The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1911-02-21
STATE LEGISLATION
Correspondence Gazette.

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change is contemplated in the educa-
tional system of the state in a bill
introduced in the house by Represen-
tatiye Kunze of Minneapolis. 1t pro-
poses to put al educational institu-
tons, with the exception Of the state
university, under the supervision of
a board of education consisting of five
members who shall serve without re-
Enumeration The institutions will in
clude the schools for the deaf and
blind at Faribault and the state school
for neglected and dependent children
at Owatonna. This board of education
is authorized to appoint a state super
intendent of education, inspectors of
high and graded schools, teachers of
normal schools, etc. 1t assumes the
duties of the normal school board, the
high school board, the state library
board, the board of managers of the
| state school at Owatonna and the
board of directors of the Minnesota
schools for the deaf and blind, all of
which are abolished
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The duties of the state board of edu-
cation are thus defined: "To have
general supervision of all public
schools; to correlate the various edu-
cation interests and activities of the
state; to prescribe a standard for the
professional preparation of public
school teachers; to prepare from time
to time outlines and suggestive courses
of study for the different classes of
public schools; to classify and stand
ardize the rural schools; to prescribe
rules and regulations for the distribu-
ton of special state aid; to assist
school boards in the preparation of
plans and specifications for the con-
struction and equipment of school
buildings"
Hereafter only Minnesota material
will be used in the construction of
public buildings, if the instructions of
4 the state senate are followed, provided
4 the Minnesota material is as cheap,
as suitable and of equal or greater
durability. The immediate purpose OF
the sasolution was to head off the de-
signascoptempIated in the specifica-
lions for the new buildings at the
state university to use Indiana stone
and stone, it is said, from a particular
quarry in Indiana, thus shutting off
not only state competition, but com
petition of any kind 1t is claimed
no doubt with truth, that Minnesota
stone and brick are Just as good as
stone and brick produced anywhere
and that it would be great advertise
ment for the state to use only Mime
sofa material in public structures.
Senator Froshaug has been con
f1rmed in his seat, but he had mar
row escape The vote in his favor
was 81 to go The Democrats and the
"old guard" Republicans combined
against him. They would have got
him, too, had not their plans miscar
ried and senators who were expected
: to vote for Harrington voted the other
way. These were Marden of Clay
Duxbury of Houston, Republicans, ant
eastman of Steele, Democrat. Far
rington had confidently counted on the
support of these senators, but the case
against him was too strong. The figh
over this seat on Friday Afternoon
I was by far the keenest of the session
and one particular feature of it wa:
that Duxbury, who afterwards votet
for Froshaug, made speech in which
he contended that the evidence in hi
: favor was not sufficiently direct ant
tangible.
The case hinged on the charge mad,
on Froshaug's behalf that the ballo
boxes in five strong harrington pre-
cincts had been tempered with AM
e the ballots fraudulently marked so a
to deprive Froshaug of votes whicl
had been east for him. To prove thi
the senate elections committee did no
rely on parol evidence merely The,
l sent for the ballot boxes and exam
: ined the ballots for themselves. Oh
a this point Gunderson, Haycraft an
Boyle all dwelt in the debate. The
declared without equivocation or res
ervation that the markings on the ba
lots demonstrated their fraudulen
character 1t was, they said, as piai
as the nose on mans face that
u marks were made on the ballots sui
e sequent to the election by a differen
;. hand and with different pencil, wit
: the purpose of giving Harrington
majority of votes on the recoun
: Senator Boyle spoke especially col
}. vincingly on this point. He wanted
9 he said, to see harrington seated. H
4 had intended to vote for him. 1t wa
he who caused the ballot boxes to b
sent for. But when he saw and exam
= ined the ballots no shadow OF dout
/ that they were tempered with was LEI
S In his mind There is little questio
: that Senator Boyle's statement ha
much to do with the vote subsequen
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