The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-27
PROF. YIELDS PROMOTION
SALTWATER MAN TO BE PRES
IDENT OF WINONA NORMAL

ure Is Regretted.
Prof. Frank A. Weld, for several
years superintendent of schools of Still
water, was yesterday unanimously
chosen by the board Of managers of
the state normal schools as president
ident Irwin Shepard, who has resign
ed to become secretary Of the National
Educational association.
This was the most important action
taken by the board In an all-day seS-
sion. There were a number Of cam
didates for the place, the most prom
inent of them, probably, being President
l.. G. Lord, of the Moorhead school.
| Others were Charles H. Cooper, Of
| Carleton college; Prof. Young, Of YER
million, S. D.; H. ]. Davenport, Of
| Sioux Falls; E. c. Moore, of the uni
versity at Berkeley, Cal, and A. w.
| Rankin, Of Minneapolis, state inspector
| of graded schools.
The session of the board was execu-
| tive, but 1t was none the less breezy.
President Lord, Of the Moorhead
school, had been considered by many
as likely to be given the preference.
| The board yesterday not only denied
him the place he applied for at Winona,
| but adopted resolution providing that
| in the future no transfers should be
made from one school to another with
out the consent and approval of the
resident director of the school. This
did not directly apply to Mr.. Lord 8
| case, for he had the consent of Resi-
| dent Director Comstock to his removal,
| but 1t was adopted as deterrent Of
future movements of professors, tend
| ing to centralize the staff, perhaps, at
| the school which stood highest in the
! public estimation.
The board at a previous meeting had
| decided that Prof. Lord was doing such
| good work at Moorhead, he having
been the practical founder Of that
| school, that it would not be wise to
change him, and all that was done
| yesterday was to reiterate the action
! of the previous meeting.
Prof. Lord has been in charge of
the Moorhead school since it's founda-
ton, and has raised 1t to high stand
| ard of efficiency, and the members Of
the board felt that he should be left
| there.
The presidents of the state normal
| schools receive the same salary, $1,000
| per annum, and the older and larger
! schools entail more work on their pres
idents, although the prestige of being
president of the largest school is per-
haps to be considered by the ambi-
| tious president.
There was a great deal Of routine
business to come before the board.
The auditing committee reported that
certain teachers had been receiving
more than was allowed by law and
that part of the normal schools were
| having an annual deficit, which, in
| their judgment, showed careless man
agement. This report was considered
at some length, with the recommended
ton that the board protect itself
| against such action.
| The visiting committee Of the board
narrated it's visits to various schools,
its chief criticism being on the super
vision of the museum at the Winona
school 1t seems that the precautions
taken for the preservation of the states
| property are not sufficient to guarantee
the state against loss in this case.
The committee appointed to consider
the application of Prof. L. C. Lord for
the Wlnona presidency, consisting of
Messrs. G. A. Morey, w. S. Pattee and
w. w. Pendergast, reported that, as
! his name had been once before pre-
sented, they recommended that he be
rejected. This was done especially on
/ the objection of Dean Pattee.
The following resolutions relating to
the departure of President Irwin Shep-
ard, of the Winona school, were adopt
ed:
Whereas, Dr. Irwin Shepard who for nine
teen years has held the office of principal and
president. respectively, of the normal school
| at Winona, has resigned that position to en-
ter upon the duties Of permanent secretary of
the National Educational association, and his
Resolved, That this board hereby records
its high appreciation Of the ability, earnest
ness and devotion that have ever charae-
| terized his administration of the trust SO Long
confded to his keeping. We recognize that
under his sllillful guidance the institution
has continued to prosper and has grown with
| the growth OF population to be one of the
strongest and best among the great train
| ing schools Of the Northwest, and indeed.
of the whole country.
him to his new field of labor the assurance
of our best wishes for his happiness and
prosperity in the future.
W. W. Pendergast,
C. B. Ward.
The following new teachers were Sc
lected for the Moorhead school:
Faith Marsh. Claude F. Walker,
Catherine M. Tinker, Ruth E. Bowling.
Florence Skeffington and Cora A. n.
Carney.
There was some discussion of the
proposed normal school at Duluth, and
it was decided to ask the legislature
for $4,000 to be expended in grading.
clearing and general improvements.
including the preparation of plans for
a building not to exceed $4,000 in cost.
~ -. Sul llSS, VI dlHn6dpOuS, asked
for position as instructor Of penman-
| ship in the schools, but was rejected.
1t was reported that class of thirty
would be graduated at Winona this
! year.
Resolutions Of regret were adopted
at the departure Of Prof. E. J. Free
man from the faculty of the state
school at Winona.
Director Clark was authorized to
contract for the purchase of lot adj
| Joining the site Of the present school
at Mankato, which is needed by the
| school,
Dean Pattee was reelected president
for the next two years.
Prof. Frank A. Weld, the new presi-
dent of the Winona school, has been
engaged in educational work in this
| state for about decade and a half
| He was city superintendent at Yum
brota In the early sos, and from there
went to Fergus Falls, at a larger SAL
airy in a larger field. He has been for
several years superintendent of the city
schools in saltwater, and, besides look
ing after the municipal system, he has
devoted not a little energy to the in
struction Of the hapless people who
| find themselves enforced tenants of
the state prison. Mr. Weld has been
quite prominent in social, and especial
ly in amateur theatrical affairs in Still
water, and no doubt will be missed
by his Saltwater friends who will
nevertheless be pleased with the news
of his advancement, professionally.
Mr.. Weld is graduate Of Colby uni
versity in Maine, and is member of
the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity,