East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-10-14

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The three dormtories, the erection
of which the board advises, will have
room for 100 students each and will
include dining-hall and kitchen. The
$150,0OO appropriation for each Is to
cover furnishing. Some of the insti-
tutions wanted other buildings, but
the board thought best not to ask for
more building appropriations at this
time, and the demand for other
buildings must await the attention of
subsequent legislatures,
Aver Argues for One school.
The amount of the appropriations
member of the board. Mr.. Aver, the
most active minority member, said
that he deems the amounts too small
rather than too large If three normals
are to be operated, but he will fight
upon the proposition that only two,
or perhaps only one normal should
be maintained. ..o. %..--.
Ayers position is that if this $780,
900 were put into one good school and
| only a portion of the salary and
maintenance fund expended in the
| operation of one school, higher
grade of normal work would be main
tanned and thereby larger number of
students would be attracted to the
institution and a larger number OF
qualified teachers would beturned out
each year. He figured that with a
present attendance of $50 students
the expenditures for operation alone
will be $4,000 for the three schools
for two years, or $3.50 per year per
| student, which he thought too much
He would build up one strong nor
nal first, and when the number of
students became so large as to de-
mand another institution, he would
establish another. He would not To-
cate state normal in Portland, foi
| he believed that Portland should
maintain a normal for the training
of its own teachers. Teachers for ru-
raj schools should be trained in nor
mails located in smaller towns, he as
| serted.
Hofer Declares Three Are Needed
Other members of the board who
favor maintaining three normals ar
gued that not more than 10 per cent
Of the 5000 state teachers are normal
graduates, and that in order to secure
trained teachers the state must main
| 20 In, al cahnn1g In 1iffarnnf nl
of the state. This Is made necessary
said Mr.. Hofer, by the geographical
divisions Of the state, by distances and
sparse population. Colonel Hofer al
so expressed his regret over the de-
termination Of Mr.. Aver to file MI
nority report because 1t will cause
the newspapers to print the amount
OF appropriations asked and will lead
to a hammering Of normal schools by
the press
Superintendent Askerman said that
If he were establishing normal
school policy for the state he would
maintain only one school, but, since
there are three, he believes it best to
continue them.
Smith Proposes Original Move.
State Senator ]. n. Smith, of Ma
rion county, who has given a great
deal Of attention to the normal school
question, said tonight that he will in
troduce a bill in the next Legislature
establishing one normal near Portland.
He will do that in the interest of econ
omy and efficiency. Senator Smith
was in consultation with members Of
the board today, though he did not
attend the meeting.
Besides recommending the appro-
prlations stated above the board adopt
ed a report directing that the totar
salaries at each Of the normals be