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1879.]
ERA OF THE STATE.
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the public debt, lower taxation, and yet have a handsome
balance left in the treasury.
Prairie View Normal.-During this period the Prairie
View Normal, a combination of a normal school and an
agricultural and mechanical college, was founded for the--
SAM HOUSTON NORMAL SCHOOL.
training of colored teachers. The G-overnor was a warm
friend of public education, and did all he could to improve
the system of schools.
Sam Houston Normal Institute.-In 1879, a State
Normal School was opened at Huntsville. This 'is a
school for the special training of Texas teachers. All who
attend pledge themselves to teach a certain length of
time in the State. Each senator and each representative
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Pennybacker, Anna J. Hardwicke. A new history of Texas for schools : also for general reading and for teachers preparing themselves for examination, book, 1895; Palestine, Tex.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth2388/m1/309/: accessed May 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.