Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-01-24
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that has been invested Ia thus" insll,u.
tions, and tho value thoy might and
should prove To- the state, II 1t should
nov turn out that they have utterly
failed 1T being any benefit To the state.
We du not know just how much ad
vantage has been derived from them,
hut We are unwilling 10 conclude that u
has boon mons at all,
Our correspondent gives testimony Il"
the benefits dcViycd from at least one al
the s,hnols, and we have heard the
sane school hyorahly spoken ol 10y
others
Tho difficulty il MT In determining
whether such institutions are necessary
or beneficial, or whether our own Nor
nal schools might not ho justified Tor
these reasons, hut II IN upon Uxartly
the ground our correspondent puts II -
that the system upon which they are
conducted IL detective, that dlssaii-l'r.
ton with and urpoaition I" these
ghsols IL springing up all over thr state
We regarded these reasons IN furnish
ing AN explanation oi the disposition
manifested In the Legislature tu give
pruduingly h. the further support "l
these institutions, ui which We ma'lr
mention before
Our correspondent may not Ia aware
II the very large amount at uuury a..
quirrd Ia support these srhn"ls from
year H. year, aud w. aru not prepared
lo name the ,Nacl sum, hut Il r"ustl
Iuics u very large proportion ct the
whole amount expended by the Nial'
ioT s,hnul psrpmrs, There are SIN "i
these institutions now distributed ogrt
the State. and Whllc ctrh one ut thvm
may be- uu advantage H. thc urlghh"r
hood IA Which II ~ lu,utcd, anil "a the
way the whole number hy hrlug su u'u.
erously Distributed, hrrumc us,u,
Ia nearly tho whole state,
u ran nar,lly br disputed that ono. we'll
nrpaninl, we'll regulated, th"ruuuhl'
equipped. hrstrn,s Normal NDhool
centrally luratrd, would Mt uuly az
cnmnn,latc all the Normal pupils ~ all
AN ri these institutions, but would Ia
yer, respect hr murr yth,jrut, would
probably hr,umc distinctive Normal
institution, Wuuli HrIulrr u dignity aud
standing u, such, thus attracting alt
Who we're ambition, ~ attain standing
49, tra,h,rs, aui W"uld cost the state
uuly ahuut one sixth thr amount that IL
required h. support lhor>.~t.ns ns.,tu.
tiuIu,
We age, with uur rv,u .p'ud,ut
al.u "a charging much at the blame t"r
IrH,iru,y ~ th, Normal school system
Ia the Legislature The fault hIs been
the same that has ruu thtuugh thu u,
tIuu ui the Legislature tuWMI th, whoi,
4,hnu -,st,m They mNy U,mcd o.
f,rI that then duty W., dome Vh,u th,N
had made a hh,ud appropriation, ant
W,r, abb. Ia at, tits tact a. Iuuul "i
their devotion tu the s,huuI interests
rht. o. like iuil,,umUatr charity, iill
tug rNvy haul that n stretched "ut
without tvirryurr ~ the uvyr-tlll,, ct
the party rcrcl, iu,. go how II i,tu hy
ugCd.
Il .trlkrs "a. that lhr gauge that %
legislature shoull apply &" ryrrN appo
priuilpn lnr ANY institution should hu
the value ui the particular ~ drm q"
whi,h the money H. a. be- applied In
nth,r words the sy-tru should pUrrd,
the appropriation, uui the inquiry Of
the legislature should be-. how much q.
the syst,m worth Ia the state 1t dcNcl
up,I' What duce Il prop"tr and
prrmi,r' II n b. u Normal ,,huul
What arr To- be- ~ wcthn,l, nud manage
mrut that insure any return lot uppru
pT,atluu. ri muuyy hN thr STATE .
ID u d. u common tee t,huul,
what plan ~ system 81 "du,a
ton IN prorusrd aud huW much
0, u WORTH II II II a muuurl mix
turr IT Normal aud Tree s,huul sy,tuus.
how much II such u mixture worth ls
tia. profitable a. either ul thr separate
aud distinct plans, AMI, n not Why
shuud u exist and h. suppnrtcd ihvs'
are simply business propositions \
business man does not place h,s money
uutll he estimates the return. lie can
MT do this until hr ~ madc acquainted
with the pruc,ss through which the az.
mrn .. a. be- worked cut II should
not ho a satisfactory answer h. the ID
maud iur money that u ~ tor school
purposes" There are SOME ,,huul-
that arr Ut M possible benefit o. any
uur. Uud there Rrr others that AT e p",
tive harm the valIy 81 ANY jrr,ui,
uu th, system that Is a loptrI and pur
suyl Ia the school
Il vas this placing the cart hrInrr the
hur.y tia, has brought about w. exist.
lus difficulties aud dissatisfaction with
Ga, Normal S,huols The Legislature
concluded justly, that a Normal Ncho"l
was q grud thing Nu appropriation
followed AMI Normal School vas pro-
le,ty,i. la shout TIME, without r,i,T-
enc, tn the demand. i've other all
Normal branches wyrr added Huj Vet
uut Ut the whole W. have not Vet uh-
tanned one distinct Normal Institution
il,r most ardent friend OF the Schools
hciug Judge. Aud W. never vail until q
plan ur system Is dryi~,d aui pat iU
operation ior conducting Normal
S,huul We 10 uut believe the l,;l>la
tur. viii 90 can 80 thus. II u thu work
II "a perts, Nrry lew 1T whom arr rN,r
found in the legislative body Hut the