Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-06
STATE HIGH SCHOOL BOARD.

Diplomas for the Graduating Classes
Dividing Up the State Appropriation.
The High school board met yesterday at
the office of the superintendent of public
instruction, present Commissioners w. w.
Folwell, D. Burt and Chas. S. Bryant. The
following business was transacted:
GRADUATING GLASSES.
The subject of the examination OF gradu-
ating classes of such High schools as have
applied for aid under the act for the en-
couragement of higher education was taken
up, and it was decided that for all schools
examined by the High school
board, uniform questions prepared by the
State university are to be presented to- the
secretary of the board in time for the ex-.
aminations.
THE DIPLOMAS.
The diploma to be issued to the graduates
of such schools as receive aid under the law,
shall be in substance as follows:
state of Minnesota High School Diploma
with q suitable vignette at the top. The
diploma to contain the words following:
''This is to certify that---h has completed
course of studies prescribed by the board,
and passed final examination under authority
of the University of Minnesota, and is en-
titled to admission to the class of the
university, upon presentation of this certificate
within two years from date Dated and
signed by the individual names OF commls-
sione,s of the High school board, and by Com
missioner W. w. Folwell, president
of the State university, and also by the presi.
dent of the board of education of the school
in the place where the examination takes place
and by the principal and teachers of the High
school.
DISTRIBUTION OF THE FUNDS.
The next subject taken up by the board
was the distribution of the funds. AS the
$4,000 appropriated was insufficient, al
$500 to each school, to meet the demands OF
the forty-two schools applying for aid, fol
more than one year, and as the Legislature
did not meet for two years, the board was
under the necessity of distributing this
amount so as to apply to those schools to Ee
aided, for two years, in the place of ont
year. In doing this only twenty schools
could be aided each year. In this dilemma
quite number of the schools that the boart
found to be qualified and should have re
ceived aid, had the appropriation been az
annual appropriation as had been supposed
had to be omitted. The board
after much difficulty, agreed upon :
selection of the schools to b.
aided his gear, making the selection depens
upon the date of application, the location j,
the State, the population of the district
adjacent the schools selected, and the creates
good to the State to be subserved by the ap
preparation. The following are the severa
schools selected, twenty in number: Mont
cello, Duluth, St. Peter, Mankato, St. Cloud
Wells, LIE Sueur, Mantorville, Rushford
Moorhead, Austin, Red Wing, Waseca, Al
bert Lea, Hastings, Faribault, Rochester
Litchtield, Lake City and Sank Centre.
Commissioners D. Burt and G. S. Bryan
were named committee to prepare circl.
lar to the public setting forth fully tn
causes resulting in the action above relati'
to the distribution of the funds under til
control of the board. The secretary Wa
also instructed to notify the schools whic
had made application of the action hac
when an adjournment was had subject to tn
call of the president.