Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-01
OUR SCHOOLS.

The Board of Education Hold a Regular
distinguishing Satisfactorily Treas
urer Rice Called to AceOunt-The Board
Wants the Money He Reports On Hand
The .emi-Annual Examinations-The
Roll of Homer Record.
The board of education held its regular
monthly meeting last night. In the absence
of President Murphy, Inspector Donnely was
called to the chair.
sUpT. wRIGHT's REPORT.
The first business considered was Supt.
Wright's report. Besides the enrolment,
given elsewhere in to-day's GLOBE, it embraced
several suggestions. The schools are reported
to be all Overcrowded, and additional school
facilities are imperative.
The report was adopted and referred.
RAISING SALARIES.
The committee on schools reported in favor
of fixing Prof. Bonds salary at $1,000 per
year. The report was adopted by vote of S
ayes to 1 nay.
Inspector Weed, of the committee on prop
erty, reported in favor of raising the salary of
the ianitor of the High school from $500 to
1925 per year. Recommend the purchase OF
strip of land 16 by 100 feet contiguous to the
Franklin school, which can be bought for
$1,000.
Inspectors Donnelly and Abbott opposed the
raise of the janitor's salary, and they alone
voted in the negative.
As to the purchase of the lot of land next the
Franklin, Inspector Otis wanted to know if the
Sanborns, the owners, would or could give
Inspector Weed said the matter hadn't pro-
crossed SO far.
Inspector Donnelly thought the matter ought
to be allowed to rest until the matter of the
assessment for the Tenth street grading was
settled.
Inspector Lienau thought 300 per foot was
a steep price for property in that neighborhoOd.
The board, however, concluded to buy the land,
and SO ordered.
Inspector Weed asked for additional time to
make report on the erection of a new school
house on Vine street. He said that plans had
been drawn for six-room building, but they
were not quite ready to be submitted. he was
accordingly granted until the next regular
meeting to make report, submit the plans and
specifications, together with bids for the con-
struction of the building.
COUNTY TREASURER RICE AND TIE BOARDS
FUNDS.
At this stage of the proceedings, the matter
of bills and expenditures came up for eonsid-
Grafton.
Secretary McCardy stated that the board had
$4,000 on hand and the pay-rolls above called
for $500. The county treasurer III. nj. Rice)
had. s., 500 of the boards money, but be de-
clined giving over 1880, promising to pay
the rest about the last of February.
Inspector Weed wanted to know, if the
county treasurer had the roard's money, why
he couldn't be- made to fork over.
Secretary McCardy then went into
an explanation of how Treasurer Rice
had received certified checks in payment Of
bank taxes, and that the money wasn't yet
available, because the checks were notduo.
Inspector Donnelly wanted to know if ofici-
al demand had been made upon Mr.. Rice for
the boards money.
Secretary McCardy said it couldn't be legal
ly done until Monday.
Then" said President Murphy, "let's go on
like we had the money" and accordingly the
usual payrolls were allowed, but sundry lot of
bills were postponed.
Secretary McCardy reported that $4,000 in
terest was due on borrowed money, and the
b ard should take some action to authorize the
boards treasurer to borrow to meet the lndebt-
edness.
On motion of Inspector Benz the matter was
referred to the committee on finance with pow
or to act.
Superintendent Wright asked to be allowed to
purchase four sets of anatomical charts for the
study of physiology, and also skeleton for
be purchased, and the matter of providing
skeleton was referred to DR.. Murphy.
VISITING THE SCHOOLS.
At the suggestion Of Supt. Wright the board
decided to invite committee of citizens to
visit the schools during the mouth of March.
The whole matter was referred to Secretary Nc
Cardy Supt. Wright aud the committee on
schools to appoint such committees and re-
quest them to serve.
LICKING THE LITTLE ONES.
Inspector Donnelly remarked that much had
been said about corporal punishment in the
schools. 1t had been abolished, aud he firmly
believed discipline had suffered thereby. In
many instances the teachers could not main
tain control without at least having the
power to inflict such punishment
when necessary. As it now
stood, the pupils feared no such punishment,
it being prohibited, and in consequence very
frequently defed the teacher. To test the
sense If the board he submitted the following
resolution:
Resol0ed, That corporal punishment be re-
stored in our public Schools and that the prin-
cipal of each school building is allowed to use
such punishment to each pupil as he may deem
proper.
Superintendent Wright, not advocating the
resolution, felt inclined to think greater power
should be given the teachers.
On motion the mater was referred to the
committee on schools.
Adjourned.