East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-11-03
STATUS OF THE
STATE AORMALS
Three Provided For by Law
but Are Closed for Lack
of Funds

The three State Normal Schools OF
Oregon are all on the statute books
Just as before, all three being under
the control OF the Board OF Regents
OF Normal Schools" The state Sen
ate at the last session refused to
pass any q the many different ap-
propristions passed by the House of
Representatives and the Board OF
Regents had 10 discontinue the three
schools In the absence Of funds. The
Board OF Regents had closed the Nor
Drain, in June, 1908. and recommend
ed to the Legislature that it be dis
continued. The Legislature OF 1909
abolished the school and made an ap-
preparation covering all the states
obligations in connection herewith
The bill was introduced in the House
by the Douglas County member whose
home Is at Drain and the Legislature
made the necessary appropriation and
abolished the school unanimously
without opposition.
There are separate initiative ap-
preparation blls-ens fer each OF the
Schools on the ballet for November
., 1919, and any school receiving
majority Of fareresls votes cast for
its bill, will be opened in due course
sf time by the State Board on Re
gents.
Should the voters fail to make an
appropriation for any OF the three
schools they viii remain In statu quo
and the Legislature ext January will
meet the Normal School issue again.
Should another effort be made to
locate one Normal School at Portland,
or in any city where there Is no
state Institution- at the present
time, the constitution requires that
the Legislature must submit the is
sue to the note Of the people before
such institution Can be located. In
this event it will be November, 1912
before the people can legally estab
hsh the location. and 1t will be Sep
tembsr, 1918, before Q school could
be formally opened. In the matter o.
locating State Institutions" at point!
whore they are not already located
the customary initiative petitions d.
not obtain. The Constitution require
tho House. Senate and Governor az
proving to refer the issxs TO the pee
pie.
The Board of Rsgsrts ef Norma
Schools" was created by the Lcgisls
turs Of 1908, and consists OF nine men
bers, the three members OF the Stat
Board of Eduoatioa being ex-ofici
members and six members are a.
pointive. None OF the members {
the Board are residents OF a count
in which 10 located a State Normi
School, the State University or th
Agricultural College. This Board gu
ceeds a Board Of Regents for eac
school.
The Board Of Regents OF Norm
Schools was expected by the Legisl
ture to investigate all the condition
OF the State Normal Schools OF Or
gon, and make Recommendations
the succeeding Legislature for pc
manent State Normal School polio
The Board among other measures a
pointed a committee OF compete
educators as a Board of Visitors WI
made a professional examination
all the schools and made their repol
The Board, previous to the meetil
of the Legislature in 1909 made
report recommending a three Norm
School system for Oregon, the thr
schools to be located ON the propt
ties OF the state in the separate al
distinct localities, the Willamette VI
ley, Southern Oregon, and Easte
Oregon; Monmouth, Ashland al
Weston respectively. At the meetir
all members OF the Board save Oh
Regent W. B. Aver, OF Portland, sig
cd the recommendation. Regent Ay
was undecided a. 70 how many NJ
NAL Schools should be establisht
and where the sites should be loc;
Cd Before the Legislature conven
he submitted to that body an exter
ID report covering his views on t
subject, the tendency Of his epinb
being against me present sites a
favoring one or tive at some poin
not dsAnitely loeAtsA Other than Il
the recommendations were una
nous.
This disintsrested Board OF +
Osnts laborsd faithfully to evolve
satisfactory State Normal School S!
tn for Oregon, and In order to hs
the Legislature pass upDo the Boar
Recommendations upon their mer
without suggestions or personal wo
from the three schools recommend
stated their object in written co
munication to the presidents Of
three Normals and requested them