Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-03

The State Normal school board met in
semi-annual session at the Office of the su.
perintendent of public instruction, at the
capitol, at o'clock yesterday morning.
Present, Thomas Simpson, Winona, presi-
dent; D. Burt, superintendent of public in
struotion, secretary; G. w. 7. Wright, Lake
City; w. B. Mitchell, st. Cloud; O. O.
Pitcher, Mankato, and Prof. Shepard of the
Winona school and Prof. D. L. Kiehle of
st. Cloud. Prof. John, of the Mankato
school. was prevented from being present by
sickness in his family.
.~ DIPLOMAS.
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
Wright, was adopted:
RESOLVED, that the board hereby approve the
diplomas prepared by the committee for the
Normal schools and accept the same, and that
the thanks of the board are due the committee.
and are hereby given. ~.
Reports were then submitted from the
principals of the Normal schools of the
State, showing the condition of the respect
i've institutions.
w1NoNA SCHOOL,
The report of Prof. Shepard, of the WI
mono school, was first read. It gives the
enrolment as follows: -.
Normal Department. Sc; females,
1873; average number belonging, 151 aver
age daily attendance, 149.
Model Observation-Disclosures, 70; females,
65; enrolment in model school, 1876. Total
enrolment, 3O4.
One hundred and twenty-three applica-
tions for admission have been made, of
which six have entered the senior class, two
the junior class, two the "A'' class, seventeen
the "B" class, and fifty-three the &c" class.
The remaining forty three, not being able
to pass the required examination, were as
signed to and constitute the preparatory
Glass;
The model school is adverted to as being
in every way satisfactory and complete. The
enrolment consists of 1874 pupils distributed
throug h seven grades corresponding to the
lower grades of the public schools, thus
establishing complete connection between
the lowest primary grades and the Normal
department.. The report concludes by refer
ring to several changes in the faculty.
President Simpson desires it stated that
the attendance of students at the Normal
before in it's history.
MANKATo SCHOOL.
Tho report of Prof. D. g. John, Of Man.
kato, was then read.
The report covers the 2 period from Dec.
l, 1878, to Dec. l, 1879, inclusive, and fur.
nishes the following record:
Normal department-number of males on
rolled, s.; females, 1872. *.
Preparatory class-Number of males en-.
rolled, "a; females, 20. Model school
Number of males, 26; females, 20; total en-
rollment in all departments, 286; average
number belonging to normal department, 129
preparatory department., 30; model school,
30; total average number, 189.
Average age of pupils, 1874 years.
Number who have been teachers, IS.
Average number of months taught by
each, 1876. ......-.....S
The standard of scholarship is then al
luded to, which is characterized as steadily
advancing, making the graduate of the pres
emit year at least one year of study in ad-
vance of those five years ago.
Prof. D. l.. Kiehle, of the st. Cloud school
then submitted his report.
ENROLMENT DURING THE YEAE.
Model department Males, 40; females
II. .-...r... .s saz
Model school-Males, AZ; females, 20.
Average for the year, 1876.
GRADUATES.
The graduating exercises were held ON the
LIST of May, at which time there were gradu.
ated in the elementary course thirteen ladies
and eleven gentlemen.
The report of Prof. Kiehle is submitted
with special satisfaction in view of the I'M
distubed prosperity which has attended tn,
school during the year. The enrolment o
the school was not improved during tn,
year, the improvement being found in tn,
better scholarship of those admitted, and ii
the more continued attendance.
The $4,000 appropriated by the legislator,
has been expended in finishing off the thirt
story, which has been divided into eiph
rooms, including most convenient labor
atory and apparatus room.
The library has received small but i'm
portant additions. The philosophical de
partment is still uusupplied, it being though
! advisable to defer purchases until it can b.
done to better advantage.