Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-02-01


JsSuARY 10Th.
Board met The following circular was pre-
pared for publication
PROVISIONS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE
NORMAL SCHOOL.
Fellow citizens; You are, perhaps, already aware
that the General Assembly nc lis recent session
passed All act for the establishments and maintel-
ance Of Estate Normal School" Among other
thing. this provides that the school shall be To-
Gated at that place whose inhabitants shall make
the largest donations for said school. Section
sixth of the act, which provi dcs for the location,
reads rs follows:
The Board of Trustees shall locste said school
such place shall obligate itself for the largest
donations; provided,
"FirN:-That said donations shall not be less in
cash value than fifty thousand dollars
.Second-That such place shall furnish reason l.
able facilities for the success of said school,"
This act further provides ihlt the Board, shall,
on the second Tuesday in January, 1e66, open
books to receive proposals for donations grounds
and buildings funds for the procuring OF grounds
and the erection OF buildings for the said Normal
school.
In accordance with these two provisions the
Board would hereby announce tc the citizens ofthe
State that books have this day been opened to
ceive such proposals as above contemplated these
books to remain open until the 18th day OF May.
1866, but not longer, unless IL shall urn out that
no proposals have been made which in the esti-
mate of the Board shall fill the conditions set forth
in the sixth section, above quoted. In this
nec,ion the Board would express its earnest desire
that their fellow citizens may give the subject of
the location Of this institution early and careful
attention. Ii is not deemed necessary at tn 5
time TO present elaborate statements 10 the ma
ture, objects. or advantages of Normal School
1t is deemed necessary only to state briefly.
l. That Normal School is a school in which
persons are prepared for teaching, such school
doing for tho profession Of teaching. what the law
school does for the profession Of law; the medical
school for the profession of medicine, and the the
illogical seminary Tor the profession or calling OF
the ministry.
=. Thst tho advantages to the cause OF cduca-
ton in general fairly infcrsble, first, from the
above statement; second from the act OF the Legs-
laturc providing for this school; third, and more
strongly from the abundant testimony in all the
States in which Normal schools have been estab-
lished. None Of which testimony here be
given, because of limited space
Concerning tie local advantage of ;his school, il
seer,. proper to Say that they are worthy the 1T
tsntion Of any prosperous town or city.
These advantages may be enumerated thus:
| lst. The hoped for attendance OF from two hun
dred to four hundred pc ops of that earnest and
most worthy class OF young women and young men
who have chosen the teachers profession a busi-
ness. The presence of such body of youths in
anv community j. a matter Of Importance, An i'm
portance which We think every community will at
once appreciate.
| ID. This act provides that the Board shall open
a model school in connection with the Normal
School This feature the Board feels safe in de-
claring matter of essential value to the commu-
pity in which the school shall be located. This
value lies in the peculiar character of this school,
namely: its model character. The teaching in
this school IS To be, far as possible, Of The best
.ype.
This school will be composed principally Of pu-
pill. OF primary grades, hence Will be composed
largely of pupils OF the community in which it is
located or at all event, it will always b. open TO
the extent of its capacity for the admission of the
pupils oil said community; not nsces.arily free but
on tho cheapest terms possible, considering the
amount of funds which rosy be under the control
of the Board.
This department. OF Normal Schools in other
States, is highly priced, and is, so far as our ac-
quaintance extends, always filed TO its utmost ca-
pacity.
This department in the Illinois Normal school
10, as we are informed, now filed TO lis extreme
| limits.
The Annual Report of the New Jcr,ey Normal
School for 1863, uses the following language:-
" This department (the Model School) was last
term taxed TO its capacity although the rates of tn
i,ion were advanced to go per year.
Fellow citizens: In view Of the above and many
kindred facts, we believe the Normal School, and
its accompanying Model School, present claims
that merit your early aud careful consideration
To this end the above is respectfully submitted
and earnestly commended to your attention.
Proposals for dona ions should be addressed to the
Superintendent of Public Instruction. Inquire:
asking additional information should be addressed
to the same officer.
Respectfully and obediently.
JOHN INGLE, JR., President.
GEO.W HOSS, Sup't Public In.
Isaac KIXLrY, Secretary.
Board adjourned TO meet on .he 18th day o.
May, ls66, or earlier on the call Of the Presiden
Of the Board.
JOHN INGLE, President
Isaac KISLEY, Secretary.