The Minneapolis journal., 1901-10-10
AGAINST The FIELD
Various State Boards Arrayed
Against Board of Control.
EVEN U. OF M. MAY INTERVENE
Regents May Join the Normal Board
In Defining the Other Boards
Powers
It's the board of control against the

It's the board of control against the
| field.
The battle between the normal schools
and the state board Of control is of great
er import than appears on the surface.
In the first place, it will be a great
legal conflict, with all the educational
institutions of the state arrayed against
the board Of control. The suit which will
be brought by the normal board will in
volve the broad question Of the authority
Of the board Of control over all the edu-
cational institutions, and in all proba bill
ty the university will ask permission to
intervene. The board of managers for the
schools for the blind and deaf at Faribault
also have an interest in the outcome.
President A. t. Ankeny of the normal
board is inclined to favor a quo warranto
proceeding, instead of the method outlined
yesterday. This can be brought by the
attorney general in the supreme court di-
rect, and determined at this term. AS far
as the attorney general is concerned it
will be friendly suit, and the board of
control members declare that they well
come it, being only anxious to have the
scope Of their authority finally de-
termined
The legal battle Is only one phase of the
situation Back of it, the board of con-
troll is on trial before the people of Min
nesota. The wrangle between two sets of
state officers is regarded as most un-
fortunate from every point Of view and is
deprecated by the state administration.
The governor advocated the board of con
troll and appointed its members and is
The question has repeatedly been asked: :
held in measure responsible.
Why has not Governor Van SAINT inter-
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The answer is, he has interfered. He
has besought the board of control to ad-
just the difficulty and stop the unseemly
row. The board was appointed by the
governor, but has taken the bit in it's
teeth and the executives advice was un-
needed.
State Auditor Dunn, the original board
of control man. has also interested him
self. 1t was his influence, exerted on the
board of control, that brought about the
conference of last Saturday. which prom
ised much, but owing to the persistent re-
fusal of the board Of control to make a
single concession, that conference was
fruitless.
State Superintendent Olsen as a mem
Der of the normal board worked persist
emily for harmony, and urged patience and
conference with the board of control.
Like Governor Van SAINT and State Audi
tor Dunn, he did not want to see the
board of control system jeopardized by a
continual jangle. Largely by the efforts
Of Mr.. Olsen and President Ankeny, the
normal board maintained an attitude OF
! compromise, but the board Of control
trampled on every proposition made, and
| Mr.. Olsen is now as determined as any
member Of the normal board to resist
the board of control and fight it to the
/ finish.
The board Of control members have to
| all appearances estranged their best
! friends. State officials declare that the
| boards course has been absolutely tact
less and arbitrary. 1t is feared that they
are endangering the success of the sys-
TEN, which properly handled promises
| such great results A month ago il
seemed likely that the extra session of the
! legislature would amend the act and put
| the educational institutions under the
! board of control. 1t now looks more
| probable that the board will be abolished
! Members of the board of control base
! their refusal to concede the normal
! boards point on the active hostility o1
Directors Mitchell and Phelps. They de-