East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-08-11

There will be no normal school az
Weston during the coming winter
| At last, after months of ceaseless en-
deavor to raise sufficient money with
which to conduct the institution un-
/ til the appropriation bill can be voted
on next June, the fight has been def
nitely abandoned. This statement fs
made by President r. c. French, who
came down from Weston last evening
and left today for Portland. During
the fight that has been made during
the past few months the president
has been the most Jealous of all the
school supporters in trying to Sc
cure funds with which to continue
the work, and until recently he has
expressed strong hope that the school
would be run. Now he has given up
all hope.
When seen while here President
French said that he regarded it an
for the best after all that the school
should be closed. This because OF
the extreme difficulty encountered tr.
securing funds for this year, and be-
cguse of the danger of the approprt-
alton bill being voted down next
June, which would necessitate anotia-.
er subscription for next year, some
thing that would be hard to raise. BY
the recent action of the regents I'm
refusing to accept the offer of MEM
bers of the faculty to loan the school
SO per cent of their salaries, the SUM
subscribed for the school was cut
down to a trifle over $500. Since
that meeting of the regents there haR
been little hope for the school, for ff
has been impossible to raise any
more money by subscription.
Another difficulty that arose also
was in keeping the faculty together
and holding the students. For some
time past the members of the teach
ing force have been uneasy lest they
De without employment during thu
coming year, and consequently have
looked about for other positions. II
Is now said that practically all of the
IL which constituted the faculty have
secured places. President French
stated that he has been offered an
other position and will accent II
Prof. G. A. PEBBLES has already taken
a position in the Salem schools, and
me remainder will be scattered
AZ ouSHOul lne northwest.
Different at Ashland.
Considerably different from the
state OF affairs at Weston is the
'tatus of the Ashland normal school.
n private letter just received here
rom B. F. Mulkey, head of the Ash
and institution. it is said that the
chool will be run. Though the
chool is the same in size and ex-
'ensiveness as the one at Weston A
S said that $4,000 will maintain 81
Turing the coming year. OF this
mount. $4,000 has been given. con-
iderable of that amount being Loan
d by the teachers, who gave so per
ent OF their salaries as was offered
ere. OF the money subscribed by
theirs $500 each was given by the
vo banks of Ashland.
However, President French giyez
,uch credit to the people of Weston.
nd says that they offered to go much
eyond what should have been re-
uired of them in order to secure the
peration of their school. But cir
instances have all been against the
'eston normal and during the COM
lg year at least, 1t will have to
ose its doors and only the vacant
lildings will remain to remind the
tizens of the institution that has
ng been their pride. However
ey will hope for the future and de-
md upon the next Legislature to re-
We the school again.