The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-03
WOULD OPEN SCHOOL
DULUTH APPEALS TO BOARD OF
CONTROL, HOWEVER
IN VAIN
STATE NORMAL LACKS FUNDS
Even Page Morris EIoquence Could
Not Hove the Roard-Legis-
Iature Made Inadequate
Appropriation


Duluth sent special delegation of her
representative citizens to St Paul last
night to confer with the state board Of
control relative to -devising ways and
means by which her normal school mig t
be opened without the formal ty of waIt-
ing on future appropriations, hut the re-
suits were not satisfactory.
The delegation, which was compose
of Congressman Page Morris, j. T.
Washburn, President William F. Phelps
and Mayor T. NJ. Hugo, learned that the
board would not submit to any anticipa-
ton of funds or the placing Of contracts
for which money was not available On
this stand TIE members Of the beard
were most positive.
For the past week Duluth has been
holding mass meetings With a View IF
devising means by which Their normal
school could be opened for tae spr. ny
term which begins in December. and tne
presence of the delegation in St Paul
last night was for the purpose of Sc
curing the cooperation CT the board ard
the other executive offic ials of the state.
The conference was held at the Mer-
chants hotel.
The situation, which was practically a
lack of money with which to furnish the
building and secure the required number
of teachers, was exp, aimed by President
attorney of Duluth, supplementing it
with proposition to go ahead and place q
contracts for the full amount of furni--
ture required and to procure teachers by
anticipating the appropriations of future
years. For current expenses a trihe N
excess of $4,000, he explained had been
set aside and this was wholly inadequate.
Any deficit he was positive the leglsla-
ture would make good when it meets
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himself and the board, gave a decided
negative, holding that the law forbIds
such juggling and at the same time the
board could not go beyond the intent of
the legislature, even If it had erred in
making such small appropriation.
Mr.. Washburn was resourceful in
schemes and proposed opening the school
In December, by using the money avail
able even if it only kept the school in
operation for a few months until tie
special session Of the legislature was
called, when that body would be aslze d
to rectify the mistake it had made, but
this was also shown to be use ess. The
legislature was to be called for a spe-
cial purpose and the members. Mr.. Leav-
lit figured, would hardly permit the en-
trance of a wedge that would simply
make an opening for other matters equal
ely as trifiing in their opinion
The exodus Of Duluth pupils to Wis
consin schools. Congressman Morris in
formed the board, was one reason that
the citizens desired the school opened
without delay and he importuned the
members to figure out some way by
which the day might be Fastened. Per-
sonally he was of the opinion that to
wait was the only reasonable course, but
this the citizens of Duluth would not
entertain.
A scheme was finally outlined by which
1t was thought the school could be
opened next fall, q year hence, and that
was to secure reinstatement Of the APP
preparation available this year and in
eorporated with that set aside for next
year. To this scheme the members de-
cided to give their aid and the board ad-
tourned to call on Auditor Dunn and
Gov. Van SAINT today and secure their
assistance.