The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-03-05
ABOUT NORMAL SCHOOLS
To the Editor of the FLos1D1Ar :


In the FLoR1D1AN, ~ ult, appears this
clipping, there was organized at Ocala
Saturday the Normal Extension Institute
and Central Business College" Will you
please through your paper inform the prb-
lie where to find the legislative authority
granting this right. BY referring to the
Constitution, Article 10, Section IA, will be
found, that this state can have only two
normal schools. An Extension of Nor
NAL Institute, or of any educational estab
lshment, sufficiently advanced to warrant
an extension, implies and means, that the
extension is and rust be maintained and
managed by the original educational pa
rent from which it is extended; in other
words, there must be Normal Institute,
before there can be any extension, and AZ
| there are only two in this state, there can
be no extension without constitutional au
horlty. Query? AS understood by the ed
ucatOrs of this age is there any educational
center in this state sufficiently advanced to
warrant any extension at all ? Has any
private school the right to teach under
title not authorized by law or warranted bv
the educational advancement of the state
Enlighten us.
A PATRON OF COMMON SCHOOLS.
There is nothing in the constitu-
ton of Florida prohibiting the estab-
lishment of Normal schools by
private individuals or corporations.
Art. IL, Section IA Of the constitution
Of 1885, referred to in foregoing
communication, says merely that
'the legislature at its first session
| latter the adoption OF that constitu-
tion,) shall provide for the establish
ment, maintenance and management
of such normal schools, not to exceed
two. as the interests of public educ a
ton may demand" This does not
mean that there shall not be any
O. her normal schO lis in the state. Il
only means that the state itself shall
not establish, maintain or manage amy
more than two: But private parties
can do so if they wish.
| AS the FLoRIDIAN understands it,
1.-THE Normal Extension Institute and
Central business College Of Ocala is
to be operated by company which
was organized in that city. They
have a capital stock Of $4,000
lpaid by the stockholders an not by
the statc-fOr the maintenance and
management Of th"ir college, AID
they have filed regular articles Of in
lcorpo alton with the secretary OF
state.
They all it the Normal Extension
because they Intent to run it as q
summer school for the purpose OF
preparing students who desire to cn-
ter the State Normal College at De
Funiak Springs, thu studies to EN-
brace such branches IS are at pres
ent taught in the State school.
i The FLoRlDIAN is Of opinion tn #
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,, state does warrant the establishment,
Of such q school. If it, during tho
long summer months, prepares stu
. dents so that they can earlier en'c
} the State Normal College, it is doing
good work and is aiding materially
in the educational progress Of tht
state.
i Florida cannot have too many
schools, and il private individuals
see at to expsnd their money to in
; crease the educational : facilities OF
the state, the FLonIDIAN cannot SET
whysss Patron Of Common Schools
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