The herald., 1896-05-24
detached from the main building and

detached from the main building and
furniture.
In all the present fine pile of buildings
has cost about $4,000. this sum in
Guiding also furniture, apparatus and IL
brary. Some $4,000 have been spent in
the Improvement of the grounds.
The school is finely situated, almost
In the center of the city, at the intersec-
ton OF Grand avenue and Fifth street,
on an elevation of fifty feet above the
business part of the city, commanding
a magnificent view both of the city and
surrounding country. The main lines
of street cars run within three blocks of
the school, making it more easy of ac-
cess than most normal schools are. Rap
Id transit trains connect with all the
surrounding towns, and this makes It
possible to live in any one of a half dozen
suburbs and reach the school in time for
the opening exercises.
A FREE TRAINING
The annual income of the school IL
S4O.OOO by state appropriation, and the
tuition is absolutely free. The only
charges are a small library fee and 81
term for material in the physical
laboratory work and So for the same
purpose in the work in chemistry Books
cost on an average about S. a term, and
Instruments and material for work in
the different sciences cost from $40 to
*?o during the four years course. Thus
the state educates it's own teachers
The average age of students is is.
They are not admitted under the age of
49, but range from that age to 40. The
average age at which students grad
nate is about 90 Five siXths of them are
of the gentler sex. There is little dis
cipline.. because happily there is little
cause for it's exercise During the last
year only one student has been sum
moned before the faculty for insubordl-
nate or unbecoming conduct Every
student on entering the school signs a
contract, subscribing to rules and regu-
!ations OF the institution, and this prom
Use is faithfully maintained.
KEYNOTE OF THE INSTITUTION
From an interesting paper by Princi-
pal Pierce on The Teaching Force. the
Importance of Normal Schools as
Source of Supply, the raison d'etre of
these institutions is made admirably
clear Nowhere else can such educa-
tional science and philosophy be at
tanned. The student in the normal
school acquires pedagogical habits"
he pursues course of study planned
especially to prepare him for teaching
Besides he is early made acquainted
with the mental processes involved in
learning different subjects. Also in
addition to the actual practice in teach
ing, there Is the personal contact with
children. Again, Dr. Pierce points out
the advantages of the pedagogical at
iioSpHeIe WHICH the student naturally
breathes In such an institution, and the
stimulating spirit of emulation are of
the highest benefit. Most important of
all he believes to be the influence on
character that such a course and such
surroundings bear. "Purposeful work
and the thought of future responsible
lles keep them in such straight paths Of
exemplary conduct and duty that they
FORM habits of rectitude which greatly
ara them to Withstand the temptations
or the world"
CLASS ROOMS AND LABORATORIES
Inere are forty-five class rooms and
regulation rooms devoted to the normal
ana model school departments. Besides
Ihese are a large museum room on the
iourth floor; library ROOM SIS feet long,
capable OF holding seven thousand vol
uines, ana at present containing 1000;
large public and private offices for the
pedagogy principals a pleasant reception
room connected with a large office for
the preceptress; an office for the teacher
OF pedagagy; an Office for the principal
or the model school; laboratories for
biology, physics and chemistry: large.
TRY. and we'll lighted and well ventilated
cloak rooms and closets, and ali the