East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-30
NORMAL SCHOOLS
ARE IN DANCER
DETERMINED =.
TO CUT OFF SOME.
Numerous Bills Now Before the Ses-
sion, Providing for Reduction of the
Number Of SchooIs-Determined
Sentiment I'm the Legislature Not to
Support Four Schools Any Longer.

That the present legislature is de-
termined to change the status of the
normal schools in Oregon, is shown
by the interest taken in the subject by
various leading members of that body.
Already half a dozen bills for abolish
ing a portion of the normals have
been introduced and II seems certain
that the number will undoubtedly be
reduced before the end of the session.
The following review of the bills
now before the legislature upon the
subject, is from the Salem correspon-
dent of the Oregonian, and gives a
synopsis of the measures already pro-
posed. The correspondent says:
Another bill to abolish the normal
schools bobbed up in the senate to-
day. introduced by J. N. Smith Of
! Marion, making three in the upper
chamber besides one IN the lower.
The Smith bill creates for all the
normals a board of five regents who
shall abolish two of the institutions,
retaining one in eastern oregon and
one in western Oregon.
| Caldwell of Yamhill, abolishes the
Drain and the Ashland normals. 1t
is in the hands of the committee on
education in the senate.
A third, introduced by Senator NJ.
A. Miller of Linn, abolishes the nor
mails at Ashland and Drain.
A fourth, introduced by Represen-
| tative Holt of Linn, abolishes the nor
mails at Monmouth and Drain.
one board for all the normals is
| created by n bill of Senator Wright.
Of Yamhill; also by a bill of Repre-
sentative Vawter of Jackson.
Monmouth Wants $4,000.
Senator Loughary of Polk, the
home of the Monmouth normal, has
introduced a bill to appropriate SEE
600 a year for that institution, or s45.-
OOO for the biennial period. Repre-
sentative McCallon of Polk, has in
troduced a supplementary bill ap-
propriating. $4,000 for n dormitory
and $4,000 for training school.
Monmouth is asking for s115.000 for
the two years. Loughary's bill has
been referred to the senate commit
tee on education, and McCallon's to
the house committee on ways and
means.
/ Representative Barrett OF Umatilla,
the home of the Weston normal, has
presented bills for appropriating $685.
| 900 for maintenance of that normal
and $4,000 for buildings, and the
bills are in the hands of the house
committee on ways and means.
! Representatives Vawter Perkins
and Kubli of Jackson, have presented
bill for appropriating $4,000 for
maintenance of the Ashland institu-
ton and $4,000 for a new dormitory.
Representative Gray Of Douglas.
where the Drain normal is located,
will introduce a bill appropriating
1000 for maintenance OF that school
and will ask nothing for buildings.
Smith Bill Center of Interest
Senator ]. N. Smiths bill abolish
ing two normals provides for the cre-
alton of board of regents composed
of the governor, secretary of state,
superintendent OF public instruction
and two other men to be appointed by
the governor, one coming from east
ern Oregon and from western Oregon.
This board of five members must Sc
lect two normal schools to be main