Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-29
FOR NORMAL SCHOOLS
Legislative Committee of the State
Teachers Association Addresses
the Iowa Legislature.
Argues for Additional Facilities for
Training Teachers For the
Public Schools
What Other States Have Done and
Are Doing Sentiment Of
Assembly.
cial 10 Times Republican.


committee of the State Teachers Asso-
citation, composed of some of the best
known and most conservative educa
tional men in the state, has prepared an
address to the Legislature regarding the
necessity of providing additional normal
Ischool instruction fos the benefit Of the
schools of the state. This address, pre-
pared By Henry Sabi, formerly state
superintendent, who is an authority on
educational matters recognized thruout
the nation Will have much weight with
the members of the Legislature. The
fact is, however, that the normal school
proposition is endangered BY the pres
lent plan of starting three schools Many
Icnnseivative members think this Is
going too far and that il is better to es-
lstabiish one strong institution than three
i.snali ones. on the other hand. it APP
lspeared that unless there was a reason
able chance for a number OF localities to
secure locations they would not unite in
passing bill. A canvass of the house
at this time has shown that there is a
and the senate il; more pronounced
against it. The outcome is uncertain,
| bat the disinterested friends Of the nor
NAL school idea believe that later in the
session after the excitement has quieted
Idewn q bill establishing at least one
school and putting it ON u firm founda-
ton Will be passed.
The address prepared by the legislat-
Our chief concern is With the children
/ that they may have the benefit Of the
4 best instructors that we can possibly
provide for them. We desire additional
means of training teachers not for the
lsake of the teachers. but for the sake OF
1.-The pupils under their care
The state association al its late meet
ling pun itsslt upon record, Without d
idissenting voice. as being, in the first
j place. in favor d granting to the pres
/ ent state edneational Institutions such
generous appropriations as VIII enable
& them To doNell the work which now d.
. Evolves upon then. and also TO meet the
deinands which Mil be forrea upon
q them by tho future growth @ The tate.
q In the second place the association,
With equal unanni'y and enthusiasm.
aeelarsd itself IN fa9et Of additional
means Of preparing our teachers fei
d their work. In oreel d make this point
5 Ncleai. We quote flegi the report of tht
i committee as adoifea by the associa.
ton.
w must, Il possible induce the leg
| isiatnre Il commit the state 70 the poll
ley Observation-Disclosures in each seetipii. aoW
. lsnnpravided for school Ter ihe iRstliic-
ti1il OF taaeheis
What should be the scope ef suef
schools and hoAg the sites are 70 be 81
lieetad What appropriations should b.
made hooking toward putting ottf q
l.nere such Schools in working order
lnay Well be Iefg 10 the judgment ans
!. pleasure Of the Legislature The neees
6l5siiiss Of the state are so great, howey'
ter that w urge tile establishment att
:. Eopeniis oil AZ least one sut;h sch9Ql dur
S ing the next bisan!al period. There mus
Z the no division here The anain point VII
b. accomplished When tif state en'el'
upon the permanent policy q establish
lEfiig such schools, and the act has beei
recorded az one Of the enaet1nallts Q
1.-THE nv. ilty-eighih general assembly
II i nos tie pNiieyof the association
% advocate any particnlag aeation VI
niust U.S. very legitinate means to ilE
pres upon the legislature the estab
lished i,tinciplt that AZ long as tli
z schools Of tho state are filed Win teach
Z eis If ,sisy liFaitad scholastic ability ali
With no special preparation ffir tnei
Work. We are net meeting the eSig reie
: of the times as good citizens should.
! For the state 10 educate its teacher
IS the stlrest ard most economical va
q looking to the education Of the chiidlsi
: What other states have done IN III
: work Of preparing teachers. Iowa, on
e Of del5,. avith 4 fun treasury. mas J.
y Ilonger any excuse for not doing
The state Is rightly providing q ne'
building in order To preserve the record
Of the earlier history Of the state. 0ugh
lit not TO provide With equal senerNsit
for the training under competent teach
I ers Of those WHO are to make the futug
{ history Of Iowa.
we ask your attention to the follow
= in statistics. oinpiled in part from N
report Of The superintendent OF pubs
& instruction. bur all from most yeliabI
) sources:
E Massachusetts, reports ten norm;
S schools at an annual cost q s26s SO s
The state has s2,lSS,Ol4 invested in nol
s. NAL schcol plants.
= Illinois susfains four schools and
8 erecting IA fifth. The last Legislature III
s, Ipropriatee. iii the aggregate for norm
= school purposes s369,39S The state h
81, $3.50 invested IN normal sehe
ipropsrtv
Wisconsin ilas seven schools. The
support cost the state according to Il
last report. S3Q22552a she has over 81
IA oGo, 900 INVESTED in these schools.
"a Minnesota s;istains four schools at q
s. annual cost et sl3o,0oo The value
4 he, normal schaol property is ssoo.ooo;
) New Yerk expends yearly for tn
p purpose s5ll 700,
= Pennsylvania s577s,9ss Missouri, sl6t
q 236.
Iowa with $4,000 teachers at work
lhel. schools every day of the school yea
has one normal school, and appropria
10 ed for its support during the last bienni
Ne period, SsgfdA or $4a5o0 yearly. III
8 value. of the plant at Cedar Falls do
,p not exceed a the utmost $4,000. Sin
he the school w..S founded in 1876, the sta
nj has given them only about $4,000 f
he new buildings. We grant that in spi
IN iof all obstacles Cedar Falls has becor
a power in the educational progress
the state Because it has proved t
value eff normal instruction to O
schools. we come to YOU and earnest
he ask you to do justice to our claims
n entering at once upon the policy of {