Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-10-19

was not the case. He did ask the re-
Iporters TO say that there was A
STRONG DESIRE TO SUPPORT
THE NORMAL SCHOOLS PROPER.
LY IN THEIR LEGITIMATE WORK,
and that other staes all around us
did not seek to breed trouble and
1 cause uproar at the expense OF their
education institutions as some of the
Portland newspapers did.
There Is no occasion for hammer
Ing the normal schools. Washing
ton just north of us Is a rapidly
growing progressive state and sup
ports three normal schools, APPRO-
PRIATING MORE MONEY FOR ONE
OF THEM THAN THIS BOARDS is
ASKING FOR THE SUPPORT OF
ALL THREE IN OREGON. The big
papers up there do not howl and SOW
discord and strife and commotion
that cripples the work OF the normal
schools In Oregon worse than all else.
The Oregonian advocates admit
ting children who have completed
what Is called the elghth-year gradu-
alton In the graded country schools
TO the normal schools, AND A LIFE
DILOMA TO TEACH AFTER THREE
YEARS. That would be one less
than high school course for teach
or.
THE PRESENT BOARD HAS
RAISED THE STANDARD OF AD-
MISSION To NORMAL SCHOOLS
ONE YEAR, has established a free
one year teachers manual training
course In high schools, and made all
the normal schools earn revenues
for their own support.
The teachers normal training
course In high schools IL growing in
popularity, DOES NOT COST THE
STATE TREASURY ONE CENT. and
will do the first years work for all
normal schols, and will this year
have as many students enrolled as
any one OF the normal schools.
(From the Pendleton East orego-
MAN,
In opposition 10 the vague and In
definite plan OF one normal school
or two normal schools, located no
one knows where. and which would
throw the whole controversy back
into the legislature. Colonel II. Hofer,
member OF the board OF regents.
loudly champions the cause OF three
normal schools. located at Weston,
Monmouth and Ashland.
At the meeting OF the state board
he gave the following reasons;
LIST. Because the state already
has about s2b0.000 invested in the
three schools in land, bnildings and
equipment.
2. Because normal schools are
maintained by nearly every state In
the Union and are necessary To an ef-
ficlent pJb'ic school system.
8. The number OF schools varies
from one TO over 100. as In New
York and Pennsylvania. The ten
fency In the foremost states IL TO
multiply normal schools.
4. The normal school is. strictly
speaking, the foundation of the pub
lie school system atnd entitled to
support just as much as the public
schools are. because without trained
teacher the public schools could not
be carried on success fully.
8. The normal schools OF Oregon
are entitled to decent equipment
OF dormintories, training depart
ments, libraries, gymnasiums and
athletic grounds
The board recommends that each
school he given a first-class modern
dormintory TO accommodate at least
goo students. with dining hall and
laundry In basement, 20 cost not TO
exceed $4,000 furnished. With au
attendance OF 200 students each the
three schools would earn I'm tuition
and fees over $4,000 towards
-upport
6. They shold be kept absolutely
out of politics and under a non-par-
tisan board OF control and all friends
OF education should sustain the rec
Concentrations OF the board OF re-
gents, which includes the following
for annual support OF each school;
Teachers salaries ....,.... $40, 900
Maintenance .,..,. .,..... 1000
Library, etc. ,..........., l,OOO
The three schools turned into the
state treasury for the past year near
ny $4,000.
Z. The policy advocated by the
present board OF regents Is 60 give
the normai schools proper equip
ment. a high class professional and
business administration, make them
a. nearly self-sustaining as possible.
and coniine their work absolutely 20
the preparation of teachers for the
public schools.
The Functions OF Normal school.
l. That Il shall inspire It's stu
dents with the spirit OF the true
teacher.
IL. Its educational work must
thoroughly cover the geld OF public
school needs.
Ill. It's work must extend beyond
this 10 the principles OF education as
applied TO the unfolding OF the men