The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-07

been nowhere more marked than in the
matter OF education. During the year
Just closed, our permanent school fund
grew nearly $l000,C0G, substantially all of
which has been carefully invested in per-
manent securities of the highest charac-
ter The permanent fund OF the univer-
sity has also been increased nearly $780,
ESQ.,. Bringing it up almost to the million
dollar mark. These matters, while graf
flying to us politically, are more sig
nificant to us as citizens, and to our
ministration of our wealth of swamp
land, on the lines that / have indicated.
and by proper legislation to secure and
save the mineral rights, L hope to live
to see the day when the permanent school
fund of this state will reach the mag
nl1cent sum of $50 000, 900.
Promising as is the financial situation
OF our school system, the progress on
the educational side has Deen even great
err Cur university continues TO advance
both as to the number of It's students and
IN the quality and character of it's
work; Its cultural influence and power
are being felt more and more among
the people of the state in every relation
of life. Our normal schools are doing
good work. Their standard of excelIency
is advancing. The same is true of our
nigh schools. But in no department I'M
der the states care has greater progress
been made than in our common schools
and for no interest committed in part to
my charge have / felt greater Solicitude
or keener interest The common school
Ing American character AS are our
common schools in this SO will our homes
and institutions be in the next genera
ton. Pursuant to the recommendation
of cur efficient state superintendent the
last legislature amended our school law
so as to require all teachers certificates
except temporary permits to teach UNI
ger special circumstances, to be issued
by the state superintendent upon exam
nations held under his direction. l have
no heSttancy in chaTacterizine this as a
lDltO-IanT Poi 70 \
vance the cause of educa ton more than
any step affecting our schools taken by
the legislature within my memory. I be-
11eVe that it will be the means of per-
manentiy establishing teaching in our
common schools as a profession. 1t has
a ALREADY resulted in higher efficiency, in
oetter wages for teachers, and in better
work in the schools. AS your teachers
are. SO are your schools.
Minnesota has a better school system
on the whole, than any of our sister
states. This while primarily due to the
public spirit of our people, has been
made possible by the efficiency, zeal and
splendid professional spirit of cur teach
ers. To guard their interests and the
interests OF our schools l have spared
no effort and neglected no opportunity
have thus briefly referred to some CT
the work which has more especially de-
manded and received my attention dur
ing my term OF office To its prosecution
L have devoted every energy and every
power that [ possess. 1 have been most
etoiJ oSS1SlSu ny IIiOSS III ONCE, uQ0er my
direction, and express to them my graf
itude for their earnest co-opera ton. For
the mistakes of the administration L
alone am responsible, but not culpably
Errors of judgment no man can guard
against. and I know. of no duty that I
HAYES knowingly neglected to perform
With no aim but the honor of our great
state and the welfare of our people, with
no guide but the law and my conscience.
| have administered the affairs of the
ONCE which | hold without fear and with
out favor. This is all that l can promise
for the future
Again L thank you for the honor con-
ferrsd.