Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-09

JoA. ~ =. san a lpsalansl ex-psss.
eipsl IT The state >oIusl erh0k - =
sesss IN The Nsrtoa Mr.. sll = Gle
Il the hoDt known eduo&tofs n tie
vest He graduated fEom Tie Ststs
Normal "a la IN tie nfsf elsas ever
grsaasred trum he Institution: lie hs1
beee = teacher even carrier than thst
and hss assoisd foefs soar yrAlx u lie
life Go the cskso u s>11c&tson- i~etts-
fse yssrs u this time ~se eIseot ~ The
Detroit schools. q which l- MAS ssp<t
lntecdens fos eleven yeADl Ia lss. ~
y - elected pslncIp&i u Tie state Na-
maj school, II lpsAlAnn The ansiilu-
tiou Aouri<hsd undsr bic uarsxemsat
until il kas become the Rect
thoroughly earinl~d school tor
the preparation q Teachers IA
the country. Last month Principal Sill
resigned and his rcslgnxtioa wAs re.uef-
antIy accepted by the stats hoard 81
ednestion. Il do not know what ny
plans for the future viii be- SAID Mr..
Slil yesterday. Il have none. ! think
] shall rsst Tor time. ] have spent a.
moss life time IN the work 81 teaching
and rave Scarcely lad what you would
call vacation In all tknse yeare !
don't prlieve could do anything better
sf present than 10 take . rest Pefl&I~
] shail 70 20 Chicago for While AID
visit the exposition. l have just com
pietsd my report for the year. - really
have nothing % do Tor once IN my ME.
] have taken . great deal Of interest ~
tracing the growth Of the state normal
through the four decades VI its ex-
istence. During the first decade the
average number a students each year
amounted 10 35A During the next de-
cade there ~as = slight falling on. The
third decade showed only nominal In.
crease. but the fourth decade has been
. remarkably prosperous one. and dur
ing the past few years we have averaged
something over SO sfudsnta The
school has placed itself in touch with
the high schools. and hes gained the
confidence of educatoD generally The
legislatures Of the past four years have
been very friendly and have given M
everything We earnestly asked for The
State normal has AZ bright future ~
any institution of the kind ] know o."
Il sincerely hops nothing will happen
70 President Cleveland 70 prevent him
carrying out his financial policy" said
e. I. Hills. the well known Muskegou
~ oCft uou 10 4uc <utftbL yesterday.
Il am . republican. but / believe Cleye-
land's ideas OF finance are sound and
that they are for the best interests of
the people ~ whole. Other men in
the democrat party have equally sound
ideas OF finance; but / do not believe
anybody else could have the influence
with congress that he has. Ii seems 20
me that there In q matter III doubt
whether the Sherman Law will be re-
pealed unless extraordinary pressure be
brought TO bear. The house il un-
doubleday against the Law. but the
senate 10 not % sure. There are
At least six republican senators who
are avowed free silver men.
] cannot - how any sane and
thoughtful man can conscientiously
advocate FIRE silver. II the PEG.
pie OF the country really understood
the financial situation; IL they realized
what free silver would mean. and VIA.
would be the eject Of repeating the 10
per cent tar on state banks. the demand
tor the demonstration II silver and the
establishment cf gold az the sole none
tary standard would be irresistible. and
no body Of lay makers that could be
got together would dare. for an instant.
70 ignore that demand"
live found more cause of defective
vision in Allegan county than IN any
other place Of It's size in the world"