Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-11-01

Washington. .......... 293 273 26O IS
Adams ...,....... 247 230 223 81
Mclean .......... IA 1879 1872 43
Rice .................. 1O5 SO SO 40
Total. ............S,4O 1 $3.50 3,lO3 5S4
THE GLOBES" INSPECTIONS.
Supplemental to the above, Superintendent
Wright gave an account of the condition of
the school buildings. which fully indorse the
GLOBES account of their overcro~ ded and un-
healthy state, as related from time to time as
the GLOBE has made inspections. H., ~
Superintendent Wright, in regard to this
matter, says: sg- -..- =. z--. ~.
1t is my duty again to call the attention Of the
board to the necessity of argely increasing our
schs oil accommodations, ana of doing this at once
or OF refusing admission to numbers of those who
are entitled to the privileges of the schools.
Our school houses are all filed, seven Of them to
repletion, aud several rooms now occupied are hut
temporary make shifts, and are wholly unfit for edu-
catiOnal purposes.
Tho building in the Fourth ward, on the site of
boards committed, should be 1ushe1 forward to
compleio as soon as possible, and by it's erection
will relieve the pressure upon the crowded rooms of
the Jefferson and Viue street schools. Another
building is needed in the Third precinct Of the
Fourth ward, which, when bu 1t, will afford needed
relief to the Madison and Neill schools.
THE WASHINGTON SCHOOL.
The condition of the outhouses of The Washington
school is such as to demand the attention of the
board. They are situated but a few feet from the
door of school room, and with proper conditions of
wind they might infect halls and school rooms. The
atten ion of the board has at various times been
called to the condition of these buildings, and tenn
porary expedients have been resorted to for their
Improvement. These have only proved that some
radical change ia necessary, and that up small
school lot this another kind of closet should he
used. The fact tn t at some future time the prop
erty may be sold, and mora commodious building
erected in that portion Of the city, should not allow
the board to neglect the sanitary condition of q
building daily occupied, aud that may be for some
time to come, by nearly three hundred pupils.
| The report stated that the superintendent
had received a petition from the teachers AK
ing that ''Rebinsons Elements of Arithmetic"
be recognized text book. ~
PROMOTIONS, APPOINTMENTS, ETC.
Inspector Otis, chairman of the committee
on schools, recommend ed the following changes
etc, which we're duly confirmed: .
Teachers certificates, after a satisfactory ex-
animation, are to be issued to Miss Nettie V.
Hight Miss Jennie Given, Miss Mary McManus,
Mrs. Deacon.
The follawing appointment: and promotions,
etc., are announced: - ,....,- ( .- q. .
Miss Jennie Given, Fourth grade Humboldt
school, to replace Miss Farwell, resigned.
Miss M. Louise Otis to replace Miss Billson,
sick. III the Sixth and Seventh grades of the
Neill school, the latter to be retained on the
teachers roll without pay.
Miss Peckham promoted from First grade in
the Jefferson to the Third grade in place of
Miss Carrie Gale, resigned. Is
THE VINE STREET SCHOOL. 4
Inspector Weed, from the committee on
property, reported that plans for a six-roomn
school house on Vine street were in progress,
and would be submitted to the board as soon
as completed. t'~.. .-.z
Inspectors Benz and Donnelly both thought
8uh md IN
directed that plan for eight rooms be adopted.
BAD VENTILATION.
In this connection, Inspector Benz called at
tention to the bad condition of several school
buildings in regard to ventilation. This was
especially so in the Washington school.
| Inspector Scheffer-''Yes, ard the light il
| bad, too ::
+ Inspector Donnelly-'eYes,,t there's one room
with fifty pupils, and only two windows in it. -
inspectors Scheffer, Weed, Benz and Super
intendent Wright all joined in endorsing the
GLOBES account of the Washington school by
saying: THE building was in disgraceful
| condition, and with splendid school so far as
| teachers and pupils were concerned, they were
crowded together without accommodations, and
| rendered in sanitary sense liable to sick
ness"
On motion of Inspector Otis, the committee
| on property were directed to investigate espe-
cially as to the Washington and High schools,
and devise some means to protect children and
teachers from imminent illness.
| Inspector Rice thought both the Franklin
and Washington schools ought to ne sold and
q new building like the Madison be erected for
that school district.
Inspector Weed favored the erection of a
high school. -
Inspector Benz exclaimed that the people
had sat down on that proposition. =
| Inspector Scheffer explained that the money
was wanting. In fact the tax levy having
been reduced from 8 to ~ mills, left the
board only money enough to get along on with
| the Strictest economy. .eeasa
| Inspector Benz thought the money could be
raised for a high school if the school lots on
Tenth and st. Peter streets be sold.
On motion of Inspector Linau the commit.
tee on property were directed to sell, or see il
they could sell, the Tenth street and Sixth
ward school lots.
On motion of Inspector Scheffer, as petit
tltioned for by the teachers, Robinson's oral
written arithmetic was adopted for the Third
and Fourth grades text book.
ELECTION OF A SCHOOL INSPECTOR.
The vacancy occasioned by the resignation OF
Inspector Cullen was filled by the election OF
| Dr.. Abbott, he receiving six votes to four TO,
J. B. Tarbox.
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
Inspector Otis called attention to the fact
that the city comptroller refused to audit the
| bill of $500 voted to the superintendent for in.
cideatal expenses. To meet the emergency he
offered resolution, which was adopted, to the
effect that $500 be set aside for the use of the
superintendent in the payment Ut horse and
carriage hire; for postage, ETC., the same to be
paid in monthly installments.
s. MISCELLANEOUS.
DR.. Murphy was granted six weeks leave OF
absence.
Inspector Otis said he had been requested
by Mr.. REM, the boards treasurer, to call at
tention to q fact tof material interest to the
board. The funds of the board in the hands
of the treasurer were on deposit in safe bank
ing institutions, but without interest. Mr.. REM
had augPested that the board advertise. for
bids for interest on these deposits, and Mr..
Otis moved accordingly that the matter be re-
ferred to the com utfee ON finance. Carried