Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-01-24

It makes comparison between the
Control Board and the Normal Board,
and falls into error. The Board Of
Control has not and does not make
practice Of selecting outsiders for in
stitution heads. DR.. Tomlinson was
made head of the Willmar institution
after long and successful career as
superintendent of the St. Peter state
hospital. DR.. Phelps was taken from
the Rochester institution and placed
at the head of the St. Peter hospital.
There were several applications from
outside the state for. both of these
positions, and both were filed within
the last year. Other appointments
within the past few years are Mrs.
Morse to the Girls School at Sank
Centre, DR.. Beach to the State Sana-
torium, and MI. Merica at Red Wing.
Mrs. Morse is from Massachusetts,.
The work she has done at Sank Centre
has justified the board in her selection,
were she from Kamchatka or Tahiti.
Mr.. Merica has not been long enough
at Red Wing so that proper judgment
may be passed, but there is every
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of the board in him has not been mis-
placed. DR.. Beach was connected with
the Iowa State sanatorium when he
was appointed, and the appointment
was made on the unanimous rec
ommendation of the advisory COM
mission, composed Of five prominent
physicians of this state.
The Board Of Control believes that
the best is none too good for Mime
sofa, and that within such limitations
as reasonable compensation impose, it
should secure the best talent, no mat
ter where from. Keeping in mind,
however, that where everything else is
equal, Minnesota folks should have
first consideration. This is no reflection
on anyone. It is what the best senti-
ment Of the state demands. The Board
Of Control is composed Of men who
need no certificate from anyone as to
their patriotism or loyalty to the state.
They might easily secure cheap ap-
plause in this and other matters. They
do not discharge the duties Of their Of
flee with such an end in view. Criti-
cism is desirable, for the board is by
no means infallible, but the criticism
should be fair, impartial and inform
ed
We do not recall that our friend the
J.-P. protested against the selection of
DR.. Vincent Of Chicago for head of the
state university, in many respects the
most important executive position in
the state. We do not remember that
it objected to Dean Woods coming
from Washington to head the agricul-
tural college. Dean Vance from New
York to head the college Of law, w. T.
Cox from Washington to be head Of
the state forestry bureau. On the
contrary we believe it approved these
selections, or most of them. The state
of Minnesota is not so provincial or so
narrow as one would expect from the
FPS. editorial, nor is the J.-P. itself
that way at all. It was only venting
some disappointment.
The remarks of the J.-P. to the
effect that the positions held by Mr..
Reed show him to be politician are
unjust. The fact that through various
administrations, he has been continual
~ promoted from one position to an
other OF more responsibility, is to his
The J.-P. praises Warden wolfer.
and deservedly so, yet Mr.. Wolfer
came to Saltwater from the prison Of
another state.
The head Of the St. Cloud Normal
school is Minnesota man and a.
mighty good one in all respects. We
understand, however, that now and in
the past, even while Brother Eastman
was on the Normal Board, many facul-
ty members are chosen from other
states, although no doubt many normal
graduates feel they could meet the re-
quirement.
The Journal-Press is protectionist,
but it should be willing to admit that
if there is anything in which there
should be free trade, it is brains.