Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-06
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
THE OLD ROLRD FINISHES UP AND
ADJOURNS SINE DIE,
The Chamber of Commerce Snubbed-- Mr..
Burlington Rises to Personal Exp1ana-
ton and.Goes for DIR. Dana--The Financial
situation-A Little Over 81 !, 900 on Hand.

An adjourned meeting of the board of edu-
cation was held last evening, when all the
members answered to their names except In
spectors Haas and Whitney.
MIR. Manson presented a resolution from the
chamber of commerce, asking the board of
education to print a catalogue of the names of
pupils who have attended the high school dur
ing the last year.
MIR. Benz said that if Mr.. Lee wanted list
of the names he could get them of the super
intendent, and if he wanted them printed he
could have them printed at his own COST
he did not think the board would be justified
In going to the expense.
MIR. Kerr moved that the resolution be laid
on the table, as the board were so soon going
out Of Office.
Mr.. Kerr's motion carried.
PERSONAL EXPLANATION.
Mr. burlington asked permission to address
the board upon question of privilege. He
had been debarred from appearing before the
board when his character was assaulted and he
was accused by Mr.. Dana. He was given to
understand that Mr.. Dana was to make ample
apol gy to him, but instead of doing so he had
still continued his attack in the columns of a
daily paper. He attacked him first on account
OF salary, stating that because he worked for
less salary than others he could not be
qualified Another point was that fogging
was abolished. Schools, said Mr.. Dana, which
had abolished it had to restore it again. Mr..
burlington replied to this by saying
the system instituted when he be-
came superintendent and he was glad
it was. He challenged comparison of the
schools of st. Paul in the matter of discipline
with any schools in the land. The old brutal
barberous practice OF hogging has been abol-
ished in every enlightened country In the
ttero f lc
MIR. burlington reminded the board that he had
not the power to do either and he had never
done either-three pupils only had been ex-
PEELED since he was superintendent and those
not by him.
The suggestion that in schools of other cities
the principal has only to supervise the schools
MIR. burlington said did not originate with Mr..
Da,.a. The superintendent had advocated this
from the first, and as the board were
for retrenchment, and as the extra
teachers could not be had on account of the
expense he, Mr.. burlington, had tried by his
own exertions to supply the need by his owr
personal work in the schools. He continued
his analysis of the article in question comment
ing upon each point, and stating that he prob
ably knew more about the practices and Gus
toms of the Boston and Western schools thar
Mr. Dana does. He concluded by saying thu
attacks made upon him by Mr.. Dana were from
malice. He knows nothing OF schools, h
has never visited them; he has never sought in
formation upon the schools, but by getting
about amongst interest people has listened t.
tattle and formed them into changers of crimi
nality even, some of the teachers
He hasrun about like mounteback gatherin,
nnIounded tales.
Mr.. Benz thought Mr.. burlington ahould b
satifed with the exoneration Of tho board.
Mr.. burlington said he had motion t,
make OF anything to request of the board, h
only wanted an opportunity to set himsel
straight; he could afford to leave Mr.. Dana t
the judgment of the people. If Mr.. Dan
could stand the pressure he could.
MIR. Prepdergast, emphatically-I guess so.
report was then made by the committee o.
accounts stating the books were correct il
every respect The report was adopted.
Mr.. Merriam, from the committee o
public buildings, reported, showing that MOI
school room was needed and attention shout
be given to heating and ventilation. Itrepor
ed 144733 expended on repairs, 81, 144.72 o
supplies and new property 1920. The repo,
recommended that man be employed to loo
after the school property, amounting to ,OO'
the members OF the board being unable to at
tend to it as it should be, the committee thinl
ing much could be saved to the tax payers b.
such an appointment.
The report accepted.
Mr.. burlington stated that some valuabl
property set of Appleton's Cyclopaedia-
been removed from the Madison school by tn
late principal. Mr.. Benz moved that con
mittee of three be appointed by the chair t
inquire into the matter.
DR.. Murphy named Messrs. Hagan, Guile
and Benz to act as such committee.
sEcRETARYs REPORT.
The secretary then read his report, showir
that the school property owned by the board
worth $247 ,65O.52.
Total receipts. .............,.......$9 500, 203 (
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