Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-14
The NORMAL 5 NEEDS
President Seerley Tells Why the
State Should Be Liberal
With Normal.
Salaries Paid the Teachers Are
Less Than in Other State
Institutions.
Many Departments Required to
Meet the Demands OF the
Schools.
10, +or;mes-Ren,,blican.

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Des Moines. Feb. 14-In his financial
statement to the members of the legis-
lature President Seerly makes an ar
gument showing why the requests OF
the Normal School are reasonable. He
says:
"The salaries paid the teachers of the
Normal School are less than those paid
in ather state educational institutions
for equivalent experience and ability.
The teachers of the Normal School
teach more hours per day than those OF
in other state educational institutions
tons, and they have also more students
in a class. The requirements of their
departments are equivalent in scholar
ship and superior as to teaching power.
1T is necessary for the Normal
School to open departments for train
ing teachers for kindergartening and
manual training and assist the state in
working out the problems involved in
those necessary lines of public educa-
ticn. Our public schools must become
more industrial! to meet the needs of the
present age and enable the pupils to fit
in the life they must enter.
There has been a large increase in
the expenses of heating and caring for
the buildings. The new building more
than doubles the entire floor space of
that the best work was impossible and
N1.t. 4 hill Il
ing was opened. Today every room in
the new building is in active use.
The departments OF chemistry
physics, physical training and library
work can not vet be properly cared for
iii any room the school has to give
them. They can never be as servicea-
BILE as they ought to be until the new
buildings asked are provided
''rhe Normal School rooms are not
properly furnished. Temporary furni-
tire of the very cheapest sort has been
necessary for the past ten years. 1t is
now imperative to provide proper
chairs, desks and other equipment nee
essary to n good school.
The library is used by the 1000 stu
dents to such an extent that it is diff
cult to keep 1t in respectable condition
for service. The number of volumes is
too small for such a large school and
the need for increase is very pressing.
THE proposed appropriation for Ii
braraians simply pays these persons for
the nine months service of the regular
terms. The expense of the summer
term is met from the student fees. The
paid the librarians are small
what they are required to
know and to do.
The temporary single roofs are in
danger of fire and should be
at as early a date as possible.
The windows in North building have
served their time, having been in serv
replaced by the state.
THE grounds are in great need of be-
ing graded on the north side, and fixed
permanently so as to be creditable and
The paving of Normal street is inn
perative because the surface is entirely
clay and is not serviceable to either the
public or the school. The residents of
Normal street, from Twentieth to
seventh streets, have petition
ed for this improvement. The city
council of Cedar Falls has granted the
petition with the view of doing the
work, provided the state co-operates by
granting this special appropriation.
THE emergency funds asked are such
az are necessary to enable the new
building to be fully serviceable. The
steam heating plant and the boilers, the
water main and extensions and half of
the amount of furniture had to be an
ticipated to enable the school to take
at all of the new building
The expenses of fuel and labor became
essential in order that the new building
might be used this school year. These
expenses We're incurred because of the
crisis in which the school was placed by
the large attendance and the needs of
The work.
THE students contingent fund is the
only fund over which the trustees have
any control as a fund to be distributed
'or the general betterment of the school
It is useful fund in that 1t takes care
Of the ordinary emergencies that will
arise and for which the state
appropriations can not be used. The
as made in section V. is
by knowing the necessities
Of the past ten years.
GETS $500 DAMAGES.