Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-06-10

every school. One OF the objections
made is the small number OF teach.
ers, making the classes necessarily
large. 1t Is . matter of opinion
whether or not largo classes in
schools are to the best advantage of
the student, but it seems to me that
class OF thirty would certainly
prove more profitable to all than
classes of one or two hundred as we
have here. Another fault that some
find is that little or no care is taken
or no rules or restrictions made con.
corning the morals of the students,
but it is claimed here that the
young people can be trusted, that
the restraint of regulations, the
watching and spying makes school
government little less than suppress
sion of rebellion. Certificates of
moral character are not required be-
cause it il not assumed that those
who enter here are immoral and
need vouchers for their characters.
Aside from these and a few other
objections the school has many
good points and is deserving of a
widespread reputation. The meth
DDS OF teaching here are cemmenda.
BILE. 1t is not to confine the student
to the text book but to give him a
general information and to present
ideas of different writers on the
same subject. 1t teaches him to
read "both sidas." One here gets
the benefit of early rising for the
school is in session from six in the
morning until eight and nine in the
evening. One of the interesting
features of the school is the great
interest taken in debating, whereby
one may become able to express his
thoughts orally with ease and read.
mess on current topics. We have
about thirty>five debating sections
These sections are composed Of
from twelve to twenty five members
each. They meet in the various
rooms in the college building, each
section meeting once week. Or
Saturdays they all meet and hold
what is known as the general de.
batting congress-" wherein parlia
mentary law is made especial study
On Saturday evening of each weel
the Normal Senate and House o.
Representatives meet in their re.
! spective rooms. These are organ
lied on the same plan, conducted
under the same regulations, anG
politically stand the same as oul
United States Congress. Here al
well as in the debating sections WI
have an opportunity to compare ant
exchange ideas on national and 9th
err issues with representatives from
every part of our country,-Califor
MIA and New York, Alabama, Missis
sippi and Canada, as well as many
intervening states of the South, Eas
and West, and thus the extremes
of the country are brought together
and one may inform himself will
regard to the people and ideas o
different sections of cur country
Wisconsin is represented by a lsrg,
number-Grant county by nin'
students.
One might be curious to know
something about the man who Cal
control such an enterprise. Prot
e. 3. Brown is young man o
about 30 years. He does not pos
sess that dignifed aud elderly lool
common to most professors Of learn
ing, but has all the appearance o
being an active business man. HI
is light and active with a counte
nance beaming with smiles. He hs
dark hair and very heavy blacl
moustache. He hears classes 81,
hours a day, attends to all his pri-
vate business and personally seeI
to the wants of every newcomer
He is very courteous and gentle
manly, having pleasant word fol-
all alike and is generally beloved
by every student of the school anC
citizen of the town. He has a won
| NSAAui laSihSiJ aOi hhLhoc uu0 AhOO
and readily recognizes those who
return from time to time out of tn,
thousands that leave the school
Prof. Brown is a graduate of the
National Normal School at Lebaurn
Ohia. He came to this place abou
seven years ago and commenced {
small school of SO scholars which
by his enterprise he has enlarged tt
its present proportions. There may
be some faults found with his schoo
the situation may be objected Il
nevertheless the school stands or
its own merits regardless of all thai
may be said to the contrary. By
establishing this school Mr.. Brown
has met long felt want and sets q
good example. 1t would be we'll i
Wisconsin and other states woulc
profit by his example and bring ed
ucation within the reach of tax-pay
ing citizens who stand in need Of it
That large reward would be the
inevitable result seems undeniable
Very respectfully,
ART. SHERMAN.