St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-31

made-using their best judgment.
Prof. Barr moved to discontinue the
use of numerical credits as given in the
manual, and he explained that he did
not have in mind project to have the
matter unsettled. His idea was to look
TO readJuStment, but his motion failed
to carry. 1t was then voted upon mo-
ton of Prof. Davis that committee
representing the high school council be
appointed to confer with the high school
board with view to harmoniZing the
system. Messrs. Davis, Wilson and
Lewis were so appointed.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported the usual thanks of the council
to the officers and others who had con-
trlbuted to the success of the session,
and recommended the district owner
ship of all text books, and urged a
greater uniformity of books, and, to
arrive at this, suggested the appoint
ment of competent advisory commit
tee. The manual was eloquently COM
mended, and as 1t is a syllabus of the
requirements of the high school, it was
recommended that copies be furnished
district schools. 1t was recommended
that legislation be secured making the
certificates of the high school board of
legal value in all the public schools of
committee on nominations reported the
selection of the following officers for
the ensuing year which was also
adopted:
George B. Alton, of Minneapolis. pres
ident; W. T. Webster. of Moorhead. vice
president, and j. A. Vandyke, of Plain
view. secretary.
Prof. Vandyke. of the state oratorical
contest committee, reported resolution
absolving the high school council from
the oratorical contests in the future.
He recommended a district organiZa-
ton, to perfect better plan of work.
The object was to encourage home con-
tests and then district contests, these to
select representatives to participate IN
the annual state exhibitions. One idea
is to secure hall and charge a small
admission fee, the contests to occur
either i'll the evening before or the even
ing after the meeting of the council.
This was adopted after caution that the
system be not permitted to die. Mr..
Nandyke stated that by charging an adj
mission fee prizes of value can be
awarded. He believed this course would
stimulate increased interest in the con-
tests
Supt. Wilson drew attention to the
fact that certain travelling solicitors are
selling high school physical apparatus
to high school boards for various eXtor-
Tomato sums, according to the ductile
procliyities of the board. He moved
the appointment of a committee by the
chair looking to commission similar to
the high school library board, its duty
being to choose certain patterns and ar
rive at honest prices. and note the same
In a catalogue circular to be supplied to
all schools through the Office of the
state superintendent. This was the
sense of the gathering and after a
spirited discussion: the following gen.
themen were appointed with power to
act. and to elect new members TO the
commission: Supt. Wilson; Prof. Jones,
OF the state university, and Pref. Free
man, of Winona.
DIR. Bradley, of Winona, presented
very interesting paper on Training the
viii" at the morning session, and this
was followed by general discussion OF
the propositions he had suggested.