The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-09
OTHER SCHOOLS FARE WELL.
Futfle Attempts TO Deprive what
corn and Cheney Of Approprfa-
tfons--Charxe of n Comhine
Against the Normal schools Is
Rcfutcd-wa.hburn Makes a Sue
cessfui Plea for the state Uni
verxtfy.

senate decided 10 raise the appropriation
for the state university from se1ooa 10
siea.eoo. Attempts 10 take the Rppropria-
ton from the Cheney normal school, and
the WhAtcom normal school were unSac-
cessfui.
The debate in reference 70 ths apprc-
pristions for educational institutions was
precipitated by Waroartou. who after the
adoption OF a motion by Keith that So
50 De appropriated for DiasteTing and ap-
paratas for the Eaisnsbarg normal school.
moved TO strike out tina appropriation Of
s2s.5eo for the Cheney normal sehool.
Deekebach said il would be almost .
crime 10 have this appropriation wiped
cut and 10 scatter those attending the
school far and wide and in many instances
deprive them of an education.
Van Patten fought the motion vehement
~. snd said the future OF the state and ma
tion depended on the education that 10
given 20 the young. II would be woe 20
the Populists II they iegisiated against the
schools.
Cole interrupted Van Patten 20 say that
the location Of the school at Cheney was
merely a sectional one. There was an agri-
cultural college ninety miles away from
Cheney TO which the Cheney normal school
scholars could GO.
Van Patten-At the agricultural college
they teach farming but the purposes OF the
Cheney normal school are different.
Houghton sareasticalIy suggested that
the common schools he cut down to one
in each county The speaker was In favor
OF having normal schools in each county,
provided there were scholars to ili them.
Whenever we take a retrograde step
in education" ne said, Eve advertise our
selves as bankrupts and barbarians''
Deckebach favored the combining OF the
state university and the agricultural
college, the two insane asylums into an
other and the three normal schools into
another. II will set the pace" he said;
'let the rest OF you follow"
Warburton moved as an amendment to
his motion that the sum OF SIS 800 for the
Cheney normal school be stricken out.
and that s5.oo0 be substituted. Lost, yeas
g. nays TO-
Cole moved that the $4,000 for the New
Whatcom school be stricken from the BILL
Plummer said that he was opposed 10
this for the same reason that he was 10
the motion 20 take the appropriation from
the Cheney normal school.
Taylor cynicaIIy asked II the normal
school towns had held caucus. This
was in reply to PIummer's inuendo that
Pierce county had caucused against the
Cheney normal school.
Cole said that there were no scholars.
with bright, eager faces. securing an edu-
cation at the New Whstcom normal
school for the reason that the school had
never been opened.
voice-They are waiting outside.
Deckebach said II any school appropria-
tion be wiped out Il should be the one for
the Elensburg school.
Plummer was opposed to the policy of
wiping out educational institutions and
increasing the capacity OF penitentiaries
and insane asyiums. The effect OF with
drawing the appropriations would be 10
have the buildings, erected al cost OF ssl.-
600 and the land on which the school was
located. revert back TO the individual who
formerly owned the property and who had
deed Il TO the state conditionaily.
The state said Warbprion. ia trying to
do too much In maintaining three normal
schools and an agricultural college and
state university. This was more normal
schools than they have In some Of the
larger states IN the Union. What he favor
ed was the building up Of a great univer-
sity OF lines similar 20 that adopted In
California al Berkeley and in some Of .he
Eastern states. Build up one or two
schools 10 the end that the best results
NAV be attained. A. an abstract PROPOSE
tfon he vas opposed 10 small and inferior
colleges.
II was the opinion Of Deckebach that not
theory. bat a condition OF the normal
schools existed He believed that II al the
money could be condensed 81 that one in
a measure.
TayIer favored the position taken hv
Warburton. Kentucky followed this plan.
Michigan and California dif the same
thing and their universities were known
evervwhere He would Hike 70 se4 tha
three normal schools wipea out and all tho
money given 20 the university. Give the
agricultural college 20 Idaho. II is near
the tire anf should belong 70 thar state
yesterday favored Warburton's melton
ana preferred that the money De divided
among three educational Institutions
L costs about $40 Ter snnurn TO maintain
each scholar a. the Cheney school. and the
state could more easily afford to pay their
mileage 70 the other schools than 20 keep
the institution Al Cheney open.
STt seems 20 me" said Piummer. "fhat
Pierce county has held a caucus and sn
that caucus agreed 20 make hFht
against the Cheney normal school. All
tha Pierce county delegation p0uuists
silver Republicans and Democrats have
fred their faiminations against this
school"
FrinR said: ''If We make a mistake in
ire way of e0travagance. let Il De in
favor - education"
When 7 am az home" said P1ssv. II
can look from my house and see the
state university I an proud of taAt In
st8tgltion as I am also proud of ire ro--
mai schools. and ] shall vote for II. ap-
.sfss whole idea % this attack said
puuua- IS to build ID the state uu{-
versltv on the rains ~ the normal
schools.
varhurtoa denied this He said he
a~ped that his motion would prevail let
"a commence nov % build up two good
schools" he said
Miller os Wa1a WaIia said tae feeling
againxt the normal schools vas not con-
s~ss 10 Pierce and Kfng counties TIA
feeling eas general throughout the state
mat ore normal School vas enough. ow-
i7~ 20 fhs duh times
Wilson said that tire sane policy should
"a deserved IN state Affairs as IN mans
ss~Hv When a family could not buy a
-~~rafu -hinK because they ala not lsvs
,sa money. thev went without. and fhs
.ts-a should DO TIRE same He favored t1s
making % good schools aH9 less - theTu.
rFa "a not favor FrnnH cogiexes.
~ 1zsA 20 - placed C rec3~-- sas3
FFs~new "ss 81 favor OF ths sppTesE2rta ion
Fe~ these Schooss venture % say that
----s ~ ths graduates who stts11 success
f~ 4g<a come frunn ghe @TsE Institutions
,bar from thR larger ores. r1r Nlt 1asl3~
80 the Gar. that the minor eo4lsSes haTs
beer Ensere1 Al
wa-sart0- hls TIA; tns committee haa
~ut down ths atafe srfvsrstEy approprts-
tfon 81 aso. ard &c -nougas * Was wrozg
20 give - nasaEer an appropriation % 20
valuable an srsstrut8or-
Ranxe sai1 tts8t Ee2rezs1 s4fsFe .Ioa.As-
s@~ Of whAsc0na. ha1 tes4 hfEn
shas sns wnase0zn scAcoa woaa1 net -
ready fer occEpazzy fc~ STo ye@fss s2a