The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-04

.anctna w. r. Turner. Of the state
earnal snooi At Cheney. Was In the city
- syaas and ia response 10 questions as
. the pans and outlook for the school
3. ~. or,iur year spoke as follows:
s<,,,r .booi il the oldest established one
- - MA In the state. IL has one of the
%Ss~s h1ilsisrgs on the coast. erected at
>. - n $50 well equipped, with good
sIrrv ard excellent laboratory facilities,
- Win an area OF ten acres OF ground,
s%,raI building site, in the suburbs OF the
= =. susceptible OF easy and permanent
xtreape improvement
esfhe whole state knows the history OF
= tnsfitusien, It's foundation. Its sue
<sf,f operation. and more recently fts
eperz!on On account OF the unfortunate
NJ d%oaerahse veto Of the state appropria-
~ ron which It's current expenses had
IN Annually paid.
.sr.. srhgoi Was recpened by private en-
.~.~tre last September, aided by the citi-
~ 81 Cheney and the young people of
nsssrn Washington who wished 70 prepare
,suseives for teachers near at home. We
I've sho,,t 100 students row IN the normal
surfsaeHt. and we think that this suffi-
1sely aftests the demand for the school.
Epn s.udenss are willing to pay @gJ per
- f1F privileges that the state should
~ hem free, no further argument is
sss.>d - 10 the necessity OF the school.
s1af pfosp*cfs for "A liberal appropria-
- Il this session OF the legislature are
s~lSent All political parties. especially
sk1Republicans, who will control the leg
sEnge, have clear-cut and explicit
80 In their state platforms for the
sslorsiion 10 state aid both OF this and
n stste normal school at Whatcom. The
sSeus voice OF the state teachers associa-
~ unanimously expressed shows the pro-
Ssfonai view OF the matter In this state.
hat association declared strongly for the
I'D of more normal schools.
Gov. n0gers Has Wrong Idea.
I'VE think that our governor has err
lronecis conceptions OF the true functions
II normal school. ranking II with the
college or the university In advancement.
On the contrary, the normal school sys-
TEN Of this state closely tanks the found
oiion OF the common school system. and
more normal schools VIII never make that
eTttm t0p-hsavy.
sThe experience OF most Of the states
q the Union points 10 the conclusion that
ne normal schools should be near TO the
pecple. More than three-fourths OF the
Sases have more than ofe normal school.
and In msst of those which form the ex-
cspfion - this rule the territory Of the
state b ~ limited as to render the one
chnoi fusy OF access from all parts OF
the stale. In Washington just the con-
trafy u true. not only on account OF the
large area OF the state, but on account
81 natural geographical divisions. Ii
might ba well here to cite some OF the
PRINCIPAL states having considerable num-
beY public normal schools New York
ard Pennsylvania have fourteen each.
Massachusetts, has nine. Wisconsin has
sesN. Ohio and Iowa have six each MIN
Enssla has five. California has four, Michi-
EaI Indiana and Illinois have three each,
he4ies large number of private normal
seeols. In the South. Mississippi has
Aht public normal schools, North Caro-
sven, Alabama five. ana Kentucky
More Teachers Needed.
Ihe supply OF teachers int this state Isl
nj eQstal TO the demand We have TO i'm
port teachers from jother states to meet
the necessity. Five hundred temporary
eartiaeases were issued In this state last
ysaf 10 bridge over the gulf The educa-
tlcnM standard for teachers In this state
having been raised so high. II Is aiso Diff
sait to get "A fair proportion Of those who
- get certificates To rank high enough I'm
esade To satisfy the people.
-Ws have In round numbers In this state
see public school positions to be flied.
The average professional life OF teacher
hfys Il not over four years. Consequently
mere than go new teachers will be required
each year 20 ysIppiy the demand. making no
tsiexancas for natural growth. Ii ia the
tssamofy OF normal school principals all
W. tue tfstSp states ttlal not more IMAM
s1y normal seniors can be successfully
ua'ned IN one student body. The profess
San IN this respect shows quite different
requirements from those OF law and rnedi~
che Hence II seems n mistake TO try 70
aAAd up one great normal school. except
81 duplicating the faculty IT this rs done
Ms faenlty might as we'll b. duplicated tn
esuerent parts of the state near to the
pfofie and In schools already constructed
snd equipped
Tue Cheney school ss essentially the poor
mans school. Young people drive across
ssaansfy Ia their farm wagons from the
ntx Hend or the faiaggse country. bring
rs with them househAil furniture and
sasfu produce can which they ike. and their
vatise cash expense for the year Is no
Mpfr than II would take ~ buy a round
10 Eiskel sp lSl,eaShurE They have the
saFantaEe OF being near their homes. and
usar the school districts in which they
sesehs - TINT they ran conveniently af.
sssna,e teaching and their OWN school at
tsadanee"