Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-09-10
of Hon. Hammer Robbins naturally
broup hit to mind the

ACCOUNT CI MS Visit TO the directors
of said road, at Galena. He had laid
before them certain offers to induce
the road to come to town instead of
passing three miles east; and had just
received the reply of NJ. Y. Johnson,
Prest. accepting his terms. which are
substantially these: The N G.. II r
TO furnish iron and roiling-stock and
and run their trains to Plattevile;the
people of Platteville to grade, tie, and
fence the road, from the point of di.
vergence near A. Birkett's place to
town, (not to exceed four miles al
so TO secure right of way, and depot
ground, build 50 1000 depot, and a
turn-table, cattle-yard, tank &c; to
secure right of way back to former
line if needed; to take pay for said
work in shares of stock, charging for
work at prevailing rates; to get the
work done ready tor iron by January
next. Mr.. Robbins seemed to feel
that the thing was practicable and
that $40, 900 raised by the town would
cover all expense, If this action be
taken, it will render feasible the great
desideratum of "a
RAILROAD TO LANCASTER.
Nothing is more certain than that
the Galena company are anxious to
tap the rich central region of GRAFT
County if aid be given TO reasona-
bic extent. True, there are two
streams to be crossed by long graded
deseents and ascents;but the Narrow
Gauge surmouDts natural obstacles
OF all kinds with twice the ease of the
old broad guage.
THE POLITICAL CANVASS
was a frequent subject Of remark and
every one had strong words Of praise
for the speech delivered by Col. J G.
Clark the previous night 1t was
generally called the best thing of the
campaign sound, logical and eloquent;
and every position abundantly forti-
fed with proofs.
FIRST NORMAL SCHOOL OF WISCONSIN
is subject deserving of an extended
notice. If local Fair is worthy Of
column, this school is assuredly en-
titled to a full page, by reason OF its
pact success, and its future imports
ance to all the better and higher in
terests of our State. The pupils ere
well trained by large corps of pro-
fes SOUS; these are presided over by
the President, f. A. Charlton; but
pupils, teachers and President are all
ruled by the Board of Normal Re-
gents, fifteen in number OF these,
the active and useful member is the
Resident Regent,
JONATHAN H. EVANS ESQ.
whose ability and devotion to the
wants of the school render him a
model school officer, and a worthy
successor of the interchangeable Mr..
Robbins. Being one of those men
who ,0iU labor for every worthy en-
terprise, whether honored with an
official position in it or not, this APP
pointment was very properly urged
upon bis acceptance. Away with
these men that must have a commits
sion in their pockets before they will
enlist.
Under Mr.. Evans direction some
needed improvements have been
made about the building. The So
called gravel walks leading TO the
steps, once rough moraines of broken
stone, are now solid concrete pave
ments. Several rooms have had their
black board walls re-plastered and
new stating will soon be applied
The Office, or the Presidents recep-
ton room and library has been beau
tifulIy decorated and frescoed This
room is sometimes visited by pupils,
at the request of the Principal, the
instruction there impaired being too
precious for the more public class,
room; and we observe that for some
cause young men and maidens 90
there more joycusly when unlimited,
than when the President has partic-
ularly besought the favor of their
company. New floors have been
laid in the older portion of the build.
ing, and the whole put in order.
THE BUILDING
needs no description here, though a
passing glance at its contents may
be of interest. Everything seems
laid out on large and generous
scale. The total amount of flooring
in the various stories, including the
space occupied by walls and parti-
tons, is about 16, 800 square feet or
one half more than the amount of
room in the Lancaster School-house.
The Normal covers 1000 square feet
more ground.
THE ROOMS, HALLS, &c.
are about twenty in number, of
which one-half are devoted to study
and recitation. Room No. l. the
Normal room proper, is filed at the
hour for morning exercises, with as
pleasant and orderly body of one
hundred and twenty students as ever
strove together for excellence. The
rostrum is furnished with chairs for
all the Faculty; splendid Bauer pi~
ano joins its rich tones with the we'll
trained voices of the school, produc-
ing very faultless sacred music;
large oil-painting adorns the wall
above, and on the left is a life-size
colored portrait of Josiah Il Packard,
the man whose noble influence gave
education an impetus in Platteville
twenty years ago, built up the old
Academy, and prepared the way for
the location of this Normal School
On the other side is the benign face
of one ever FIRST in the hearts of his
countrymen; yet it is suggested to
US that the proper picture to hang in
that particular place as companion
to that of Prot. Packard, is a similar
portrait of
PROF. CHARLES II. ALLEN
who is this month to bid farewell to
Wisconsin. and remove with his fam
lily to San Jose, Cal, to accept
high position in the California State
Normal School. His services can i'll
he Gnara1 in Our atafa opd no ,Loli