The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-05
NEARLY HALF CUT OFF
SUPERINTENDENT LEWIS PLANS
IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SUMMER SCHOOL
WORK is TO BE CENTRALIZED
This Year, If the Present Project Is
Carried Out, There Will BE Only
Twenty-Three Schools as Against
FOrty-Four Last Year Lines
Drawn to Mark the Localities
Where They VIII Be Held.

State Superintendent Of Public In
structlon Lewis, in letter to county
superintendent. outlines the policy of
his department towards summer
schools and issues instructions regard
ing their organization
owing to the increased demands for
these schools and the limited appro-
prlation at the disposal Of the depart
rnent 1T has been decided to centralize
the schools, holding one at a conven-
lent point for every two. or three
counties. This is material change In
policy In the conduct Of summer
schools. and 1t will doubtless meet with.
favor among the teachers of the state,
as II enables the conductor Of the
SCHOOLS to employ larger faculty of
teachers. who will be able to make the
work much stronger in the special
branches. Indeed. there has been =
demand for several years for a better
course in the special branches. and 1t
Is believed by Mr.. Lewis that the
change will bring about the desired
result. Inc academic work can best
De carried on in the summer schools
holding four weeks session. The SUI
perlority In this respect of the four
weeks summer school over the one
week institute is unquestionable. Last
year forty-four schools were held
nearly twice as many as are proposed
py the state department for this wear
Inc IolloWlng Is the proposed list of
summer schools:
Benton, Sherburne Stearns and Morr;.r
counties, at St. Cloud
Big Stone. Traverse and Wilkin, at Wbea-
ton. Hea-
Chippewa Yellow Medicine Redwood To-
qul Parle and Renviile, at Granite Falls
stall. - -~'he Siy-
ChiSaQO and Jsanti at Puc,
Carlton, Pine and Kanabac at Sandstone
Cottonwood and Jackson, at Window.
rope and Grant. at Elbow Lake
Polk and Red Lake, at C1ockston.
| Stevens and Swift, at Morris
Steele, Dodge and Waseca, at Owatonna
Klttson, Marshall and Roseau. at Hallock
TODD, Hubbard and Wadena. at Wadena
LIE Sueur. ~
Faribault. Freedom and Mower at Albert
Lyon. P1pestone, Rock, Murray and MOBILES
at Pipestone.
Anoka, at Anoka.
Dakota, Ramsey, Goodhue, Hennepin and
Washington, at the State University, MINES
a2olis
Olmsted, Wabasha and Winona, at Roches-
ter
Otter Tail, at Fergus Falls.
st. Louis at Duluth
Wright, at Buffalo.
Supt. Lewis will announce the dates
! month. However, the matter is left
to the discretion of the county SUPER
| intendents. who are allowed to name
the dates when the schools will be
opened, subject to the approval of the
state superintendent The list OF
schools sent out by Mr.. Lewis is not a
| final one. as it is his intention to suit
! the convenience of the department to
| that of the local school officials where
| 1t is possible. and such changes will be
made in the list as are desired so long
as the requests do not materially
change the policy Of the department in
centralizing the work Of these schools
this year. In any event the expense of
| the schools must be kept within the
limit of the appropriation, and thirty
Is the extreme maximum limit. Supt.
Lewis, however, expects to keep the
number down to about twenty-five, AZ
this will enable them to employ an adj
duional instructor in each Of the
schools.
Instructions will be sent county su-
perintendents within short time, con-
tanning suggestions as to the charac-
ter Of the course to be pursued in the
summer schools this year. One Of the
important changes which will be made
will be a greater attention to academic
work. Mr.. Lewis stated yesterday that
it was his intention to bring the work
of these schools up to that Of the high
est possible character. The reduction
in the number Of schools and the In
creased faculty will enable the conduc-
tors to embody much more effective
course in the four weeks programme
Sunt. Lewis said yesterday that he
would announce his appointments Of
conductors just as soon as he could
learn the views Of the local county SUI
perintendents. Those officials are ask
ed to send in three names. for the state
SUPERINTENDENT to select his choice