Show FORT CAMERON CAMEROM proposition I 1 the proposition for the state to pur chase fort cameron near beaver and establish there a branch of the state normal school la Is belog being urged upon the present legislature quite strongly and a number of members mem barff possibly a majority in both houses look upon it with favor when it te is remembered that all th the lo 10 higher oda eda institutions ot of the state are in the northern part of it that the southern counties are without railroad aal have hare always labored under great disadvantage tage in reaped to education the foroe form of the claim that cornea comes from that for a higher educational tion becomes more appa apparent rouL the fort cameron y to la offered offend to the state very cheap but bat the state like an individual should never purchase that which it doeg doea not need merely because it to is cheap yet there exists a need in the southern part of the state for a normal school young persons persona there who wish to qualify themselves tor the profession of teaching are obliged to go a long distance from home and incur a heavy oz ex louse lease which obstacles obstacle deter many who otherwise would take normal training this tends to necessitate the importation into the southern counties of qualified teach ere en or the employment of such as aa axe not qualified and la is unfavorable to the beat interests of education there is substantial justice in thin the claim that the southern counties of the state should receive relief in abig regard their young won men and domed who desire to become teachers tea have a right to ask aek that some of the for normal training ug paid for by the state be placed within their roxabel and it if fort cameron to la a gul suitable site for a normal the preponderating arguments mente seem eem to go ug CM to be in favor of its iti purchase by the state for that purpose one argument urged against that proposition is 18 that the port fort la in a milo mile and a halt half from the town beaver and consequently from the tee nearest schools of small children la in which the normal students student beald obtain practical experience sits bat in our judgment very little weight attaches to this objection A town within a mile and a half bait of ef a armal n amal school is not too far away tor its schools to be taken advantage of by normal students lo 10 fact it is better for several resi reasons jons that a normal loboa be not located within a populous dw die ariot triot this matter has bais repeatedly been canvassed by the legislature Legle lature but no DO decisive action ever has been taken respecting it and the fact that it comee up at each recurring session proves prove that mat ariere is in at least some merit in it the NEWS to is in lavor favor of giving the south ern rd CU counties D t I 1 e a a gool good normal school whether tr ir not port fort cameron be chosen for its site |