The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-05-12

sell, and the only thing that car
line has to sell is transportation.
It's income depends upon how much
it transports.
AS to what probability there was
of the line being built, Mr.. Cum
mings could not say. 1t was up to-
the local people to make good their
40 per cent of the cost price. The
matter would be held open some lit
tie time yet, to allow for this.
One of the directors of the street
car line stated today that no prop
osition was submitted to them by
Mr.. Cummings. There was a gen.
eral talk, but nothing was done, and
he did not look to see anything
done, so far as the street car COM
pany was concerned.
Today Mr.. Cummings met with the
attorneys for the street car COM
pany and several of the directors.
Winona, Mimi, May 8.-A special
course of elementary supervision,
providing for advanced work in the
five state normal schools in Min
nesOta, was authorized at the quar-
terly meeting of the normal board
held in Winona Saturday. The new
course will begin the coming Sep
tember
The board at a recent meeting d.
rected the presidents to prepare and
present the proposed course, which
was accordingly done and adopted
today. The following is the course:
Professional subjects, three terms at
principals of education, school ad-
ministration, course of study, obser-
walton, supervision and criticism.
Academic subjects, three terms,
higher courses in literature, history,
science, mathematics, industrial or
art subjects.
The Elective Subjects.
Electives, three terms, subjects
such as education, geography, mathe-
mates, English, history, etc., for
those preparing to do department
work or other work of special char
acter, provided that the choice shall
lie in at least two fields of study.
Thesis, one term, an exhaustive
investigation in and written report
on an approved phase of education.
The adoption of the new portion
of the curriculum will provide for
five years of work This is a dis
tinct step in advance for the normal
schools of Minnesota. Graduates of
the standard course having taught
temporarily in regular grade work
and DESTROYS of preparing for higher
positions have the privilege at small
expense and without tuition of pur-
suing advanced work in schools with
which they are acquainted.
Division of Summer School Money.
The normal schools are well equip
ped for the advanced work. The di-
vision of the $4,000 appropriation
for summer work among the five
normals formed one of the items of
business by the board, the amounts
for the five schools being deter
st. Cloud, $1,000: Moorhead, 1000.
and Duluth, $4,000.
These amounts are determined
primarily by the total of attendance
at the various schools during the
preceding summer. In the case of
the Duluth school the amount is re.
duced in view of the fact that the
institution maintains a six weeks
term only, the four other schools
carrying their work throughout the
twelve weeks.
The plans for the new model
building at the ST. Cloud normal for
which the legislature appropriated
$65,OOO, were considered and an
proved
The board decided to call the new
dormitory at Moorhead Comstock
hall and the officials there were au-
thorlzed to purchase certain lots adj
joining the school for $12,5OO.
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