The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-12-06

of exercises; BY preeept aud example, epd
| by endeayoring TO form correct habits ia
the pupil, and thereby fitting him for
self government. Werequire the pupils
to study certain things at regular aud esa-
ted times, and to do this daily. It is con
coded that regularity of habits is condu-
Give to the health aud growth of the body.
and it surely can be no less go to that Of
the mind. We need to have our mental
work. as we'll as our physical labors
pianRed This is done for our pupils.
aud they are held responsible for their
study hours. both in school aud outof it.
Tie daily programme gives frequent res
cesses, and thers is no continued session
of the school of more than fifty minules
duration. JEANETTE b. GORHAM,
Principal of Model Department.
NORMAL SCHOOLS IN oTHER STATES.
By courtesy of Professor VIM. F.
Phelps, Principal of the Minnesota State
Normal School. | have been put in pos.
session of copies of letters addressed to
MIN by prominent educators and public
officers of eight different States and Cam
ada, giving Information concerning the
the progress. capabilities .aad influence Of
th Normal School in their respective 10.
calities. 1 gladly avail myself of the
privilege of laying before you such trust
worthy information. It is especially val-
liable to Kansas, since her Normal School.
y onng and vigorous, is 10 a condition to
avail itself of every advantage offered by
the experience of other States.
Our Normal School has no rsassr to
complain. but, on the contrary, every
reason to be grateful for the support it
has already received from tie people
through their representatives at Topeka.
So far as known, public confidence was
never so much enjoyed by the school as
now But it certainly is worth our while
to compare what Kansas is doing
for its Normal School with the work
done elsewhere. omit, in order to save
space, the formal opening and close of
each letters. but otherwise give the letters
in full.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,,
OFFICE OF SUPER'T OF PUB IEsT'N.
1. The normal school fund of this
State at the present time consists of over
400 600 acres of land and about $780,
900 invested ia per cent. bonds of the
State. When the non productive portion
shall become productive the fund will not
be LEES than ST 200. 600. The income of
the fund is now about $4,000 per year,
and three fourths of the amount is ap-
PropTia'ed to the support of normal
schools, the other fourth being aPportiou-
ed with the income of the common
school fund
e. The board of regents of the nor
Z a schools have located schools at White.
water, StoughtoD, PIa'teville. Oshkosh
aud Sheboygan. The one at PlatteviIls
will be opened on the 18th inst, and We
expect TO open another next summer.
TIE estimated value of buildings aud
grounds at each of these points is about
50, 900 and each building will accom-
modate about SO normal students, and
the pupils of the model school in .addi~
ton.
3. Il seems to me that a wise fore-
sight will provide for the education eff
teachers. To furnish school houses aud
TO pay persons as teachers who are unfit
ted for the business is a prodigality that
no sane man can remain indifferent to-
wards. We cannot have good teachers
unless we educate them. II We are to
have ate schools for the educationof
our children we must also provide State
schools for the education of their teack-
ers. The iUcome of our common schools
IS wasted by being used to pay incompe-
tent persons. I would use one half the
income of our common school fund to
educate teachers, if it were necessary,
feeling sure that the other half paid to
qualified teachers would produce better
results than the whole would if paid to
those uuitted for teaching. There is. in
my opinion, no expense that can be in
Cured for the support of good normal
schools, that is not justified by the re-
quirements of the public good in these
Western States. JOHN J. McMYNN.
STATE CT INDIANA.
DEAR SIR:-Yours of tie 9th inst.s
asking certain questions concerning our
normal school is received. In reply
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