New-York tribune., 1888-04-15
POINTS IN THE NORMAL COLLEGE BILL.

VIVIAN 1T WILL DO FOR GIRLS WHO WANT TO
TEACU-FAVORED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD.
The bill relating Normal College now before the
Legislature in Albany has received the Endorsement OF tue
majority OF the members the Board OF Education Pres
dent Edward has been one OF the most earnest
supporters the and he believes IL necesse, o
the future welfare the college. Tho Dill VIII place te
institution under the direction OF the State Regents ana
m ,t It's expenditurcs to s1250O0 yearly. The College
Of tho City Of which under like management
Is limited TO $4,000 year 1. is not proposed by the
bl 10 take the direction of the Normal College from the
Board Education, whose members Will become It's uuS
tees as they are trustees OF the boys college.
The advantage OF this change that the Normal College
will no longer at the mercy OF Board OF Estimate ana
Apporonment unavorable TO Its methods or management
with the present Board q Apporonment and Mayor Hew
tho Board Of Education has differences Onder mayor
Grace there long contest which resulted in an eoft
10 cripple the institution by cutting down the salaries Oh
the teachers Mayor Grace had love for the common
schools or the college and the Board OF Apporonent was
entirely at will when it cut down the college approp
tons on the pretext protecting the Taxpayers
This action obliged Board Of Education TO apps 10
the State protection which promptly granted Ihe
present been prepared with the view OF PLACING inc
college beyond the influence Of other Mayors In the iuu
like Mayor Grace. The wants Of such an institution are
SO numerous and complicated Board OF Apporton
ment has the time investigate and comprehend hem
Last year the expenditures Of the Normal College
were s115 600 This included the expenses OF the uan
ing department. which Of the largest pubic schoos
~ the ctv as well as one OF The limit OF in
creased bill proposes is slOOOo but as WIN
the boys college, It does not mako necessary the
nent OF the full Out OF The Normal
Colleges expenditures 300 teachers are trained yearly Tor
the public schools and kindergarten as well as primary
and grammar schools is supported There Is not 1t Is
maintained by the supporters Of the BILL purpose simply
to graduate with degrees forty fifty girls but 1t is con-
tended pupil teachers will be better taught when the
classes methods teaching relieved OF the 20 per
cent wish become teachers but who have the
same right boys in the public schools to be gradu
ated in the OF the 1000 boys and girls who are an
nualy sent colleges 1900 pass the requisite eX
animation and admitted and the 700 who fail to pass can
hardly be said TO have admission refused them Charges
that have been against Normal College as defect
i've in It's methods vigorously denied by the Normal
College Committee the Board Of Education The presi
dent of the professor OF The msthods OF teaching
and there are in the theory and practice OF
teaching In the training department the superintendent
has charge Of the practice teaching and twenty-five teach
ers under her report every week TO the president The
cost OF education per pupil in 1897 when the attendance
was 1874 s42 Even at an expense OF s125OOO an
nuay per capita would be only s45 and the friends
of the bill where economical education can be