The Mankato free press., 1902-06-20
NORMAL FACULTY
Several New Teachers for
Next Year.
State Normal Board Appoints the
Presidents Committee to I'm
prove Course OF Study.

The state normal board held a
meeting at st. Paul Saturday, andre
elected the presidents of the normal
schools. The only changes made, in
the faculty of the Mankato normal
was to fill vacancies caused by resigna-
tions.
Prof. J. S. Young, Phi. D., was
elected to succeed Prof. Chas. F.
Koehler in the department of history,
civics and social science. The Free
Press has already mentioned his selec
-
tion. -~
Miss Charlotte Huff of Parker col
lege, Winnebago City, was elected to
succeed Miss Josephine Holt as teacher
of music and reading. She received
her musical training in Boston, and
is said to be excellent.
Miss S. Lillian Blaisdell, for several
years principal of the Prescott school
in Minneapolis, succeeds Miss Bas-
terdes as principal of the primary de-
partment of the practice school. She
was for a short time'.a the head of
the kindergarten department in the
Winona normal school. She studied
at Leland Stanford university and
Cornell college and is now at Colum-
bia university. She was enthusias-
tically recommended by Supt. Jordan
of the Minneapolis schools, former
President Shepard of Winona and
other leading educators.
! Miss Helen G. Davis of the senior
class takes the place of Miss Kate
Sparrow as assistant in the interme-
diate department. Miss Sparrow goes
to New York for art study.
Miss Edna Salome Fischer, now
completing the course at Emerson
college of oratory in Boston, takes the
) position of assistant in physical cul-
ture.
A manual training teacher is yet tc
, be selected.
The normal board set on foot an in
vestigation into the course of study
/ pursued- at present in the norma
, schools of the state for determining
, what changes might be made to i'm
3 prove its articulation with that of thu
3 other educational institutions OF the
state. The original resolution, intro
duced by State Superintendent Olsen
covered only the relations between th
Q normal schools and the rural schools o
: the state. To this Director More.
offered an amendment asking tina
Q the investigation and report cover no
only the relations to the rural school
: but to all the schools of the state.
. "It is matter of common know
: ledge that many of the graduates
9 the Winona normal school attend tn
y Wisconsin university because on
own university will not admit the1
on their diplomas and will not Civ
them credits on their work., he said
"I should like to know why this il
and how it may be remedied. .
/ The investigation will be made b
the presidents of the normal schoo
e and the report will be made at tt
next meeting of the board. AS tt
:. teachers graduated from the norm
" = schools are expected to teach in tt
= = grade and district schools of the sta
- the course of study in the norm
- - schools is arranged with especi
. :. reference to the work Of the 9th
schools. Many of the presidents
the normal school are agreed that tl
- course of study may be further in
proved. 1t Is also thought desirable
!" :. secure course Of study which W
40 admit graduates to the university u
=, on diploma. Another improveme
suggested is the arrangement OF c
courses with reference to the count
" from which the various schools dra
= their pupils and for which they supp
- teachers.