The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-10-06

ne AbniaHu bdliy independent cOh-
tinues Its good hight for the location or
the new Eastern Kentucky State Nor
NAL School in the Big Sandy Valley.
The following artical is taken from
that paper;
In keeping with its plan to give the
public tuii details OF the merits OF the
Eastern kentucky Normal SchooI Ioca-
ton question the Independent Is Oh
ierlng To-Day presentation Oh the Iacls
"hlch shou!u govern the commission III
It's impending selection from a some
what uHlefsht angie
II mas ALREADY peeh SHOWN that the
kentucky Educational survey Com
mission, appointed Dy the governor uh~
der an act OF the legislature OF lSZo
specifically recommended the location
ui the new Eastern hehIucky norma
School III the Falvy Oh the Big san
dy' IL was also AMY ana cIearIS point
ed out that the General Educatlohal
'oafn Oh ne" 1ork wy, more pup
u1ariy known as Ihe ltoeheleller fouh
datlon not only luny t"ht"fFed III
the ACTON oi the educational commas
sloh' put stood committed 10 uoha :
tlon OF SZoOoOo TO the school, III the
event that the recommendations as 10
location. ana pan were earned out'
Ihls dohauoh Is expressly not mace
aVailable IN the event that the schooI
Is piaceu AT Morehead'
Inc responsibility OF choosing the
site OF the school placed upon the
commission recently appointed, Is
heavy one
Ihey nave however the distinct ad-
vantage OF having the exhaustive re-
port of the 1920 commission before
them, From 1t they can gain informa
uon prepared by corps OF experts
which they cannot secure by reason oil
their own Efforts. should they disagree
with the decisions OF those experts
ihey should at least be prepared to
give to the people of Kentucky good
and sufficient reason for such dis
agreement. They must go back or tht
! detailed information given in the re
port of the commission and prove er'
! roneous the facts upon which that re-
port was based. 49,.
Especially is this true II they shoulc
choose Tor reasons OF their own, TO Sc
lect location for the Eastern, Nor
mai School which. is not only not II
the Big Sandy Valley, but which woult
be OF no more educational advantage
to the population of that valley thai
would result If the establishment o
the school were abandoned entirely
The basic facts behind their decision
and reports are then the materia
which 1t is hoped that this article vii
bring clearly before an interested pub
lie. ... >. H." g.. .-... .....
All students of the question hay
agreed as to the necessity OF the neH
Normal Schools as expressed in tn
report Of the Survey Commission
4 Under no circumstances should the
at the outset be standard Norma
Schools. They should be designed
prepare teachers for the rural school
of the respective districts A simpl
single. course OF study not more ina
three years in length for elementar
school entrants would for the presen
suffice; but the course should be MAD
thorough as far as II goes ana shoul
from the hrst TO last be controlled
the needs OF rural teachers. A gradu
ate desiring to advance further shoul
be admitted at Richmond or Bowlin
Green and should be able TO complet
an advanced course in two years.
In oriet' as far as our section or IN
state is concerned TINS schoot Is TO