The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-05-11

Dratlng the clty's semi centenary, the
dedication of the historic Ard Cod
frey house as museum and the
formal launching of the Hennepin
County Territorial Pioneers associa-
tion.
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PERTAINING TO EDUCATION.
A Few Matters 81 Interest to the pro-
gressive Educational Worker.
In Wadena county the superintend-
ent has made rule to issue no third
grade certificates. He thinks the rul-
ing will induce those who desire to
teach to attend the normal department.
of the high school.
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There is growing sentiment against
issuing third grade certificates, or per-
mits as they are usually called. They
should be prohibited by law. The
State questions are not too difficult
and any one who expects to teach
should certainty be able to answer
enough of them to secure a second
grade certificate. The problem would
be simple if school boards would hire
none except the holders of State GER
tifcates.
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A Japanese representative recently
said 'The one great short-coming of
the American public school system is
that there is no such thing as a sys-
tenn of morals taught. BY taking a
child in his tender years and drilling
into him the duty of child to parent,
of citizen to government, and of man
to man, much good might be done.''
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| The six weeks summer schools will
open June Fl. The four weeks schools
will begin July 5. There are 40 in
structors in all. It is expected 5000
teachers will attend. The university
summer school will be in charge of
DR.. D. L. Kiehle, with Professor
George F. Jones and thirty assistants.
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| President Salmon of Carleton COL
lege at Mortified has announced
gift of 100000, of which $4,000 will
be used for the erection and equip
ment of a science hall and $50, 900 for
its endowment. The name of the donor
will be announced at the commence
ment on June 7.
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A training school has been ap-
pointed for Isanti county opening at
Cambridge on July5.
So
Prof. N. Hegel of Bellingham, has
been engaged for superintendent of
the Cambridge schools next year
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Isanti, Isanti county has voted
Sc, 200 bonds for new school house.
The Duluth normal has added
school of domestic science.
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Nearly 10000 school children in
Minnesota have defective sight, &C.
cording to reports made to DR.. b. M.
Bracken, secretary of the State board
of health. Less than ten per cent of
these are supplied with glasses Or have
received any treatment. From ten to
fifteen per cent of all children through
out the State, examined at instigation
of the State board of health, have
some form of eye trouble
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An important concession TO gradu-
ates Of the advanced course Of the
State normal schools was made on
April 21st at a meeting Of the State
high school board. Under certain
conditions the graduates, are made
eligible to be superintendent of State
high schools, positions hitherto re-
served for university and college men.
The resolution provides that gradu-
ate of the advanced course Of Min
nesota normal school shah be ac-
cepted as superintendent Of State high
schools ION the recommendation Of
the president of the normal school
from which the student is graduated,
the inspector of high schools and the
inspector of graded schools, provided
that this recommendation is to be
given only on satisfactory evidence
that the applicant has attained high
standing as supervisor and in
structOr.'
Naughtymobile Race.
The inhabitants of southern Mime
sofa are advised to keep away from
a certain city called Owatonna, on
tho torafh nd oil oE IL