Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-08-01
OUR SCHOOLS.

Board of Education Meeting Last Evening
Miss McKlinty Appointed Teacher
and Miss Troy Transferred-The Filling
of Other Vacancies and Question of Sal
aries miscellaneous.
A regular meeting of the board of educa-
ton was held last evening. In response TO
an inquiry Prof. Wright stated that he was
at work on,his annual report, which would
60 to press in about q week.
Prof. Wright also spoke of the propriety
of opening the schools early enough to per-
NIT of sixteen full weeks preceding the
Christmas vacation. A conversation en-
sued as to the time of opening the schools,
and on motion of Inspector Donnelly it was
decided to reopen the schools on the first
Monday of September.
report was submitted by Inspector Otis
from the committee on schools, in which the
matter of compromising the Como school
district was first adverted to, the impression
of the committee being that the subject
should be taken under advisement by the
attorney of the board.
The question of completing the appoint
ments and fixing the salaries of teachers was
made the last order of business of the meet
ing. The recommendation of the committee
to reduce the teachers test from rs to 70
per cent. called forth long and animated
discussion.
Inspector McCardy did not want to see
the standard lowered.
Inspector Donnelly said that an examina-
ton was no criterion of the qualifications of
teacher, whose genuine ability could only
be tested in the school.
Inspector Benz and Otis spoke against re-
ducing the standard.
Inspector Rice wanted to know how MANY
teachers would pass the examination in case
the test was raised to 80 per cent, to which
no satisfactory answer was vouchsafed.
The proposition to reduce the standard was
then lost by vote of 5 to 4.
On motion of Inspector Otis it was de.
cided to award certificates to all applicants
who had passed the rs per cent. test.
The report was then taken up and acted
upon by sections, with the following results
The question of allowing compensation tc
the Como school district was referred to the
attorney of the board for legal opinion.
The recommendation of the committee to
substitute Robinson's elements of arithmeti,
for the State text book was discussed Al
length, and action deferred until the mex
meeting.
The recommendation to appropriate $500
as incidental expenses for Supt. Wright drew
forth lengthy discussion, the impressio,
being that the amount was needed to defray
the cost OF necessary expenses. On motto,
the amount was allowed, Inspectors McCard,
and Murphy being the only members votinl
IN the negative. On motion of Inspecto
Rice the following was appointed as com
mlttee to revise the bylaws: Donnelly
Otis, Rice and Lienau.
The bond of City Treasurer REM amount
ing to $4,000, with George Gruber AM
Martin Bruggemann as sureties, was referre,
to the committee on finance.
A certified copy of the contract with tn
city printer was submitted and approved.
The question of lifting note amountin.
to 800 due the Merchants National banl
to-day, was referred to the secretary an,
president with power to employ such meas
ures for an extension of time as they deeme,
best.
NEW APPOINTMENTS.
Fhe consideration of salaries and the az
pointment of teachers was then taken u1
with closed doors, and after half hour
secret session the following business was re
ported: Appointment of Miss McKlinty a
teacher in the fourth grade at the Madison
school; the transfer of Miss Minnie E. Tro
from the Franklin school, fifth grade, to th
third grade at the Humboldt school. o,
motion the consideration of salaries and tn
appointment of German teachers was mad
the order of special meeting to- be held q
1880 O'Clock next Wednesday evening, whe,
the question OF teaching German in tn
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