Information Sheet

 

 

R         Great Western Normal School and Business College (Webb City, Mo.).

1082                Booklet, 1903.

                                    One folder.

 

 

 

This is a “souvenir program” issued for a “Reception in honor of the teachers of the public schools of Jasper County,” sponsored by the Webb City Commercial Club and held at the Great Western Normal School and Business College at Webb City in Jasper County, Missouri, on 8 Oc­tober 1903.

 

This reception was held “on the occasion of the meeting of the County Teachers’ Associa­tion,” and was used to promote the school and its enrollment.  “Given at the suggestion of the Webb City Commercial Club,” the event featured addresses, musical entertainment, a “promenade through the building,” and refreshments.

 

Speakers included an invocation by the Rev. C. B. Boving, an introductory address by Commercial Club president J. P. Stewart, an address on “The Advantages of Independent Nor­mals” by the Rev. E. M. Barney, an address on “Southwest Missouri’s Educational Needs” by the Hon. Hugh McIndoe of Joplin, an address on “The Advantages of Practical Training” by the Hon. Howard Gray of Carthage, and a “College Welcome Address” by school president W. T. Lari­more.  The booklet also featured a list of committees for the event and the names of their mem­bers, an article on “Jasper County’s Educational Rank,” a favorable description of Webb City, and a list of the departments and courses at the newly-established Great Western Normal School and Business College.

 

 

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