The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1885-01-23
The MANKAIo NORMAL SCHOOL

| A meeting OF citizens was held In the assem-
| lily room of the State Normal School, Monday
tite.n ION, for the purpose OF examining the
plans aud specifications or the prop Ised i'm.
pruvements, also 10 hear Prof Searing's re.
r'rt upon the growth and needs of the school
,nd to arrange for he proper receipt n # tn
Iormal Scho.l COMMITTEES uf the Legislature
who were to arrive here Wednesday morning
Toe report uf the President was practically
nat already set ,orth In these columns, hence
| us producti1n here would simply be repet..
tiun.
We arc p!eised to state, however that the
| meeting Was literally attended by our promi.
tent business men, anu much interest in be.
half OF the school was manifested. The final
work OF the meeting WAS the appointment OF
committee consisting OF seventeen
gentlemen whose spt cial mission It WAS
To look after the com orts and pleasures of tn,
Visitors. This comm ittee composed the fol-
| owing named gentlemen:
Daniel Buck, James Brown,
j. A. Jumes, 90 Pitcher,
Q, Krys r. 1T. Williams,
JAS Manderfed, DR.. J H Davis.
J. II. Long, Jn,. Q. Ne,
l., Hunt, j. Z. Wise,
Jno. +. Meagher, L Patterson,
WIN Homes, I. Rose.
Soaring, Geo. II. Barr, resident director, c..
keysor and J. A. James, was chosen to meet
the delegation at the depot upon theil arrival
mere Wednesday morning.
About 80 a. M. the Winona st. p. train
arrived. being sUmew hat delay ed on account
4 snow aud the delegation were escorted To
he Mankatu House TOR breakfast. Our own
representative, and chairman If the House
Somnittsee-on-N2 rmal Sch OILS. Hon. u. q.
,pauiding, failed 10 age!se he being detained Oh
Inl n "A RkAna nnl ,r w lfaff IN.
senate Com. were prevented from Visiting our
ci,y from like cause. Inc names or the gen
,lenen who did succeed IN reaching here arc
annexed
Senate Hon. L. G NJ. Fletcher, A. c.
Hlckmann, j. N. Castle.
:, house-Arlhur stephens, Henry Downs, Z.
V. Simpson. G. ID. Dyer, o. b. Turiill, ID. E.
deyers.
the party reached the Normal building
ercises opened. The pupils were seated In the
assembly room, aud after the usual morning
exercises OF singing, scrtptural reading, aud
W Miss Hale. and the scholars filed out in or
der 10 their respective iooms for recitation.
The delegation and committee were then d.
Vi President Soaring and the other IN charge
Il Mr.. Barr, and dotour or the various class
rooms was made. After listening 70 the reci.
tations, und without gong INTO detail, We are
prepared e. say that the Mankato State Nor
mai School has u Corps Of Instructors that can.
a0a BE- surpassed ;Ss ~ the Mes5 Y INDEED
ceptiun, are healthy, tntellis lent looking,
neatly attired. and we'll advanced III their
s.sas 1y me
nned. In this particular are me pupils Of
tue Normal especially enutled to praise
atty gathered 10 the assembly r,vm to listen
co what remarks might he made by the Wish.
tors.
d himsv II Us greatly pleased ~ the The reoita-
tIuns Nc had Witnessed. He said among otner
lnings, Thar II II were test W eligibility "
membership To the LEGISLATURE ~ ans~ er the |
I..eslluns suoinitsed 10 tue GLASS In Civil Gov.
crnneut, no Was VI the opinlon that many who |
now occup. seats IN that body would Oe found
work could be done IN the scnooi with the |
Crowded Condition oI the building. He pe. |
licved the STATE should not be parsimuniUus |
n dealing win sucn AN INSTITUTION, anu prom |
ised ~ lend his aid III securing MI appIUprla- |
q Tor tue improvements winch were 30 po- |
cent Ia all, nIs remarks were attenlivvly |
i,slened ~ aud heartily applaudod.
hoprcsen- awe u. er, "a O.mstead. said he |
'caIne here not IL talk" but ail the |
81 &c his reniarks were interesting. he told
d story of Tue village piacksinitn, VINO gam
cd u n, eat reputation tor making tne best mann
ner. Every hammer he niaue VAS the best.
dis advice 10 the pupils Was " draw moral
rom the village smi,ny. and wn whatever, IN NE
tney attempted, let u ue accomplished To tue
orst puI puse aliu the hfS hest ann
Representative Turiil. OF ". dwood, SHOW ed
piainiy IN MS &, marks that ne Was sr.l' ia
4
terested Was he IN seeing the Ole NJ Mankato
elevated " tue yrowin1 denianus.
Senator HIckiiian SPOKE ior u. Teen minutes,
anr made s,me very poiutea anu interesting
He Was { lk,we ed ny Senator Castle
This last speaker was in me senate when tue
appropriation WA made ior tue estapisninent
vi the school here, aud the lack VI space uniy
prevents us irum giving u =. nopsls VI MS re-
marks. he has u great interest IN tne Work
vsinY dune here, aud expressed surprise that
suvn efficiency Gould exist where the want VI
rom was ~ apparent, pioinisink " alo IN CIV
us wnal we 81 much need la INC way VI ex'
tension " the building.
Ina the n, lernuon Ins committee met the fac.
ulty nc tho assembly rom, nt winch tune
Soaring and Mr. Barr laid before
Inen, in detail, the desired legislation. Each
nsin Der Ut tina aaRRittee MAS.Nsade 10 ieel
mat the demand<,as very moderate, indeed.
and there ts-a0 question W " Inc report Ihey
Wall make up. Inc gentlemen composing tue
committee are au inteliigent ana nne looking
buoy. -,
Tnere will DO asked Of the present lesisla
ure AN appruprialio sufticient " place W On
,n equal iuotInr with Winona, and " tins
mere &c rtainly ought "a DO NO objection. We
nave now the largest enrolment or any Nor
nal sohuol IN the state anu wan psopes tao-
lities the attendance can pe uouoieo:
Mr.. Barr, our local director, - snutteu 70
rreat deal OF credit for the interest," ne Las ",
yuys manifested in the success " tne scnool
luce his appointment ~ the position, ano nls
eryioes ars highly appreciated ~ ths faculty.
md ettisens.