Daily globe., 1881-10-26
MORN Al SCHOOL BOARD.

Special Meeting Observation-Disclosures In
MemOriam of the Late David Burt
Prof. jerome Allen Elected Principal
of the St. Cloud School-Brief Sketch OF
His Educational Career.
The Normal school board held special
meeting yesterday afternoon at the office of
the superintendent of public instruction. All
the members were present. as follows: Thom-
as Simpson, NVinona; W. B. Mitchell, st.
Cloud; j. II. Ray, Mankato; Sanford Niles,
Rochester; G. ". T. Wright, Lake City; s.
Q. Gale; Minneapolis; D. l.. ST. Kiehl, Paul,
superintendent of public instruction.
THE LATE DAVID BURT.
The following resolutions, presented by
Hon. Thomas Simpson, expressive of the re-
spect of the board for the late David Burt,
former superintendent of public instruction,
in recognition of his eminent services in be-
half of the board of education, and especially
of his labors in behalf of the Normal schools,
and regret for his death, were unanimously
adopted and made of record:
WHEREAS, The Hon. David Burt has by
death been rece ntly removed from his place as
superintendent of public instruction and as a
member of this board.
ResoIued, That as board we here5y ex-
press onr high appreciation of his eminent
service in broadly comprehending the places
and Importance OF the several departments of
the educational system, and by his generous
and wise counsel directing these in greater
harmony OF action and great efficiency in
worth.
Resolved, That we hereby acknowledge the
Indebtedness OF the Normal schools OF the
state to him for special interests, that by his
prudent supervision and by his intelligent de-
tense OF them in public, they have grown
greatly in favor, and improved much in their
efficiency.
Resolved, That we hereby extend to the be-
reayed family our sympathies in the loss of a
husband and father, with the assurance that
his faithful service shall cause his name to be
held in honor and high esteem by all lovers of
virtue and learning in the state he has so well
served.
PRINCIPAL ST. CLOUD.
The board then proceeded to the business
for which it was called, the election of prin-
cipal of the st. Cloud Normal school, to sue
ceed Prof. D. L. Kiehl, recently appointed
superintendent of public instruction, the
choice falling upon Prof Jerome Allen, of the
Geneseo, N. Y, Normal school, after which
the board adjourned.
PROF. JEROME ALLEN.
Below will be found brief sketch of Prof.
Aliens educational work, from which it would
appear that he is eminently fitted for the po-
sition to which the board has called him:
Prof. Jerome Allen is graduate of Amherst
college. On the Recommendation of DR..
Hitchcock he was appointed professor in
Alexander college, Dubuque, Iowa, and on the
removal of this institution to Hopkinton, to
establish Lenox Collegiate institute, he was
appointed its first president. Here he re-
mained eight years, leaving that school well
established on a firm foundation. During the
whole of his residence in Iowa he was actively
engaged in institute work, and is the father of
the Normal Institutes of that state
Removing to the east he was at once ap-
pointed by the superintendent of public in
struction of New York conductor OF insti-
tutes. During this time he frequently assisted
DR.. Northrop, of Connecticut, and DR.. Wick
ersham, of Pennsylvania. He continued in
to open the state Normal school at Geneseo,
New York, where for over ten years his work
has been. He was one of the founders of the
Iowa State Teachers association, and for
time editor of its educational journal.
For five years he was editor of Barnes Edu-
catiomaL Monthly, New York city, which he
conducted in addition to his Normal school
work.
Last year he was president of the Normal
department OF the national association which
met at Atlanta, Ca, he also received the sim
gular honor of being the only unanimously
elected president of the New York State Teach
ers association which met at Saratoga Springs.
He is the a',ther of u widely used system of
map drawing known by his name Methods
for Teachers in Grammar, and Handbook of
laboratory Practice. He has in press How to
Teach Geography and Elementary Lessons in
Practical English, to be published during the
present year. The whole of Prof. Aliens
work, during his life, has been of the most
active and progressive kind. He is recognized
as one of the leading teachers of the east.