The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-30
MAYV|LLE WANTS A.
SCAN DINAv|AN
SUCCESSOR
To President carha1t Of the
State Normal School Olson
May Get Offer.
Writing in the Minneapolis journal,

Writing in the Minneapolis Journal,
a Mayville correspondent says:
Who shall succeed President Car
hart of the state normal school here
is naturally live topic in Mayyille
and also throughout tho northwest,
judging by the large number of APP
plications for the position received
from educators, particularly from Min
nesota. 1t ia desirable position in
many respects. Aside from the $4,000
salary, the additional allowance for
maintenance, the completion of the
present fine building and the erection
this summer of an ample dormitory
building make it an institution that
any able and energetic educator may
well covet to have and to hold.
An able board of trustees has the
financial affairs of the school in excel
lent condition, and the retiring presi-
dent will leave it in an educational
way with reputation second to none.
Its finished product-graduates-
more important educational positions
than all the other state educational,
institutions combined.
The school has been unfortunate in
local fractional differences that have
been the cause of the designations of
three out OF the four presidents it has
had, namely McNaughton, Perigo and
Carhart.
In Avery's regime, when the town
unitedly stood for his administration,
any INSTRUMENTATION OF hts faculty
would nave been froWned upon and
squelched. Mr.. Avery was solid in his
position because he was solid with this
community. This, then, makes it nee
essary that President Carhart's sue
cessor should be welcomed by. the
community IN its entirety.
The population OF Trail county and
>Mayville is nine-tenths Scandinavian
This nationality represents 40 per cent
of the population of the state There
is not state institution in North Da-
kota that has as its head Scandin-
avian. To have Scandinavian at the
head Of the Mayville normal is not
only the wish of the Scandinavians of
this county and city, but of the Amerl-
can contingent, who have advanced
the idea. Qualifications being equal,
a Scandinavian is preferred.
There are many. reasons why this
would be advisable 1t is recognized
SAAhs NsAeAJSAAAS 40 q oA1Aol1 lOWu as COluf
pared with other cities having state
educational institutions; that it is
geographically at disadvantage; that
its railroad facilities are relatively
rer-considerations that have an
influence in determining the choice of
intending scholars. Its school needs
to have some distinctive feature to
advance it, and. as ,Mayvillietes see it,
capable, energetic Scandinavian
could best bring about this result. :
!, State Superintendent Olson, of Min
Enesota has often been mentioned as of
the right caliber IL he could be induced
to accept the position. 1t is expected
the meeting of the board of trustees to
name successor to President Carr
hart will be called some time in May.
OF the five members comprising the
board Of trustees, four are Scandin-
avians. They could not he induced to
favor Scandinavian merely because
he was Scandinavian, but there is
every reason to believe they will ac-.
cede, to the wishes of this community
in choice of candidates, providing
educational and executive ability are
equal