The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-02-17
THE NORMAL IN THE SENATE.

From the proceedings of the State
Senate, as published in the Common
tcealth, of this morning, we make the
following extract concerning the bill
appropriating $4,000 for the erection
of an additional building:
''The Senate went into committee of
the whole on bills on the calendar.
S Il %, An act making an appropria-
ton for the construction OF building
for the use of the state normal school at
Emporia.
Senator Stotler moved to amend so
that the bill simply ask for the appro-
priation of $4,000, from any funds in
the state treasury not otherwise appro-
priated.
Senator Stotler addressed the senate
at some length in favor of the bill. He
alluded to the fact that he had not cleo
tioneeered with members IN behalf of
the appropriation, being confident of its
own merits. The building now occu-
pied was inadequate. 1t cost but Sl5,-
600 originally, and senator's knew what
sort of building could be put up for
that sum. At present reference tables
were used for desks, and recitation
rrooms designed for fifteen or twenty
number. He regarded the support of
the normal school as necessary as the
support of the common school system
of the state. Teachers must be educa-
ted, and no one could estimate the dam
age done by the uneducated persons
among the 2,2OO teachers in this state
who received last year S31S, 594.3l.
1t might be objected that the sum
asked for. was large, but he had found
the people gave willingly for enterpris-
es like these. He reviewed the history
OF the school, and spoke of the honor
able records of the graduates, nearly all
of whom were teaching with excellent
! success in the state, several of them as
principals of important public schools.
The demands upon the school for teach
ers far exceeds its ability to supply. He
read from the Official Report of the
Kansas State Normal School for 1870,
from the Seventh Annual Report OF
the State Superintendent of Public In
| struction," and from an article on Nor
NAL Schools in the United States" by
Richard Edwards, President of the ILL
nois Normal University, showing the
| endowments of normal schools IN Other
| states.
Senator Miller said the aggregate OF
the appropriations asked for was $780,
UUU. lie JnOuSnJ Sl0,OUO WOulu put VI
sufficient building.
Senator Stotler said building might
be built that would answer the purpose
for year or two, but not longer. The
bill was recommended for passage.
Especial dispatch to the EMPoRIA NEws.l
LATER-THE BILL PASSES THE SENATE
Topeka, Feb. 15.-Mr. Stotler's bill
approaching twenty-five thousand dol
lars to aid in the construction of ;
building for the State Normal School
passed the Senate this morning, will
no votes against it. 1t is believed i
will pass the House. The State institu
tions are asking for about one hundred
and seventy-five thousand dollars fol-
buildings, and if the bill fails, it will b.
because of a sentiment which is strons
to cut them all off this year from any
thing for new buildings.
The big thing now before the Legisla
ture is the measure so take a strip o
forty-two sections from johnson coun
ty and attach it to Wyandotte. Their
must be one hundred lobbyists here a
work on both sides. There are tire
thousand voters on the strip petitionin;
i'll favor of the change.