The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-18
GOV, VETOED
BILL CREATING
NORMAL SCHOOL
BELIEVES THAT STATE COL.
LEGES NOW IN EXISTENCE
ARE SUFFICIENT.
uives Other Good Reasons Why
Such an Institution Should
Not BE Created.

'"i'aN'ssSee, june lS.-Go,. Park
"A.A Ae4I las 'c,Oed the b,il uro.
'A'''e iof q Stale normal sc..ooI to
Ie located At Muulsou ANA ai,o. ,ho
io'1o" 4AS among other reasons for
SO doins:
OBJECT to this measure becoming
law and veto the sam for tAe fol-.
ioWlh3 reasons, to-WIt:
4AlS measure cleales a State mar
'na' so"ool ~ MADISON, Fla, a4u an
piopiIutcS 9oo,UUU from The Treasure
VI 'le state to be expended, $4,000
ior DuilulnGs ana $4,000 anuuallv
LOT TWO years for maintenance.
With this institution once estab-
llshcd. in order to maintain tho saro
as u state institution. it would bo
necessary for future legislatures tn
make appropriations for the erection
or additional buildings. for furnish.
ing and for maintenance. The initial
cost carried by this bill would con-
stltutc but very small part Of tha
sum or money which It would be-
necessary for the State to expend be.
tor1 getting the institution thor
oughly established. Within a few
years many times this amount of
money would be required in order to
build UP a state normal school.
At present the State has a normal
school or normal dcpartmer at the
state COLLEGE for Women ana o,so
has similar department at tho State
university. Tho normal course nro-
Vlocd by the State is opcn to anyone
in Florida who Cesircs to takc the
same. The cost to a student in either
OF these institutions while taking a
normal course is as low as can ho
obtained In :n, crclloso In the State.
I Tho normal work Is being extended
and enlarged with the growth Of
these institutions, Only recently the
Peabody building, Costing $4,000.
to be used in connection with the
normal work at the State university.
was completed. With the erection of
new buildings at the State College
for Women considerable expansion is
being made In the normal work.
With the facilities for normal work
at these two State institutions and
the increased facilities which are
constantly being provided, It is my
opinion that 1t Is unnecessary for an
additional college to be established
In this State. and that the Taxpayers
should not have placed upon them
the burden OF building m and main.
tanning another institution Of higher
learning.
1t is my opinion that our STATE
without going further has already
evidenced considerable liberallty to-
wards state colleges. Since the es-
tablshment Of the State University
at Gainesville and the Stat, College
Tor Women. about eight years ago.
the Legislature of this State has ap-
proprlated for the erection OF build
ines and furnishings at these two
colleges. approximately 100000, in
cluding buildings. furnishings and
maintenance. about sl.60O,OOO has
been appropriated to these institu-
tions within that time.
At the recent session of the Leg.
isature. and prior to the passage of
the bill under consideration, the
Legislature appropriated for tho
state Uniyersi y and the College for
Women. the sum of $4,000, which
Is evidence of a very liberal policy
on the part Of this STATE in aid
Of higher education, including nha-
NAL instruction In addition to the
above amount the same act carried
IN appropriation OF 100000 for tn,
and improvement of the
State School for the Deaf and Bl.Ld
Ind the Colorei Agricultural COL
ege maxine a total approximation
" the LEGISLATURE OF 1at from the
State treasury. OF $4,000 for the
State COLLEGES In my opihion this
argc anpropriation Is about as heavy
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