The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-12-03
IMPROVEMENTS.

substituted.
9. The defects in the roof about
the cupola occasioning leakage, have
been remedied. Leakage in one of the
large cisterns has been stopped.
3. Maple trees were carefully planted
in the spring. They were well mulched
in the summer, and during the season
have made good growth. None died.
4. Two large book cases, a great con-
venience and an ornament 10 the Assem-
bly, Room, have been manufactured, at
cost of $500, and put i'll place.
5. All the wood work within the main
building has been reprinted, and now
presents a neat and attractive appear
ance. The seats and desks have been
revarnished.
6. Considerable additions have been
made to the textbook library. In this
connection allow me to suggest that the
thanks of your honorable body are due
! to Messrs. Geo. s. G.. w. Sherwood, of
| Chicago, for donation to the institu-
| ton of nearly a hundred volumes of
EdacardS' analytical SiTth Reader, an
excellent book.
a complete set of Guyot's largest wall
maps has been added to the facilities for
imparting geographical instruction.
1. WANTS OF THE SCHOOL.
Up to the present time the Latin and
Greek classics, the German an other
modern foreign languages have had no
place in the Normal School curriculum
of study. The entire teaching force has
been concentrated upon the common
school studies, with advanced instruc-
ton in Mathematics, English Literature
and Natural Science. The languages
were omitted from the course of study,
| for the reason that, at the time of Or
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any, demand for teachers to take charge
of high schools and academies. But the
| educational growth of the State, keep
| ing pace as it has with the more mate
/ rial progress in constructing railroads,
| improving the land and building cities,
| has made the need of classical instruc-
! ton in the Normal School imperative,
since a demand has been created for
high school teachers and persons quail
] fed to assume control of academies
The great want of the State, in educa-
tional matters, is a larger number of ac-
tive, well educated, efficient common
school teachers; and this want the Nor.
NAL School is endeavoring to meet Tc
supply this need has been the sole, as II
always must remain its principal, work
But should il stop here, falling behind
the demands made uponit, unwilling tc
/ fit its graduates for the higher positions
in the teachers ranks, it will be, in grea
part, shorn of its strength, unable tc
maintain its present reputation and rant
among the educational institutions o.
our commonwealth.
I take the liberty, gentlemen, to cal
your attention to the importance of ere
ating a Department of Classics and
Modern Foreign Languages, with ths
appointment of an additional teacher tc
take charge of it
/ 2. BOARDING ACCOMMODATIONS = a
large proportion Of the students arr
entirely dependent upon their owl
exertions to procure the means to de
fray the expenses of attending thu
school. With the exception of board
i the cost is small. But here the burdeI
becomes heavy to bear. The week.,
4 payment of Eve dollars for board
though but little felt by man engaged
in active, paving business, is disburse
ment of serious import to young won
en-, daughters of poor parents, who hav'
had no previous opportunity to earn
The eagerness with which the student
4 rent, for the purposes of self boarding
the few rooms placed at their dispose