Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 40

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
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State has so wisely provided. We willingly mlinil that il is no light lask to Inke the nogorernabile and vicious frow n life of idleness and crime, and by firmness nud Chrislinn kindness, minke thent obeilient mind industrious, re- storing The rietims af negleel lo virtuo nud isefulness.

Y'rt wrhin can wilberş the olingo irit hout gratitude to Him irha enme to seek mid save the loyt ?

All the girls ntleni school Imlf the ilay ; the ofher is ileroled to house. holil dulies in rotntion with kbitting, sewing, ole,, hoping to qualify them for lires of' ilsefulness. As idleness is the greatest barrier to successful re- form, with our increasing numbers, we feol the wennl of some branch of iz- lustry to keep them employed.

The library so kindly presented by the President of the Board, $ A. Fletcher, has been highly appreciated and is doing & goon nork hy coconrag- ing in taste for profitable reading.

Il ahorils me great pleasure to be nhle to record that the nysislants in hoth departments have Inbored moel faithfully to make the institution n blessing lo Those comunitted to our care.

J Henry' liappes, President, Indisunpolis. Joseph 1. Irwin, Cohibibus. Franklin G. Armstrong, Comden

DOAND OF VISITORS.

Han. Conrad Baker, Indianopolis. Mrs. Rhodn M Coffio, Richmond.

Mrs. Adilison D. Hovch, Indianapolis.

APPI.DINTISDENT IND ASSISTANTS.

Mrs. Sarah 1. Smith, Superintenilent.

Inmes Smith, Sten ard. Mrs. l'lira Johnson, Aniron. Miss Marihn Pray, Teacher. Miss Annie Muthur, Assistant. Roliert Gray, Engineel'

Thomas Barnett, Wateliminn.

Dr. Theophilus I'nriin, Indianapolis.

INDIANA STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.

TLIINIS HJUTE, TIGO IHUNTI.

This institution was fouleil, in pursuance of an act of Ihr General As- sembly, in 1870. The building is a fue brick structure, located upon suita- ble ground, nl Terro Hunte, in Vigo County, At the opening of the school it was very orideol, mring lo the sunny embarrassments surrounding il, that it would require execeiling core nud circumspectiou iu ils umnungement to scenre for it that success and efficiency which the people of the Stale lind a right to expert. Hence, the Board felt il to be their duty, from the begin- ning, to leave nothing undone which it was in their poner to do do lo securi for The institution us ingh a degree of distinclion as bad been altained by like institutions in other and older States. In this their efforts have been attended with the most gralifying success. The Iestisunny of this fact is founil in the opinions of some of the most emincol amil successful educators elsenhere, who do not hesitate to pronounce the luilinun Sinte Norinnl School ono of the best and most Thorough institutions of the kindl in any of Ihr Sinles, East or Wesl.

"The following from the Heport of the Trustees for 1874 exhibits, somt- what. The progress nod needs of the institution :

While the origiunl appropriation undde fer the erection of the building exhibited great liberality on the purt of the Legislature, yel it was in- sulbeient fer tho objeet. The plan of the structure having hren prescribed in Ilie art, the Boord irus left no discretion irbatover in reference to il. Consequently, when the amount npproprinted was experled, The building iras left in an unfinished condition. Probably the Board might have been justificit in not opening the sohool unlit ils completion was provided for by An wilional appropriation. Their only, however, in Their opinion, re- qun cil n different course. Appreciating The necessity for ns curly diffusion of ils ndruntages throughout the Slate as possible, and The first and secondl stories being Suisheil, They decided to minke the experiment, wil leare the question of n further appropriation to bo ilerited thereafter. They, in their opmion, fonud full justification for this in the fet Out umple necommeda- tious nere furnished for the pupils likely to be in attendance for somo time. But the eminent aud rapid success of the institution has made this time briefer ilinu they untriputel They have already experivuced great jucon- veniem e an account of The increase in the numbor nf pupils, wbo hure heen coupelle la labor under many difficulties and disadvantages on nevonal of Their erowilel condition. These harr, however, in solue measure, bern al errimne hy the sserthees which both the meulty nud the students have unte, and, consequently, hue uot, thus fur, interinily impeded the progress of the lufter But the number of pupils is ya mapully increasing that The efficiency of the school must he, in n giest degrey, impairul for the fnture, unless the bnibling is speedily completed. To ilu Uns, il is estimated by the architect thel nn wlditionl aqtroprintion of $82,000 will be re- gnired, aud the Board express the enroret hopo that an net for that purpose muny be pas-id al the uppronching gessinh of the Legisleinre. Tu withhold sich nn uppropriotien troubl nodoubleilly he bad economy To make il wouldl bo bni to answer the public capcelulion.

The finishing ilw builling involves the necessity uf inpauling the lol and grounds surrounding il, which were donated to tho Stale by the city of Terre Ihuuuito. Hitherto The Board have been unable to do this, in cunse. quener of hiring no money applicable to that purpose. When dune, il shuuld, in their opinion, ho so donr as lo innke The improvement corresponl with tbe charneter if the building, which, ny on architectural struolurv, is 101 wurpassed in the State. An uppropriation of ST,000 will olan he re- quired for this purpose.

The Beard bare also experienceil much trouble in keeping the rooms in The building at n proper and healthy temperature during cold weather Without Lhis it is impossible for pupils to progress with their aluities antis- factorily. Muny of Them Inve afrindy been subjected to enhls brought on hy thi want of regularity in heating, nul it has been fenred That their beallh Wohld bo seriously impaired in consequence. Thus far, howverer, there linve been no sprions consequently on this account. Yet the necessity of pro- Filing some other molle of healing than that furnished by stores has been so demonstruleil think they have fell oldigrd lo assume the responsibility of entering into u conimel for builling n stenm healing apparatus, which is umY in progress of rrrelion. The work was Irt, after propor competition Amongst u number of buldera from the different oities, and upon public nolirr in lending nensquipors ; nnd tho Bourd are convinced That the price of the work nhd the terms of The contrart nill cominmind the approbation of The Legislature unil the public. The price fixed in the continel is $11,865. lo irlich is to be added $1, 937 for masonry, ele , which mukrs $13,200, fol uhich an appropriation will be askel.

Il Lus also been found necessary to provide for furnishing the building vith ienler, not wudy for uses within, hul lo supply the henting apparatus The Terre Haute Water Works Campquy are able, with their minchinen) onl pipes, to comluet waler lo any part of the city, and Ihy Bound hure pruiled Ibenelves of the nilranluges ihns nffuriled to supply the uceded umount. The work for this purpose is also in progress, mint cho irhole, irhon com pleieil, including phimmlang, piping, hnsins, ole., will, it is estiminteil, cost The sum of $891, to be aulded, also, lo the appropriation asked for.

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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF INDIANA .- CONTINUED.

The institution suffereil greatly, al the uutset, for the nant of o library, without irbich it is absolutely impossible for an educational enterprise to be seecessfully comlucteil. The dillieully ariving frou This cause lins been partially uvereome by a munificent doantien made hy n public spirited cili- ten of Terre Haute. Realizing the embarrassment occasioneil by the want of books, Chauncey Rose, Bon., has giren the sum of $1,000 for the purfase of luying the fiuunilation of n library. A portion of this has heen jusliciously expendvil hy the President of the Faculty, mind The remainder will be Bo soon ny lie enti find leisure from his Inborions ilulies to minke tho necessary seleclien of The books in the atores of the principal cities. But this sum, when oll expendeil, will not supply such a library as the institution re- quires. The lloard bare estimateil thnl the sum of $10,000 in addition will ile so, besidle supplying o cubinet and necessary nuparaina.

Other sums nhsolutely necessmy haro been emilirneed in a report from " committee of the Hoaril, herelafure communicateil to your Exrolleney, which will also be Iniil heforo thr legislature. These are as follows : The sum uf $1,977 commissions to the architect for The superiutendence of the work, ne- cording la the terms of the original contract with him; $6,000 in pay the indebteilness of the Boaril for money borrowed and debts contracled to carry on the school. They have also naked fur $10,000 for building a boarding house for girls, the necessity for which will appear in a subsequent purl of this report.

The several items, showing the amount of the appropriations, and the uggregole, are as follows ;

Steam heating apparatus, + $17,290

Iron fence, 1,000 feel wrought iron, 7,000

Completion of building, 32,000

Arelufeel's eninmissions nnil olnims, 1,991

tulebtedness, 6,000

Boarding house for girls, estimateil to cost $20,0 10,000

Library, apparatus onil cabinet, 10,000

Water Works, cuatroet, etc., 89

Total

5+1,108

The Board ilo not feel nt liherty lo omit further notice uf the liberality exhibited toward the institution by Chauncey Rose, Esq. Ile ling given relief to the Trustees by lemporury lonny, ranging from $1,500 10 $35,000, trilhonl which nid the credit of the institute and the safety of the building wouldl bare bern in jeopardy And placing u just estimate on The power Bod influence for good to the State of well qualified teachers, us uell as being prompted hy high motires of truly economical and practical benero- lence, he lius also placed in the hands of the Secretary of the Ilonrd u suffi- elclicy of mrmais, for the pinst three years, to meet the expenses of from turelre lo twenty young ladies ul the institution. During the past year this number lins heen steadily kept up to muenty. In ninking the selection of These, the President of the Furilly aud the Secrelury have neteil conjointly. Selertious hare been chiofly maile, in a number of counties, from such as lure proreil themselves meritorious, aml whose means are insufficient to enable them to altend the school nud completo the course.

The Beard have obilnined from Mr. Rose authority to say that he has already set apart from his estate $100,000, the interest of which is to be applied for this same purpose-the entire bequest to be placed uniler Ibe control of the Beard of Trustees. It is oxpeeleil that, at o future period, when those who may become the recipients of this fund shall he alle, the amount thus rerejved shall be returned by them tu the Trustees to beupplied, in turu, to the like reliof of ollers.

The expenses incident 19 higher education become a bar lo manny those talents and aspirations iroulil enable them to tuke n high rank in Ihr profes- wion of teaching. Young Indies labor under double disadrillingo on account of the amull range of industrial pursuits which inrile them to jirufifable labor. Travel, hourd bills and books seon exhinusi The sarings of many months of jutient industry, Bonril costs ahont $5.00 jer neck af Terre Funto. The ilunution nhoro referred to will sustain, at the institution, nhoul forly similents. It is believed that if a suitable boneding house ivere pro- rideil, as good boanl muit hefter social adralluges enn be had for $1.00 per week. Experience at other institutions will justify this estimate; and sixty inulrud of forly can then be sustained nt the institution. Should the expense of such & builling he incurred without an appropriation from the >tale, the endowment this giornileeit will he diminished by its eusl. The Boanl then imnld, in view of this liberal ilonation, earnestly recominend ILut the necessary funils bo furnished the Trustres for the orcetion of such a building, which, together with o guitublo lot, it in estimaled will cost $20,000. The uppropriation they hare nuw neked for is one- half this sum. All parts of the Sinte are nlike interested in this important supplement lo The mis aninges of the institution.

When the building is completed, the basement will furnish abeul forty young icon will sturly nud lodging roomus, which aro dry, niry, und mell supplied with light. This accummedation ivill hie a great relief to many of them, fur by means of it thry muy be able greatly tu economize their ex- penses, amit thus Iorgoly to entinlice the usefulness of tho institution. Every- shing thul trints to do this must be accepted as necessary to the rund lind in view in the establishment of the school. Such hus been the view taken in those Stutes irliere Normal Schools are, on ncecunt of their silecess, con- sidried uut enly necessary but indispensable.

The Board feel especially rolleil on lo explain the amount of tenobing force you ruguged, and the prounblo wants in tant respect in the futuro, Upon this point it is lo be ubserred abat, in consequence of the increasing dewand all over the country for competent professors and teachers, it bas been fauuil impossible to seelire the services of such, withont puying the salaries jud elsewhore. Turar ore necessarily regulnteil by the ileruand. As regards Nurinal leaching, the supply is so limited that The salaries of Hugh ny pressess The necessary qualifications ore unaroidlably high, though not higher than the churaeter of the sortires required. Amil especially is this Iliv case when the salaries poul to Those avha pessess coratimtuling ibility in other pursuits are takou imno consideration. The aggregate nmonni noir prid is Siti, 100), which exceeds the sum oununlly appropriated for thal pur- pose. It is, however, manifest to the Donrd lhint more teaching force Ihan is now enijdoyed n ill be hereafter necessary to nivel The ileniniil occasioned by the increase of pupils ; mul In nicet this necessity the Board will solicit ol' the Legislature un aiblition of $4, 000 to the annual luilion fund, so that it way he inereused to $20,000, instant of $15,000, ut which it now stands

The Beard ilesires to call the attention of the Guverner amt of The Legis- Isture ton suggestion whirb, in their opinion, involves important publie ron- midlerativny. It is known that the rluss of young Indirs and gentlemen who mo pilucating themselves for the profession of leaching are ill able to po' the expenses oliemitauf njion trareling from remote points in the Slute in onder In resch the Nortual School. Many, ilanh less, are kopf winy ou this preoun1. In veme of the olher Stnies this ilitheuilty lina hoon necommoilateil hy proruling by law Ter the payment of Their traveling expenses out of the State Treasury, under proper nail necessary reurletions. The effect uf this 15, in these Stairs, lo rqualizo the mlrautagry in all parts of them ; and in the npinion of the Henril, u similar arrangement wouldl bo oltendril with like resulis barre. The institution could not then bo vicired as possessing ony werely locul aspects, but evory jinil of the Sante would becotue ulike inter- ested in it, as it in in erery sonse ilesimeblo that it shouht bo. Tho Jucilities of frar el being al presoul so grrnt, the residents of the most romote county wouldt he enulled to rench Terre Haute as cheaply to themselves as lo Those Khu lito in the iumuesliate neighborhood.

When the presont condition of tho schoul is coulrasted with irbut it was at its Grat terin, it will readily appear Ibut its Arture success, in a greater ilegree then it has yet reached, may be confidenlly relirit ou. h oprmed with an

entry of only heenty-oue pupils. During the past termi there were furo Aun- ured and nyly-fire enrolledl ; and during the year three hundred and four ivere ontrreil. The entries in the model school, for the same period, were one Aumlred and twenty- one ; which maile the total enrollnunl for the year four Andred and twenty-five. The number that has attended since the school opened has been right hundred und fifty-five, exclusive of thuse who have alleniled the Model Schoul. Of this number, forty one havo ulready gradu- ntel, amit are now engageil ns teachers in the common schools of the Slate. These and the undergradunies are carrying on the great werk of education in seventy-five counties of the Sinte; and testimony of the value of the ser- rices They are rendering is borne by numerous County Superintendente anil lixaminers. In nll cuses where the opinions of these ollicers have been Ascertained, they are, in erery sense, commeilalory.

In this connection, und in order to show moure salisfactorily how the all- vantiges of the institution huve been disseminated, the Beard begs leave to Iny befare your Excellency the following statistics, covering the layl tivo yeara:

STATISTICS.

Mnles enrolled, - 187

Females enrolled, 211

Total, - 401

Average age of shiulents, Twenty-one yenrs, nine and a half months. Age of yuungest, sixteen ; oldest, forty.

Wholly dependent on self for education, . 980

Puitly dependent on self for education,

Not ilependent on self for cilucation,

PRECIOUN UI CITATION.

Teaching in The common schools, - 181

Farming.

Furming in summer, amil lenching in winter,

46 Mechunient or ol her occupations, Occupation nol previously decided, 73

Numher holding teachers' certificates, 196

HICOUPATION OF PATIENTS.

Farmers, 62 per cent

Mrebanics,

Merchants,

Physicians,

Ministers,

Lawyers,

Number of graduates,

Number of countirs represented, over

hi would be impossible to estimate the advantages thus shown lo bate been atrenily derived from this school. And when it is considered that it is one of the necessary means of providing an improved and harmonious sys. tomi of common school education in the State, the Board does not assutue too milich in saying that the institution commends itself no less to the favor of the public than to the liberality of the Legislature.

EDUCATIONAL I.KHIMIT.

The following exhibit of the educational conilition nf the Normal Schoot is taken from the lust report of the President of The Fueully, William .A. Jobee.

" The growth of the Normnul School is exhibiled by ibe following table, which shows the attendunce for each term during the last firo years

Whole number enrelled for winter lerm of 1873, 106

il fall term of 1873,

" aripier lert of IST4.

- 11

spring term of 1814.

fall terin of ISî4, 149

"The irbole number of persons who lini e received instruction in The Nor- mal School since its organization, Jonitury G, 1870, is 855.

The number of pupils reported in Ihr above statistics does not incluile the pupils enrolled in the model schools.

There are enrolled in these schiouls, il present, 184 embracing eight grules.

Il wus slaled nbore thint muore than soienty-fre counties of The State have licen represented in the sohoul. It will he of interest to know the number of students in euch county nomeil .

Bartholomeus, 3; Bluckford, 1; Boone, 1, Carroll, 6, Cnss, 4. Clark, 9; Clay, 1# ; Clinton, S, Crawford, 1 ; Duriess, 9; Derborn, 10, De Kalb, i ; Drbumurr, 3; Elkhurt, 3; Fayeilo, 8; Flopit, 2; Fonulain, 3. Franklin, 1 : Gibson, 8; Grant, 9; Green, " . Hamilton, 't; Hancock, 10, Harrison, 4 : Hendricks. 13: Howrand, 4, Huntington, 6; Jackson, 3; Jusper, 1, Jay, 0: Jefferson, 12; Jennings, T; Jolinson, II); Knox, 16; Kusciusko, 4; Lake, 1 ; la Porte, 3; Lawrence, IL ; Madison, i ; Marion, 34, Marshall, 1 ; Mar- tin, I, Miami, G, Monroe, I, Mautgomery, 18; Morgen, 11; Orange, 1; Ohio, 1; Omren, 8; Parke, 10; Perry, 3, like. 5; Posey, 8; Putonin, 1 !; Raulolph, 2: Ripley, 1, Hush, 3 : Scott, 4, Shelby, 4, Spencer, "; St. Joseph, 4. Sullivan, 5; Switzerland, "; Tippecause, 5; Tipton, 2; Vanderburgh, 10, Vermillion, 12; Vigo, 123; Wabash, 2; Warren, 7, Warrick, 12; Washi- inglon, 2; Warne, 13.

In wilditiou to the ubore, there are nearly 100) students who failed to amine Tho county whenco they came on entering the sebesl, mul the fact irps of erteoked by the person huriug special charge of this mutter. It is certuin that muore Ihnn serenty-five counties have been represented.

The first significant fuet to which I would call your attention is, that dur- ing the Inst tiro years nearly as mam young men As young women Inre attended the sebpol. In a foin] attendance of 401, The excess of young Indies is only Inraty.srren.

This foot suggests That the profession of teaching is drawring nearly as many men as moumn to ila ranks; Quil this feel, together with another, that the nroruge age of sluulents nt enlering is nearly tiremty-tuo yrars, suggests that the purpose of attemiling the Normut School, the purpose of acquiring n professional kuou ledgr of what They are te teach, and how to teach it, is lehsherately and intelligently formed by these young people, and thal thoy seek tho qualifications mentioned with it riciy lo permuurney in the leneh- er's profession

PUESCE. THEY COME.

Sisly-tiro per cent of the entire onrollmeat come from the farmers' hotues, und more thon ninety per cent. uf all como fromu the so-called indus- triul olussi's.

Nearly seronty per cent. of them nro entin-ty depenitent on their own in. dustry und ceonomy for tho necessary menus of ilefraying Their expeuses for inmeling in mil from the school, for hourding, clothing, bunks and other in- enleutula. while pruseenting their studies here ; and more than seventy-fire per ceal. uf Ibem can ationil anly from ons to three terms nl u limo. "They Inre lo siny out und teach, ur perform same other service, to get the means uith n bich lo return and finish Ihrir stmilies.

'T'his fuet explains the turistion tu nujuhers allending during the different Terms uf the year.

Nearly righty- tiro per cent. of them enter the Normal School with no other school education than that gutten in the district schools of the country. They bring with them ny hahits of study, uo porrer of attending to ab- stmaet principley, no power of reflection, and no power of introspection; yel their poivers uf outwuril observation have been comparatively well der eloped, and this Through The force of circumstances.

Life, with them, has been a reality, and they bave learned the value of both time unil Inoney.

The best qualifientinns which these stuilenty bring are hnbite of industry and a background of common sense, fir which mere intellectual acumen is a poor substitule.

CONILITIEN4 OF ADMISSIIIN.

Pupils, if females, must he sistren years of age ; if manles, cighiern.

They must possess guod moral character and average intellectual abililies. If residents of Indiana, they must premise to teach, if practicable, in the runtnon schools of the State, a period equal to tivice that spent as pupils in the Normal School.

They must pass a fair examination in reading. spelling, geography and in arithmetic, through percentuge. They must urite a legible hunil, and be able to analyze and parse simple sentences,

The above are the conditions freil by law and by the Board of Trustees for admission.

Under these conditions eight hundred and fifty five persons have entered the school and recrived salar of its benefits.

Of this number, forty-one have gradualel from the elementary couras, and are filling, and hare filled, responsible positions in The scheuly of the State, and hundreds of the under graduates are rrulering efficient servire in the same field.

COURSES OF STUDY.

Two courses of study have been adopted-the Elementary and the Ad- vanced course.

The question, " what constitutes a proper or contustent course of study for n Normal School ?"" has been inuch discussed by persons interested in j1. The view of that question token bere, and the ground for this wieir, may be stated as follows .

The Sinte of Indiana bas established a system of free schools, and it bas prescribed what shull constitute the course of stuily in them. While the law does not ezelude cerlain subjects, it does include certain ones; and manifesily the subjects included are 10 fake precedence. The subjects presenbed by Inw are Reading, Writing, Spelling, Arithmetic, Geography, United States Ilistory, English Grammar, Physiology, good manners anil good morals.

The luiv alfawer erery son and daughter of the commonwealth to know these subjrets thoroughly and to some purpose ; anil it allows each and every one to form the most desirable amil excellent habits in respect of inanners and morals.

The thoroughi nequisition of the knowledge and habits referred to con- stitute no mean intellectual and moral furnishing with which to begin life. This institution was created for the purpose of qualifying persons to leach the above mentioned subjects in the public schools, as declared in the net which erented it.

One course of study is therefore determined implicitly by the Legisla- lure. It includes thorough and systematic instruction in the subjects re- quired by law lo be taught in the public schools, and such other instruction as is necessarily involved in a science of leaching

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 40

Author: Publication date: 1876 Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co. Number of Pages: 472

Author:
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472