The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-29

President Cyrus Northrop of the
state university, discussed the recent
criticism of the Minnesota university
football team by an eastern writer, be-
tions in the auditorium of the Central
presbyterian church, st. Paul, today.
President Northrop did not hesitate to
give the charges against the Mime
sofa players the lie.
He spoke Of the author of the charg-
es as "the miserable correspondent for
an eastern paper; a pretty disciple Of
improved morality to come out west
and talk about football" I'LL.
- recent visitor to the university, -
child gets his first principles at his
mother knee; the English child gets
his first principles across his father s
knee. This eastern correspondent has
never been, @s he should, across his
fathers knee.
"Football is here. It has a hold on
the student and on the public mind. It
cannot be driven out. But it should be
President Northrop lamented the
and SID it was only game for the
physically strong; too rough for the
weak = -. -
"Nor do I believe" he said, "that
the. university should play against the
high schools. Such contests are too
unequal. even believe there should
not be SO much interhigh school play.
ing, as the high school boys have not
s she physical y development to stand the
In speaking Of general school work,
President Nor throp lamented the grow:
ing tendency to "crowd' Students and
| ADVOCATED character building.
| Papers relative to cooperative needs
OF colleges and high schools were read
by George s. Innis Of Hamline and J
A. Cranston Of st. Cloud.
The high school section elected thu
following officers: President, w. F
Preston, vice President and se mretar o.
=, A resolution was adopted indorsins
the proposed "college Of education'' 81
the state university.
The election for association officer,
was the subject Of much interest TODAY
The polls closed at 2 clock, but som,
TIME was required in counting the votes
me Impression prevails that Professo
II: Watson Cooper Of Hamline is tn,
winner in the contest for president.
! School Board Members Elect,
"Essential Things in Our Publi
Schools - was the subject Of a rount
c1ated School Boards at the Ryan hote
this morning.
Preliminary to the discussion the fol
lowing section officers were elected
President, Ira G. Stark, Albert Lea
vice president, w. H. Skemp, Cloquet
treasurer, J. F. -Veytier, Hutchinson
secretary, a. J; Long, Excelsior; dele
gate to national association convention
IN San Francisco in July, James b
| W. N. Jameson Of Winnebago CITY
who was to read the opening paper O.
the general subject for the morning
was not present, so informal talks wer
at once begun. John J. Moe of Dulut
spok Ike Of the Importance Of manua
training in the schools; that in his OF
servation students who had taken u
manual training had no trouble in find
ing employment when they graduated
spoke of how essential is the teachin
Of good morals and true citizenship.
j. W: Olsen, superintendent of publ
inst guction, was called upon and said
believed Mr.. Halvorson had gotte
right at the essential thing. "Charat
ter cannot be properly maintained III
less coupled with moral culture,'' sal
Mr.. Olsen. He also strongly approve
Of uniting of handicraft instructio
with mental training on general schoe
subjects.
George B. Alton made an adore.
telling what the state high school boar
has accomplished. "The time has CON
for us all to more seriously consider,
he said, "ways and means Of introdu
ing more of the industrial element
our schools. We want to put more {
the idea Of earning living to the for
Our children can get thru the wor]
without education, but, they must HAY
the purpose and ability to earn Living
for Themselves
Eddy to Graded School Teachers.
Former Congressman Frank M. Edo
was the speaker Of the day at the NEE
ing Of the graded school section in tt
Sunday school room of Central Presb:
terrain church. EFT is the trained mir
7 which rules the world, socially, moral
: and physically said Mr.. Eddy durir
his address, "and if I can impress upe