The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-01-30

,'Ttt. St. Glq,td 5aarnat
! W.. MTG HE'LL. EDITOR.
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aThursday, Jan. 80, 1873.
THE sT. CLOUD NORMAL SCHOOL.
]. .eis .iaT- --sa,
On Tuesday Senator Burbank intro.
duesd in The Legislature = bill sppro.
.psiasisg $4,000 fos, completing and
fas,i.Aipg he S,ase Normal School .s
st. .Cb1d, vhish M rsfsrrsd 10 the
Csuniaess q Rd.satoa. Thsss il no
,iastitatioa, y which the LegiaiAtsrs
sosd make such IN appropriation With
greater prepststy, srsatsr justice OF
greater ultimate god to the State. Fol-.
thrss years, q ever aiaee ita 6rst exist.
snss, this school has ,bssn stzugglog
along under marked disadvantages, its
tsashers endeavoring to mako the best
Of tho limited accommodations provided
them. Growth has been wholly opt Of
tho question. The bailding h. been
crowded beyond what it sheuld BE- and
While the number Of schools in North.
era Mianesota wanting teachers has
steadily multiplied, the capacity Of this
institution to furnish these teachers
In rsmaiasd the same. To allow this
state If tssts to longer exist would be
Sfsas v'ses 70 Z large arss Of the
staAs, md . rspeoash 70 the intelligence
Of Ne Legislature. Soathsra Mi.ns.
seh - bese literally dealt vith-the
ssAsol = Hi.daa having received very
hsse appropriations, and that At Man.
kate sa6sisat 70 secure for it . con.
nsaisss ana substantial bulldog
TAeoe schools are in tie same line Of
seoatias, viii bat one ias south ofthsu.
TAey sss !. soavsaisatlY located 70, Len
thaa, sas-third Of the area Of the
State, and .fos not moro than oue.half
# H. present population. Fully two.
tlifds Of ths Stats-.sst Of vbish il
vail settled and oil Of which il in.
sRsaaiss rapidly 10 Populasioa-nust
ssss1slly depend .pes the st. Cloud
Nss.al School 70 furnish tsaehsn for
il Sietsist schools. The people in this
tsRs;tse7 Asvs paid their proportion Of
~ 1saey which wsat to the other
NJ slusasiesal i,stitutioss-p.id it
vilisgly and without srunbliog-snd
~ tley aew ask i fair play. Let the
ssst a. ~ ssats sst ~ hsne,sbly BY ~ |
- ~ Apvs BY them.
It ishost beyond belisf thst in this !
dsy there shosld exist . feeling Of op-
poiades to Normal Schools. Til. ip-
poetases Of ether Institutions for train.
Ing ID special professions is promptly !
recognized. Law colleges, medical |
schools and eosssrvateriss of music ars !
eonaidersd alnos. indispensable to .
high standard Of professional skill
but when il comes to specially training |
for their work those whose business it |
i 70 lay the foundation of the general |
lateligsacs Of the country then men !
aad ely words Of dsnusoiation. They |
~ oat against the cost of maintaining |
schools for this purpose. When the !
gea.ral eev.ransas has sivss Mis.e. |
sofa, for ths education OF her children.
land. from which have already been |
CREATED. fund Of nearly three millions
Of dollsrs and whieh il 10 estimated will
yisM twelve millions Of dollar, more - !
: permanent fund-vhsn tho general
goysrnmsnt. has done this much for
Minnesot. it il not unreasonable to ask |
thss she provide means for educating |
teachers, 80 that substantial and lasting !
beneks may be realized from this
bounty.
The progress Of events is towards q !
more general and more thorough edu |
cation Of the masses. Some Of the |
sblsst and most careful thinksrs urge |
strongly the adoption Of system Of |
compulsory education, ~ best caleul..
tsa = bsssdt al classes and s,bserve |
tAs ends Of good government. W.
believe sssh. . system 70 b wise ; and
~ also bslisvs that if the State claim,
The right 70 take the children Of its |
eitiseas sad plses. them in the public |
ssheels, these sitissus have right to
dsnaed that the State provide # teach.
81. This can b best done through |
Normal sekooh. Al ordinary .eadsa..
10 sdueatiea, however god, no more
A. = isdividual 70 ~ teacher, with.
sst special mining, than it ds him to
b sshwyse ss.a doctor without special
psspss,ties.- There are au.ek teachers
- we'll - qaask doctors, sad it il No ar.
J. = great y Disfertuns = leave tho |
nisds Il children 1t the mercy Of the |
sss q thar bodies q the mercy Of the
sthss. + Leading The as.sty Of child
VII ese1saad giving it . ssstais me-
shaaiesf: sequainesaes with il text
bseks. y, 1vAas in TO many schools
passas leetsashi.g, bot it il Of very
sighs. fu1sse bsssat - The child. This
h ~ n sesosdanos With the Normal
systsn-shish rsssss ssd develops II,
ssaseo,ss fhssltiss Of tas child, teaohes
i ~ ethiak, senpars, rsssk out
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