The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-09

In the future the presidents of the four
Minnesota normal schools will be limited
| in their travelling expenses" to a figure
| that will be materially lower than that
| charged up to this account in the past
1t frequently happens that the presidents
! of these institutions find it necessary to
| go 5unketing down to New Mexico to
look up a teacher, at the expense Of the
| state. The auditing committee Of the
| state normal school board went on rec
crd at yesterdays meeting Of the board
| as being opposed to these quiet little jun
keting trips and the board as a result
passed resolutions calling for a retrench-
ment in all expenditures, with particular
emphasis laid upon presidents travelling
expenses and extra large bills for print
| ing.
| a forged diploma, purporting to be is
sued by the normal school at Winona, to
| Percy L. Lord, was received from the
California Educational department. The
entire diploma was a forgery including
! the official seals. On the strength Of it
Mr.. Lord secured a good position in Cali
fornia, and as Mr.. Morey put 1t, had high
standing in educational and religious cir
cles. The board repudiated the diploma
| as fraudulent and will so inform the Cali
fornia authorities.
A resolution was passed calling for bids
for the construction of the Duluth nor
NAL school, the proposals to be submitted
to the March meeting of the board next
year The resolution specified that the
cost complete was not to exceed $4,000,
the amount appropriated by the last legis-
lature, and the building to be constructed
in accordance with plans now in the
hands of the board. 1t was the concur
rent opinion of all members of the board
that the new building should be COM
pleted within the appropriation.
The auditing committee also submitted
to the board plan for the systematiZing
CT accounts of the four schools. When
put in effect it will give uniform sys-
TEN Of auditing vouchers. One Of the i'm
provements is the rule which requires all
miscellaneous bills to be itemized.
The four presidents submitted reports
of the work in hand at their schools. Tie
general average of attendance was shown
to be about the same as last year.
A subject which found very liberal dis
cussion was the proposed adjustment of
the fee required of model scho d pupils.
| The question is one which the board
will ask the next legislature to assist in
furnishing a solution for, and that solu-
tor is a larger appropriation. For a
number Of years back, at Winona, the
school authorities found no trouble secu-
ring enough pupils for these schools but
as the public schools improved the people
commenced to send their children to the
| free schools rather than to the model
school, where a fee is required. AS a re-
| suit there is hardly one pupil to every
| tcxtcher This does not furnish sufficient
practice for the teachers, but until the
! legislature makes larger appropriation
| for the school there seems to be no other
way than to continue to charge the fee
AT ST. Cloud the conditions are somewhat
different as the faculty has an arrange
ment with the city school authorities
| whereby the young teachers enter the
lower grades for practice work. No action
was taken.
The following members of the board
were present: State Superintendent J. II.
Lewis, c. A. Morey, G. H Clark William
r. Mitchell, William F. Phelps, Carol A.
| Nye, A. T. Ankeny, J. c. Norby and w.
| S. Hammond.