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Contains list of people at the head of the Texas State Board of Education and the local board of directors, academic calendar, list of faculty, explanations of courses, expenses and scholarships, and information for those renewing, extending, or raising the grade of their teaching certificates. Also includes short history of the normal school in San Marcos, Texas which mentions the Coronal Institute, and describes the purpose of a normal school.

John Matthew (J.M.) Cape II (1924-2013), grandson of early San Marcos settler John Matthew Cape, was born in his family home on the banks of the San Marcos River. He joined the family cotton business, working for 43 years as a cottonseed broker. Cape discusses growing up in San Marcos, his family’s business, the history of cotton in Texas including farms, mills, and gins, the current state of cotton oil production, and some of the changes he’s witnessed in the city and the surrounding areas.

Cover story on Amanda Pearce