Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-01-28
THE iIBI0<
NORMAL SCHOOL.

THE regulation bill. which has bob
bed up in every legislature for the
past twenty years. to abolish the Al
hion Normal Is again before the legis-
nature. Regardless Of its hoary looks
and ancient clothes Il Is always able
10 get past In some manner and take
up the time Of the session.
II r. charged that the school does
not Justify the cost Of its upkeep. As
matter Of fact the small attendance
AZ the school Is the logical results OF
hieaniai attempts 10 strange the school
and the premeditated effort on the
part Of DR. r. a. Bryan during the
mast few years 10 still further discredit
the school with visw to killing IL. II
is small encouragement 10 a prospect
tive pupil 20 attend school whose
continued existance is always threaten
81. No student cares TO be a graduate
~ defunct institution and during the
past twenty years the Albion Normal
school has hecn constantly threatened
with extinction by every legislature.
Here are some facts regarding the
school that viii DC Of advantage both
70 the friends and enemies OF the
school 10 refresh their memories with
The Albion Normal school was locat-
I'd a. Albion when the old Kelton trail
was the main artery OF commerce IN
southern Idaho, Albion was the larg-
est town on that trail between Boise
and kelton and II was at that time as
logical 20 locate the Normal school M
Albion as a would be today 70 locate
az any prominent town on the main
line OF the Short Line. !
J. +. Miller. OF Burnley. was a member
- the state Legislature from CasSia |
county NJ that time and II was through 4
his efforts that the school vas located I
there The original ground on which (
ne main buildings were erected were
donated 10 the state by Mr.. Miller
His proposition 10 the state was that
the lands were donated for the pur-
pose Of locating a State Normal school
and that were the property OF the
state only 50 long az the state used
them for a Normal school.
Twenty years ago this winter fight
was made on the Albion Normal hy
parties who wished Il moved 20 Poca-
teiio. The friends OF the school saved
its hfe then By agreeing with the Poca-
teiio people TO support an appropriation
Tor state school ~ Pocnteiio ami In
return the rocafciio people were 10
help the Anton Normal
1wo years later tle fight was re-
rewef on thr Albion Normal Il was
tafn proposed % transform Il into
reform school but tho friends II that
propositisu discovered that II the state
uuii using IL ~ 8 Normal school the
property reverted TO J. r Miller who
h4d donated the original land. This
Eight ended In the Albion ard pocatello
people agreeing % help locate The re-
sofrnstory a. ~ Anthony 10 return
Tor help for their Institutions from she ,
81 Arthcry people Later the same ;
hing occurred when an attempt was I
made 20 eonvers the Normal into q Z
bind school This cornpro:nise result q
ID IN to blind scnOooi going b. Good :
NJ. Again en- attempt - convert the Z;
Normal into an institBtlosi Tor the
asilie rnince1 resulted IA ar institution
= that kind being iocated ~ Eampa. I
DerinS the past four years Dr.. y A..
5ryan, - commissioner Of Education r
~ Gsed the great fuaaence Of hie :
iosltion 70 ciscrecit TIE Albion Normal q
= much - possible So g. Il any z
yoncer the htDion Normal has not :
gcaDered a. il shouia7 y u any q
yorcer the fax T,eyerg have not BEEN
ettiag value received Tar their invest
lent2 Il
n toe leSlsiaf1re ant tie stale Off q
aJs ~in efge ne Debooi fair chance /.