Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-13

the location OF The Normal School.
!. Board adjourned to meet next day at
half past eight o clock, AM e al :
January I0-Board met The fol-
lowing circular was prepared for publ
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PROVISIONS FOB TEE ESTABLISHMENT OF A
=, "@N STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
FellOso- Citirsns Of Indiana:
"a You are, perhaps, already aware that
the General Assembly, at It's recent ses-
sion, passed an act for the establishment
of State Normal School" Among
other things, this act provides that the
school be located at that place whose
Inhabitants shall make the largest dona-
ton for said school s. 3 -a5ss
& Sect of the act, which provides for
the location, reads as follows: -
"The Board of Trustees shall locate
said School at such place as shall obli-
gate itself for the largest donation; pro.
vided, FIRST, that said donation shall not
be less in cash value than ffty thousand
dollars; second, that such place shall
furnish reasonable facilities for the auc.
cess Of the school = 500 Il Il .sssa &
The act further provides that the
Board shall, on the second Tuesday in
| January, 1866, open books and receive
proposals for the donations of grounds
and buildings, or funds for the procuring
of grounds and erection of buildings for
said Normal School. 80
10 accordance with these two provis.
ions, the Board would hereby announce
to the citizens Of the State that books
have this day been opened to receive
such proposals, as above eontem plated !;
these books to remain open until the
| fifteenth day of May, 1866, but not
Eloneer, unless it shall turn out that no
proposals has been made which, in the
estimate of the Board, shall fill the con-
ditions set forth in section sixth, as
above quoted. ar 4sse e
In this connection the Board would
express its earnest desire that their tel
low citizens may give the subject of the
location Of this Institution early and
careful attention. It is not deemed
NECESSARY at this time to present an Ella
borate statement as to the nature, objects
or advantages Of normal school.
Ii is deemed necessary only to state
briefly, - a..l M q
1. That normal schools a school
in which persons are prepared for teach
ing; such. school doing for the profess
sion of teaching what the Law school
does for the profession of law; the medic
cal school for the profession of medicine,
and the theological seminary for the
profession or calling of the ministry.
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of education in general are fairly infer
rable; frat, from the above statement;
second, from the acts of the Legisla.
ture providing for this school; third,
and more strongly, from the abundant
testimony IN all the States in which nor
NAL schools have been established !,
| (none, of which testimony can be given
because of limited space) ayegA
~ Concerning the local advantages Of
this school, il seems proper to say that
theyaare such az are worth the attention
of any prosperous town or cityin the
State. These advantages may be emu
merated thus = . lsa
t., !. The hoped for attendanceof from
| zoo to 400 pupils of that earnest and
worthy class of young women and young
1
| fession as business. The presence of
such body of youths in any commu-
nifty is matter of importance, an i'm
portance which, we think, every COM
muuity will ct once appreciate.
2. This act provides that the Board
shall open model school in connectio n
with the normal School This feature
| the Board feels safe in declaring mat
ter of essential value to the community
10 which the school shall be located
This value lies in the peculiar character
of this school, namely, its odelcharac.
ter. The teaching in this school ia to
be, so far as possible, ofthe best type.s7li
| This school will be composed princi-
paliy of pupils Of primary grade;a hence,
| viii be composed largely of pupils Of the
community in which il is located; or, at
all events, il viii always be open to the
| extent Of its capacity, for the, admission
Of the pupils of said community, not
necessarily free, but on the cheapest
terms possible, consuming the amount
Of funds which may be under the control
This department Of Normal Schools
in other States is highly priced, and is,
| so tar as our acquaintance extends, al
wayszfiled to its utmost capacity. This
departm emit in the Illinois school ia, as
we are informed, now filled to its ex-
IRENE limit. w.sr 80 e. -sr 8.
/ The annual report of the New Jersey
Normal School, for 1868, uses the fol
lowing languages: "This department
(tbe Model Scboo) was last term taxed
to its utmost capacity, although the rates
Of tuition were advanced TO twentyltw0.
dollars per year. -.
| r.Fellow-citizens, i'm view of the above
and many kindred facts, we believe the
Normal School, and its accompanying
Model School, present claims that merit
your early and careful considera ton.
To this end the above is respectfully SUBJ
mittedi and earnestly commended to
your attention. 80
Proposals for donations should be adj
dressed to the Snpe intendent of Public
Inst uetion. Inquiries for additional
information should be addressed TO the
same officer 8srasyeF1
Respectfully and obediently, 2
wcF ~ yeHN IEcLss Jr., Pres't. :
= - GEO w. Hoss,
Superintendent Public Instruction
/ ISAAC KINLEY zSec'usl ~ III