Board selects sites for West and East Tennessee normal schools
The state board of education outlined its choice of sites for three state normal schools. West Tennessee goes to Shelby County near Memphis with $100,000 in bonds, a free site, a $50,000 observation school, dormitories, and city amenities to be provided. East Tennessee is set for Johnson City with a free site, bonds, and promises of utilities and access. Middle Tennessee favoring Murfreesboro with $199,000 in bonds and a free site, plus a sewer system and light and water guarantees.
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State boards names three sites for Normal Schools
The State Board of Education selected Johnson City Murfreesboro and Memphis as sites for the State Normal Schools for the three grand divisions. Twenty-two towns bid. Trenton and Milan withdrew leaving twenty bid towns. The chosen trio offered the most liberal terms and best geography with Memphis the most accessible western site offering about $900,000 in inducements including bonds, free sites and maintenance for ten years.
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Christmas Stockings Drive Needs Help From Public
The Salvation Army plans to fill stockings for hundreds of needy city children this Christmas. The Nineteenth Century Club began the effort three years ago and filled 150 stockings. last year 700 were completed. This year the club aims to 111,000 and asks people to fill stockings and send them to the club by the day before Christmas.
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Board weighs sites for state normal school allocations
The state board weighed rival bids from Rutherford County Murfreesboro and Clarksville Montgomery County versus Johnson City Washington County. After full discussion the board chose Murfreesboro for the Middle Tennessee normal, conditioned on guarantees and a suitable site, while Johnson City was set as the other location with strong logistics noted.
Enacted by the Last General Assembly on Establishment
A reflective Christmas message urges sharing happiness with others especially children. It cautions against pessimism and highlights joy from giving, including buying clothing and stockings for needy youngsters in the spirit of a child born twenty centuries ago. The piece frames generosity as universal happiness.
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Establishment of White Teacher Normal Schools Per State Halting
The document outlines sections on control of schools and funding provisions. It states thirteen percent of the general fund will finance the establishment and maintenance of normal schools for the education and professional training of teachers for elementary schools. A normal school for white teachers will be established and maintained in each grand division of the state.
Bethlehem Night and Nashville Troops at War Referenced
Fragmented notes recount the Christus night in Bethlehem, a farm boss fighting shade trees, and trenches dug for barn heating. It also covers Federal troops occupying Nashville, Buell’s army, and Tennessee education policies while noting Christmas china sales and school system plans.
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