Semi Centennial History of the Illinois State Normal University 1857 1907

1879, and the second March 11, 188o. Arrangements for a third contest failed, and the relations have never been renewed. The Inter-state League of State Normal Schools ORIGIN OF THE LEAGUE By action of the Collegiate Inter-State Oratorical Association, representatives of normal schools were debarred from the contests of that association. As the Kansas State Normal School at Emporia did not relish being dropped in such a summary manner, it sent out calls in the spring of 1895 to a number of normal schools in the central west suggesting the appointment of committees to cooperate in the formation of an "Inter-State League of State Normal Schools." Such a committee was promptly appointed but nothing definite was accomplished that spring. On October 7, 1895, President Cook received notice that a meeting of student delegates from several State normal schools of the central Mississippi valley would be held in the parlors of the Pacific hotel, St. Joseph, Mo., on Friday, Oc- For details sec Cook and McHugh's History oftht Illinois Stalt Normal Unh'irsiti, parea 148-155. tober 11. The matter was presented at general exercises and Mr. Frank S. Bogardus was elected delegate to represent the I.S.N.U. in the St. Joseph convention. To this convention the state normal schools of Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, and Illinois sent representatives. Altho Wisconsin was not represented, President Albee pledged the hearty cooperation of the Wisconsin State Normal at...