The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-21
SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
BOARD OF CONTROL CONSIDERING
QUESTION OF LO-
CATION
LEGAL QUESTION IS RAISED
Red wing Claims That Law Makes
Location of school in That City
Niandatory-Dozen Other
Towns Want 1t.

The board of control has under active
consideration the location of the proposed
state training school for girls, for wn4ch
the legislature last winter appropriated
$4,000 No conclusive steps have as yet
been taken, but the question has been
discussed in general way and numerous
offers of sites have been received.
Recently a Red Wing newspaper an
nounced in positive terms that Red Wing
already had cinch on the location of
the new school at that place, and under
the law the board of control had no
choice in the matter but to build it there.
This paper further declares that 1T is not
the intention of the people of Red Wing
to donate a site for the school, but that
they will inform the board Of control as
to suitable property which may be pur-
chased
The assertion that the school must be
located at Red Wing is based upon the
old law, which designates the place for
the present training school and pre-
scribes that it shall be built within four
miles of the Goodhue county court
house. The new law appropriates $780,
GOO for the erection of school for girls,
and provides that it shall not be within
two and a half miles of the boys school,
but makes no further restrictions or pro-
visions as to geographical location. 1t
is argued on behalf of Red Wing that as
the more recent law contains no repeal
ing clause the old law locating the state
training school at Red Wing applies to
the new institutions as well as the old
one, on the theory that the girls school
will be but a branch of the state train
ing school.
Is Old Law Repealed.
On the other hand, it is argued that the
la jmnllP1-
ton, and it is plainly the intention that
the board of control shall locate the new
building at such place as it may deem
most advantageous. Tt may be stated
In this connection that the law does not
provide that in selecting a place for the
school the board shall give the prefer
ence to some town which is willing to
dedicate Site
In all probability the attorney generals
department. VIII be called upon to set
tie the legal question which has arisen.
Speaking yesterday of the contention
presented by Red Wing. Judge Gould,
Of the board of control, said: eve have
not considered that phase of the ques-
ton, and l do not know that it will be
necessary. However, l do not think that
the board is at all likely to spend any
portion of that $4,000 in the purchase
of a site I don't consider such con-
tingency probable, but if that should be-
come necessary, don't believe the school
would be built
In the meantime the board has sent
letter to each of the towns which
has made an effort to secure the school,
asking that the proposals be submitted
in writing. Thus far Hutchinson is the
only town which has sent a formal reply
to this letter. The site offered by that
place comprises 173 acres, located be-
tween the tracks of the Great Northern
and the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railways and conveniently close to botn
lines. 1t is understood that Dodge Cen
ter will offer as a site a farm valued at
$4,000. There are in all twelve or fifteen
of the towns of the state which have
signified desire to secure the school
and willingness to donate a suitable
site. Among them are Wabasha, Austin
Litchfield, Pine City and Lake City.