The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-08-05
Norm nj Institute.

To the iitor Of the Upton Advert |
ser: DEAR SIR i read piece in your
paoer on the Normal Institute,an was
somewhat surprised that yon did not
more earnestly request the teachers to
attend It, They certainly SHOULD feel
they are under obligations to the State
and county in providing Normal
School; having teachers OF superior abil.
ity to teach them, and 10 fact bringing
the school almost 10 their very doors
when they may be able TO attend it
without any charge 20 them for tuition,
save the one dollar registration fee
When else can they possibly find such
opportunities and advantages to obtain
information and instruction and become
prepared for their important work at so
trifiing an expense. think it would
have been better if it could have COM
menced two weeks later, but your pub
lie school commencing earlier than they
do in some other places, has made II nee
essary they should commence q, the time
they did which may be regarded as
somewhat unfortunate in that respect
1t should lie remembered that the Nor.
NAL Institute here is IN It's infancy, as
| have been Informed, this In the first one
you have had, But it is rot so in some
other counties. was residing last year
near three of those schools, namely: at
Fayette, in Faycfte county. Elkader
| Clayton county, and Manchester, De,a
ware county, and had the pleasure and
honor Of visiting two oil those Normal
SCHOOL, The attendance at them was
from one hundred and fifty 10 two hun.
dred and twenty each and two Of
my children attended the one held at
Manchester, and it was without excep.
ton one of the best schools | ever saw,
Teachers were advanced and became the
better qualified for their duties. They
had not only competent instructors, bu,
other learned and experienced men made
il success by their presence, or by lee.
lures they delivered The County Su.
perintendents Of other counties visited
| the school. The State Superintendent
was there also, and delivered an address
to the teachers in the town hall, in
which he pronounced it one of the best
| schools in the State. And why should
we not have such school here. Il good
old Cedar county to be behind and sad.
ly deficient In this respect Do we no,
| need it here But TO accomplish it, we
| must be in earnest. This is absolutely
necessary Let County Superintendent,
Teachers, and Editors not excepted,
make a grand rally and push it to a
successful Issue ! would urge every
| teacher in Cedar county, if possible, to
attend Parents, send yonr children,
who are teachers, for the loss must be
great 10 those who are absent. And
| suppose 1t should cost them each, say
fifteen dollars, for the whole term, for
board and all other expenses, never
mind If they are benefited in proportion,
physically and intellectually I am pul.
suaded the increased light they would
have On hygiene and physiology; and a
change of residence, living a few weeks
ia Upton, would be of some benefit to
their health. And ] am confiden. that
no teacher who is attentive ana s:ad,ous
can possibly attend the Norma! Insti.
tuts without coming home much wiser
than he went there, and far better pre-.
pared to be successful teacher. And
such teachers as persevere and do ad-
vance themselves and their pupils ought
10 be in the same proportion sustained