Year: 1871

Hurry UD That New Building.


The Normal College, after an existence OF nearly
twelve months, has given most satisfactory proofs
Of popularity and success Its projectors-the pre-
sent Board OF Observation-Disclosures sanguine ex-
pectatioDs regarding Its future, but these were
exceeded to an extent for which few were prepared
Indeed, looking AZ the maturity this institution has
already acquired, there is good ground
for the belief that New York viii soon
obtain celebrity for the normal instruction
II affords. The teaching staff Is able, efficient
and devoted, and the task Of organizing so large


college, OF arranging studies and classifying pupils
has been accomplished in shorter time nor In
a more thorough manner. In point Of numbers the
growth attained is such older Institutions might
well envy. One thousand adult females do not often
assemble in one builitng; yet this aggregation can
be seen for fye mornings in the week at the corner
OF Fourth street and Broadway. Figures like these
show the wide and deep root the college has taken.
They show that is not the institution OF class or
o sect but that IT belongs to the people--the rich
and the poor. the high and the low. This fact viii
10 farther than any other establish It's claims TO
popularity and support. The people like Impair
tiary they like educational equality and they viii
not grunlble at the expense OF an Institution which,
In distributing favors, acknowledges but one dis
tlncton-nameiy, merit.


In the matter OF Instruction the advantages OF the
specially system have been fully secured to the
pupils Each OF the five Departments has profess
s0r OIL It's own VINO Is assisted by corps or tutors;
but the former only Is responsible for the work.
There IS no divided responsibility here which would
prevent the blame from falling on the proper shoul-
ders; there Is room for the educational Jack Of
all trades where eacn has just sufficient ground
10 admit the best cultivation. In round
ing this Institution the Board aimed at
increasing the efficiency OF the teacher for
the benefit OF the pupil. n trained teacher can
accomplish In ak months results for which an
trained teacher would require twelve the gain 10
the community would be obvious ana great. But
that is not all; the work would not only be more
quickly done; 1t would be better done, and here is
second boon which all cannot fail to appreciate
The toillng masses woulG be the first to haIl such
blessings. In their case poverty or necessity CON-
pels the early withdrawal of children from school,
and the advantage OF condensln. two years.
instruction into one would prove incalcuaDle
Win SO many things In its favor, the Normal col
lege has yet desideratum In the shape OF splcn-
da building suitable TO It's requirements The block
on Sixy-nlnth street donated by the city furnishes
most admirable slte and II Is TO be hoped that the
Board OF Education will avail themselves OF the oc-
cason TO erecg useful et,llce for education and an
architectural ornament to the city. When one con-
siders that the number OF male teachers Is every
day diminishing ana that soon females Will almost
monopoze the Instruction, the responsibility OF eIu
eating the latter becomes all the serious. Let
there. then, be Alma Mater FOR women and let
the Board which has 80 wen iaaQgugated the wQga
cazry AZ " successful issue.