The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-01-10

"'ihai oSnooi5, bdy yluB, dnoHP Otnel
things: "In my opinion, these
schools are performing most excel.
lent work. As already stated, there
are about 10000 district schools in
the state. There must be at least
one teacher for each of these schools
and in many of them several are
employed. Year after year the
normals send forth scores of trained
and well-equipped young men and
women to supply these local schools
That alone should commend them to
our highest favor. But that is moi
all. From year to year, also, many
of these educated teachers drift
away into other states and become
! I possst 90, !, z, isss2E e. ZEE saq@sss'aps e
like missionaries' to bear our civil
zation, to speak our praises anC
spread our fame"
The governor recommends ar
appropriation of s29,00O for the
Kirksville normal, $4,000 for the
Warrensburg normal and s25, 900 fo1
the Cape Girardeau normal.
OF Lincoln Institute the governor
says: "Lincoln Institute is located
at Jefferson City, and was estab-
lished for the exclusive use of
negres. 1t was originally intended
as a normal school for the training
of colored teachers; but its work has
since broadened beyond that scope.
True, 1t has a normal department
but it also has an industrial depart
ment and other departments. 1t has
become a college for the higher
education of colored boys and girls.
The institute is doing good work and
should be we'll supported. I regard
it as the duty of the state to afford
this class of Missourians the most
liberal opportunities for improve
ment and advancement" He re-
fers to the fire which destroyed the
main building last August, and re-
commends an appropriation of $50, =
| 900 to construct a new building,
$4,000 for equipping the same, $4,000
for other expenses rendered neces-
sary by tn fire, and $4,000 for
maintenay 3. Ten thousand insur
ance is Y .uded in the $4,000 for
The new Hiding.
The .emosynary institutions are
next considered. The governor
recommends an appropriation of
s55, 900 for the Fulton, s11, 500 for
the st. Joseph and s61 900 for the
Ns,ada Insane Asylums, Sl14 900 for
the School for tie Deaf and Dumb,
$50, 900 for the School for the Blind,
Si4, 900 for the Reform School for
Boys and 500, 300 for the Reform
School for Girls. Although the Ne
vada Insane Asylum is one of the
finest structures of its kind in the
country, large amount of the stone
use in the building has proved to
be utterly worthless, and extensive
repairs are absolutely necessary.
The governor recommends an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to pay the
claim of the city of st. Louis against
the Blind Asylum for improvements
on Morgan street, in front of the in
stitution.
Upon the subject of the State Uni
Versity Governor Stone says:
The crown OF our great educational sys-
tenn is the University. We should make
it as resplendent as possible. There is
knowledge that Missouri boy desires to
know that he should not have ample
| opportunity to learn in the schools OF his
own state. He should never be required
to 20 abroad to enjoy advantages denied
him at home. Our common and high
schools are unexcelled, IL not unrivaled,
by those OF any other state. Our Univers-
ity should also be lifted to plane corre-
spondingly high, and placed in position
to compete with any similar institution
on the globe. To make such University
two things at least are primarily neediul:
/, The boys OF the state must stand by
1t,
2. The state itself must stand by 1t,
support it with money and administer it
with wisdom.
Why should our boys turn from their
own state and go to Eastern universities
or to Europe to be educatedH Our Uni
y.rsity receives no aid OF that kind from
the East. Why should their schools be
built up at the expense and to the detri-
msnt OF our own? l appeal to the young
4 man OF Missouri to rally around the Uni
versity OF their own state; build it,
strengthen it, and make it the acknowl-
edged equal OF any in the Union. II IL is
inferior now, il it is deficient in any
respect, the young men OF Missouri should
make it their special duty to discover and
apply the remedy. They should do their
full part it this great and patriotic work
In 10 way can they render the state q
more important service. They should
remember that nothing contributes more
to the glory OF an American Common
wealth than a splendid, successful and
famous University.
Such institutions may be easily recalled
that have done more than any other one
thing to make the states In which they
are located conspicuous before the world
And the reputation which a great Uni
versity gives to state is OF that enlight-
ened character that eleyates and strength
ems II in the esteem OF mankind. have
only words of praise for the splendid
colleges established and maintained
throughout the state by the different
church organizations or by local
enterprise. The young men OF Missouri