Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1875-02-24

A Plea for Normal colleges and Popu.
lar Bdueattou, by .. B~rrtru
Lindsey, ID. m.
Dorsey II. Thomas on tn. FARMERS
Movement.
From Knoxville Daily Chronicle. Feb. IL.


Movement.
From Knoxville Daily Chronicle. Feb. IL.
The Opera House was well filed last
night with an appreciative audience,
to listen TO AN educational address by
DIR. Lindsey, n gentleman who has
made education his study for many
years. Being introduced TO the audi
ence, he prefaced his address by stating
that " he had the selection of all audi.
ence, ne would certainly choose the
one before him. He would at any
time travel thousand mile- for an
opportunity to address the representa-
tives of six thousand farmers of Ten
nessee, and though having prepared
himself to address the citizens OF
Knoxville, he thought the farmers
present would lose nothing by hearing
it. Having concluded this preface, he
said:
By reference to the report of the
Commissioner of Education for 1873, ]
gather some facts concerning Normal
Schools in the United States which
show how important is the rank al
ready attained by this new department
Of professional education. The pro-
gress is indeed striking when contrast
ed with the slow development of the
idea and it's recent practice in America.
About 1924, Philip Lindsey, Vice
President of the College of New Jersey,
and few other educators in the East,
first clearly called public attention to
the logical and practical necessity Of
special education for teaching rs pro-
fession. In 1889, the first Normal
School in America was opened by the
State of Massachusetts-al the
educational pioneer-under the able
management of Cyrus Peirce. In 1873,
we find l19 Normal Schools on the list,
which is also constantly growing
longer. OF these So are supported in
whole or in part by State and by city,
and by county contributions. The
remainder are private institutions, or
attached to Colleges and Universities.
The appropriations by the different
States for 1873 were as follows:
Alabama, So, 600; Arkansas, 81, 900
California, SIS 600; Connecticut, $12,-
600; Delaware, 81, 200; Illinois, S37, 500 |;
Kansas, $4,000; Louisiana, $1,000;
Maine, $ll 500; Maryland, $1l, 500
Massachusetts,, 500, 600; Michigan, Sl5,-
600; Minnesota, SIS, 600; Mississippi,
$500; Missouri, $4,000; Nebraska,
$40, 900; New Hampshire, s., 600 New
Jersey, SIG, 200; New York, $l5l, 900;
Pennsylvania, Sal 800: Rhode Island,
$4,000; Vermont, $500; Virginia,
$1,000; West Virginia, $500; Wis
Sein 20 Ill. a. ,,.1 $1,000,
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Tbs Stata If Sew Work hss .igh,
Norn1aI Scboois Tha totai t,olTa ~
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avsraoa amunal cost If each schooI
SIs nn1 Tha ono ar Alhonv onansd
| is4i ia the Oldest and has aiUavs
ami, cd bigh in the educationsI World
It's corns Of instructors are a President
and Professor of Mental and Moral
PhiIosonhv Professor of Natnral
Science. n Superintendent of the
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