The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-30
State Of Minnesota, County of Houston, )
Office of Register of Deeds,
The Normal School Question Discussed b
Practical Educator.-The Reckless e,
penditures Of Last Winter Reviewed.-A
Able Letter.

Able Letter.
ROCHESTER, MINI, Aug. 18th, rs.
Editor Anti-Nonopolist:
In the last ANTI MoxoPoL1sr your corres-
pendent failed to notice the striking features
Of paper read by Miss Lathrop, principal OF
the Cincinnati Normal School Miss Latbrop.
10 commenting upon the deplorabls TACT that
normal graduates are holding only the second
and third rate positions, and that there are SO
few trained teachers, said:
II still hold to the opinion advanced by nv
self at the National Association. two wears ago.
that this deplorable feature can be remedied
only by establishing past graduating classes in
all our High Schools, Colleges and Universities.
firmly believe such class ought to be estab.
lished IN every High School, for the purpose
of educating the teachers OF the schools Of that
town in which such High School is located. y
She also said she believed schools of reda.
gogics will soon he demanded in all our Col
leges and Universities. That struck me as
though, possibly, Miss Lathrop had been read
ing up Donnelley little, and 'shad taken les
sons Miss Lathrop, evidently, has taken
lessons where she learned well the lesSol OF
good common sense in all things-so far as we
could discover-a valuable lessor yet to b,
learned not only by many Normal pupils-but
indeed by many Normal teachers.
Miss Bib, Of the st. Louis Normal, read 4
paper on "Art in Education" in which. and
IN her appearance especially, she gave ample
evidence that her education" consisted chiefly
in the tart of dress and looking "prefty:s'
and she made such an utter failure in the
whole performance as to disgust the most Of
her audience. If such is the character OF the
teachers St. Louis and the Normal Schools
| would have the sensible children Of the rising
generation copy, God save Minnesota, a least
ill the financial question is settled and the
grasshoppers are gone.
The one thing which initiates, finally.
against the Normal Schools in this Sdate. more
than all others, is taking little boys and Qirls
| in, in order to keep up responsibility IN num-
bezs, and thus being completely do both Nor
NAL school and academic work. This trying
Is farce that win never fail to disgust sensible
men and women, and % long Is persisted in,
Will keep the work from attaining the rank oi
profession, for which most teachers are 90
loudly clamoring. II the legislature Of this
State would enact law compelling the Nor
mai schools to do only legitimate Normal
School work, the Winona Normal building
| would accommodate all Of that grade now IT.
tending the three schools, and then have room
for four tunes rs many more. Furthermore
our legislature ought to make provision by
which our High School graduates may attend
the Normal Schools and get all the methods.
there taught, In six months or year At most.
1s al could, and receive the Normal diploma
But a. it is, our High school graduates areeom-
PEELED to commence 1t the foot with these little
boys and gIrfs, possessing immature and un-
disciplined minds, and actually squander Z
year Of the two years they are required to shy
The result IS, young men and young women
Of spint-no matter what their financial con-
dji0n-win NOT attend the Normal u IL
We want aes and ,rone1 IN al of our
schools - teachers, IA the complete sense 81