The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-07-17
ONE BODY OF REGENTS
Friction Between University and
NormaIs Would Be
Avoided.
LEARN TO TEACH COOKERY ART
Profitable Occupation for Young
Women-Ripon's New Life
Woodwork at Waupaca.

AAdulSOn, WIS.,, July If ueie are
seven normal schools under state direc-
ton, but even they are not enough to
who wish to take the free course. The
Milwaukee school Is much too small.
The rule of the board limits the school
to 300 scholars. Last year 300 were
accommodated and already for the
coming year 427 applicants have been
received. The board voted at its an
nual meeting the other day to enlarge
this school. From the seven schools
1896 have this year received diplomas
Of graduation and 176 certificates to
teach. These schools are doing good
work in educating young people who
live near a normal school and who,
perhaps, could not stand the expense
of going to Madison to live. The grad
yates Of the nOrmals do not teach at
the crossroads, as was expected, but
are absorbed by the ward and other
higher schools. Moreover, it appears
that school boards prefer university
to normal graduates, though the lat
ter are supposed to be peculiarly fitted
to teach. AS supplemented by the
county normals, the output of trained
teachers is growing, and in time there
will be so many that some of them
will be forced to teach in the lower
grades. Just as in Germany, there
are so many university trained men
that many are forced to take positions
that in America would be deemed too
humble and inferior for an educated
person.
One Educational System.
The fact is, in Wisconsin the school
system should be unified. The state
university and the normals work to-
gether fairly we'll at present, but it
is absurd that there should be any
thing but complete cooperation for the
peoples money support them all. The
end hoped for is one educational body
regents, if you please-whO will SUI
persede all. The state university will
be the apex of the pyramid, the nor
mails the higher tiers. Young men
and women can then take perhaps two
years in q normal and conclude their
education with the junior and senior
years in Madison.
Teaching Farming to Children.
A farmer writes his Jefferson coun-
ty fellow-citizens, urging them to es
tablish an agricultural and domestic
science school Dunn and Marathon
counties already have them, and the
last legislature provided for two more
the state to pay two-thirds of the ex-
~penses. A meeting of citizens was
held and the disposition Is to go ahead.
MenOmOnie has an excellent high
school, manual training, physit~,l
training, kindergarten teachers train
.Eg, and a county teachers normal. but
the agricultural school is said to be the
nearest and dearest to the people. Do
nestle training, however, is to be q
winner. 1t is a good profession for
young women to learn to teach cook
cry. Professor Harvey says in a few
years every high school in the land
will want teachers of that sort, and at
good pay. Moreover, a teacher can
get private classes in most any COM
mupity, . -~.,.. p
Thirty-Two Years % Teacher.
The city of Monroe reports a teacher
Miss Emma Van Wagenan-with
thirty-two years of continuous serv-
ice in the public shoots. during which
time she has taught three generations
OF children. There are too many ban
quets. there is too much cheering for
butchers and takers and other con-
spicuous boosters in the arena Of hui
man affairs and too little recognition
OF the quietly faithful walks Of life.
No Doubt the Fools Exist.
A casual. good natured para graph in
The State Journal brought about one
of those silly Chicago American scare"
stories which made it appear that Mad
ison is choked with charming young
ladies with big fortunes who are look
ing for husbands. The amazing part
is the seriousness with which the yarn
is taken Madison people have re-
ceived many letters from men, far and
wide. asking the addresses of these
fair catches. One could hardly believe
there are so many fools on the broad
earth. For instance, here is one from
Converse, Ind:
Dear Sir: I was reading in your
paper some few days ago, ladies worth
from $4,000 to 100000 were wishing
to correspond with some one. Would
you kindly put me in touch with some
such person. await your early reply
TO Converse, Ind. P. o. Box 3S1.''
Ripons Colleges Next Year.
Ripon college will open for the full
semester Sept. %. The recent COM
mencement brought to close the for
ty-ninth year of its existence as an in
stitution for higher education. The
course of study is comprehensive. DR.
Richard G. Hughes is the new presi.
dent of the college and also has charge
of the psychological department The
classical courses are strong with Pro
fessor Edward w. Clark and Frank
M. Erickson at their head. The equip
ment of the school in the way of Ii