The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1872-02-22
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Leg asla tive vislt-NM vsA pleased.
At half.p.st eleven O'clock or Friday, .
special train arrived trom ), Paul b,lng-
ing number Of memhers OF the Leg,sla-
'urs. togt Their with invited guess. to visit
tho State Norma, Sc""ol =, this place. The
party was met At the depe. b citizens
With sleigas, and brought 70 tAs Central
House. whore dinner had bssa provided.
I After dinner and ride through he city,
tho visitors were taken - the Normal
School. The regular exercises wsrs In No
wise varied, and this was undoubtedly
best, ~ tho members could thereby ~ and
judge Of the everyday worklngs Of the
school. Some Of the visitors went to The
Model rooms, ~ some to the adjoining
Normal rooms, but most remained N the
main Normal room. Prof. Moore occupied
perhaps half An hour in discussion with
tho graduating class, on the Mind. No
books had been or were used, the facts
having been drawn forth by daily discus
sious, and 90 firmly fixed on the students
minds. The supe riori.y of this method
over the old form Of memorizing was ap-
parent by the thoroughness with which
the class had mastered The subject in hand,
and the readiness with which questions
from visitors we're answered.
Several members of the graduating class
MIR. Hartmann, Miss Owen and Miss
Fuller-under charge Of Miss Walker, took
small classes from the students and devel-
oped the idea Of Normal teaching in .
very interesting manner, and very credit
ably to themselves. This Was followed by
'physical," or cslisthenio exercises by
| the whole Normal room, directed by Miss
| Walker.
A recitation on the Geology of Minneso-
"a was taken up BY the graduating class
under Prof Moore, and the subject very
ute ligep,ly handled, considering tho short
in. the class had been "n4aysa on it.
Prof: Moore then c"llel upon Judge
.am'in, who, in behalf Of the Prudential
;o1. mittee and the citizens, expressed the
general welcome, and SAID all were glad
th-se visitors had come 50 that they could
see what We were doing with tho limited
means Al our command. This school hal
contracted no debts and created no dsfe-
ienc,es.
Hons H: NJ. Burcherd, VI Wiaona, re-
nrned ahs thanks Of the party for the
hos pitali'y received. They were delight
I'd with the evidences Of prosperity
and thrift to be seen ON every
hsni. The speaker then briefly outlined
the history OF Normal Schools in Europe
| aud in this country.
! - Senator Hsvs.. Of sbsrburns eeu1ty, OK.
pressed his interest in The sehool. This
school wss not ss.sblishsd any too soon.
I il the enly opportunity offered to two
| thirds Of the area Of the State for sdusat-
! ing teachers for tho sosnoa esho9ls. IT.
,.aue"ce will he vide spread. In ny
:"nty W need 'e:chers, but have to 60
"road for them. ~ the graduates Of this
chool were nll taken up before ~ could
grt = chance.
Hon. Ara Barton, Of Northasld, said he
lad been visiting tho Normal Schools this
"iuter for the first time, because hs want
d 70 see whether or no they were such
huubugs Is some people charged that they
were. At Winona he saw good discipline
and some good teaching. At Mankato, he
was better pleased. At st. Cloud no was
thoroughly satisfied, and would 80 back
AID labor With our delegation to obtain
such appropriation 40 might bs needed for
Ibis school. He said many people DOM.
planned that the young ladies who had been
educated a. teachers got married about
As SOB As they were out Of school. For his
part, the more he saw of them the better
he liked them, and that was probably the
way with tie young men. Dc had not
committed himself before, but the more he
knew Of these schools the better lie VA.
satisfied that they are just what the State
needs. He regretted that, under the new
apportionment, there would be no Normal
School in the Congressional District in
which he lived.
Hon. H. B. Wilson, State Superintendent
Of Public instruction, referred to his visit
to this school one year ago, and to his sur
prise at finding here 20 excellent an insti'
tuition. He wished every member of tn,
Legislature could be present to see for him
self how much good is being done. 1t va.
found that better class of teachers wa
necessary for our schools than could +,
obtained in the usual way. Population il
increasing so rapidly that it will be impos
sible for even tho Normal Schools to sup
ply the demand. Referring to PROPOSE
tiors made with regard to closing one o.
more of these schools. Mr.. Wilson. sale
-mrhatioa'ly that if any one WAS cleset
This >ne should not be. |, j. near the geo
|: -r,.hisal center Of the State. aud IT,
:.iyht>t educational interests OF Minneso,,
eau best be subserved by school 1t st
loud. He hoped the lie .islature woul,
NIKE an appropriation This winter lsrg
spough 10 at least put up the walls and en-
close the new building.
Mr.. Burchard said, in behalf Of Winona
that the schools would do battle t"gether-
70 have all the schools run or all closed.
Prof Moore called attention to the fec
that from room holding bu. City students
= class Of twenty -ons would DO graduated
This 10 certainly doing good work.
/ The visitors, without exception. EXPIRE.
, ED themselves thoroughly pleased Wit
:. this school, it, management and the big
state Of proficiency evidenced BY the Stu
dents.
At I've c'eloe the train LEFT The dspe
% the rs.urn trip - 81. Paul.
TAKE NO1ICE.
i Having disposed Of ny stock Of goods