The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-27
INSIST ON RIGHTS
BOARD OF CONTROL REPLIES TO
THE NORMAL
BOARD
NO COERCION IS ATTEMPTED
Maintained That Finances of Nor
NAL Schools Are in Board Of Con-
trolls JurisdictiOn-NO Con-
ference Asked.

Having for more than a week main
tanned a dignified silence as to affairs
pertaining to the normal schools and
the attitude of INSTRUMENTATION assumed
by the normal board, the state board
of control has finally broken that silence
and made public its views and state of
| feeling on some of the points Of con-
tention The communication, which is
addressed to J. W. Olson as secretary
| OF sfia aQEmal board, and copies of which
! We're furnished to the press, is in part
as follows:
Yours of the 21st inst, containing a
| copy of the resolution passed by the
! state normal board at it's meeting on the
! 18th inst, Is received and has been care
! fully considered by the board of con-
! troll of state institutions at full meet
! ing thereof In view of the language
! used in both preamble and resolution,
! as well as in the report of some COM
! mittee Of your board which report was
/ made and adopted at an open session
| thereof, it seems to us that something
| more than simple acknowledgment of
| the receipt of your communication and
! the Information the. Elm contained is de-
| mandcd at our hands.
The report says: The board of con-
! troll has attempted to exercise super
! vision over the presidents and members
! of the faculties Of the normal schools
not warranted by law, and to assign to
! them duties not required by statute o.
! attempted to prescribe what courses of
| study shall be adopted by the normal
| schools, how the text books shall he
| supplied to students, etc"
DID NOT ATTEMPT COERCION.
! Answering to the above we have to
| say We have never attempted to exercise
! control over either the presidents or
members Of the faculty of any normal
! school We invited the presidents to act
as our agents for the local purchase of
| a lew supplies that could not be antic-
| ltated in regular estimates and in every
! case they expressed their willingness to
| 40 50 without salary if the normal
! bcard would give it's consent. AS to
| assigning them duties not required by
statute the law requires US to appoint
| purchasing agents, but does not say
! presidents Of the normal schools shall
! not act as such, and II they are willing
! 70 90 Sc we fail to see why the normal
ooafd should SO strenucusly object when
! d clear saving of 81 800 per year will be
accomplished thereby. The only at
| Tempt that has been made by this board
- prescribe what coures of study
SLdH De adopted was in refusing to al
low an estimate for the introduction of
manual training into some of the normal
sschooIs when there was no appropria-
llon therefor. AS text books and sun
plies are paid for from the money az
| prorrlated for current expenses we mad
| not supposed, until we read the report
0I You, your committee, that there was any
! question othef than that it was our duty
! tG prescribe now text books and SUD
phesD were. to be furnished students"
ana we stlll adhere to that opinion
"A majority of the normal schools vera
unable to pay the debts contracted last
year out OF the appropriations provided
! ahd entered this fiscal year with a de-
! nett portion of which was the salaries
OF resident directors The proposed ex
| Pendltures for the present year will nm
! qoNptedIY exceed those Of last year IN
to- toss some some actlon is taken by this board
~ prevent 1t. 1t was not necessary for
| the normal beard to look beyond these
IdctS TO ma a reason for our refusal TO
%tl a}I1 thelr estimates for manual
lt1ining ana some other expenditures.
Refel1ing 20 your resolution of the 17th
! ll5st. we ma only the following that con-
Germs ihlS board: Whereas, The board
| OF control of the state of Minnesota hac
refused to cooperate with the state nor
f Gl5a BOARD IN the management OF the
adbaiG affairs of the state normal
| SCnools OF this state"
This is a complete surprise to ne Moi
lhef the normal school board nor an.
member of it has intimated anything Of
| the kind to this board. nor have fbeIL
SCuSlI q conference with this board for.
! the adjustment of any differences of anv
FNfilu w ME the law places the financial
@aSIIS OF the normal schools absolureIv
uHdef this board, except as to numhe-
OF teachers and their salaries If docs
! nor require US in any manner to CO
| fpsrat e. with your board in these mat
! to So co1o,," NJ n3Te tried IN every way
! o ~ % cooperate, have met the president
! ana secretary of your board for t6at
pGrp0se as opportunity offered, and had
IJn ,fi'sd Ialrly well in SO doing until
| we refused TO allow the payment of SS00
| PEI year to the resident directors as mir
chaslng agents, an expenditure HHnc+
oaiId9 fet. by law and absolutely une
We, have met the president Of vow
oo8tu' potn IN his capacity as such. and
as member of a building comn1itf 'alo
both ~ ~, eI In case We're led to believe
JUN py MS words and action thai he
was thoroughly in accord with rs in a ali
t,IS1 'e -9 Upon which We We're consulted
9 5eiu Sd Isl with our decisions. EXCEPT
@S 70 TIE appointment of purchasine
dgehts. Cur last communication viz
MN was by telephone, when he made az
engasement to call and confer with 1s
do so. 0 A"Ileu 10
- we also received a letter from Mr. w
d. MIlchell, resident director criticisino
W VII monument otinl, of purchasing agent,
WHlch action We are led to believe does
not meet with his APPROVAL Direction
+tneIps, OF Duluth, requested this board
20 80 meet NEE! a committee of the normal board
| 70 Hsten TO defense which he desired
10 make upon the charge that he had ev
ceeded his authority in the purchase Of
certain building materials for the Duluth
School: This being a matter between
Mr.. Phelps and his own board da+ira
PACK Of the time when we had anvthin@
70 90 with the normal schools. we were
not interested in such meeting ava 6iJ
not attend the same.
INSIST ON THEIR RIGHTS
Whatever disagreement there NAV have
oeen with the normal school board or any
OF IT'S members has been brought about
Soiely by our attempts to keep the ex-
pendItures of said board. and its schools
W NlIn the meaning and intent of the
1eeglsIature,> and so put a stop to de
Gus institutions under our control ,ftii
they shall live within both the intention
an ana appropriation of the legislature, and
WINE WINE the normal schools are under our
charge, we shall insist that they meet The
same requirements. We believe this To
be our highest duty under the law, and
SO peleving shall discharge that duty
1earleSSly and to the utmost extent Of
our ability %
Wanted for Bigamy.
Jefferson D. Rasor, a switchman in the
Gmon depot yards, was brought before
JUDGE Hine in the nnlinn nnnr+ ,rll14O.