The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-01-13
NEEDS OF
E'7NoRMAl
Institution Has Prospered in Past
Four Years But Much In.
prOvement is Needed

biennial report and shows that in the
past four years the appropriation and
maintenance in behalf Of the school
reaches the sum of $50.S67.1s with no
present outstanding indebtedness and
no deficiency.
g In covering the needs of the institu-
,ion the following recommendatio are
made in the report;
"As has already been stated, the in
stitution has reached point in its de-
velopment where its future service to
the state necessitates the expenditure
of money for permanent Improvements
to the buildings and ample equipment
for all departments. In this connection
ii should be noted that the appropria-
tions by the state Of Idaho for Normal
school purposes are proportionately
very much lower than those Of neigh
boring states for similar purposes
Much has already been accomplished
with the conditions as they have been
for some years, but 1t is quite true that
legislature made possible develop
ment during the past two years which
might have been delayed by several
years had it not been that a better ap-
preparation was passed by the legisla-
ture Of 1908.
Viewing the present status Of the
institution in regard to it's needs the
conditions which exist are briefly as
follows
"F'rst-The main building is not
large enough for the proper develop
ment Of the various departments the
hampered for need of space and being
forced to divide it's attention by having
the chemistry room in an improvited
laboratory in the basement.
"Second-The training department,
which is the most important depart
ment in connection with a Normal
school, having made conspicuous prog
ress during the past two years, has
room for only six grades instead of
eight, and. as a result. the young
teachers who are being trained in the
department do not have an opportunity
the higher grades, and consequently
lose the opportunities for preparation
of such work in the public schools of
the state. The present building can
not, without additional room, be made
to meet the demands of the depart
ment
'Third-The dormitory for the young
women is much too small and should
be converted so as to provide larger
rooms for the young women. This
would reduce the number of rooms
about one-half. Even with the present
number of rooms there is not only a
demand for more and better accommo-
dations. but such seem to be an abso-
Lutte necessity.
"Foprth-The school provides no
room in which physical training classes
may be conducted. Not only is this
department of work a necessity from
the standpoint Of the physical needs Of
the students OF the school, but it is a
most important requirement in the
proper training of teachers for work
IN public schools. and there are at
present but few Normal schools in the
United States where provision is not
made for such training for students
and prospective teachers.
To meet the demands of these needs
in the various departments of the
school the board of trustees. after hav-
ing duly considered the merits of the
case andhaving Investigated the matter
IN respect to the strictest economy in
the use of the funds of the state. rec
ommend the following:
"First-A plan to convert the pres
ent training school building SO as to
provide sufficient commodious apart
ments for the young women and to
make the same supplementary to the
present building for that purpose,
thereby furnishing adequate dormitory
facilities.
Second-The erection of brick struc-
lures as additions to be the present
Main building such structures to pro-
vide CD ample room for all purposes
oi an up-to-date and effective training
school. t2) A room for the purposes OF
physical culture and light gymnastic
training having bathrooms and dress
ing rooms attached, the room above
such physical training rooms to be used
as an assembly room for the school
ms last arrangement will provide am
PIE space for the science department in
'he room now used as an assembly
.o'in and situated on the upper floor
VI he present building.
lhird-The installation of boiler
ana the extension Of the heating sys-
'e'fl SO that the annexed buildings, to-
se'her with all dormi:ory buildings
may be connected to the central boiler
"ho thereby heated most economically
fourth-Ample provision in respect
maintenance for the continuation oi
e present policy in connection with