The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-11-19
Report Of Special Committee Approx
ing New State School Will Be Pre-
sented This Morning.
TEXT OF COMMITTEES REPORT
URGENT NEED OF NEW TRAINING
SCHOOL FOR TEACHERS.
First Session OF Thirteenth Annual
Meeting Discusses Topics of Vital
ImpOrtance-TO-Day' Programme.

shall Indiana Have Another Normal
SCHOOL," is the question that will be dis
cussed this morning by the Town and City
School Superintendents' Association which
began its thirteenth annual meeting last
night in the Statehouse. That the PROPOSE
ton will be stamped with the approval of
the association is believed to be certain, and
the first long step will be taken toward get
ting the matter before the Legislature in
effective form. The special committee ap-
pointed by the association one year ago will
make it's report, and that report will be un-
oualifiedly in favor of another normal
school. After going into the question with
thoroughness, the members of the COM
mittee, Superintendent ]. w. Carr. of An
derson, chairman. Superintendent r. A.
Ogg, Kokomo, and c. NJ. Mcdaniel. Mad
ison have reached the following conclu-
sions:
lished in Indiana.
THAT we deem it feasible to ask the next
State Legislature to enact a law providing
for the establishment of the school and for
its proper maintenance.
THAT provision be made by law for
nonpartisan board of trustees to manage
the school
..That the location of the school be left
entirely to the board of trustees and that
no city be permitted to offer more than
suitable site and agree to share the ex-
penses of maintaining training school.
THAT we earnestly request the differ
ent colleges and private normal schools TO
establish and maintain pedagogical depart
ments and training schools respectively for
the end that the demand for well-trained
teachers may be more nearly met and that
the public schools may have the benefit
resulting from teachers trained in variety
of schools.
THAT this subject be presented at the
next meeting of the State Teachers Asso-
citation, so that each teacher in attendance
may have an opportunity to express his
views either in discussion or by vote"
COMMITTEES REASONS
These arguments are advanced as good
and sufficient reasons why another normal
school should be established:
The State should educate its teachers.
There is an urgent and constantly in
creasing demand for teachers thoroughly
trained.
The establishment of another State nor
mai school will benefit the public schools of
the State in various other ways. thus JUS
tifying the extra expenditure OF money.
1t will increase the normal school at
tendance.
An increased supply of well-trained
teachers will increase the demand.
The establishment of another State nor
NAL school means increased training school
facilities.
Diversity of methods is one of the bene-
fetal results Of system of normal schools
II would form another educational center
in the State.
The establishment of another school
would prove helpful TO the one already
established.
The facilities of the present State normal
school are inadequate.
system OF State normal schools has
proven successful in other States.
These reasons the committee feels are