Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-03-12

ganixed Teachess, Seminary, as atprcscnt hn- Y
derstosd, was, established III Hanover, about !
Normal School for the training ofelementsry
teachers in France, was organized at StTans-
burg, 1910. Now each department Of the
empire Is Obliged, either alone or In conJune-i
ton with other departments to support one
Normal school, for the education Of its school
masters. In lS49, there were ninety-threc oil
these schools In France, and one thousand i've
hundred and forty-fve Of their graduates, were
actually employed in the primary schools OF
the empire. Says Guizot, in his report on prl-
mary education, sin all repects tho superiority
of the popular schools is striking, and the con
yction OF the people is as general, that TINS
superiority is mainly due to the existence OF
the Normal Schools"
Normal Schools were iirsr organized in 1905.
They found in Lord Brougham an eloquent
and able advocate. In a speech delivered IN
the House of Lords'on the education OF the
people, he says: &C Place Normal Schools In a |
/ few such places as London, York, Liverpool,
| Durham and Exeter, and you will yearly quail |
ify five hundred persons fitted for diifusing
perfect system of instruction all over the conn
| try. These training seminaries Will not ohiI
teach the masters the branches oilearning anu
science In which they are now deficient, pnt
will teach them what they know far less--thO
didactie art--the mode ofimparting the know
ledge thoy have, or may acquire, and the pest
methods oftraining and dealing with child en-
in all that regards temper, capacity, habits and
the means Of stirring them to exertion and
controlling their alterations
Ten years ago there were only thirty-six
Normal Schools in England and Wales, (the
number at the present time is probably largely
four in Scotland and sne in Ireland. PrussiN,
which has the most perfect school system on
EARTH has in efficient and successful operation
some fifty of these training scminarios, and
,srl,t
duated from them.
Mr.. KAY, an intelligent English writer, OBJ
serves, g that the Prussans would rdcue the
idea Of confding the education of Their emil
dreu to uneducated masters. They cannot
conceive the case of parent who would pe
willing to commit his child to the care OF u
person who had not been most carefully edn-
Gated, in that most difficult of all arts--the art
of teaching. They think that teacher must
either improve aud elevate the minds Of his
pupils, or else injure and debase them. They
believe there is no such thing as coming into
daily contact with the mind of n child without
doing him either good or harm. Hence INT
extraordinary pains they are taking to support
and improve their training schools for teach,
ers. Switzerland, with population OF les
than two and half millions, has in successful
operation thirteen Normal Schools; and, 1t il
said, supports an educational system create
than that maintained in England and " ales.
There is scarcely government, either grea
or small, among the dynastics Of Europe, whcl
does not recognize this class OF institutions
an indispensable part of her educational ms
chinery. In these countries they have cease
to be experiments. Erery child in Prussia
aE required by law to attend school until tourtee
years of age. For it is one of their wise mas
re, inns, s. that whatever you would have appear
a nations lite, you must put into her schools
TO- The kiugdom of SaxOny, had nine Norm
I In N
a. graduates Of these institutions, being suiic!e
~ to supply those which are elementary with cor
T.. petent instructors. The Electorate Of Hes
N. Cassel, with population OF 10000, has thr
in Summaries for teachers. The Dutchy oil Ma
:" sau, with population Of 42D 900, supports o.
tha Normal School. Hanover with 1,790,OO0
,rt habitants, supports seven Normal Schools
~ In Bavaria there are nine in operation, WI
h;s seven hundred pupils. This is an illustrate
,La of what the governments of the Olu " OF
IL, have done iu bringing their systems Of educ
ton to perfection. In addition to the elehleI
Of knowledge, and a high degree OF mem
culture, they are thoroughly instructed in
h,, principles Of their political institutions. A.
az why in this great Republic, should not o
a. children be educated, not only in tho rudimel
- of art aud science, but in those essential pr
" cpes of constitutional liberty which under
onr the basis Of our government?
Tho discussion OF the question in tho Unit
|
'.n0 NAL Schools in this country, commenced me
of than twenty five years ago. In the newspap
~ hsilH oF lesistatinps In sayeyal et
EN- en-, New England States, it was repeatedly P
the ti., " ~ I;ts,,I.; ,r,h;rh ingnnr
gu! our could suggest were fully canyassed, until
~, ~ and logic demonstrated their imperative
" ~ cessity.
. on Massachusetts, established two Nor
net Schools in 1889, IL years ago, TO which
'"ss Stats approprates annually $4,000. Th
in addition to an income received from
' aos- lnanent fund. New York established her
'' s.i State Normal School in 1874, " for tho
- -, struction and practice of its pupils in tho
- - ence OF education and the art Of teaching.
~ Besides the 100000 expended on tho bu
,i,ns ings, she makes an annual appropriation
~, Sl4, 200. So successfully has il answered
'o"' purpose for which it WAS cstahl ishcd, tina
.;i tho report of the executive committee o.
~, year thoy say, sit is almost universally
- garded as a necessity, and as an estahlls
49, part OF the school system Of the state"
~. Normal School in Connecticut was est ablis
10 in 1850, cost of buildings S25,0OO; annual
!, ,aM ~ preparation more than ST, 900. The State
- :, "u NAL School of Michigan, was established
1919, as tho act declares, :. for all time"
=; cost Of buildings S27 900, annual appropria
10 ~ $4,000.
'Mpe;l, The Normal School of Rhode island, in
+, |st nection with Brown University, receives
n5aJ annual appropriation OF more than S4,
lrown 9 ~ nnn "PP r. iit.i -. g. uno ,,.i,,aJ
40tU an Endowment Fund. In Canada theirs
H.. several Normal Schools in very succe
wv operation. The cost Of the buildings, apr
~ ~ tts, &e., of that at Toronto, Canada "
80 was $780, 900, and is literally supported b!
~. government.
teach -, a., -. XIX - i.,'I 9 ~ Il,
/ "a
~ secure its locality in their midst. Thus
,'t't tleman of Beverly rendered to the comm
Va the use of property for five years, value
$500 $40 900. New Brunswick offered 10
al =, ground for the site Of the buildings,
$4,000 in money. 1t was at length lOcat
ar,ic. Trenton, the State approprating annual
,s,'I its support $4,000, besides 81, 900 rec'
a tI.., from another source.
80, 10y You will please observe that the action
=, "a board is based upon an existing statute.
u. a. sion is already made by law for the exist
IL. but not for the support of a Normal Sc
i ~ =; =, In the 43d Chapter of the Revised Code
toH - directed g that Normal School shall
' i - taDlished in connection with Delaware Go
- 80 Tor the preparation of teachers, into !
7 t -, - pupils shall be admitted from tho di
7 schools in this State at reduced rates Of tn
~ T., upon their written pledges to serve for at
y ~ Que year ii required as teachers in the di
: 49, schools" That is now upon your statute
49,, and your menorialists have most respoC
,.i,pis authority for submitting this question I
:, ~ - consideration of the Legislature Of our
>ols OF NJ, d. 80 PSy t"'a u,iii, ~ E,
.ah all the facilities in their power, and meet
- ~ would be much more than half the cost, i
X Iod n school were established upon an
IT, ~ pendent basis. But they can neither
Lm;iJ lish nor support such an instituti0n, unle
Ma M State meets the additional expense.