The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-21
WHAT Is LOYALTY TO OUR
SCHOOLS?

A week ago the G l b G stated the
fact that a number of graduates from
OFF high school had been conditioned
nv the university in two studies pre-
scribed by the state high school board
for the preparatory course in the state
high schools, and asked: "N hat Is the
Natter?" Our local columns have con-
tanned explanations from the principal
Of the Central high school and from
others, and what is the matter is
now we'll understood. The purpose of
the Globe is attained; attention has
been called to a pernicious practice,
relaxation that is shown to have an
injurious effect upon the high stand
ing of our schools. The public has the
assurance of the superintendent that
the practice will be discontinued. The
incident may be considered closed.
Before dropping the curtain, how
ever, we wish to comment briefly on
some criticisms of the action of the
Globe that have come to it's kR&Wl-
edge, made by some of the teachers
Of the Central high school They say
that, in calling attention to the cOndi-
tioning of the freshmen from our
schools, the G o b has been disloyal
to the school This indicates so false
a conception of loyalty that teachers
holding it should at once try to re-
wise their judgments. The G o b e has
oh. ,,i1 Of IoA nyN1a nf
Paul in the high standard their high
and grade schools have attained. When
DR.. Rice, after critical examination
of the schools Of the Northern cities,
said that the schools of this city stood
in the front rank for excellence and
efficiency, every one felt the prouder
Of his city and it's schools. When their
graduates were admitted on their dip
Tomas not only to the state university,
but to the best of the Eastern COL
leges, we accepted it as additional tes-
timony to the high position they had
reached. That standard had been at
tanned as much through the loyalty of
the teachers to it as to the excellence
of the system and it's management
We felt, and we believe that all the
teachers, except these critics of the
G o b e, felt and all the parents feel
that loyalty to the schools consists in
maintaining that high standard and
that dislOyalty consists in the tolera-
ton of anything that impairs it, True
ND hot
press detect and rebuke any relaxation
that results in such a condition as that
to which the G o b e called attention
last week. 1t is duty we all owe to
our schools and the youth attending
them. If teachers observe the impair
ment and fail to make protest, it is
they and not those who Go who are
disloyal. Evasion of duty is always
teachers who accused the Clio b e
spoke under the agitation of the mo-
ment and the Irritation caused by. the
public exposure of a practice danger
Gus in its tendencies, rather than from
deliberate judgment. If not, we sug-
gest to them that they Immediately
take instruction in what is and is not
loyalty to the schools.
One word more on loyalty. The state
provides for its youth a university that
now ranks second to none in the land
in efficiency. 1t lacks only some OF
their traditions, their historical asso-
Citations. 1t ranks with them in all
else. 1t brings the higher education in
reach of any boy or girl in the state.
1t is home institution. Its efficiency
makes needless resort to other institu
tlons; its location calls for the cordial
support of every citizen. There should
be, must be, entire sympathy between
1t and the principals and teachers of
the high schools that prepare students
for it, There must be that loyalty to
it that will lead teachers to induce pu-
pills to continue their studies in it
instead of Eastern schools. To dispar-
age it, to intimate inetf1ciency, to sug-
gest further education elsewhere. is
disloyalty to the state. No teacher is
worthy of his or her place who is thus
disIoyal.
MISC0ASIN'S INSANE