The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1889-02-15
communicated.
ISDIASA. Feb s. 1850.

EDITOR FREEMAN :-tleaSe allow me
space In your paper TO reply to the article
contributed oy Mt Thomas j. ItelI, In your
Issue o.. Fen s.
L. order that the people may clearly IN
derstand the situation and the cause Of his
unwsntnn attack upon me j wish 10 state
the f,,llowine facts. not as mere assertions.
but backed by letters from the gentleman
himself and also by the evidence OF some OF
his own friends. II need be.
! Mr. Iteu has always passed for one OF
my friends.
? II was through his instrumentalitv that
I assumed control Of the Lorstto Normal
last sumner. The school was little over
half the size be Informed me that II would
be. OF course I nevsr thought ot holding
him responsible for the size uT success Of the
school. and would never have mentioned
these facts but for his communication.
, Mr.. tell wanted to conduct the school
at Loretto himself the coming summer, but
the people OF LGretto and the directors
wanted me 20 return and take charge OF the
school again and wanted TO do IT,
Poor fellow 1 don't like s7Ur grapes
myself am sorry they have set his teeth
on edge. One would think they had ruined
his digestion. I would prescribe a good
dose OF "do unto others as you would that
they should do unto you"
II regard 70 the Indiana Normal School,
would say that 1t has the reputation Cand
l believe justly too) Of being the best in the
State, but not because Mr. tell and myself
happen tn be among its graduates. am
as warm a friend Of the Indiana Normal as
Mt Iteu can possibly be, and would not
willingly do anything to detract from its
fame and IT'S success- Neither would at
temot to use 1t To Injure MI. Itell or any
other rival teacher.
Although am small OF stature and OF
modest pr-tensious. u is at least reasonable
10 presume that know SIS much about the
Indiana Normal School. and the sentiment
OF Cur teachers in reference to Il as Mr..
tell Having attendeI the school some
what longer than be did. and having lived
in West Indiana for over three years.
He charges me with puttiug II IN the
mouths OF some OF my friends TO sag that a
person would get more good by attending
ths school at Loretto the coming summer
than to spend ore term only at the Indiana
Normal He thinks this Is a great Insult TO
the people OF CambrIa county. or course
the people are under everlasting obligations
10 him for the Information. sm very sorry
that | should have acted so ruSeIy. but as
he has made such grave charge. shall 90
/ a little further aud say that If SIR u Z -
worthy OF the paper b. holds, and Is alive 10
the wants of the teachers ~ Cambria. that
they can get more good by attending 4
term Of fifteen weeks IN the school, which
understand he is about 20 establish at Car
roIIJown than TO attend the Indiana Normal
Que term only. That Is my honest opinion.
the gentleman to the contrary not withstand
Ing Aud / am not alone IN my opinIOUs on
TINS matter. IL any interested teacher
dounts my word. I vi refer him "a the best
members Of tE- faculty of the Iediana
Normal or 20 any teacher N Indiana county,
who has attended both a select school and
the normal, aud who can thus speak from
experience, OF 10 any teacher OF Cambria
county. whn has had similar experience.
except the gentleman on the other side Of
this controversy ur some person like hiu
who NAV De Interested ia trying 10 prevent
the succrss or = fellow teacher.
1t Is not pres umed bv this article 10 change
the opinion ot gentleman on the other side
" NaaF NNAaeANfTA y ANs No NAiAAf - 10
seems 20, that shall seriously cripple the
Indiana Stat- Normal. by honestly and
earnestly ling what can for the teachers
OF Cambria county, who shall see 1t to hon
or Us wit their patronage.
Had I the space at ny disposal could
easily give my reasons FOR the faith shat Is
10 uIr, on. I dom. deem it necessary 10 do
So. Rs ! have too mUcG cOufidencs In the
Intelligence OF tie ps0pIe 70 think that they
will take any stock in such vitUpeTAtIOu
1 and Misrepresentation. No one Claims TO be
greater than whole faculty, and no one
denies that Jhsrr are advantages at the In
diana Norma that cannot be fuInis' ed at
schOo! taught by one or two teachers. but
/ these advantages are greatly over estimated
/ by my friends C?).
Most OF the students who attend only one
/ term 81 Indiana. s-!dOn see the great library
/ They can read very few books and keep ur
their class work. We can give them al
/ they can do la this line at LDrrtto.
As to the association mention, d that Is al
right as far as It goes, but students dom
associate much with the great and profound
They generally associate (with many re,
strictions) with each o'her.
l am writing to let persous who car
speak from experience and who are not per
souaIIy interested decide this question.
In conclusion, 1 would say that the ex
pense Of atJe udin2 the Luretto school viii
be something over half What It costs to at
tend the Indiana Normal. But " you hav,
decIded to go there l bid you God speed
but, II ) ou have not so decided. do not D,
prevented from attending the Lorettt
schno.s, by the rsnting of a gentleman whit
Seems To De dying from an overdose o
. SOuI grapes. + WALKER SMITH.