The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-17
REGENTS STAND PAT
THEY WILL NEVER VOLUNTARILY
RENOUNCE THEIR INDIE
PENDENCE
OPPOSED TO M0REY'S SCHEME
High school influence Is Also OPP
posed to 1t, According to
Well known Edu-
Gator.
OPPOSED TO MoREY's sCHEM

The fact that the university regents
have invited the board of control to meet
with them next week does not signify
that the former body Is ready to give
In to the latter or to abandon It's stand
for independence. But the regents feel
that no good can come to the university
from the continued arguing Of the con-
trcversy that is prevalent at present.
They believe that friendly conference
with the board Of control may solve the
matter satisfactorily to both bodies.
They believe that the board of control
can be prevailed upon to be especially
lenient toward the university, and to in
terfere with the board of regents as lit
tie as possible in the performance of its
customary duties, and practically leave
the matter open until the legislature set
ties the point. 1t is believed that the
normal board could have made such an
arran cement had a little diplomacy been
used and the affair kept out of the courts.
The university regents do not take at
all kindly to Mr. Morey's scheme for q
state board of education, to control all
the state institutions. They go on rec
ord as favoring such board provided
the university is not included within the
scope. of the bill, but they will not hear
of It in other shape. The friends of the
university say: 1.-The university stands
In a class by itself. The board of regents
knows and understands its needs, and has
managed it so vel. that there Is no need
for any radical change of this kind.
So in the first place Mr.. Morey'S plan
runs UP against the university influence.
Another anti-infuence is that Of the
state high schools. One of the best known
educators In the state, and one upon
whose support Mr.. Morey undoubtedly
counts, said yesterday:
Alienates His Support.
'sMr Morey, by his open criticism Of
the high schools alienates an indispensa-
HE SUPPORT. AS between the normal
schools and the state high schools, the
average citizen, who has STUDIED the SIT
uation will surely favor the nigh schools.
and the support which the state gives the
high school is not begrudged by any
citizen. The money is expended to bet
te. advantage than is the money eXpend-
ed for the normal schools of the state.
The high school is the common peoples
college, and in this state the high schools
have been brought TO very hlgn stana-
ard of efficiency. The bulk Of our teach
ers are high school graduates, and their
work is, all told, better than the work
Of the normal school graduates who have
not gone through the high SCHOOLS. ms
is inevitable. The normal Schools grad
uate many pupils who have never had n
high school training, and these graduates
get actually less training In certain es-
SeEtiaI branches than they get IN our
state high schools
saThe people realize this and their SYM
pathies lie with the high schools. The
normal schools ought to be professional
a5o No pupil should be admitted to the
normal schools who has not had a high
school education. or an equivalent there
for The normal school work ought TO
Ia the finishing I'D work of the teacher,
and not the preparatory work But as
matter of fact it is not The high
| school graduate teachers more than hol1
| school graduate teachers. This being. SO,
the high school influence in this state
is stronger than the normal school In
| ftJeuce.
Furthermore, at the present time there
is not the fullest sympathy between, the
| high school people and the normal school
people. Any attempt to curtal the grow
| ing power of our high school system Is.
therefore, doomed to failure at the pres
ent time"