The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-01-07

aud Instructed in the same eeuo
mere local ani temporary interest,",
safely left TO those who vote anu
The duty of providing good CONN
ucation for all cannot be evadeo, anu
of the districts proyiae
adapted TO meet the wants OF ali
question of cost. with an Improved
lie sentiment, will finally settle
late to the selection of the paruc
shall respectively occupy. Inc YIN
when the piejudices that now elsJ
ali it, importance. will have passed
present legislation il necessary 10
fights of the children of the state 10
ure of education contemplated by the
The right il too essential to he leit &c
the preiudice- or caprices oil lhnaus
tricts. or of the officers of schools;
remedies ought to be provided by "
who are improperly denied admission
schools, or who, being admitted, are
teachers or Others of their full equai
THE STATE EDUC ATIoNAL INsTIrQ
The State Normal University We
an act of the General Assembly, appf
ary Is, 1857. and its objects are declare
to be Ito qualify teachers for the com
of this State, by imparting instructlon
teaching. in all branches Of study WIG
a common school education. i'll the
the natural sciences, including agrlcu
istry. animal and vegetable phy-iolog12
damental laws of the United States y
of Illinois, in regard To the rights a
citizens. and such other studies AS
Education may. from time TO time, pr
The Industrial University" creat
authority OF an act of the General
proved February 2Sth, 1861, was aes
Ito teach in the most thorough
| branches of learning as are reloteo
| and the mechanic arts. and mlntarx
| out excluding other scientific ana CT
BY comparison of the statutes
objects of these two institutions II
that they, to some extent, comprd
fields Of instruction, and unoer coiI
NAV be given to the vague terms emf
sections of the acts Just referred TO,
by their respective managers, SO muc1
become rivals.
II is not proper that approprlau9
made from the State treasury that
foster spi.i. g. ifffv1fry between thef
! rr-yo enable the one to trench upd
field of instruction that has been az,
other. therefore recommend tnat
Ing the State Normal University ana
University be carefully amended, 90
the duties of each, and that aR
made to both, carefully guarded,
expenditures to well-defued leg
must not he supposed from my lan
desire to limit the usefulness OF these
or to lower the elevated standard u
conceived by their founders, but an
possible influence Of local profession
and of the strong tendency of every1
tuition to outgrow the objects OF ita3
become cXtrava9ant and amb1tlOu
easier to prevent such results now
legislation, that to remedy them
In respect to the Appropriated
support of the State Normal
leave to refer to the estimate mad
of Education, and to the report
sioncrs If the State Board OF
made thereon.
The Industrial University, nj
management, has, since the last
General Assembly, gained steadily
tidencc. and will hereafter be of incS
In the diffusion of knOwlee &c In the1
of agriculture and the mechanic arr
opinion Of many practical men, that l
management of the institution IL MUG
and IT has been suggested that one \
each of the seven judicial divisions
would make II board of management
be equal 10 all the duties required, IL
and, probably. quite as efficient as il
estimates Of the amount of apprOpf4
will be submitted to the General Al
attention is invited to the views Oh
sioners of the State Board of Pu.
who have given them an attentive exl
SOUTHERN NORMAL UNIvERs>
The Report of the Trustees of <
Normal University, which il laid be61
inform you of the progress of the
are engaged in erecting 1T CarbOndaI1
| vii at ha
Trustees, though | am not ablel
of their proposition to open theft
advance of the completion of the n
have in progress.
The Trustees adopted plan for th2
building, FAR more expensive than wa
and the contract of James NJ. Campl|
struct the same for the amount of the
mated, and for sixty-five thousand id
appropriation, was entered into by
perfect knowledge that the Trustees r.
of Jackson county, and that there
that would authorize the authorized
county to issue such bonee. | -
unable to meet the wishes of the
ommeuding legislation fr tho
Campbell. He made his cOltract To-
building, after he was infOrmN that
bonds Of Jackson county had 70 led
and with the distinct UNDERSTANDINGS
the contract, that the Trustees rTused
or undertake anything on account
supposed bonds. As the wholeNma
Quire, and will no doubt undergo, "a E
blythe General Assembly, will HON
nous papers relating thereto in my p6N
required for that purpose. After thcu
of Mr.. Campbell with the State, un(
tract, are understood, ii will be for
Assembly to determine what, If am
may have upon the State for constN
affords me pleasure TO bear testimony
that he is heartily anxious to do his
State under his contract.
THE STATE CHARITABLE INsTiruY
The Institutions organized by the s
care and education OF the Insane, tho
Deaf and Dumb, and the Feeble MindQ
ed at Jacksonville, are called to yOl
with the most perfect confidence that {
mine can add to the eagerness thy
where that the wants Of these |,
fortunate shall be abundantly st
The insaIc-thOse who are dc
of understanding are, of all q
happy; and urge upon the Ger
the people of the State will insy
shall be done 10 n itigate aud re
their sad condition. The Truste
ton were selected by me with
and have the highest confidence M
and sound Judgment and feel no
approving t1cir estimate of the amOV
that will he required to maintain I'll
The Commissioners OF the State Bdy
Charities make some excel ent SUI
their report upon the estimates made {
port Of this institution, that are wei
consideration.
THE INSTITUTION FOR THE EDUC
! BLIND.
Soon after the Adjournment Of
f'pt me General Assembly the buildin2
to this institution was, unfor, unateIy.
fire. Wi;h the proceeds Of the inaur
Trustees had effected, and by otkof NJ
explained in Tie report. the Tri,teea1
u neat and substantial building upo(
! that destroyed, and are pros ccuiing th|
has been committed To- them by the
mdnag, meGt of the Trustees, In view d
has been extremely iudicious, and d
the thanks of the representatives of I'll
their fidelity 10 heir sacred trust. Thd
preparation of $20,Oon per annum, for
expenses oi the institution, and | reel
| allowance.
| THE iNsrTlTioN FOR THE EDUCATE,
DEAF AND DUMB.
The report of the Trustees of this
shows that IL IL in Il satisfactory cOnd
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