The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-12-15

NsSfsARass dassago The Republican
Esomnaented on Aberdeen's biennial
BANQUET to members of the legisla-
turesgreferring to It as a polite form
Eof lobbying. BY such means Aber-
deem, loyal to her own interests,
hopes always to secure the maxi
imuEa OF appropriations for the
Northern Normal and Industrial
School. located there. It was OBJ
served ct that time that 1t was not
inteded that this institution should
undertake to make Of itself a sort
of university and that 1t, with the
other normal schools Of the state. has
been trying to spread out beyond its
legitimate field. To this the Aber-
deem News replied with a denial that
the biennial banquet ia intended to
influence the legislators unduly or
that the normal there Is trying to
become Q university. II Aberdeen
does not hope to gain some advan-
tage from It's feast to the legislature.
then It Is a bad investment and not in
keeping with Aberdeen's way of do
ing things for Aberdeen's interest.
It gives The Republican a great
deal Of satisfaction to find that in its
criticism of the policy of the Aber-
deem normal, 1t has the support OF
no less an authority than the particu
lar member OF the board of regents
who Is chairman Of the committee
that supervises the work of the Alb
erdeen institution. In fact Mr..
had some time before this
made q special report to the board
of regents. In which; he demonstrates
all question that the normals
OF the state are violating the South
Dakota statutes in attempting TO
spread theiF %curriculums over a
whole range Of subjects not related
to their proper work.
MI. Hitchcock quotes the laws de-
lining the scope Of the work of the
state normals. and then he quotes
their own advertisements Of their in
stitutions. showing how many courses
they are providing without the au-
Ithority Of law. The normals at
Madison. Springfield and Spearfiish
are limited ~ law to courses OF
study In III the art Of teaching. t2l
the various branches that pertain to
q comomn school education and CD
the mechanical arts, husbandry, ag-
ricultural chemistry. humane treat
ment ot animals. hygiene and music.
The Aberdeen normal, which was
created without reason and merely
al . political grab by Aberdeen, il
limited by special statute to normal
work and industrial and mechanic
arts. Further the law specifically
states that the board Of regents shall
not continue or create departments
In multiplication" Contrary to ali
these laws, the northern normal is
giving Q course preparatory to col
lege, technical and engineering
schools and even two years OF
straight college work, not to men
ton an attempt 70 convert what .was
intended as s practical industrial
arts course into one Of technical ma
.ture. The spearfiflsL Normal, gen
erously supplying the need Of a pub
lie school system for that place. at
state expense. ~advertises that 1t
teaches all subjects from the first to
the fourteenth years. commercial
courses. preparatory college courses
and two years Of college work, all
without authority by law. The Madi-
son Normal offers IAN excellent and
complete secondary education" and
further conducts q commercial col
lege.
Regent Hitchcock quotes authori-
ties In support Of his statement that
e the worst policy for q state to
overlapping and competi-
ton betwesnsits own institutions.
This ought to be obvious enou- III.
evenif every educator Of note had not
ment that the board Of regents wants
increase Of $s27.0oo in the.appro-
priations for the state educational
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