The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-07
SOL0NS ARE PLEASED
WITH NORMAL
SCHOOLS
Inspection Tour Helps Plans
of Independent Manage
ment Advocates.

The joint house and senate normal
school committees returned yesterday
afternoon from their first trip on the
tour of inspection which will include
all Of the normal schools.
The legislative party Of thirty includ.
ed, besides the committeeman, ten la
dies, and the trip, aside from furnish
ing most of the committeeman with
new ideas on the subject of normal
schools and their needs, was one OF
the pleaSantest trips taken by the SOL
ons in several years. While it partook
broadly of the nature of junket much
good, careful work was done by the
committee and the schools will be d.
rectly benefited thereby.
The committee yesterday spent five
hours at the Winona school and the
good impression gained at Mankato
was only heightened. The committee
left after luncheon at the ladies' home,
expressing only satisfaction with the
management Of the school and gener-
ally satisfied that increased appropria-
lions for the normal school work is
the best kind of state economy.
Advise Liberal Requests.
The order of inspection at Winona
was in the reverse Of the programme
at Mankato. The school and building
were inspected first and the speech
making followed, with the result that
the legislators who spoke advised the
school officials to make their requests
on liberal scale. The needs Of the
establishment were apparent and the
Solons were frank in admitting it.
President Millspaugh delivered the
address of welcome before the student
body in the assembly room and turned
the programme over to Resident Direc-
tor c. A. Morey, who was frank to a
virtue, both touching the schools needs
from the standpoint of finance and
management. The appropriation ask
ed is $4,000, which includes an ad1i-
tional $4,000 for the annual running
| expenses; $4,000 for a heating and
lighting plant, and 100000 for a site
for dormftory and ladies' home.
Advocates Separate Management.
Mr.. Morey was unexpectedly frank
about the board of control manage
ment as a former member of that board
he was expected to be at least nom
committal on the subject, but he warm
ly advocated removing the schools
from the management of the board of
control, saying that the members Of
| the board never visited the schools;
could know nothing Of their needs, and
| in consequence were not especially VAL
| liable.
His impressions regarding the board
| of control management seem to be gen.
| orally shared by the legislators and in
| the normal school committees of both
| houses, the Morley bill taking the
| states educational institutions away
] from the board of control will have
| some very ardent champions.
| The speeck-making for the legisla-
| tors fell to Representatives Manley,
| FOsseen, Minneapolis, H. E. F'ryberger,
| Minneapolis, and Frank CIague, Red
| wood county. Each made specific
| pledges which seemed to voice the SEN
| timents Of the other members.
| Trip a Success.
The return trip to st. Paul was
| made over the Milwaukee road in q
1 special Pullman provided through the
| kindness of Trainmaster Perkins, who
| accompanied the party, and who was
/ the recipient of an enthusiastic vote of
/ thanks. Senator H. E. Barker and
| Representative Graham, chairmen of
! their respective committees, who were
irRcharge of the party, were also ten
| dered votes of thanks and the party
| broke up in ST. Paul more than pleased
| with the trip. ie
The second trip, which is to include
the St. Cloud and Moorhead schools
/ will be made next week. The date for
| the visit to the Duluth schools has
! not been definitely settled, but will
! probably be made soon to enable the
4 committees to make final estimates on
| the funds required for the inspection OF
| the appropriations and finance COM
| mittees.