The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-15
EDUCATORS WANT $4,000
PROPER DISPLAY At ST. LOUIS WILL
COST FULLY THAT MUCH.
State Board Of Education Discusses
Proposed school Exhfbit-Life
State Licenses Awarded.

Indiana's educational exhibit at the St.
Louis exposition will be one Of the features
Of the States display. This was made APP
parent by the discussion at the meeting of
the State Board of Education yesterday.
President William l.. Bryan, OF Indiana
University; President Stone. of Purdue; Su-
perintendent Fasset A. Cotton, Superintend-
ent Kendall, of the Indianapolis schools.
and other members of the board declared
that nothing should be permitted to inter-
fere with Indiana having an educational
exhibit at st. Louis commensurate with the
Importance of the State in the educational
world.
1t is probable that the State Board of
Education will ask the State Worlds Fair
Commission to devote $4,000 of It's appro-
priation of $4,000 toward the exhibit. All
the members of the board gave their views
at the meeting yesterday, and it was
thought proper representation of the work
of the schools and colleges could not be had
for less than that amount. No definite ac-
ton was taken, and the matter has been
made a special order of business for the
meeting this morning.
The opinion of the leading educators OF
the State, as voiced by the members of the
board, Is that the exhibit should be thor
oughly comprehensive, outlining Indiana ed
kindergarten course to the end of the uni
versity course. 1t is probable that Purdue
will have special representation If a suffi-
cient sum Is secured from the commission,
since the fame of the technical school has
largely increased since the Chicago expo
sitiOn. The members Of the board are hope
full the commission will feel disposed to be
very liberal in providing for the schools ex-
HIGH-sCHooL STANDARD.
In line with it's announced policy the State
Board took up also the question Of improv-
ing the standard of the high schools. 1t is
thought the qualifications demanded OF
high-school teachers are not sufficiently
specified, and at the meeting to-day a reso-
luton will be passed stating in detail just
what qualifications a high-school teacher
must have to secure license. The present
rule Of the board provides that at least one
member of a faculty must have gradua ted
from college or some other higher institu-
ton OF learning, but the rule, as 1T stands
Is not sufficiently specific
The manner or awarding the Cecil
Rhodes scholarships was also taken VI
by the board Superintendent Cotton Is
receiving dozens or letters every week
as to how they can secure the scholarships
in Oxford, made possible by the will OF
the South African millionaire. Superin-
tendent Cotton Is not certain how the schol-
arships are to be awarded and he is await
ing information from George r. Parkins
OF London, Eng, who is arranging the de-
tails OF the giving of scholarships under
the instructions of the board of trustees
which Is carrying out the terms of the
will Mr.. Parixins has written to Superin-
tendent Cotton that he will shortly issue
a circular giving the information that Is
looked for.
LIFE STATE LICENSES.
The board yesterday awarded life state
licenses to the following teachers:
Michael Bossert. Brookville, Franklin
county; G. A. Lovett, Hebron, Porter
county; Will B. Osman. Greensburg, Dec
atur. county; VIM. A Shock, Huntington
Huntington county; Eugene Shinkle, Val
paraiso, Porter county; Samuel p. Shull
kouts. Porter county; Paul Coughlin
Brookston, White county; Chas. o. Cham
bers, New Castle, Henry county; j. A
Cummins, Pierceton. Kosciusko county; +
L. Greeson, Alto. Howard county; E. G.
Jerman, Greensburg. Decatur county; A
l.. Stickles, Elkhart, Elkhart county; @
NJ. Wilson, North Salem, Hendricks county
High schools In the following cities ant
towns were recommissioned or given com
missions for the first time: North Judson
Roachdale, Auburn, Waterloo, Angola
Westfield, Cherubusco. Mooresville. Worth
ington, Gosport, Valparaiso. Portland
Mitchell, Jeffersonville, Brookville, La
grange, Lima. Odon. Petersburg. Column
| bus, Warsaw, Flora, Salem, Orleans
| Shoals, Edinburg and Mt. Vernon
| The board will be in session again to-