The Red Cloud chief., 1914-10-15
To the Voters Of the State

udVluR direauy cdlleu your a~ttenJlOn
tV the needs of the Dairy Department
and of the Chemical Department, 1
trust that you will now bear with me
while l explain to you the urgent
needs Of another branch of the Uni.
versity's work. As l have explained
before NY purpose in doing this Is to
urge upon the voters the need of set.
Ting the location problem at the com
ing election. The instances hat / cite
are not more important than many
others, only a few Of which can be-
specifically to your attention.
| have attended this fall the dedica-
ton of splendid new high school build
ings at Fremont and Wahoo. They
are highly creditable to the commune
ties that have erected them. Good
school buildings, however, are not
more important than good teachers.
There should be no controversy be-
tween the Two ideas. II Is not n ques
ton of teachers versus buildings, but
a question Of teachers and buildings.
Many communities in Nebraska are
getting the buildings. Many com.
munities in Nebraska already have
some very strong teachers, hut how
can the general efficiency of the teach.
ing force of the state be Increased,
The University Of Nebraska includes
by state law the Teachers College.
This College and all the Normals of
the state cannot supply as many eff
cient teachers as the state needs.
There is a possibility of rivalry as ,o
which of the state institutions shall
have a dominant iDflneuce in certain
corners Of the educational field, bu,
there Is no possibility that their united
effort will train more teachers than
the state needs.
In order that your Teachers Collel
aud YOUR Graduate School Of Educa
ton may have adequate facilities fol
doing their work, the University mus
have as poi as possible an Education
y Building. The educational forces ar,
now scattered about the campus. Tn,
Temple High School, which is dom.
admirable work both in t~rainin,
pupils and in serving as u practice ant
observation school, is housed in base
ment rooms. Originally these room
were not even entirely excavated, bu
as the basement is fairly high, the
d answer Ms a temporary expediency
But the question is, does the stat
S want its Teachers College practice ant
v observation school to be permanent
underground. The answer must /
l. an emphatic no. AS a state we are ne
\ so hard mp as that. We want an ad,
quate education building, such a
other institutions enjoy, and we wal
, 1t to house the practice school in sue
v a way that the school will be phys
cally a model to all superintendent
u and principals who care to inspect
II 1t is "a matter of state wide education,
D. interest. Further 1t should not
overlooked that the rooms vacated b
g the Temple High School are urgentl
n needed for extending the work of II
cafeteria, for increasing the faciliti,
d of the Y. M and Y. W. G. A.. and fl
such other student organizations +,
were in the minds of the donors wh
gave the money for this splendi
! Temple Building. This buildin
which cost we 800, 900 and unlih
some other University buildings, is t.
day worth more han it cost, was new,
intended for school purposes. 1t
almost a misuse Of the gift to use it a
" such. .
III you decide to extend the Gil
campus, the passing of the high schol
&c out of the Temple will work permal
emily to the great advantage of Il
he student body of the university.
n, you decide by your votes to remo'
"a the University to the Farm, a ne
= education building Can soon be bui
Mt there, leaving the entire Temple Bull
ing to he used effectively for stude
ty welfare during the transition perio
tn which all persons who have made
a careful study Of the situation reali
'e- must be rather long.
he Yours very truly,
3. AVERY, Chancellor.