Daily globe., 1881-02-21

For Grddudfes OF state and SchO0tS, Entt-
ling the Holder to Eater the Class Named
Therei', In the State Usatversity. Without
REORGANIZATION, at Any Time Within
One Year from the Date Thereof.
To the Editor of the Globe.
This connecting link with the head of
the Minnesota State aid schools legisla-
tors should at once engraft upon our
State system. l would ask legislators
whether they have at home sons and
daughters that they regard with paren-
tai pride? Ii so, consider for moment
what is the highest duty you owe them,
and how best you can discharge
that important trust The home school,
by the action of State legislation, has he.
come the fitting school Of the State uni
versity. 1t is then within the power of
most parents, at home, without cost for
travel, to know which class in the State
university their sons and daughters may
enter on diploma, without re-examina-
ton, This is great saving which has
come home to the citizens of Minnesota,
and a wonderful relief to those in pursuit
of an education, terminating either in the
high school or the university. If some
INDECENT scholar, thrown upon his own
personal efforts for livelihood, has re-
ceived State diploma from
the high school board, signed by the
president of the State university himself,
member Of the high school board, the
superintendent of public instruction, the
secretary of the high school board, the
Governor of the State, and the authori-
ties of the home school, he would have a
certificate of both qualification and char
acter far the superior to any recommen-
dation of interested parties in his behalf.
If he wished to teach, it would be an aid
he could get in no other way so we'll. If
he wished to enter the store of a merchant
as clerk, or the Office of an attorney as
copyist or student, he is equally well
recommended by his diploma.
The State system is entitled to
this distinction, for the best of all
reasons; it completes symmetrical State
organism from the primary department
to class named in the State university
When this highway is thoroughly opened,
the per cent. Of those students who will
greatly increased in numbers, and the
cational status AS the railroad system
the State, by increasing and cheapening
this graded highway rising to the head
of the State system of education increase
the intellectual power of the State, and
add higher dignity to its character as
an element in the national Union, than
the system of railroads has added to the
nation in material wealth.
This State system has its trials and
conflicts with chafing and struggling ele-
ments of rival character, sectarian, de-
nominational and private. And the faith
of some hitherto supporters of this ma
jestic State system, have been led to fall
ter and waver in the race in which they
once seemed to run well.
Under the law now in force for the en-
couragement of higher education, the
president of the State university, with
seeming heart and soul, entered willing
ly, made all necessary conditions with the
High school board for the diploma here
set forth, and so sanguine
was he in this direction
that, in connection with other members
of the high scool board, procured litho-
graph of such diploma, having in the
vignette fine cut of the State University
building, the whole at a cost of some $50
or $40 These diplomas were prepared
and intended to be issued to the several
graduates of the State aid schools. And
the enthusiasm this fact created through
out the State was never so high as it arose
under the stimulus of the hope of this
diploma. 1t increased the number of
students entering the State high school
classes nearly, if not quite so per cent.
But none of these prepared diplomas
were ever distributed to the
high school scholars of the State,
and the hopes of receiving these diplomas
has been suddenly and without any proper
reason completely defeated.
Now, as this high school, diploma to
the State aid graduates, is one of the very
strongest links connecting the high
schools with the State university, rather
than to other schools of sectarian or de-
nominational character, the attempt even
to sever this link is direct attack upon
the integrity of the State school system.
And those who favor this severence must
be ranked as the wittlng or unwilling op-
ponents of our noble State system of
graded free schools. And in this day
must fall the supporters of the present
Senate bill pending before the legislature.
This bill is disastrous to the State high
school system in every aspect in which it
can be viewed. The present law is far
superior to the present Senate bill, and
unless the bill can be entirely remodeled
it should be defeated, andin its place the
Dunn bill substituted, or an appropria-
tion made for the encouragement.o of high
er education to continue in for:: e the pres
emf law Tndeed tho nrasent l9w ia nuite
in advance of the Senate bill.
CHAs. S. BRYANT,
Secretary High School Board.