Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-03-17
BON HoMME's NORMAL SCHOOL.
One of the Many from Which it is Expected
to Reap Results.
Springfield Times

one oil the Many from Which 1t Is Expected
to Reap Eesn!.s.
Springfield Times.
After SO many bills had been passed by
| the legislature establishing state normal
schools in dozen different towns in the
territory, our citizens began to think tina,
notwithstanding Springticld's occupying
Il senior position in this regard, the wind
might be taken ont of our sails, aud our
hoped for institution OF learning he Il
| thing only on paper. We arc most hap
py to state that this is not likely to be
tthe case, but that the normal school is a
thing of the near future.
In an interview with Mr.. Day since his
return from Yankton, we learn that pub
lie opinion at the capital was strongly III
FAVOR of the establishment of ut least one
school OF this character Immediately,
without our waiting to become state.
In our broad domain, where live u hun(!-
red and fifty thousand people, there arc
thousands Of youth who are to-day great
| y III need of public school of higher
grade and character than is TO be found
| in the territory, and where all may have
an opportunity OF seeking all education
A school. too, maintained at public cX-
pensc, where rich and poor alike can
stand on the same equality and enjoy
the same much needed educational facil-
tiles.
The bill first introduced, to create Il
estate y normal school here, was subse-
quently changed to a "territorlal nor
nal school, thus putting this institution
on footing with the insane asylum at
Yankton, and tue pcmtcntiary at Sioux
Falls. All are now territorial institu-
tions, but with provisions made FOR their
maintenance and support hy the state
when the proper time comes. From the
fact that the penitentiafy has but re.
Gently been granted q large congres sion
al appropriation. the friends of the nor
nal school project-which, are by nc
means solely Springfield men, but IL.
clude many officials and leading citizens
OF the territory, are greatly encouraged,
aud firmly believe that congress can be
| prevailed upon to come to o,,r aid in {;
matter of such vital Importance to us
all. Could congress be induced to give
us but fifteen or twenty thousand dollars
with which to work upon until the donn.
tions provided form the bill can be uiil-
lied and put to account, they Will confer
a priceless boon, as compared to whicl,
such an amount would be but triting.
10 think that commonwealth within
whose borders live more people than is
required by law to constitute n state
government with all its advantages, and
YET nhe Il single public educational ins.i.
ton. save the primary public school,
Gov. Ordway and Gen. Btaile are
both cx-ollicio members of the board Of
clucation, AID FROM both gentlemen it is
expected our delegate in congress, Mr.
pettigrcw, will receive material aid i,
presenting our claims foi assistaNcc, is
they are understood to be strongly i1
I favor OF having Il normal school estaE
iishcd Mt once. Mir. fettiSrew is under
j stood to be ready to do al in bis power
to assist IN ginning aN appropriations
. and ta',n all in all-th, justice OF oul
cause, and it's able advocates, we ma,
look confidently forward to the nea,
uitiilmentot an urgent and immotla:
, requirement..