New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-11
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
HIGH SCHOOLS OF TIE STATE.
secretary Khiele Takes Occasion In Hi
Annual Report, to Discuss the Subjec

Annual Report, to Discuss the Subject
and Mako Some Suggestions.
D. D. Kiehle, secretary Of the state high
school beard, has prepared a portion OF
his annual report, as follows:
There are number OF schools through
out the state which deserve to be
ranked as high schools OF the first
class, complete in the following re-
spects: First-The preparatory grades are
definite, well taught, carefully followed and
well supervised by principals or srperin-
tendents. .Second-The course OF study
and the work in the high school covers the
three years preparatory to the university.
and the graduations from the school, are
only upon the completion of the entire
course prescribed by the state board. Third
The schools are fully equipped with libra
ries and reference books necessary for
studies in history, science and literature
and with apparatus for the illustration OF
subjects in chemistry and natural philoso-
ply. Fourth-There appears also in these
schools that higher evidences OF success
which may be called the atmosphere
OF the school expressed in the scholarly
bearing OF the pupils, their love of study,
and in their scholarly ambitions. Fifth
And, finally, in the explanation of
the progress already noted, these schools
appoint supervisors and principals
". .oh I" VIC" W Ie1d1HluS tletl 1OF some titIle.
There is another class OF high schools, rang
ing second, which have gained much, and
promise soon to be complete, in all that
belongs to schools of the first-class. There
remains third class which have SO many
obstacles that have not yet demonstrated
their ability to support the claim OF being
credltable high schools. The defects in
these schools may be characterized as fol-
lows: First-The elementary departments
arenot carefully graded nor the children pur-
suing courses OF study with regularity Sec
ond-The schools and department d, not
have superintendency which secures
strict ORDER neatness in buildings,
grounds and outbuildings, and which unites
and Improves all grades by the stimulus
OF its presence and direction.
LACK ELEMENTARY TRAINING.
T Third-The pupils received into, the high
school do not show the results OF good
elementary training in an ability
TO- read easily and intelligently, to
think readily and conscientiously, and
to express their thoughts, both
orally and in writing, with facility. As a,
result, the work in the high school is often
unlnteresting and unsatisfactory. Fourth
There is in these schools an entire lack of
apparatus and libraries. In the absence of
these and the instruction that will utilize
them, the young acquire no taste for read
ing. and acquire none of the knowledge that
is found in books OF history, travel, biogra-
ply and current literature; also in the nat.
ural sciences, upon which SO much stress,
is laid as the most useful studies Nothing
is Illustrated and nothing learned beyond
memoriter bookwork. The defect causing
their backwardness, and utterly preventing
reasonable progress, is continued changing
OF principals. Some of these schools have.
had new principal each year. The evil
has been magnitied in that the prin--
clpals have, in many instances been
young. The secretary is of the.
opinion that the high schools might be
divided into three classes, upon plan
similar to the above, it being understood
that high 'fnools OF the third class are in
the experimental stage and that their
ceiving appropriations will be deter
mined by improvement, with the pros
pect OF soon meeting all reasonable
demands upon them. The high schools
whose term has expired are as follows:
Alexandria, Dodge Center, Fergus Falls,
Glencoe, Morris. Montcvidco, St. Charles,
GAINESVILLE, Dundas and Elk River. Appli-
cations have been received from the follow
ing Alexandria, Brainerd, Fergus Falls.
Dodge Centre, Madelia, Dundas, Preston
and GAINESVILLE. One high school manual,
subject OF high schools, is now ready, and
will be sent to each principal on applicar
ton
Gillespie e. Harper OF Saltwater, made
an assignment OF their Glenmont saw mill
property to Samuel Mcclure. The property
is estimated to be worth $50, 900.
At Saltwater the preamble and series OF
Gov. Hubbard to call an extra session of
the legislature. and also asking the CO.
operation OF city councils throughout the
state in the movement was presented to
the council, and a written motion express
ing disapproval of the same was unani-
mously and vociferously adopted.
At Mankato Rev. Edwin Rogers, county
superintendent OF schools, was recently
married to Mrs. C. G. Levan OF that city.
Rev. G. c. Pollock officiating.
Last months mean temperature at st.
Paul was 43.2 deg, deg, below the aver
age.
Rev. DR.. Seaver was installed as rrstor
OF the Park Congregational church, st.
Paul.
DR.. j. Pearson OF Minneapolis was ar
rested, charged with committing an abor-
ton.
The Minneapolis & Northern Elevator
company are advertising for men to put up
fourteen new warehouses, at once, at
points north ofFergus Fak>
w. G. Brown, OF the Winona and ST. Peter
land Office, says there is an unusual de-
mand for railroad land, especially on the
line OF the Minneapolis d. ST. Louis road in
Renville county. Some OF the land seekers
come from Canada, and Others from the
Eastern States
Mary E. Du Toit wife OF the banker,
George A. Du Toit OF Chaska, died recently.
She was prominent in. society circles and
had a large acquaintance throughout the
state.
A few days ago the mother of. Lucas
Nowsiki, died at Rice Lake, at the age OF
1O2 years She came to Duluth in 1863
The will OF the late Mrs Socrates Nelson
has been filed in the probate court OF Still
water. It bequeaths all of her property
to the three children oil Fayette Marsh.
What she willed was her share OF her hus-
bands estate, amounting to about s1O,-
900 OF property. The husbands estate
was valued at over s1OO,O0O She named
in the wiz ohm MeKusick ard Judge MUIR
dock theexecutors, but both gentlemen de-