The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-12-09
MEETING or THE NORMAL suH rs !
.s--..r., va. BOARD. II. $50. -
Tho State Normal Board held I mse.;r

The State Normal Board held ! msesinr
at St. Paul Thursday, at which J. @.
Smith, Esq, resident member of the
Board, and Prof. Kiehle, Principal Of the
St. Cloud Normal School. were present.
Reports were read by the Principals Of the
three schools, and also the report Of Gen.
sibley, President, OF the Board. The total
enrolment and average attendance at tho
different schools for the past year il ~ fol.
lows: IL @>#
Enrolment Saa It Winona, 400; average 1t.
.tt En,ollme9 nj At A.ntsto, 26s; average
En5ollment At St. Cloud, 222; .v.t.s.
The total number graduated from the
Winona school has been, 24O; from the
Manksto school, "a; from the st. Cloud
school, sl-total 4l5.
1t was decided that crayons, pens, ink
and paper might be provided for the use Of
The pupils when deemed necessary. :.
.. Tuition in the model department of this
school was fixed at SIP per year. Mr..
Smith was authorized to expend not
exceeding 5000 in fitting up a
room in the basement Of the Normal build
ing for the use of the janitor. He was
also authorized to use whatever rent might
be received from the old building in max
ing repairs on the building.
Gen. Sibley says in his report:
The foregoing statements demonstrate 4
gratifying increase in the schools, and at.
ford good evidence that they are rapidly
gaining in favor with the public. The
meagerness and want of detail in the re-
port of the Principal at St. Cloud, is attrib-
utable to the fact that he has but lately
entered upon the duties of the position to
which he was unanimously assigned by the
Board as the successor of Prof. Ira Moore,
whose resignation, on account of failing
health, was reluctantly accepted by the
Board. 1t is a subject of congratulation
that SO worthy and efficient an individual
- the present incumbent has been secured
to fill the place of Prof Ira Moore, whose
able and diligent management has elevated
that school to its present prosperous condi-
ton.
In addition to the usual appropriation Of
$1,000 to each, there will be required to de.
fray the current expenses: 49,
For Normal School at Winona. ....,.36. 900
For Normal School at Mankato. ....,, 5000
For Normal School At st. Cloud 1000
1t is recommended to the Legislature
that 81 100 be allowed for apparatus and
books for the three schools-$5oo for Wi
mona and $500 each for Mankato and ST.
Cloud.
Gen. Sibley further remarks: =
TT is confidently believed that In n. one
Of our sister States are Normal Schools
more advanced, or more efficiently and eco
nomica:ly managed, than are those of our
own State: The standard of education il
more and more elevated, year by year, and
no more aattering tribute can be paid to
our Normal Schools than is manifested by
tho fact that their graduates are eagerly
sought for to fill positions requiring the
highest order of teaching talent. In the
judgment of the Board any so-called econo.
my which would deprive these excellent
schools of any materials requisite to main
tain them in their greatest efficiency,
would be utterly misplaced, and discredita-
BILE to the State.
THE Board takes great pleasure in re-
peating the expression of It's entire Salts
faction with the conduct of the three Nor.
NAL Schools, BY the accomplished princi-
pals and the able assistants, all of whom,
without any known exception, merit the
commendation of the authorities Of tho
State, Of the Board, and of the citizens Of
Minnesota generally"