The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-05-04
PERTAINING TO EDUCATION.

A Few Matters Of Interest to the Pro-
gressive Educational Worker.
Under the old law it was not neces-
sary for those holding professional or
first grade teachers certificates to
have them recorded with the county
superintendent. This law was changed
and now all certificates must be re-
corded.
Pennsylvania has Just adopted
new law providing that system of
humane education which shall include
kind treatment of birds and animals
shall be included in the branches of
study to be taught in the common
schools and consist of not more than
half hour each week. The law pro-
hibits experimenting with any living
creature in any public school.
The State championship of the State
High School Debating League was
won by the Breckenridge debating
team consisting of Miss Libbie Eek
hard, Miss Lois Paul and Miss Flora
Lester, in a final debate with the Al
bert Lea team at Minneapolis April
81 in which the Breckenridge young
ladies won the prize cup and medals.
The several amounts appropriated
by the legislature for the schools of
the State are as follows: High
schools, S2l7,O0O: semi-graded, $685.
900: graded, s79, 900; rural, 100000. !:
A common school taught by a
teacher holding a teachers State GER
tificate and which complies with GER
tain requirements is entitled to $50
State aid. .-
County commissioners are author
lied to establish county schools of
agriculture. The question must first
be submitted to vote of the people at
any election.
The new law requires children of
school age to attend school during the
whole time it may be in session, unless
there are certain reasons, which are
named. The old law required an at
tendance of twelve weeks in each year.
Andrew Carnegie has given fund
of ten million dollars to provide an
nuities for college professors who are
not able to longer pursue their voca-
ton. Residents of the United States,
Canada and Newfoundland are to
share in the annuities. This is said
to be Carnegie's largest single gift.
A board of trustees has been ap-
pointed, of which A. T. Hadley of
Yale is president.
Professor Greer of Central High
school and other local educators of
Minneapolis are said to be consider
ing plan proposed By the high
school sororities to restrict the meth
DDS of the Organizations, but not to
annihilate them, which some educators
have suggested as good move. This
plan has not been divulged yet, but it
is said to be a good one and pro-
vides, among other things, for mer-
ger OF all the sOrorities in most mat
tiers, which will include ':rushing''
new members.
There is to be established at Crook
ston an agricultural school, the first
of it's kind in Minnesota. It is de-
signed as branch of the State uni
versity, but it's curriculum will be
formed with reference to manual and |
agricultural work. Common school |
studies, agricultural school work and
manual training will be taught.
IAN interesting decision was re-
Gently rendered by Judge Qvale in
legal controversy between a Naussau
teacher and the school board of that
village. The teacher secured the
signature of the three school officers
to contract which specified that she
should teach during eight months of
the next year at $50 month, but this
action Of the members was not taken
jointly at regular meeting of the
board. Later another instructor was
hired and the disappointed teacher
sued the district for $4OO, and in dis
trict court Judge Qvale instructed the
jury to return verdict for the plant
iii, which was done. T.. j. McElligot,
attorney for the district, then appealed
on the ground that the contract was
invalid on the part of the school Off
GERS because not entered into at
meeting of the board, and Judge Qvale
reversed his former ruling and de-
cided for the district. This is said to
be the first decision touching this
particular point ever made by Min
nesOta tribunal.''
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction.
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