The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-01-22

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III w.s.NITC H1LL EDITOR.
Thursday, Jan. az. 1874,
TH0 HORAAL SCHOOLS.
lis Mr.. Donnally this time Who
leads the annual raid Ga the State Nor.
nal Schools, sad biz attack comes in
the shape Of . bill providing for the
sale Of The three buildiogs. His bill,
which Il Objectionable IN Ill iss fss-
turas, = dsatinsl b IN early death from
the faet that 1t tho time the St. Cloud |
and Mankaso schools were established
the State entered into an agreement
With these towns, whereby, in eoosid'
slatioa Of tho sum Of $1,000 to BE-
pad BY each, the schools were to be
maintained for ssru Of ten yesra-
The consideration NJ received BY the
State, thus elos,ng tho contract, which
cannot b annullsd without tho consent
Of The people Of tho two towns, and
some -four Or Eve years out Of tho ten
yet remain to be filed. The bill il now
IN the hands Of the Senate Judieia.y
Committee.
We have yet 70 Gee au argument
against the Normal Schools which
could commend itself to the oonsiders.
tan Of intelligent man. The st. Paul
Journal, which calls ont for ",hs sbo.
htion Of tho ensirs sysssm," offers the
following reasons in support Of it, de-.
maads, which srs . tair sample of the
ssoek-io.ts objections
''In tAs Azst plaes they were scattered
abeut The STATS, % - to benefit particular
losaGtes, instead Of he sdva1oonsat Of The
educational intsrsses Of The State q large"
According 70 this, the heighs Of
wisdom would have bseo 20 hubble tho
schools in ono place, and thereby com.
psllsd those Who desired 70 ob.aioa Nor.
NAL training - travel long distances and |
multiply their expenses in many ways
L y veil known fact that most of |
the psrsons Who attend the Normal
Schools sls forced to make many
sacrifices 70 do 20, even under the
mast favorable circumstances, and the
rssult Of tho Journals policy would Be
. 70 cut down the number Of trained
teaehsss in the State fully ous.half.-
II il in this Wy that it would advance
~ths educational Interests Of the State
At large"
at has been the cause Of corrupt lesiala-
ton, and System Of trading Of votes BY
The friends Of these localities with those
interested IN the getting Of jobs through
The legislature which would otherwise have
been dsfsatsd."
u tho editor of tho Journal in fl.
voe Of sbolishiog everything that has
been the cause of "oorrups Legislation"
and the "trading Of votes p 1t 80, he
would not leave Minnesota with sin
gle public institution, and the location
Of the capital itself would DO subjeot to
serious qusstionings. To apply this
objection 70 the Normal Schools OK.
elu,ivsly is exceedingly shabby.
''Lst Normal department b added to
The State University"
The three Normal Schools are unable
to supply the demand for trained teach
ers, and what would "departmeot"
tackled on to the State Univer,ity be
able to DOT
The Hastings Gazette advances
equally lofty and enlightened vie~s.-
A careful reading Of the following re-
variable compound of logic add rhst.
ORC cannot but convince any oee that
the editors objections .rs based Oh
we'll, read what he says:
Eve want skilled artisans in this State.
W want oil that can b found in every
field Of usefulness, from tho most artisli 10
painting TO the oommonest implement Of
husbandry, but 10 that an argument Why
sdihess Of imposing Dimensions shall be
erected, and professors from the adept with
the jsek. knife 70 him VITO has the lore Of
savsns shall b employed st the public e.
psass. Aud yet this - the principle upon
which the normal schools we're established,
and are still psrpetuatsd.
Just 90 and if the State refuses
70 employ "adepts with the jaek.knife"
lot /, refase to employ professors of 90,
hind. II, in the etsrnsl fitness of
things, W ars not to have vh,tslinx
schools, let u not have any schools At
oil This 10 the point to which The
Gasst's's logic inevitably bring. it, sod
Il should demand the instant wipipe
out Of the entire school system Of the
State. IT. objections apply With q.
mssh force 70 the policy Of common
school education - 70 the policy Of
training teachers up to . certain stand.
ord Of efficiency for their work. Edu.
cotton i valuable only - il il iutelli.
gsntly dirsetsd-indsed, it il only then
education in any true ssnss-and those
Who azs acquainted with the average
coalition Of the public schools eanno,
bat b. painfully aware Of the fact tha'
Thousands Of dollars Of the pablo mon
y a.s squaadsred and that thousand,
Of children practically wssts tho year
they ne ssnt 70 school, through Ii,
HEX It competency and system on tn
part Of tsaohels. A State can in a,
WY invsss noaey to 90 good advsn
asss - in slevating the standard Of ed
ueasiou for the masses Of it, people,
The interest tho Investment pays i
usprious, compounded daily. What i
sxpsaded 10 this direction Is save,
many told in tho lssseniog Of criminal
expenses. The Gazette is logical o.
ous. point =; il advises that when th'
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