The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-30
SET WINONA TALKING
THE REFERENCE TO THAT INsTI-
TUITION AND THE STATE
NORMAL BOARD
DIRECTOR MoREY IS MUM
About the Resignation of Prof.
Freeman or the Action That
Necessitated State Auditor Dunn
in Asking IL There Was a Limit
on Prof. Shepard's Salary.

WINONA, Mimi, Nov. 29-(Special.)
-Winona had something to talk about
today when the st. Paul G l began
to be read. The story about the score
cy with which the state normal
deal OF comment, especially that part
which related to the institution at this
place.
The report that State Auditor Dunn
mad stalled move to allow President
shepard to draw more than the $4,000
which the law says shall be a limit
was something of surprise, as we'll as
the suspicion that there is an unpub-
lshed story behind the resignation of
Prof. Freeman.
Resident Director Morey was seen by
The b e correspondent and when
asked for a statement of the matter, az
first appeared surprised. When hand
ed copy of the paper containing the
article he smiled. Pressed for a state
ment, he replied:
II have none to make at present"
He would neither talk about the sal
airy matter nor the resignation of Prof.
Freeman.
The article has caused a good deal of
wCnderment in Winona, as Prof. Free
mans resignation has never been sat
iSfactorily explained, although the
ground Of much conjecture. A number
OF the officials were questioned, but,
while they were willing to talk about
the matter, had little to say for pub
lication.
Prof Pendergast. the superintendent
of public instruction, repeated to the
evening paper. last night, the excuse
the board sets up for star chamber
meetings, after saying that they are
not executive There are few reporters
in st. Paul who have not at one time
or another been invited to get out of
the meetings of the normal board when
held here. The board, like the presi-
dents themselves, has been in the habit
Of shutting itself up in some quiet
room at the Windsor hotel, and, it Is
claimed, adopting recommendations on
the ex Darte statements Of the presi-
dent
So far as Prof Freeman is concerned
there is something back of his resigna-
ticn that perhaps the people would like
to know. 1t was whispered at the time
of the meeting, when the resolution
of regrets" at his departure was passed,
that his resi- gnation" had been accept
ed before he even knew it had been
submitted. At a former meeting of the
board his resignation" had been ac-
cepted, and at the subsequent meeting
he went before the board and said he
hadn't resigned. The board said it was
sorry, but he was on the record as hav-
ing resigned" and being so on the
record of course he must have IRE
signed" But as a sort of notifying
potion the board passed the "resolu-
ton of regret" that the Winona normal
school was going to lose his services,
Mr.. Morey alone voting in the mega
tive. That was the story current at
the time, and is published for what it
is worth, not as being fact. 1t was
said at the same time that he was not
the first normal school teacher who
had walked up some morning to find he
had resigned"
In Prof Pendergast's explanation he
says that Prof Shepard has not drawn
any salary from the state since Sep
TENDER. That is, he didn't draw any
salary for October. That may be cor
rect.