The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-18
BREACH IS FORMED
NORMAL BOARD PULLS AWAY
FROM THE STATE BOARD
OF CONTROL
WAS IGNORED BY THE LATTER
Defective Legislation Furnishes the
Normal People with n Loop
hOIe-InpuIse of AprH
20 Regulated.

Whereas, the board of control of the
state of Minnesota has refused to co
operate with the state normal board n
the management of the hnanclal al
fairs of the normal schools of this state:
And whereas, an opinion mas peen
rendered by the attorney general or MIN
nesota that the act providing Tor the
creation of said board of control, chapter
l22 of the General Law of 1901, does not
apply to the educational institutions OF
this state:
state normal board does hereby resclnd
the resolution of this board dated April
90 expressing the desire of this board
to come within the province of the law
organizing the state board of control;
"And it hereby declines to acknoWl-
edge the authority of the BOARD or con-
troll to inter ere with or direct In any
manner whatsoever the state normal
schools in this state, or the management
of the same.
with only two dissenting votes the
state normal board yesterday afternoon
adopted the above resolution, moved by
Mr. Holland which conveys In the clear
est possible manner the determination OF
that body to hereafter paddle its own
canoe, distinct and separate from any
Interference on the part of the state
board of control. The matter was brought
ND in a report submitted by Messrs. A.
r Ankeny and w B. Mitchell, who
were appointed committee to make sat
isfactOry arrangements with the other
board at the time the resolution of April
20 was passed. The committee reported
that the members of the board of con-
troll had uniformly refused to accept the
suggestions of either the committee or
the board, with regard to the managing
Of the finances of the normal schools;
that in spite of repeated efforts to arrive
at a satisfactory understanding in accord
with the spirit of the conciliatory reso-
-, f1,n rid nP
control had persistently ignored the nor
NAL board.
1t had also attempted to exercise SUI
pervision over the presidents and mem
bers of the faculties of the normal
schools, not warrantable by law and had
assigned them duties not recognized by
the statute or authorized by the normal
was the fact that dictation had been at
tempted in the matter OF text books and
the selection and purchase of the same.
MAKES A BREACH.
The report was then discussed, all the
members of the board taking part but c.
A Morey, who was absent 1t was the
general sentiment that the normal board
should at once assert it's authority and
repudiate that of the board of control
Messrs. Morey and Olsen were conserv-
ative in their utterances, and the latter
IN particular being Of opinion that no ac-
ton calculated to anita gonize the other
board need be taken. The normal board
might Just as easily assert its independ-
ence in more polite way, he thought.
This did not meet with the views Of
the others, and when the vote was taken
the verdict was. for the adoption of the
resolution. Mr.. Morley answered mo-
when his name was called, and Mr.. Oh
sen Informed the president, Mr.. Ankeny,
that he had done likewise The president
then instructed the secrtary to enter him
as favoring the resolution
This having been settled the matter of
the tenders for the completion of the
heating plant for the Duluth normal was
taken up, and a communication was read
from the board Of control recommending
that the bid of the American Heating
company, of $500, be accepted as be-
ing the lowest After discussion it was
decided that though relations between
the two boards had been terminated, the
recommendation should, under the cir
cumstances, be accepted.
Now that there is an open breach be-
tween the two conflicting bodies. and
that the financial management of the
normal schools win be in all probability
vested In the normal board, it is likely
that Messrs. Hammond, Nye, Phelps
Morey and Mitchell. who live in towns
where normals are situated, will continue
10 act as local purchasing agents for the
board and the yearly stipend of $500 viii
be continued