St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-02
PEDAGoGuEs AND POLITICS.

Yesterday was WHAT might very dp-
propriately have been termed ''Educa-
cational days at the hotels. School
ma'ams, and staid and sober old educa-
tors were everywhere. and the lobbles
and parlorS of the Ryan, especially,
were crowded all day with them. They
came from all parts of the state, north,
east, south and west, and in numbers
so great as TO insure new life
and energry to what has, in times past
seemed rather mOribund body-the,
Minnesota Educational association.
Quite number of those who will take
part in this convention are men with
more than local and state reputation III
the fields of educational work, and their
presence can not fail to give strength
and tone to the gathering.
Prominent among the younger edu-
Gators of the state is President Il. =.
Lord, of the Mo0rhead Normal school.
Prof. Lord is emphatically a self-made
man in his chosen life-work. A dozen
years ago he began teaching a low
grade school in the southern part OF the
State. Bv his enthusiasm and earnest
devotion to work he attracted the atten-
lion of the board of education OF
st. Peter. and he was called to take
charge of the public schools of that city,
And If was i'm st. Peter that Mr.. Lord
did his best work. From decentralization
Itself he brought the schools of st. Peter
to the level of schools III much larger
cities, and, what was more, be-
came so popular that the board
of education, rather than lose MN, con-
t.nued to increase his salary from year
TO year, until the amount paid him was
far above the average OF cities OF much
greater size. Upon the organization OF
the Moorhead Normal school Prof. Lord
was unanimously chosen president, ana
is now rapidly bringing that new lnStl-
tuition to the front.
From Mankato comes Prof. A. F.
Bechdolt, who is the superintendent of
the schools of that city. Prof. Bechdolt
has been in educational work ever since
1866, and mas made a reputation as an
original and able educator. The pro-
fess0r is a great lover of Shakespeare
and bases his liking for Senator Davis
upon the fact that CuSh has written
delightful work on that subject. 1t is
in the field of the sciences. however,
that Prof. Bechdolt takes the great
est interest, and to his explorations
and researches is the museum
of the Mankato High school indebted
for the finest collection of geological
specimens. to be found in the state.
Supt. Bechdolt has made special study
of the geology of Southern Minnesota,
and is an acknowledged authority upon
that subject.
The Zenith City, too, is well repre-
serted in the person of Supt. K. h. Den
field and Prof E. E. Critchett. principal
of the high school. Prof. Denfeld is
graduate of Amherst, was formerly a
10 nd
predecessor of Prof. BechdOlt at
Mankato. Prof. Critchett is younger
man, and although now principal of the
Duluth high school, only graduated
from Dartmouth i'll 1885. He is hard
worker, however, and never fails to
have his high school classes prepared
for any examination the state board may
decide to give. He is a son OF NJ. B.
Critcnett. of Minneapolis.
One of the brightest men in the body
without doubt is President Ii. T. Jud-
son, of the state university at Mime
apoliS. Prof. JudSon holds down the
historical chair in the university and is
recognized as exactly the right man in
the right place. He has written a num-
Der of papers of a very high rank on
topics in his line which show great
study and research.
With so much in the educational line
in. the air, its not at all surprising that
the politicians should quiet down a little
and stop scheming for day at least.
But they didn't quite do it; for the fol-
lowing story, related by a prominent
Second district Republican was listened
to with interest by crowd of politicians
En- the Merchants lobby last evening:
Some months ago p. V. Collins, editor
of. the ST. Peter Tribune, published a
scurrilous article rejecting upon Sem
ator L. E. Bowen" said the politician.
''Mr. Bowen, you will recollect,
promptly administered a thrashIng to
Collins. Subsequently Mr.. Bowers
brother. John r. Bowen, leading Re-
publican in Lind'S district, had occa-
sion to confer with the congressman
about the application of one q. w.
Schottman, who wanted to be post
master at CORTLAND. Mr.. Lind asked
Bowen if he did not want the postof1ice
himself. Bowen told him that he was
satisfied with the incumbent, but i'll the
event of change he would like to have
the appointment. Lind told him he
should have it, and that he might expect
the appointment in six weeks. Two
months passed. and no appointment was
Forthcoming. Bowen paid another visit
to Lind, who pleaded pressure of bust
ness for having neglected the matter.
s'But,' said he, II will send in your
recommendation tomorrow, and you
mayexpect the appointmentin about two
weeks" The next information Bowen
had from Lind was letter telling
him that there was no objection
to his appointment; in fact, the Re-
publican committee approved of it, but
there was one thing he should do to get
it, and that was to write letter de-
n0uncing his brother for having thrashed
the Republican editor, and TO address it
to Lind. collins demands it," he said,
sand being proprietor of the only Re-
publican paper in the county, think it
is not an unreasonable request" 1t
would prevent differences and kicking IN
the party. Mr.. Bowen very positively
declined to purchase a postof1ice in that
way, and he treated the proposition
with contempt. Thereupon Lind Sc
cured the appointment of G. w. Schott-
man, man WHO recently came to the
state from Illinois.