units of the public school system under one Twelve

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- i ■ Mugj f I ' limniiiin. uima Department of Education. The first unit of the New and Greater Normal, the Training School Building, is in process of construction. The main campus of the New Normal will consist of a fine pecan grove of about twenty acres, with about ten acres more of growing pecans adjoining but not included in the campus. Lying along another side of the campus is a natural park of about twenty acres, on which three springs are found that will furnish water for two swimming pools and a fish pond. Mr. Leavitt is also drawing plans for this park, which, when completed, will be one of the beauty spots of Troy. V. THE SCHOOL FARM On Jan. 1, 1921, the school embarked upon a new enterprise, and equipped a new farm, for the double purpose of utilizing the waste from its dormitories and of producing its dairy products and fresh vegetables. It now has one of the best herds of Jersey cows and Poland China hogs in this section of the State. So far, the farm has been too far away to be used as a laboratory of agriculture; but when the school is moved to its new site, it can thus be made a valuable adjunct to the Department of Science. VI. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS Aside from the increased enrollment which reached a grand total of 931 in 1921 (exclusive of the 892 in the Rural Extension classes and 7 1 5 in the Training School), the most important of the minor events of the school ' s his- tory during the past four years are: 1 . The enlargement of the present location by the purchase of several more lots in the block to the rear of the campus. 2. The erection of a large open-air pavilion on the north campus. 3. The purchase of a moving picture outfit for the purpose of emphasiz- ing visual education; and, 4. The addition of a car for the better handling of the school s field work. —THE PRESIDENT. Fourteen