The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1891-02-06

are OF two classes: first, from men
who have got along very we'll without
an education and think others can.
They think it is unnecessary to pay
taxes to support schools. Second, from
poor men who are unable to send their
children to a Normal School,. This
very class most needs education but
can't afford it. We can help them
much by free text books and better
teachers; but Normal trained teach
ers won't teach in country schools, they
can get better wages in town. The
great problem in this matter is how
to get better teachers for country
schools"
In reply to the last suggestion Pres
Soaring said it was true, that graduates
would not teach in country schools, but
that large number of the Normal
Students teach in country schools dur
ing their course. He then asked those
who did SO to rise, and almost the en-
tire school stood up.
Mr.. Crate was then introduced and
said
II was not put on this committee on
account of my oratory so won't turn
much of it loose.
You students can best answer the
farmer taxpayers objections to Nor
NAL Schools by making yourself valu-
able to him You know farmers are
not getting rich very fast and they
must keepOne eye On the profits, while
they keep the other on the invest
ment.
l thought as / heard the Civil Gov
eminent class discussing the election
and duties of senators that we would
before long have senatreSses as well as
senators" Mr.. Crate then asked
those who were paying their own way
to rise, and about twenty stood up.
Mr.. McHale was introduced. He
said: II have to-day been through
the Normal school and will graduate
at three o'clock this afternoon. !
have known Pres. Soaring twenty-five
years. He compiled a Virgil over
which, spent many weary days. He
was famous even then in educational
circles. Prof. McCleary is also known
throughout the state in his institute
work. | would like to insist on that
old chestnut "Be thorough" The
world has no Use for mental
slaven. A man knows very little at
the start. If he does not study &C.
ography for example, his knowledge
will be bounded by the horizon; but
by study this knowledge is expanded
till he sees everything that goes to
make up this great, beautiful, won-
derful world.
In the field the unedGcated man
sees only the naked rock, but when
educated he sees its wonderful history
dating clear back TO creation.
Uneducated, he looks upon the rose
only as thing more beautiful, per-
haps, than the toad-Stcol; but educat-
ed he fees the finger OF God there.
The ignorant man knows nothing
of his own body; the educated man
finds it a most wonderful structure.
Study hard and well that you may
open up these wonderful fields of ma
ture and enjoy them ali your life.
The Normal Committee has deci-
ded UNANIMOUSLY that if lady whoat-
tends the Normal and pledges herself
to teach two years, gets married be-
fore she fills the pledge she should be
released from the pledge"
Judge Severance was introduced.
He said: 81 thought / had already
done my duty by climbing the stairs
in coming up here. 1 recommend
that the committee put an elevator
into the building.
If the Minnesota Legislature could
locate the New Jerusalem in Blue