People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1895 — Central Normal College. [ARTICLE]

Central Normal College.

_Tnis popular school is located nineteen miles west of Indianapolis at the beautiful town of Danville, a pleasant, healthy little city of 2,000 inhabitants, the capital of Hendricks county, situated on high ground, with natural drainage in all directions, noted for its beauty, as well as for the morality/ temperance, hospitality and intelligence of its people. The public bui 'lings are commodious; the streets are well graveled and lined with shade trees, and there are many elegant residences. In short,, all things seem to unite in making tn is a desirable place to live or spend a few years. There is not a licensed drinking house in the county; there are no places- of gambling, no disreputable houses no low theatres. In short no college town in the west, is so free from tendencies to draw the student away from his school work. The C,’ N. C. was organized in 1876 with forty-eight students, in 1894. Eighteen years from organization, it had 1,500 students. Over 1000 students were present April 2. 1895 at the organizing of the spring, term. There are four years work in the C. N. G. First, prepariatory, for those who want to review during the spring term and make higher licenses. Second, pedagogy or teachers course, for those who want to fit themselves for better teachers. Third, scientific coutse, for those who wish to become principals of schools. Fourth, classic, fittingone for almost any occupation in life.

There is an excellent commercial department, which has the able instructure of Prof. Pattison. President J. A. Joseph is the able instructuer in literature and history, while in charge of scientific course, is C. A. Hargrave, one of the strongest members of the faculty, being instructeur in natural science, physiology, surveying and en gineering, algebra, the laboratory, and museum. Jonathan Rigdon, one* of the grammarians of Indiana, stands before - a class of 500 each day and instructs them how to use the English language .correctly. He is tl e author of the book he teaches from, one of the best published. There are students in the C. N. GJ. from nearly every state in the union and every county in Indiana is represented. A person can live here cheaper than at many other places, board costing only §1.50 a week. A nice room is rented for 50c -or 75c a week." Any one attending or thinking of attending some Normal school would not make a mistake i n trying the 0. N. C. A. Jasper Student:

Remember the “exchange,’ run every Saturday by the Christian church ladies in C. D. NowePs store; they have all kinds of pastries, baking, and/ other edibles, Mso needle and fancy work.