Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-19
ENVIOUS EDUCATORS.

iMeettnO of the School Board-Enstfess
Transacted-Supt. Tous1ey and Directo,
Young LocE Horns - First Blood for
Tousley-- Winthrop Retires Mad.
An adjourned meeting of the school board
was held at Superintendent To usley's Office in
the Curtis block yesterday forenoon.
The matter of the bids for the new Hum
boldt school was first taken up.
Director Gale stated that Mr.. Cummings,
the gentleman to whom the contract for con-
structing the Humboldt building was awarded,
had made mistake in his bid, and desired to
raise it to $4,000, instead of $4,000 and over.
On motion of Mr.. Gale. the bid Of Mr..
Cummings was then rejected. and the bid of
tho next lowest bidder, Geo. Hollister, tor the
sum of S9.980.00 was accepted AID the COM
mittee authorized to contract With Hollister
when he shall furnish a bond in the sum of
$4,000 with good and sufficient sureties for the
faithful performance of the work.
Messrs. Cauvet & Ried made proposition
for the heating Of the new hig school building.
Taken under advisement for another week.
The bid of John Montgomery for building
the Monroe building was the only one re-
ceived, it being $16,80O.
The bid was referred to the building COM
mittee, with instructions to examine further
and report to the board.
Routine business once completed. some men,
Der Of the board called attention to the fact
that the matter of the non-appointment of
Miss Rollet as principal of one Of the East Side
schools had been laid over to this meeting.
Some one suggested that this matter be laid
over for the present, but Superintendent Tous-
ley took the floor and asked permission of the
board to make explanation. lie said that
the remarks of Director Young at the last
meeting of the board, would seem to
Indicate that he had in some manner overawed
Dill L., l,l
cellent lady and competent teacher He de-
sired to say to the board that in every thing he
did in connection with the schools, the idea
always uppermost with him the good OF
the schools. When the board lost confidence
in his judgment or his capacity he was ready
place of Miss Rolet because he had considered
her the better fitted of the two for
the place by antecedent train
ing. Fe was willing to make any reasonable
concession to public opinion but he did not
think the Board, any member thereof,
cheney of the schools in Difference to the NOR
bid public opinion which placed sympathy for
an individual above the public good. His eff
fort was to wipe out all differences between
the two sides of the river, and uni form the
schools as the people had determined
to unity the other interests OF
done without the hearty an unanimous assist
ance of the board. He had never tried to run
the board" but conceived it to be his duty, as
the responsible head of the city schools: to
make recommendations to the hoard, and strive
to secure their cooperation in his effort to
make the schools of minneapolis second to none
in America.
Director Young wanted to understand what
was the duty of the board, and what the duty
of the superintendent. The law provides that
the board shall make appointments of teach
ers, and does not recognize Mr.. Tousley's right
the conditions Of Prof. Tousl-y, because she
feared to do otherwise. Mr.. Tousley says if
the board puts in teacher against his (Tous-
ley's judgment, he would never
cease his opposition to that teacher.
Now, is that fair? Mr.. Tousleey' s
shall this board sit here like pieces of putty,
and allow the superintendent to run the schools
without question:? For one, he should always
express his opinion, and strive for what he
considered right. Mr.. Tousley was trying to
overawe the east side teachers. Miss Rollet
told him that she wrote the note to Tousley
concurring in the appointment because Of
fear. Mr.. Young charged that Superintendent
Tousley had said that he would oppose any
teacher that might be appointed by the board
without his consent.
Superintendent Tousley-I deny the state
ment.
Director Young-I can prove the statement.
Superintendent Touslel WELL. I deny it.,
pronounce it false and demand the proof.
The President here interposed; said there
was no motion before the house, and should
rule this random talk entirely out of order.
Thus endeth the first in the effort to
''unify the schools and city,
Superintendent Tousley recommended and
strongly urged the payment to Mrs. Wardwell,
principal of the Jefferson school, the sum of
$50 in addition to her 5000 salary. This, he
stated, would be in accordance with the vote of
the board last year reducing salaries 5 per cent.
No action taken.
Adjourned to next Saturday at O. clock A. n.