The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-08
FINISHED ITS SESSION.
The State Board of Education Adopts Re-
ports and Grants Requests-Accred-
tied schoois-Lite Diplomas.

Special Dispatch 10 the Standard.
Helena. Dec. THE state board of edu-
cation completed its semi-annual meet
ing this afternoon and adjourned until
the next regular meeting. The day was
devoted to hearing the reports of num-
Der of committees to whom reports of
the managers of state institutions had
been referred. and winding UP the routine
business
The report of President Sanders of the
state normal school was presented toe day.
1t showed that young institution to be in
as good a condition as the others. There
are 81 in attendance now. representing 10
counties of Montana. and number eff
other states. Although only opened last
September, President Sanders reports the
work to be progressing very SATISFACTORY Y.
The new buildings are giving satisfaction
The president reported favorably upon
the summer school. This was organized
largely with the view of advertising the
normal school. There was good attend
ance and the president hopes to continue
the summer school next year.
The state board. in commenting upon
President Sanders report. formally en-
dorsed the summer school and accepted
the entire report. The requests embodied
in the report of Secretary Koch of the
local executive board of the state agri-
cultural college were all granted by the
state board. The college Is to have the
services of Lieutenant Ahren as profess
sor of forestry providing his salary Will
not exceed the sum of $500 per year.
The report of the management of the
deaf and dumb asylum was also accepted
with the recommendation that as soon as
the new quarters are completed the in
stitution shall care for the feeble minded
as we'll as the deaf and dumb. The COM
mittee on diplomas reported at length
upon the proposition OF placing high
schools upon the accredited list list and
granted a number of life diplomas. The
question of accredited high schools has
been the subject of considerable discus
sion during the present meeting.
The committee reported: THAT after a
careful consideration of the whole mat
ter. we are of the opinion that the edu-
cational interests of the state demand
that high standard for admission to all
of the educational institutions of the
state be maintained" The committee also
/ recommend that all applications of high
! schools to he placed upon the accredited
4 list be considered by a joint committee,
consisting of the presidents of the state
| university. the agricultural college and
normal school, together with the diploma
/ committee. II also recommended that the
regular state examinations be held Dec.
| q and %.
Life diplomas were granted to the fol-
lowing: J. +. 5. Bell, J. =. Hendricks,
Butte; Jonas Cook. Philipsburg: Eva
Halsted. w. II. Johnson. Sarah J. Rogers.
Helena; Clara kenney, Lillian Phelps.
Florence 5. Webb, Missoula Jesse l..
Kenyon, George r. Swain. Great Falls;
James NJ. Simpson. Kate X. Simpson,
Deer Lodge Ward Tower. Sarah NJ.
Stewart. Frank w. Trapharan. Bozeman:
Nosta +. Walker. Livingston. State d.
plomas were issued To Daisy /. Black
stone. Helena; L. O. Garrett, Red Lodge;
/ Elizabeth =. pcebies Lcwittown.
The committee on state university rrc-
commended that President Cra'g he au-
! thurized To employ a professor OF me-
chanical engineering. il professor OF Latin
and Greek. and that 500 be set aside as q
contingent fund TO he expended by the
president when necessary.