Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1902-12-06
The Normal school.

all seem TO agree on this PROPOSE
ton and little discussion will do
no HARM" He is correct and as
we want our readers to see both
sides we gladly copy the article.
The ITALIA hO casch and bloom
ING youth holding the ribbons and
another winding his horn and the
merry lot of girls on their way
to the Normal school is all in Mr..
Freese's best vein. but wouldn't it
be a whole lot healthier for the
girls, whose student life is perforce
sedentary. to pull on a pair of
walken phasts and strike out along
the smooth path and over the foot
bridge to the seat of learning,
The English school girl e their
Yankee sisters also, for the NOS
part, would scorn to take the wa
gon for so short a distance A
large majority OF Ap great schools
10 this and all ot lands occupy
elevated grounds outside the pur-
lleus of the cities and towns, & in
no case are they situated on the fiat
and made tn subserve the purpose
of a 'lien-to' or shed kitchen or
depot adjunct of the village.
The rest of the article is suppos
ed wit, no argument, so useless
to copy, 1t is signed 1890
so the writer didn't want to be
known as having so little argument
10 offer.
There is no'question the parade
ground Is a beautiful location, the
view for miles in every direction
the grandest, the spot historic but
it is II miles to the depot, the cen
ire of town, { of a mile of it cannot
ever be built up, that far over the
pararie, and up the hill, rain or
shine, hot or cold, wind or sleet,
no protection. There's the rub,
True, Washburn, the University
at Lawrence, Agricultural college,
the State Normal at Emporia are
as far. but at those the town has
built up to them, houses along the
way, pavements, life. but here no
house can come closer than the
Bussard. or the Thomas land, Z OF
mile of Reservation land that
can aaAver be sold or built on.
We walk to Oshants or Mrs Col
Yards, built up along the way
but how many and often do people
walk to the cemetery, same dis
lance, but in the country.
Our Normal started last June.
six long months, we have had sew
eral games and entertainments Ov
er there, yet few have walked, ger
orally ride or stay at home, yet
we force our children to walk twice
5 DAYS a week. We invite Young
men and women to come here and
mako that dreary walk when they
can 90 TO Emporia at not much ex
ira expense, and enjoy their walk
to school We must offer ADvan
tages rather than Disadvantages,
If we would compete with these
other schools. Custodian Motz or
Ward, or Fox seldom walked in
their 4 year terms, Prof. Picken
generally rides instead of walks.
yet some saw For all time let
children walk there.
And the best proof that the pres
ent scholars consider it long walk
and prefer to ride is to see them
come from all parts of town to the
stage Office to ride over there, and
If our own town children don't like
the walk can we expect others to
come here and do it two years.
1t nearly proves itself.
Placed anywhere this side of the
creek it wont be 10 minutes walk,
the town can grow up to 500 feet
Oe the school and be made a success
at once, with It's 80 acre campas
this side and adjoining the creek
and timber of the public park.
The Regents are educational men
and President Wilkinson has been
long in the work, yet when they
looked over the ground they decl-
ded 1t should be this side of the
creek. but let us try it over there.
Prof Plcken is deeply interested
in building up THIS school and
he says it must come closer to
town to suceced-to compete with
these other schools and be invit
ing students.
And a. these men are interested
and should know and 6 months of
a trial has proven them correct,
the Free Press is ready to surren
der Its love for the Parade ground
and Join them for an Appropriation
and $4,000 stone building closer
to The town.
mr. n