The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-01-10
EXECUTIVE CT

propositions to lay before the Board at the
January meeting. bat. as yet, no PROPOSE
tons have been received.
In section three of the act of March
Sd, 1868. under which the institution
was located and endowed. the language
is such as does not clearly define the
particular sections to which the school is
entitled. It reads:
SIC 3. That all lands granted to the State
of Kansas. and selected by said State, adioin-
ing, o as contiguous as may be to each of th e
salt springs belonging to said State, and
granted by the fourth sub division of the third
section of an act OF Congress entitled, can act
for the admission of Kansas into the Union"
approved, January 29th. 1861, save and ex-
cep the salt springs. and the section of land
upon which each of the said salt springs are
located, and one additional section, are here
by set apart and reserved as a perpetu al en-
dowment for the support and maintenance of
the Normal School established and located by
this act.
II thus appears that the act gives, as
an endowment. all the salt lands granted to
the State by Congress. except the sections
upon which the salt springs are situated
and zone additional section" Your COM
mittse would recommend that the Board
unite in requesting the Legislature to
give that soma additional section to the
school as further endowment, leaving
to the State the sections containing the
springs, thus clearly designating the par
ticuiar sections which bslong to the State
as well as those which belong to the in
siitution.
In the 4th section of the act above re-
ferred to, it is provided that the pro-
ceeds derived from the sale of the lands
with which the school is endowed hall be
invested in United States, State or other
reliable stocks, yielding net less than six
per cent. upon their par value, and the
money so invested is to constitute per-
retual fund. the principal OF which is to
remain forever undiminished, and the in-
tsrest invoilably appropriated for the sup
port and maintenance of the school. and
to no other purpose whatever. The intsF-
est, therefore, being all that the institu-
ton can rely on for its support, which,
upob careful estimate, based upon the
most satisfactory eaie of the lands, will be
found hardly suficien. 10 defray the ex-
psnses of the school, when the salaries of
teachers are included. But knowing the
policy ofthe Board of Directors to sthat
which will most speedily result in estab-
fishing the institution upon a self-support-
ing basis, your committee have not only
administered the affairs of the school in
an economical way, but have been alike
desirous of placing the institution upon
an Independent footing. relying upon its
own proper means, and not upon the treas
ury of the State. To this end your com
mittee earnestly recommend that the
Board unite in requesting the Legislature
to RELEASE the institution from it's obliga-
tons to re imburse the State for appro-
pristions heretofore made. Next to the
common schools in importance. and con-
nected with them as their fountain head,
is the State Normal School. Without it
our educational system is incomplete.
With it cur common schools grow 10 in
terest and teaching becomes profession
10 which FIRST. class intellect is devoted
No live State in the Union but has its
State Normal School. Kansas will not
allow hers to fail after giving it such a
splendid start. and seeing its fruits as
they inst begin to ripen into usefulness.
1t is emphatically STATE INSTITUTION
students from all parts of the State at
tending it. the better to qualify them
selves for teaching in the common schools
With an eye to the closest economy
consistent with the efficient working of The
institution, your committee submit the
following estimate of necessary expendi.
lures for 1868: