Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-04-02
Monmouth Normal School.

troversy. We feel that our school
and its faculty and students have
been grossly wronged, not only In
the failure of the Legislature to pro-
vide support but in the unjust and
untrue statements published in
many papers.
| The Monmouth school has been
Operated since January /, 1907,
without state funds. In addition,
great publicity was given the fact
that the Board of Regents had
closed the institution in July, 1907,
for lack of funds and little notice
taken of the fact that the same
board accepted large donations from
friends of the Normal and re-opened
1t in August, 1907. These facts,
coupled with the natural fear of
students and their parents that the
school might be unable to complete
the year, combined to shake confid-
ence and made handicap almost
insuperable.
In spite of all these adverses, the
old Monmouth spirit" rose to the
occasion and alumni and friends
raised and paid into the State treas
ury $4,000 dollars to enable the re-
gents to carry on the school during
the year 1907-S. The local school
district doubled its special tax and
added $4,000. Tuition receipts
amounted to more than $4,000. The
faculty donated in salary reductions
$4,000, making total provision of
$4,000 for the years budget, not
one cent of which was supplied by
the state.
| A similar plan was followed for
the present year, 190S-9, only Of
necessity the resources were more
limited. The local school district
paid the salaries of the principal and
training department and of the four
critics and other expenses to the
amount OF $4,000. Seven additional
instructors were employed. five ac-
cepting the mere pittance OF $50 a
month and two, President Ressler
and Mr. Butler, donating their SER
vices. The teachers salary sacrifice
this year amounts to nearly $4,000.
Tuition receipts will be above $4,000.
The cash donations will amount to
over $4,000, making total for the
year of about $4,000, with not a
penny from the state.
Last year Monmouth students
paid $25 tuition, double the charges
made at the other state normals and
at the State University and Agricul.
tural College. This year, the stud
ents have cheerfully paid the same
fee and when the regular session oil
the Legislature adjourned without
making an appropriation, a studen,
mass meeting was called, where 11C
students subscribed over $1400 In
order that the school should no,
close. Practically all of us are self
supporting and yet we gladly put ~
our hard-earned money both be
cause we want Normal training ant
because we mean to stand by oul
dear old school to the very last.
We are also self-respecting and re
sent bitterly the unfair and untru,
charges against our school, w,
know every falr-minded person ma!
know by the least investigation tina
Monmouth is, and has been a bon,
: fide Normal school. Under the ad
verse conditions, 4S graduates wer
sent out last year and there will b.
over 40 the coming June. or las
years Senior Glass, 45 are nov
teaching, 2 are students In colleg
and one Is married. SO of las
years ia students are known to b
teaching. Most Of the remainln
have returned TO school this year
81 $40 per cent Of the graduate
during the past five years are stil
teaching and the percentage for tn
whole twenty-seven years Is over 6t
These and other reliable an
authentic statistics have been pull
Iished from year to year and ar
- available to all. Our school and II
good name and reputation are tn
capital OF graduates and STUDENT
y and the loss OF that capital throug
abuse and Misrepresentation near
bankruptcy. Monmouth cannot b
crushed Like Truth, "Thoug
:, crushed to earth, she will rise again
- the eternal years OF God are hers
Gentlemen OF the press, give us
square deal" Very truly your
THE STUDENT BOD
p. M. STROUD, Pres.
MARY WHITNEY Sec.