Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-06-22
The state Schools i'm Southern
Missouri.

Our readers are, Of course, aware
that the State Normal School at Cape
Girardeau, and the Missouri School of
Mines at Rolla-the latter q branch of
the State University-aye both institu-
tons supported by appropriations out
Of the State treasury. This fact makes
every taxpayer and every citizen
doubIy interested in them /; for it seems
to be q law Of nature that we more
highly prize that which costs us some
thing than that which Is gratuity.
It Is an all-sufficient reason, how
ever. why we should all feel deep in
terest in them, that they are both
located In Southeast Missouri; so that
both local and State pride conspire to
secure for them our admiration and
support. If they are worthy of it.
It will be well remembered what a
gallant fight Iron county made to Sc
cure these institutions here; hcw
strong the feeling was that we were
not well or fairly treated In locating
them at Rolla and the Cape; and how
deep the conviction was that they
would have been, then and always,
more useful and prosperous here than
they ever could hope to be, as at pres
ent located. But they were not To-
Gated here. They are fixed facts where
they are. We failed by no fault of
ours, and we have accepted the stu
alton just as we should have expected
our neighbors at the Cape and at Rolla
to have accepted 1t had Iron county
secured the prize. Henceforth there
cannot be, rs there should not be, any
hostile feeling on account OF location,
but we should treat them as our insti-
tutions, supporting them, and using
them, and encouraging them 1y hav-
ing as many of our young people at
tend them as possible.
We have taken some pains to learn
the real merits of these schools, with a
view to know their usefulness and
power for good. and we are gratified to
find that both institutions stand at the
very head of their class in this or any
other State of the Union.
The Normal, at Cape Girardeau, has
q splendid building, worth, with the
grounds, nd less than $50, 1000, given
by the enterprising people of the Cape.
and is well supplied with apparatus,
and-what Is Of still greater impor-
tance-a corps of cultured, energetic
and able professors. Under the very
able management of President Norton,
the Normal has risen to the first rank,
and any young man or woman who
cannot there become thoroughly quail
fled rs a teacher will have to look for
the fault in themselves, not in the
school.
The School of Mines at Rolla is, of
course, technical, scientific school, as
its name implies, but the curri culum
embraces o wide range of study; in
fact, q regular course can be had there.
The laboratory. for excellence. now
stands next to Yale, Harvard and the
University Of Michigan. Director
Wait and his corps of able assistants
have elevated the school to the highest
grade. AS the great aim of this insti-
tuition is to produce q race of scientific
and practical engineers, and to train
them with reference to the develop
ment Of the matchless resources OF
Southern Missouri, we hope that more
of our young men will avail them
selves of its advantages.
We congratulate our people and ouI
State, and especially our two neigh
boring cities Of Rolla and Cape Girar'
desp, that our Commonwealth is pos
sesded OF these two new powers fol
good and for the education and eleva'
ten of our citizens.
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