The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-09
IT MEANS BUSINESS.
MEETING AT COUNCIL CHAMBERS
START BALL ROLLING.
Wichita People VIII Ask State Recognition.
The Place Where q Great Normal school
Ought to be LOcated-Reasons Given
Committee Appointed to Work for
Wichita and Southern Kansas--Reasons
field University--Should be a Normal
Here--Au Pull Together.

Here--AH Pull Together.
If the meeting at the council chamber
last night indicated anything it indicat-
ed that the representative men of Wich-
ita are firmly Of the opinion that a
great normal school is needed here
Ex-Mayor Clement said what every
| one present knew to be true. He said
| that it was truly representative meet
ing. 1t was composed Of merchants,
jobbers, lawyers and in fact every BUSH
ness and profession was represented.
The large meeting was composed of
men who mean business.
Mayor Cox called the meeting to or
der. DIR. Richardson, superintendent
of city schools, was elected chairman
and c. E. Potts of the C. E. Potts Drug
company. was elected secretary.
Mr.. Allison stated the object of the
meeting was to make arrangements 10
present to the legislature the necessity
and the advantages to the state of locat-
ing state normal school at Wichita.
He said the state of Kansas had but
one normal school and that there were
1900 to 400 pupils attending it. He
showed from statistics Of the surround
ing country that a normal here would
start in with at least 600 students.
There We're number of speeches
that were heartily cheered and the peo-
pie present seemed to be in great ear
nest. The statement was made by
Prof. Hoss that there are at this time
in Kansas over 1900 school teachers
and that they do not average five years
in the business. This statement was
made to show the necessity of normal
schools to supply the demand for teach
ers. He said Garfield university was
the largest building of the kind in the
United States under one ROOF. 1t con-
tains sixty-one rooms and could now be
bought at a very reasonable price.
The following resolutions were adop-
ted as the sense of the meeting:
Whereas, 1t has been the policy of the
state of Kansas to foster the cause of
education and promote its interests
among her people, to the end that her
citizens should become intelligent.
patriotic and useful TO the state and to
the nation and,
Whereas. Her state educational in
situations are now all located in the
eastern part of the state, and
Whereas, The southern portion of
the state has in the past few years
grown and developed until it's claims
for state recognition and state aid, in
the cause of education, are as impera-
tive and pressing as those of the east
ern part of the state. Therefore, be
it
Resolved, That the present Kansas
legislature be. and is hereby requested
to locate and establish in the city of
Wichita, Sdgwick county, state nor
NAL school, to be known and designated
as the Southern Kansas State Normal
University" For the establishment
of such an institution in this city, the
following rp1 sons are given.
First.-The needs of the people de-
mand ii.
Second.-The city of Wichita is the
commercial. educational and railroad
center of Southern Kansas, and has in
the twenty counties Immediately sur
rounding her population OF more than
300. 900 people.
Third.-Sedgwick county is the third
county in population and wealth in the
state, and has paid into the state treas
ury, in cash, during the past seven
years, more than 100000. and has re-
ceived no benefactions or appropriation
in return and has within her borders
no state institution Of any kind.
Fourth.-There is located in the city
of Wichita the largest single building
in the United States, built solely for
educational purposes, at cost of over
$3.50, 900, which was contributed by the
people Of Wichita. This building is n
solid and magnificent structure and can
be purchased by the state at a very
small portion of it's original cost, on the
most favorable terms.
Resolved. That the chairman of this |
appoint a committee of five !
citizens whose duty ii shall be to go to {
Topeka and in person present this mat |
ter to the members of the legislature |
and urge the adoption Of the plan pro- |
posed.
G. w. Clement, George i. Douglass. |
Rodolph Hatfield, James Allison and j. |
NJ. Knapp were appointed to present !
the matter to the legislature. Local |
H. Bentley. ]. N. Hay |
maker. DR.. Hoss, l.. S. Naftzger and |
Judge Babb