Lewiston daily teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1901, 1901-01-02


tons. The State Normal school at Lew
iston should not be overlooked by the
legislature or the people. BY economic
administration the school has been pro-
crossing from the drst day Of it, exist.
ence both in educational standard and At
tendance under the guidance Of a pro.
6cient faculty, but the school has never
had the financial support it should have.
The salarie; of the faculty have been cat
down to a low scale in order to keep the
institution running and they have &C
cepted this for the good of the whole.
For the last two years the building has
been without lights except as the students
have raised money to pay for them, and
the Normal Quarterly, which had come
to be one Of the educational journals Of
the state, has ceased publication for want
of funds.
A synopsis OF the workings, the posi-
bilities and the needs of this institution
has been given in the Biennial report Of
the board of trustees issued Jan. 1st, 1900,
which in part is rs follows:
"The Lewiston State Normal school is
not a local school. 1t has graduated
thirty-six young women and men and
there are twenty-three in the present
senior class. 1t has III students, repre-.
senting 10 counties Of the state. 1t has
graduates and students in 9 counties of
Idaho engaged in school work. This
school could do double the good it is do.
ing if it were properly supported. 1t
needs two more teachers and better
equipment. The building is large enough
to accommodate 400 students and even
more. If properly supported and equip.
ped, it will soon have double the attend
ance it now has. fit has an encourage
ing support from the next legislature, it
will respond to the call for trained teach
ers from the schools Of Idaho.
To be more specific We beg to say that
we need teacher of mathematics and a
teacher Of physics and chemistry.
We need equipment for chemical lab
oratory.
We need more books for the library.
The citizens Of Lewiston gave us about
$500 for this purpose several years ago,
besides donating the price of piano. We
need more books for the young teachers.
We need more furniture for the train
ing school, and charts, maps. ETC., for the
regular normal students.
We need to have the heating apparatus
repaired and extended.
We need twenty rooms added to each
of the dormitories to meet the increasing
attendance Of students.
After careful estimate Of the amount
necessary to equip and operate the school
for the years 1901 and 1907, we respect.
fully submit the following as the amounts
absolutely requisite to the efficient as
we'll As economical operation of the in.
stitution, viz:
Principal, at $4,000 per an
mum. IA 900 90
Professor of history and CIV
les, at 81 { 90 per annun.... 2,ooo 90
| Professor Of science, at 81 900
per annum. ................. 500. Z. 600 90
Professor Of Latin and physi-
cal culture at $1,000 per yr 2,ooo 90
Professor of English and elo
cution, At 81 900 per ahnum 1000 90
Professor of mathematics at
81 900 per annum............. 2,ooo 90
Professor physics and chem
/ istry, at 81 900 per annum.. 1000 90
Teacher Of training school at
81 900 per annum............. 7,ooo 90
Janitcr, a months at $4o...... $50 90
Fuel for two years. 400 90
Water, building and grounds
a. nonths.............. 49,. 900 90
Electric lights. .................. 400 90
Total for operating ex. ZIG, $50 90
Equipment for chem lab...... 500 90
For library. .......................... 500 90
Furniture for training school
charts, maps, etc.............. 500 O.
/ Repairing and ext heating ap 400 90
Addition Of twenty rooms to
each dor and furnishings. 4,7oo 60
Total ............ .S27 ,26o CO
It is easy to see the advantage to be
gained by liberal appropriation. Nee
Perez county is unable to supply the de-
mand for teachers aud there is the same
scarcity throughout the state.