The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-03


addition to the provision by which all
graduates from the State Normal after
teaching twelve months receive a life IL
cense, that all life licenses of county and
town superintendent shall be placed at the
discretionary power of the board of edu-
cation. thus giving to them greater power
by which TO promote the interests of these
state institutions by causing the students
who look forward to teaching as a means
of livelihood to feel that if they expect
TO secure desirable positions il will be to
their advantage to attend one of these state
colleges, and thus through the increase of
students TO secure special appropriations
from the Legislature for larger buildings
and better accommodations:
ION the other hand, we have eight non
state schools in Indiana-Butler, De Paw
Earlham, Wabash. Franklin, Hanover
Moore's Hill and Union Christian-which
own buildings and grounds valued at 81, 600
CO.,, with an endowment fund of $l,50O 900
and educational appliances valued at Sl25,-
900. These buildings. with their equipments,
representing a total investment OF 5000, OD,
are held in trust by these colleges as the
free Sits from private benefactors TO be
USED for the general benefit of the com
monWealth, and they are under legal obll-
cations to see that these trusts are admin
istered solely for the promotion of higher
educatlon among the people at large. The
educational facilities which these schools
aitord are open on equal conditions to all
students, and at no expense TO the state
Their united alumni ron contains nearly
nVe thousand names, while several thou
SAND students who have not taken degrees
nave received a liberal education within
their walls In their ranks are to be found
a large proportion of the educated men
who are leaders in the official professional
and business interests of our State and
many of the men who established and de-
Veloped our state system of public educa-
ton, for the public schools were born in
the nOnstate schools and nourished and de-
veloped very largely by them into their
present state of efficiency large per-
centage of the public school teachers, with
a conspicuous majority Of the High School
instructors have also been prepared for
these nOnStatp coll
leges.
These nonstate institutions Of learning
desire to continue with constantly increas-
ing facilities, this gratitutious contribution
TO the States educational work, asking
only conditions of fair competition with the
state colleges. In the words of our esteemed
Governor, they desire equal rights, equal
encouragement and equal privileges with
the state colleges aside from financial as
sistance from the State.
LAW SHOULD BE REPEALED.
t'In order that this may be accomplished
two things are necessary. First, the law
enacted March 5, 1873, should be repealed.
This law says that all graduates Of the
State Normal at the expiration of two
years after graduation, satisfactory evil
dence of ability to instruct and manage a
school having been given, shall be entitled
to dfplomas-which diploma shall be con-
sidered sufficient evidence Of qualifications
to teach in any of the school of the State.
In short, after graduating from the State
Normal and teaching twelve months IN d
country or township school the person -
entitled to and will receive lie certlncate
granting him the privilege TO teach any
where in the State without turther eXann-
nation, while the young man or woman
who graduates from De PAW, or Hanover,
or Earlham, after teaching two, three, hVe
of ten years, though he be man or WON
an of the highest business qualifications,
and broadcast culture, ana emlnently
successful as an instructor, II ne desires
the privilege to teach anywhere IN the
State must either enter the State Normal
for one year or pass a thorough crltlcal
examination as prescribed by the STATE
board. This is not only UNJUST 10 lIe
students of the nGnstate colleges, put IL
is an unfair discrimir alton against tne
work of these colleges, which not ohly Iur-
who are equal in ability and qualihcatlons
to teach of those furnished by the state
Normal; but at the same tlin ts,, Hdve +ha
State Normal does not pretend 10 give.
Hence, the nonstate colleges cannot nope
for fair treatment while TINS law mt aira
in force. All public schoolteachers. IL tneIr
diplomas attest a regular course IN peoa a.
gogy should have the So me opportunity 70
secure life license as those VINO graduate
from the State Normal. ,...,,
"Second-The State Board of Educatlon,
comDosed of three presidents OF the state
COLLEGES and three superintendents of city
public schools, together with the supeIlll-
tendent of public instruction and the GOV GOV
for while it exists in its present form II rs
impossible to increase it's power
Without increasing the patronage
Of the state colleges. The late 'Geet-
ing bill shows that such result -
inevitable" Not only so, put the uu t
and obligations connected with the WoIh Vi
this board are too numerous ana purd iti,
some to- load on men already neaVlly
ladened with the administration or state
and city schools. This board snoulo cona ISIS
of men who are in no way othclally con.
nected with any of the institutions Oh
learning in the State. Then, and then ohly'
may the nonstate colleges expect equal en-,
couragement equal opportunities ana equal
privileges at the hands of the state boaro
of Education Have they the right to de-
mand these changes? Most certainly. lney
have also the right to ask why the people
should be taxed $275,200 yearly to keep up
three state colleges for the collegiate ana
professional training OF select class Wneh
the work legitimatey belongs to the private
compelled to pay $1,357 for every teacher
graduated from the State Normal In the
last thirty years, when there are many m
situations in the State which stand READY 70
furnish as strong minded, pure hearted and
as thoroughly prepared young men ana
women for this same purpose without d
cent of charge to the State.
After the reading of this paper the tolloW-
ing resolutions were unanimously adopted:
sResolved That we are opposed to the
State maintaining the higher educatlonal
institutions, such as collegiate and profess
sional schools.
"That if the State desires to aid in the
higher education of the young men and
women that it give its aid to the student,
allowing him to attend any institution or
learning he may desire in the State. rather
hon eriNy iT1or itG al n o institution