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Show That Normal School Again. To the editor of The Times: With the revolution in politics and the changes in official regulation, those who favor progress and are in sympathy with education will rejoice to see our public schools thoroughly organized, placed under one general management and supervised by a city government. This is the most practical and economical econom-ical plan to provide educational advantages advan-tages for all. Every man who is not an enemy to the public good will wish them prosperity and will give his influence influ-ence to make them a success. When tho church schools have served their day they must yield to the march of progress and in time retire from the field or branch out on new lines that do not conflict with the public schools and supply demands which are beyond the legitimate policy of these. The question to be decided is what shall be their line of work? How can they then longer be of service to the public? The friends of Salt Lake Seminary have already answered these questions by the proposition to establish a normal department and a business college the coming year. These departments de-partments thoroughly established and well equipped will be among the greatest great-est advantages any city can offer. The city can well afford to meet this proposition propo-sition and give it tbe strongest encouragement. encour-agement. To provide public schools will require the services of not less than one hundred teachers in addition to those in present employ who are fitted for the work. Trained teachers are always preferable. To prepare tbem for our neeus in the immediate future will require time. The sooner this work is commenced, the better for our people, as selections can then be made from home talent. We cannot do better than to open a normal and train our own teachers for our own work. Young men and women preparing for some occupation will ffieacLg a profitable field for employment, em-ployment, and those who desire to enter business need special preparation in this direction. With .an institution meeting these needs the prestige of our Sty ot other places wi I be greatly increased in-creased and we will then be in pos.t.on to suPplv.the demand forteachei-s through-out through-out the entire territory Let it not be said that Salt Lake lacks enterprise in educational matters. Now the tinie for action. We hope that all will give this movement strong encouragement. Salt Lake Cut". July 24. |