Troy University - Palladium Yearbook (Troy, AL)

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I 5 To Dr. Shackelford O MANY little songs ive sing Are new from day to day, Yet there is one ivithin uiir hearts That shall not pass aicay, A melody which holds for as remembrances so dear. Because it sings of happy things And goldeti hours here. This haunting melody of song, The sweetest spirit hath Of gratitude for lives are led In such a pleasant path; For vision of an ideal shou-n to heart (Did soul and mind, A noble sta)idard, noble man From richest gold refined. And now because we feel fur n.ore Than words can ever tell, We ivrite this song to him who made Our dream world vi.sible; Tho ' not a word that we could sing. Nor all that we could do, Coidd show how much we owe, Our Presid( nt, to you. 1 I

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THE ?Kiimm :M. Three More years of History 1926-1929 Three more because The Palladium for 1926 reviewed the record of the Trojj Normal for the years 1923 to 1926 General Statement ■ OHE former period of three years was marked chiefly by expansion (r of enrollment; the present period is d stinguished by improvement V y of the quality of work, which was made possible by increased leg- islative support. This increase permitted not only the enlargement of the faculty but also the addition of much needed equipment for classroom pur- poses. The enlargement of the facu.ty resulted in smaller classes and more individual instruction. Hence, the most characteristic development of the present period is the elevation of the standard of class work. Forty Years of History In September, 1927, the Troy Normal rounded out forty years of his- tory, which was briefly reviewed in Presidsnt Shackelford ' s annual report to the State Board of Education for that year. It is a report replete with interesting information, but it is too ' ong to be reproduced here. Suffice it to say that the record is one of which any institution might well be proud. Those interested in such matters are referred to the report men- tioned above and to the various issues of the Palladium, in each of wh ' ch there is recorded a portion of the School ' s history, and this latter is in a much more detailed form than the report. Tne Normal Under the Graves ' Administration By far the greatest step forward during the forty-three years of the Troy Normal ' s existence was taken in 1927 when the Legislature, under the sp ' .endid leadership of Governor Graves and Superintendent Tidwo ' .l, practically doubled the annual appropriation for maintenance and also set aside $400,000 for capital out ' ay during the quadrennium. As stated in the preceding paragraph, the increased maintenance fund led to the imme- diate enlargement of the faculty and classroom equipment. The building fund is now being used to enlarge the physical plant. Within a few months a commodious academic and administration building and a hand- some modern dormitory for girls will be completed, and the School will be moved to one of the most beautiful and spacious school sites in America. Governor Graves and Superintendent TidweM cannot be too highly com- mended for their part in making this development possible. The Troy Normal Ranks Class A In recognition of the high class of work done by the Troy Normal the American Association of Teachers ' Colleges, at its meeting in Boston in February, 1928, gave the School the rank of junior college, Class A. It had been inspected by President D. B. Waldo, at that time President of the American Association and a:so President of the Michigan State Teachers ' College at Kalamazoo. The School is justly proud of this recognition, for there were some schools which could not get into the Association at all. PiHic Ten