The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-03


alton is not at all satisfied with the
work of the educational commission,
which in its proposed legislation makes
no attempt to safeguard salaries-nor
with the board of education which fall
ed to put the schedule OF 1898 into eff
feet.
THE DAVIS LAW.
In common with the teachers every
where throughout the United States the
federation is studying the provisions of
the recently enacted Davis law, by the
legislature of. New York, which distinct
ly provides a minimum rate of 1 mill on
the dollar of the assessed valuation Of
property for teachers pay. Inasmuch
as it is quite certain that a movement
viii be made by teachers generally to
secure some definite legislation whereby
salaries VIII be made secure and suffi-
Client, this bill should be studied Here
tOfore restrictions have been placed upon
total amounts to be expended, and upon
amounts to be used in furnishing sittings
and supplies, and it is assumed to be
constitutional that similar restrictions
should apply to teachers also, and that
the question is one of public policy and
of public morals. Friends of local OPP
ton and control, who look upon this
as possibly a most unwelcome innova-
ton, must recognize the overwhelming
tendency Of the present day to ask stat
utory. assistance upon every possible oc
CASTOR. Teachers generally will unite
for some relief and an army of 401, t93
is not to be despised, even in this great
country.
Since writing my last letter two i'm
portant events have taken place in Chi
cago.
DEPARTMENT OF sUPERINTEND-
ENCE
The annual gathering of superinten-
dents of schools throughout the nation
concluded its labors yesterday. Supt
L. D. Harvey, of Wisconsin, was the
president. and presided with much tact
and judgment. He had provided a most
excellent programme ut it must be con-
feSsed that the meeting was by no means
So enthusiastic as some former gather
iHgs. Is is hard 10 account for this but
no one could doubt that the disposition
to make sharp, witty or satjIicaI replies
vas uppermost. [ am OF the opinion that
bpt few members fond profit in the
discussion for instance, of spelling re-
form, which was quite animated, but
rather pointless. The association of
American universities added greatly to
the interest of the occasion. TO the
great disappointment Of many President
Hadley, Of Yale, was not present to de-
liver his address, which, however, was
read. 1t was a plain, practical discus
sion of an old, but always important,
question, THE Use and Control of Ex-
aminatiOns." lie did not make new
statement concerning the subject it is
true, but there was no fiippancy. no
foolish parade of the mistakes Of pupils
and teachers, no sensational statement
about overwork; in short, nothing foolish
or exaggerated. For that reason it will
be claimed that his paper fell fat
bur the true friends Of education were
pleased to find a new man in so response
bic a position willing TO advise, without
trying to shock, or startle any one The
most vigorous address before either body
was the one delivered by Prof. j. c.
Branner, OF Leland Stanford university.
upon Freedom Of Speech in University
Circles" 1t was regarded as a defense
Of the action of the trustees of that
university in removing Prof. Ross, whose
INDISCREET PUBLIC UTTERANCEs
were objected to. There was indeed a