The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-18

nal Schools. The bill increases the ap- propriation from S,500 each annually ti $10,OO0 each. N
 MT. Simpson paid a tribute to the effi- clency or both schools but he spoke high " or the great work that was being done al Florence. He spoke of the growth of the Florence school as something not less man remarkable. It was now, he said absolutely necessary that the teaching Force of the schools should be increas sed
 Teaching in Alabama" said MT. Simp- profession"
 The graduates of the school, he said, were m great demand. They were teach ing all over Alabama, one hundred and nifty of them in the villages and country schools of Alabama.
 MT Foster of Pike spoke for Troy's claims on the bill. The Normal School at 1887 in a building costing S2O, ,OOO, which was donated by the people. Since its es- taolishment. Mir. Foster said, the school had never cost the State g dollar except TOT current expenses. The school will open new departments of manupal train ing and domestic science that being con- dltional upon the gift of $5000 from the southern Education Board. The new de- partments he said, would be established m m! building donated by the city of Troy. The necessary expenses for the new de- partments, he said, were to be met by the increased approprla ton.
 Lusk for Common Schools,
 MT. Lusk of Marshall declared that he was not opposed to normal schools but he was opposed to any increase of State appropriations. Florence and Troy, he de ciared. got $7. 800 a year for $50 pupils and he contraSted the amount each pupil was entitled to with the $40 that each pupil lh the common schools received.
 Il am in favor of helping the fellow in the rear of the procession" announced the Marshall Representative
 Continuing Mir. Lusk said that MT. simpson had lamented the fact there was no heating apparatus in the Florence school but stoves.
 Why. MT. Speaker" exclaimed MT. Lusk, the State of Alabama doesn't even give It's common schools piece of stove nor a stick of stove wood If the child wants to warm he has to haul up wood or go out in the woods and pick up pine bark and dead limbs. And all the time the book trust has its hand on his daddy's pocket book"
 MT. Rushton of Crenshaw opposed the bill. He wes in favor of taking all the money that could be spared and giving 1t 10 the common schools. He was opposed 10 increasing the appropriation for normal scnoois S unul the common schools had been better cared for.
 Glover Questions Rushton.
 Did you not" asked Mir. Glover of Greene, vote to give $l10 to each of the inmates ! ss. or the equasi-penitentiary at East Lake!
 T don't think did" responded Mir Rushton. T was probably absent from
 The gentleman is probably mistaken" replied MT. Glover, for only one man in the House had the courage of his con- vlctlon to vote no against the bill-my friend from Etowah," and MT. Glover bowed In the direction of MT. Davis.
 MT. Rushton argued that the necessity TOT etnclency of the common schools was Increased by the Constitution. which re- write. anu
 MT. Thompson of Blob offered an amendment to the bill. decreasing the appropriation for each normal school rom S,oOO annually to 5000.
 MT. thompson said that he was oppoced to large appropriations for normal schools ard the district agricultural schools He stood ready, he said. to vote for bill estabHshlng normal school department longed.
 Thought It Was a Joke.
 MT. Arnold Of Calhoun said he was not sure the amendment was offered in good Iaith. He thought that perhaps 1t was a Joke. He did not conceive that any mem- Der or the House could favor the tearing down 0f such institutions as the normal schools of the State. The efficiency of the common schools. he declared. rested upon the training of the teachers, With out capable teachers. he said. the common schools could not advance. If the appro- priauons were wthdra VII from the com mon schools MT, Arnold argued, 1t would