The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-07-08

At WoSffin16 State annr0nriatiOn 81. 5OO
$500
Salem. 6 $500
Bridqewater. Sc" $500
Total s3z, 900
So mnch for the ANTI -MoSoPoI1sT. Now for
one who knows:
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS,
OFFICE SEc'Y OF BOARD OF EDUCATION,
BosroN, June list, 1875.
Thomas Simpson
Schools, for the annual expenses Of which the
last Legislature appropriated $62, 900. It is
proper to say that in the four old schools we
haye advanced classes achose term of study IS
ttco gears in addition to the regular course Of
tuo years. Proper provision for teaching these
classes increases our outlay for teachers sala-
ries. Beside the above schools we support a
Normal Art School at cost, this year, of
$1,000.
Truly Yours,
JOSEPH WHITE, Sec'y.
That is to say, Massachusetts, appropriates
annually s7l 900 for six Normal Schools, one
of which is to train teachers IN Art education,
so much dreaded by the ANTi-MoXoPoLlsT.
Surely "no man doubts her love for liberty or
intelligence. As Webster said, "There she
stands; look at her," (s7l 600 annually for pre-
parlng DeacnerS.) Ne DfalNS, TIE gang lOAIc
/. enter of American thought" Cool for We
ster; bad for Donnelly.
Well, cali it S7l 900 and then take the
census tables again.
Massachusetts has 1,457 1857 inhabi-
tants. with an assessed valuation of
81 1,591 ,903,1l2. She has therefore three
times our population, and nineteen times
our a0ealM. II we spent, for Normal
Schools in proportion to wealth, as
much as she does, we would spend
1876 instead Of $4,000. In other
words we spend nearly ten times as much
for Normal Schools as Massachusetts does.
Brother Simpson may well say "good for
Webster-bad for Donnelly." For
Webster has ceased paying taxes, and
we havn't.
Our space is so limited that we must
condense the rest of Mr.. Simpsons let
ter. He shows next that Illinois spends
1924 ,69S. 80 per annum instead OF S12,50O
as the Year Book had it. But Illinois
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has 1858, ,s91 inhabitants; or more than
FIVE times as many as Minnesota. II
$24 900 is her reasonable share for Nor
NAL Schools, ours should be one fifth of
that sum, to-wit: $4,000, M S26, 200
less than ,ce do spend!
The rest of Mr.. Simpsons letter is an
effort to show that the three Minnesota
Schools graduate more teachers than
the Illinois school. This is not mater
ial to the line of our argument; and OF
no great consequence one way or the
other. He concludes thus:
But it is simple folly TO attempt to unravel
the tangled web of error and Misrepresentation
that comes from the columns of the ANTI Mon
oPoIlsT whenever it speaks upon this subject
This exposure Of its fallaces, its misstatements
and its rank injustice, is not pleasant task,
but truth'demands it. Many more such dis
plays of this kind as ii has recently made. WILL
however render criticism entirely unnecessary
in the presence Of our intelligent aud truth
loving people.
Vinona, jane Is, 1875
This is simply laughable. We have
shown by Mr.. Simpson own figures that
the people of Minnesota are taxed in
proportion to we; h, from three 10 snenty
four times more for the support Of Normal
Schools, than any other Stste in the
Union,
Now we have some faith in Mr.. Simp-
son. Aman cast in his physical mould
cannot be otherwise than fair-minded,
reasonable and just; and we therefore
ask him to help rs, in this era Of high
taxes and hard-times, to stop this ex-
cessive leak. We have no ill-will to
Mankato, Winona, or st. Cloud. Let the
Legislature turn two Of the Normal
Schools into Insane Asylums or Reform
Schools; and then let Us give the other
school generous support. And if we
have any money to spare for the training
Of teachers, let rs give it to the high
schools Of the different counties.
Come. brother Simpson; ~e have
met your facts and arguments fairly
and We haye, we think, swept them all
away. If you persist ip defending SC
gross . robbery OF the people as the
present Normal School system. we shat
ask you to raise = meustache, or weal
Eyeglasses or take to drink. or disguise
yourself in some way. 50 that you shall
not be any longer u.lkaken for the editor
OF the AxTI-Nox0PoLIsr. For If you
persist in lending the sanction Of your
strong mind and handsome personal
presence to . great wrong. We shall
have to tell you story We heard the 9th.
or day about Paris grisette- II seem.
N intimate associate Of hers had been
iound out II some moral deIinqusaey
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