Normal Institute

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#996633" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="171c8c00ddvuxr.jpg"> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#996633" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Normal Institute<B>   </B></FONT><A HREF="http://www.jaspercountyschools.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jaspercountyschools.org/"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B>  </B><B>  </B><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Carthage"><U><B>Carthage School</B></U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0d1bc9d0.jpg" border=0 width="700" height="413" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Group of school teachers at the normal institute held at the Carthage High school for</div> <div> a two week period beginning in the latter part of May, 1896.  The institute was a Jasper </div> <div> County institute and was said by The Press to have been the best in the state.  Some </div> <div> of the teachers from down-the-line towns went back and forth daily on the interurban </div> <div> electric line, but most apparently found rooms in Carthage for the period.  The picture </div> <div> is now the property of Otto Johnson whose sister was one of the group.  It was owned </div> <div> by a cousin, DeWitt Johnson who died in Fort Scott about a year ago and after his death</div> <div> relatives sent it to the Carthage man.  The photograph was made by E. E. Roessler,</div> <div> Carthage photographer.</div> <bR> <div> <I>Source: The Carthage Press, year unknown.</I></div> <bR> <div> Note: This building does not resemble the Carthage High School building (Central </div> <div> School) of 1896.  It may have been taken at the Carthage Collegiate Institute, possibly</div> <div> the back of the building.  </div> <bR> <div>  <script language="JavaScript1.2"> /* Disable right click script II (on images)- By Dynamicdrive.com For full source, Terms of service, and 100s DTHML scripts Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com */ var clickmessage="Please send an email if you would like a copy of this photo." function disableclick(e) { if (document.all) { if (event.button==2||event.button==3) { if (event.srcElement.tagName=="IMG"){ alert(clickmessage); return false; } } } else if (document.layers) { if (e.which == 3) { alert(clickmessage); return false; } } else if (document.getElementById){ if (e.which==3&&e.target.tagName=="IMG"){ alert(clickmessage) return false } } } function associateimages(){ for(i=0;i<document.images.length;i++) document.images[i].onmousedown=disableclick; } if (document.all) document.onmousedown=disableclick else if (document.getElementById) document.onmouseup=disableclick else if (document.layers) associateimages() </script>  </div> </td> </tr></table></body>