The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-31

ly slow. and the growth of both trees
possible.
EDUCATION.
The state Is 10 be congratulated up
on the advance made during the past
year in the cause OF education. The
passage of the act to secure "A more
! uniform high standard In the public
schools of this state Is one of the most
important school laws which has been
enacted for many years. The result of
this act VIII. in time. be To enable the
J boys and girls in the rural districts to
get just as good an education as those
( of the cities and larger towns.
Since the last annual message the
new State Normal school building has
been completed. turned over To the
state. and Is being most successfully
used for the purpose for which ii was
built
on September IL the Rhode Island
Normal school began work i'm ITS beau
tiful and convenient new home, with
two hundred and fifty students i'm the
normal department., and three hundred
children in the kindergarten. primary
and grammar departments In this i'm
spring environment under more favor
able physical and professional condi-
tions. with increased facilities and
larger opportunities. the school il feel
ing an impulse that Will result I'm "a bet
ter trained teaching force for the ser
vice of the state. The beneficial ef-
fects OF we'll directed, Systematic ply
sical culture are already apparent. The
new courses In domestic science and
kindergarten training are enlarging the
scope and usefulness of the school. The
careful adaptation Of theory To practice
and OF practice To theory will make for
skilled graduates. In short, the out
look is that our schools throughout the
state will be furnished with teachers
OF breadth. culture. and technical skill.
well worthy to engage In the difficult
and important work OF educating our
youth. And when one considers how
largely the life of the Normal school
will enter into the life Of this people.
the necessity for the support. hearty
and generous OF this benefcent insti-
tuition. is apparent.
I consider il my duty again TO call
the attention of the General Assembly
To the very great necessity OF estab-
fishing here in the state of Rhode ISL
and - free textile school III Rhode
Island intends 10 keen In the race with
her sister states I'm the manufacture OF
cotton and WOODEN goods IL viii be alb
solutely necessary for her To educate
her young people who desire To enter
into those professions. as IL being done
two schools. Philadelphia has a Won
derful institution. and now the state ot
Georgia has just appropriated ten thou
sand dollars 10 build a textile school
Respectfully suggest that the old
NoonaI school building on BENEFIT
street. in the citv of Providence. which
is now supplied with heating apparatus.
water and lights. and which with very
little addition could he made aVailabl
for cotton and WOODEN machinery. dve-
ing. etc. he seriously considered the
location For free textile school. When
VI is remembered that the teytile school
in Philadelphia. witch IL 50 famous an
over the country. was started M nu
adjunct 20 the art school. the propri-
ctV of utilizing the Rhode Island School
Of Design for all the artistic work and
instruction in connection with the pro-
posed textile school Will readily D.
seen. There Is no douDt i'm my mind
hut that the board Of trustees OF this
institution would be willing 10 come
under some ARRANGEMENT with the state
i'm this matter. by winch additional
benefit would be secured 60 each
II Is gratifying To- note the increased
interest i'm this school. and that II Is
every wear becoming more and more an
important factor in the education az
the people II. with the assistance Of
the state. an art department. devoted
entirely 90 designing Tor the various
manufactures OF the state. can he I'm
stalled. and iu connection with the tex
tile school. which hope VIII be i'm the
near future an accomplished fact, the
school will deserve still gote the warm
est encouragement of the state.
7 respectfully urge that the commit
tee on education of the senate an1
house or the state board ~ education.
be directed 10 look into this matter and
report CT the present session OF the
General Assembly, the advissbilty %
mendati0n.
commend tp your careful consider
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