The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-04-27
PERTAINING TO EDUCATION.
A Few Matters of Interest to the Pro-
gresslve Educational Worker.

PERTAINING TO EDUCATION.
A Few Matters of Interest to the Pro-
gresslve Educational Worker.
At meeting of county superintend-
ents at Sioux City. Iowa, on the 21st
inst, resolution was passed favor
ing new State law taking the mark
ing of all teachers examination pa
pers out of the hands of the county
superintendent and placing it in the
hands of the State educational depart
ment.. They also would reduce the
number of examinations in a year
from twelve to four; this is along the
same line as the Minnesota law. The
object is worthy one, but the results
have not met the expectations of those
who advocated the law AS long as
the law allows superintendent to is
sue permits and school boards per-.
sist in hiring teachers who can secure
no better certificates the matter of ex-
aminatiOns may as we'll remain in the
hands of county superintendent.
The school board at Monticello has
passed a resolution that hereafter it
would be the policy of the board to
hire for the public schools no
teacher who lived in the village or it's
immediate vicinity. The action of
the school board has occasioned much
adverse criticism in the village.
Without knowing the circumstances
under which such a sweeping resolu-
ton was passed it would seem that
the board must have made a mistake
in Judgment. If the resident teachers
meet the requirements of the school
there certainly can be no good reason
for their exclusion. It does not seem
possible that such action would be
taken to screen the purpose of getting
rid of some particular person who
may have come under the ban of the
board.
Superintendent @. M. Jordan, of the
Minneapolis schools, created sensa-
ton at the meeting of the State high
school board on the 22nd by declaring
that the plan of granting special aid
to high schools that had a pretended
normal course was a great fake. In
apportioning the State aid among high
schools an additional $3.50 is given to
schools that maintain special normal
courses. Some of the schools that do
the same work, but do not advertise
it, do not get the additional gift. DR..
Cyrus Northrop expressed the opinion
that some of the schools were more
anxious for the revenue than for the
work.
Inspector George B. Alton admitted
that the system had not proved salts
factory, but on his recommendation
high schools at the following places
we're placed on the inspection list for
special aid: Aitkin, Albert Lea,
Hastings, Crookston, Owatonna, Red
Wing and Sank Center. The follow
ing schools received the special aid
last year: Browns Valley, Dodge Cen
ter, Tracy, Faribault, Montevideo,
Wadena and Winona. All except the
last three have applied again.
The State normal board has ap-
pointed committee, consisting of the
resident directors and president, to
confer with the university authorities
in regard to plans for financial man
agement of the normals, which will be
surrendered Aug. by the board of
control. This committee will confer
on the subject with the university re-
gents so as to operate the finances of
the normals in similar manner to
those of the university.
The final contest for the State high
school oratorical championship re-
suited in victory for the Breckenridge
team of three bright girls who bore
off the Journal cup and medals on
the 21st.
Rural schools employing teachers
of the frst-class are due to suffer
cut IN their pro rata of the 100000,
which the State distributes annually
as State aid to rural schools.
1t has just been discovered by the
department of instruction that a law
was passed by the last legislature ex-
tending the aid to the extent of $50
each to schools employing teachers of
the second class.
The purpose was evident to supple
ment this law with an appropriation
sufficient to cover this extra aid. but
in the rush at the close the appro-
priation was forgotten and now the
aid will have to come out of the $780,
900 heretofore given to schools en-
ploying school teachers of the first
class.
To Create Corner on Husbands,
The resident girls in the locality of