The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-02-12
TIE NEW ENDOWMENT

TIE NEW ENDOWMENT FOR
THE NORMAL SCHOOL.
The Lawrence Journal of the 7th, un-
der the head of "The University" pub-
fishes the following and credits 1t to the
report OF the Topeka Commonwealth:
Senate bill No. n, endowing the State
Normal school with the additi onsI
Twelve sections Of land now owned By
the state.
Senator Blue said the discussion had
shown that the question was broader
than he anticipated. He was inclined
70 think that these lands might be better
disposed OF than by giving them 70 one
Normal school He thought the State
university needed the funds TO be
derived from these lands much more
THAN the present Normal school. He
was Impressed with the idea that the
advantages derived from the Normal
school were confined principally TO local
tiles within few counties around the
institution. In reply 70 an inquiry of
Senator Kellogg "a to whether the State
University had not received seyeniy-tWo
sections, he said that he did not know
and did not care. Il was State institu-
h%O4B oB1 AC 6O0l0 E0tu0T give IL
sections. He was for building up this
institution and making IL the equal of
the Michigan University, and one Of the
best Universities of Ike country.
TIE Journal makes some comments.
We are glad to see the Journal wake up
Saturday and show that il Is taking
some interest In matters and things, but
some OF its comments are truly In bad
torn and can only antagonize some
OF the University's best friends
and most sincere wiIl-wIs' ers. Il Is no
help TO the cause of the University to
have its champions beliule some other
state institution. On the contrary, II is
the worst thing to do, and we can not
believe but that the true friends of the
grand institution at Lawrence felt hurt,
If they happened to read the Journals
remarks and its Endorsement of Senator
Blues Ill-advIsed speech. The Journal
said:
Right, Senator BIuel Leta US have q
University that will be worthy and re
ceIve the patronage OF the whole state
There is no need that a single student
should go from our state to eastern in
situations to gain liberal education.
Time and money will be required before
the advantages necessary 10 give the best
instruction IN specialiiies can be obtain
ed, but there - no reason why our state
University cannot in a very few years
offer all the advantages to the people of
our state necessary to obtain an educa-
ton in any branch that the
requirements of our citizens
will demand. But to do this more lib
eral course must be pursued than has
marked the actions of the legislature in
the past. One hundred and twenty thou
sand dollars has been asked for by the
university TO pay the running expenses
of the institution for two years, make q
number of badly needed improvements
and To build new building for the nat
ural history department. This is large
sum TO appropriate at one time, but is
no more than is necessary. The univer-
sity building is crowded; much Of the
room that should be given to instruction
Is occupied by the natural history col
lection.
Now in the first place we wish to in
form Senator Blue and the Lawrence
Journal, IN a kindly spirit however, il
they Will lend US their ears, that some of
the very best friends the university has
are right here in this city of EmpoTia,
the seat Of the State Normal school, but
they are also strong friends of the Nor
NAL. To be both is perfectly consistent
and proper. One should not conflict
with the other. They are both schools
of which the state is proud and with
reason In the pride. We hope TO see
the university of Kansas equal to
the Michigan university and expect
20 see the day when it
will be the peer of the best universities
of the country. We will go farther than
the Lawrence Journal and use not its
words LET US have a university that
will be worthy of the patronage of the
whole state" The university is non, al
ready and has for years been worthy of
that patronage aud is receiving 1t. We
wish further to say 10 Senator Blue that
when he says he is Impressed with the
idea that the advantages derived from
the State Normal school are confined
principally to localities within q few
counties around the institution" he has
very wrong impression and
the sooner he gets that
idea out of his head the better will he
impress those who know the facts, that
he is competent to talk upon the sub
ject. The truth is that persons who are
to become teachers come from all por-
tioBs of this great state, ana the teachers
who 20 on equipped from the State Nor
NAL are giving the results of their In
struction in every part of this broad state,
from one end to the other. We are
ready, too, to name 10 Senator Blue q
good list of teachers who are laboring
IN Douglas county, almost IN the very
shallow of the UnlverslIy, aud these
teachers among the best engaged in
Douglas county graduated at the State
Normal school at EHporiG. Kansas.
Senator Blue is badly of and what he
wants to do is to about face and join
hands with the friends of the Normal
ana he will see that the united strength
of the friends of both institutions can
accomplish much good. One more
point; these twelve sections of land,
which the State Normal school is trying
to get and expects to get, really belong
TO this institution. The university got
lis 70 sections, the normal received 60 OF
its 70, and these 10 were temporarily
withheld because they were sup
posed TO have some mineral deposits
which the state should hold itself
Another thing, the State Normal school
Is now crippled for lack of room, it is
doing excellent work, the best it ever
did. but it needs increased facilities. The
same may be said of the university, we
think.
Come, Mr.. Blue, the Journal and all
friends of the university accept the right
hand. OF fellowship and unite In the cause
of Common interest in two different
branches of education and see the great
good that may thus be done both.
veEsaE. York TINES: The brokers met at
the lunch counter in Dclmonico's Broad
street restaurant yesterday noon. One
had been an ardent Blame man during
the last campaign, and the other wore a
hat won on Cleveland's success. The
CONVERSATION turned upon the prevailing
dulless in business.
Things are pretty SLOW" suggested
the wearer of the new hat.
Indeed they are, and they are worse"
responded the Blame man, luGubri-
ously.
well, we viii hope COR the best"
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