The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-24
FOUR FOR CARHART
Ex-PREsIDENT OF THE ST. CLOUD
NORMAL TO SUCCEED PROF.
GILBERT.
FOUR INSPECTORS VOTED
At AN INFORMAL CONFERENCES
IN FAVOR OF HIS sELEC-
TION.
OTHER THREE FOR FARNswoRTH.
Principal of the Cleveland School
Was Second Ina the Informal
BaIIottng
FOUR INSPECTORS VOTE
OTHER THREE FOR FARNswoRTH

JOSSpu OdIHdFt, recently d resident OF
Minneapolis and temporarily engaged
in the life insurance business, but from
1890, to 1896 president Of the state nor
NAL school at st. Cloud. Mr. Carhart
is an educator Of no little prominence,
Michigan man before coming to the
presidency of the st. Cloud normal
school
Such is the conclusion reached from
the results of d conference held by the
seven members of the school board yes
terday AFTERNOON in the Office Of the
superintendent of schools
1t was a social session, although oc-
casionaIly there was businesslike de-
votion to the matter in hand which
made it seem almost like a regular
meeting, except that Secretary Healy
automatically stayed out of the room.
Diplomatic from start to finish, Healy
figured that If anything leaked, there
might be suspicious lurking around his
front door, and so he discreetly re-
manned away from the center of inter-
est, leaving the inspectors to talk it
over by themselves
Reportorial inquiry was met by as
surances that nothing had been done,
nor would anything be done Officially"
1t was just an Informal meeting and
of course no action could be taken.
There were number of candidates
who did not receive a single vote yes
terday, one reason perhaps being that
there are more candidates than there
are. members of the board
/ The discussion was a long ore, ac-
cording to the report which the G o b
received By special grapevine tele-
graph. Some of the members were
opposed 10 immediate action The
same eleme Mt that has opposed the
re- election Of Superintendent Gilbert
during the past year, outside of the
board, has urged that the divisions Of
sentiment Which had arisen during the
long fight would be best overcome
by the selection of some pedagogue
from outside the city, or at least from
outside the city schools. The men
Who have opposed Mr.. Gilbert in the
board, however, seem to be favorab1y
inclined to a local teachers promotion
Z he advocates of outside men desired
to have tire to inquire into the merits
OF the candidate from abroad. The
delay, however, was admitted to be
seriously deprecated, and 1t was ar
gUed against it that if ability could
be secured promptly, and with practi-
cal unaninnty of opinion, it would be
better not to wait. This question out
Of the way, the board went at the
problem of home or foreign talent, and
II the reports which came out of the
official circle last night are true, the
foreign people won. There were really
fewer candidates mentioned by name
than the fingers of an UNNAMED hui
nan hand. It seemed to be Prof. S,
A. Farnsworth's shoulders on which
the mantle would all, if it fell to the
lot of any one at present connected
With the city schools. Other profess
sors in the schools were looked upon as
ahle, but it was argued by the friends
of Prof. FarnSworth that in rank as
an educator, weighed by the respect
be commanded in his own profession
and with the public at large, as well as
~ the results of the work done in the
Cleveland high school, Of which he is
principal, he was deserving Of the
! cnor. When the last spring election
occurred; Mr.. Farnsworti received the
Only two votes which were not cast
fer the reelection of Superintendent
Gilbert, those of Messrs McNair and
Yoerg, and it has been gossiped in the
sc hools for some time that in the event
of Mr.. Gilbert's resignation Mr.. Farms
worth could depend on these two votes
being reinforced by that Of Inspector
McNamee, who looked upon Mr.. Farms
worth favorably, but had been loyal
to superintendent Gilbert. 1t has also
been matter of gossip that these were
the only three votes Prof Farnsworth
rad been able to secure, and If the
G o e grapevine last night was
not crossed with current of misin-
formation, those were just the votes
that Prof Carhart did not receive
when the members of the board
reached an Informal ballot yesterday
inspector Scholle has been supposed
to be favorable to the selection of Prof
c. N. B. Wheeler, principal of the Bar
nard preparatory school for boys, on
Selby avenue, in this city. Prof.
Wheeler was highly thought of by many
prominent citizens whose children he
has instructed, and he was considered
by many as thoroughly available
candidate on the ground of neutrality
as to recent disturbances. Inspector
Wilkes has been supposed to be in
favor of the temporary election of one
of the local principals, pending the
permanent appointment of some edli-
Gator of national reputation for scholar
ship and executive ability. DR. Abbott
and Inspector May have been pledged
by flying runors to each of perhaps
half dozen teachers, without 1irnita-
tions as to geographical availability
1t seems, however, from the statement
which was given to the G o last
night, that the four members last
named have all hoisted the Carhart
standard, and unless some change in
sentiment occurs between now and the
regular meeting Of the board next Wed
nesday, the ex-president of the state
normal school at ST. Cloud will be
Supt. Gilbert's successor
Prof Carhart was highly recommend
ed to the board. He has been on terms
of considerable professional intimacy,
not only with Supt Gilbert, of this
city, but with Supt. G. Nj. Jordan, of
the Minneapolis schools. His four years
as president of the st. Cloud normal
school were marked with great sue
cess at that institution, which now
ranks with the best institutions Of It's
kind in the Northwest. He was not
reappoinfed at the close of the school
year of 1875 on account of
a faculty row in which he was pitted
against Miss Isabel Lawrence, the
method teacher and model department
superintendent, and Waite A. Shoe
maker, professor Of mathematics in
the school.
Miss Lawrence, who has held her
position there for about twenty years,
is highly thought of by the board of
directors of the normal schools, as we'll
as by the rank and file of the Mime
sofa teachers who have graduated
from that school. Prof Shoemaker is
Minnesotan, himself O graduate
of the St Cloud school in one OF It's
early classes, and has been connected
with 1t ever since his graduation. The
president of the school was handicapped
In his battle, also, by matters aside OF
his professional fitness or ability, which
had led, 1t Ia said, to some local feeling
against him, which led the board, with
out any disparagement OF his profess
sicnai attachments, to decide upon the
retention Of the veteran teachers, as
It Was d simple question Of ore or the
other leaving asetge9g