The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-18
4 SERIOUS OMISSION
From a 'sHistory of Education In
Minnesota
COMPILED BY PROF. J. N. GREER
No Mention of Scandinavia ian or
Catholic NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Issued by Govt. Bureau.


the Minneapolis Central High school, ap-
pears to have been guilty OF glarlng sin
of omission in preparing his History OF
Education in Minnesota just issued from
the government printing office at Wash
ington. The work was issued under the
direction of the United States bureau OF
education. 1t is listed as Circular of In
formation No. 2, 1902 under the head of
contributions to American Educational
Hist ory," edited by Herbert B. Adams.
Professor Greer has come in for criti
cism on the part of considerable educa-
tional element of Minnesota, because in
a compilation of 223 pages, supposed to be
a comprehensive review of educational
interests in this state up to 1890, he has
not mentioned the Scandinavian or Cath
Ollie educational institutions of Minnesota.
This omission is all the more noteworthy
because there is not Scandinavian de-
nominational school, college or university
in Minnesota of any Importance to-day
that did not exist prior to 1890. The
Scandinavian institutions now represent
total investment of not less than $780,
900.
A perusal of the work leads to the in
ference that Professor Greer labored un-
der the belief that the task assigned to
him had to do only with the history Of
education in the state so far as 1t was
covered by works already compiled The
authors who are or have been connected
with the institutions whose histories they
describe. The subjects discussed and the
contributors to the same, are: depart
ment of Public Instruction" DR.. D. L..
Kiehle Of the University of Minnesota;
THE Common School," Sanford Niles;
High Schools Professor A. W. Rankin,
state inspector of graded schools; ''Uni-
versity of Minnesota Willis M. West,
professor of history at the institution;
"Origin, Growth and Present Condition Of
the Public Schools of Minnesota being a
paper read before the school boards of
Minnesota, December, 1898, by Mrs. Jennie
apolis board of educa ton ',"Carleton Col
Qege," Northfeld; "Hamline University"
Professor E. F., Mearkle and Henry L..
Osborn; Manchester College," James
Wallace, president; 1.-THE Bishop Sea-
bury Mission and It's Schools, Faribault,''
President James Dobbin; "Pillsbury Aca-
denny, Owatonna,'' Mark H. Dunnell Re
The chapter on common schools by
Sanford treats Of the organic act, first
school legislation, grant of school lands
9 by congress, schemes for the disposing OF
school lands, legislation respecting school
lands, permanent school fund.- taxation
for public schools, plan of distributing
country school funds, the state 1-mill
tax, special schoo taxation district
bonds, schoo fund bonds common school
districts, school supervision, meetings OF
county superintendent, teachers certif
estes, examinations, Institutes and
training schools, school libraries, courses
OF study and grading of district schools
women may vote, compulsory education
text books and text book laws, arbor
days, Minnesota Educational association
Under the head of high schools the sub
jects discussed are territorial days, the
constitutional convention, beginnings, gen
eral laws, special laws, first general high
school law, and an act for the en-
couragement Of higher education, an act
defining the powers of the high school
board, authorization of high school
inspector, and statistical tables, ~. ~
The chapter on the university deals
with its establishment, internal develop
ment, Dr.. Folwell's presidency, Pres
dent Northrop, and tables of statistics. =
protest against the admission of the
institutions named has been made by the
president Of St. Olaf's college, North.
field. Professor Greer Is out Of the city
but his explanation will probably be that
he acted simply as compiler.