The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1910-09-22
SHE'S ALL Right
Mrs. F. F. Morse INDICATED by
Board of Control
INVESTIGATION ENDED
New Plan of Managing Girls Indus.
trial School Received the
Boards Approval

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the Industrial School at Red Wing,
sets it's stamp of approval on the
management of Mrs. F. F. Morse, the
new superintendent. The charges
| published in Red Wing are found to
be groundless and the board is salts
| fed that the new plan of conducting
the school, after it has been given
fair trial. will be ultimately sue
cessful. The board expresses its
fullest confidence in Mrs Morse. A
| portion of the boards report is given
herewith
CAS- to the general charge that the
discipline of the school has deterio-
rated and that the affairs of the
school are in a bad way as the result
| of Mrs. Morse's connection with it,
the board is convinced that it is not
supported by the facts. On the con-
| trary, the board is of the opinion
that the changes made by Mrs. Morse
will result beneficially; that they are.
in fact, already having such results
in spite of the added difficulty thrown
in her way by the attack made upon
her.
"Mrs. Morse came here with the
highest recommendation, not only of
large number of educators of the
country engaged in similar work, but
of the board having immediate
| charge of the girls school at Lam
caster, Mass, where she had been
engaged in similar work for 10 years
Immediately preceding her coming to
| Minnesota.
1T would seem that methods of
discipline. which were so highly sue
cessful in Massachusetts, should also
work we'll here it given fair chance.
It must be conceded that human
nature is much the same here as in
Massachusetts,
"When Mrs. Morse took charge all
the old officers of the girls depart
ment left. This, of itself, was a
serious handicap. Among a large
acter that would justify the courts
| in interfering with their movements
to the extent of committing them to
the state training school, it is to be
expected that some will take advan-
tage of and abuse any privilege
granted them not previously enjoyed
eff the time ever comes that the
rules of propriety are not violated by
some inmate of the school, the need
for such an institution will have pass
ed Our investigation shows that
the girls at the Red Wing school are
rapidly coming under the influence
of the new ways and that great good
has already been achieved.
Mrs Morse, with her usual power
over girls, has the ability, we feel
certain, to win and hold the conf
dence of the girls under her charge,
and we believe the results will show
that no mistake has been made in
entrusting her with the responsibility
she so thoroughly understands.
..'It is to be regretted that person
coming here as stranger from a
distant state to cope with conditions
that are at best extremely difficult,
should not have received at the
hands of our public agencies the as
sistance of cooperation to which
anyone in similar circumstances is,
by all the rules of justice and fair
ness, entitled The fact that the per.
son so ungenerously treated is
woman aggravates the case.
Gas already stated, Mrs. Morse's
work, covering a period of 10 years,
has been such as to attract the at
tention and favorable notice of the
leading people engaged in similar
work in every progressive state in
the union. That a woman of this
character should be condemned out
of hand, her methods ridiculed and
her professional reputation wantonly
assailed within 30 days and before
she has been given the opportunity
even to lay the ground plan of the
work which she has come here to
carry forward, outrages every feeling
of justice and decency.
eff this method is to be pursued
and is to have the Endorsement of
the people of Minnesota, notice will
thereby have been served on progress
sive and enlightened people every
where, that they need expect no well
come here. 1t will be sorry day
for Minnesota institutions when this
expression goes abroad.