The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-06
: ulag OF the State Normal School
Rt TPPre uaaEe, yesterday.


rs 2oUraal;
ming Of the Normal School
rks an important era in the
iol ! history Of Indiana Long
Inc -iends OF Normal instrue-
4b1r Z to consummate this great
Vr-day, they sac their cher
u9pes realized. The building,
ent;rely completed, will be un-
ar the best ose for its pur-
in tho United States. The first
ecl1 stories arc completed in
if4i and substantial manner.
al that will be necessary for
lt use. judging from the small
sr 0f applications now in from
ne teachers.
Faculty seem to be men and
4 who have seen service in the
educational work-th ough the
aaf, | believe, has no expert
o conducting such an insIitu-
i7> 1t D. a critical period with him,
IS the sympathy and we'll
OF all the teachers of Indiana.
=
goo3 They were mostly i'm
DtU, and were not what We had
h eC 60 expect from the published
.ncements. Yet they were very
thle, and, | believe, generally
ctory. At the appointed hour
VIA p Q. Hobbs, Superintendent of
Instruction, called the audi
order who had gathered in
4 -. =
some excellent singing by the
Of The city, scripture lessons
ead and payer offered by Dr..
- Wabash College. The two
bal speakers for the occasion
E. W. Thompson and Il. A.
cks. Mr.. IL. could not be
on account Of business en-
ents, aud therefore II. w.
psoa made the only set address.
only about forty minutes long,
loTtest speech, it is said, the
el ever made. 1t was reTy good.
distinguished speaker is not
of making any other.
poke Of the objects Of a
a School, and traced the
Of Normal instruction from
gin among the TeutOnic races OF
down TO its Introduction into
9untry By Massachusetts,, some
years acO. lie congratulated
IA upon making such a fine start
@ good work, although behind
IF her sister commonTealths
uoted from the ordinance o.
howing that Our Government
sed upon IelIgi0n, morality aud
edge. lie was proud of Indiana
ie her legislators bad the nerve Il
he Bible question gquarely
aced In the statutes tho CLAUSE
he Bible shall not be excluded
he public schools. He closed
ing high compliment to th(
Ors of Indiana, and the join
i'y Of the State and Terr'
in securing such fine building
rmal School purposes.
r some more fine singing toastr
sponses followed. The follow
some Of the most interesting
lie Common Schools of Indiana.
oded to by Superintendent Il Z
" The Colleges Of the State.
uses by Dr. Tuttle, Of Wabasi
e; DR.. Holmes, of Merom Gel
and Prot. Wiley, of Ashur
sty. The Purdue UniveT
cay it bring science up to labor
labor doWn 20 science.
Sc. " The Benevolent Institu
OF the S;ate-eyes to tn
ears to the deaf, reaso
darkened mind" Respons
nerintendent McIntire, (
)eaf and Dumb Iustitut
Reforma tory Schools Of th
The best friends Of Youn
o4 and his sisters. r.
By Governor Baker. H
rcy was quite f,licitous iD hi
aud brought down th
frequently. The FaeulI
aa Normal School - ma
eyer flag or grow wear!
heir work be as success
Aeir building is beautiful
use By Professor Jones, Il
eat elect Professor Jout
Of the philosophy Of eduoatiO
science and art OF teaol
He is quite delibe
his manner OF speakin
5ws that he is we'll acquaintt
aAe educational wants OF {
it is hoped that he will
ltly successful il his new hel
come a valuable acquisition
neational force Of the State.
0irited and appropriate son
&c choir, concluded these I
z exercises The Normal ID
1t proper, will open to mo
suecess to this, the first Norm
in Indiana. >.