Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-06
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Proceedings Of The Board Of Education,

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, |
ST. PAUL, Aug. 81. 1881.
The Board met at p. m, President
Kerr in the chair.
Present-Inspectors Murphy, Wilgus,
Oppenheim, Abbott, Athey, Gilbert.
Hamilton, Schiffman, Lieneau, Donnelly,
Kerr.
The reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with.
A communication was read from MIR.
Joseph Lewis, declining the position of
Janitor of the Washington School.
Accepted and referred to the Commit
tee on Property.
The superintendent reported that sew
eral of the schoolhouses would not be in
readiness at the time appointed for the
opening of the schools, Monday, Sept. L.
He recommended that the Webster school
be opened for the accommodation OF pu
pills of all grades; that the Neiil school
hereafter admit only pupils of the first
five grades; that the Harrison school be
opened to pupils of the first and second
grades; and that the Van Buren, school
be opened for pupils of the first six
grades The arrangements for the open
ing OF schools would necessitate several
changes in the corps of teachers, and rec
concentrations would be made at the next
meeting of the Board, in accordance with
the necessity.
The establishment of an evening school
for the benefit of such portions of our
population of schoolable age, who are un-
able to avail themselves of the facilities
furnished by day schools, was recon-
a. III e.,
outlined. 1t was recommended that the
school be opened about the lst of No
vember and continue five months. That
the course of study be very practical. in
Guiding penmanship, arithmetic, reading,
spelling and perhaps bookkeeping and
drawing. That principal and three as
sistants be employed to conduct this
school, which would have sessions four
evenings per week. The estimated ex-
pense of this experimental school was re-
ported as $500.
The report was referred to the Commit
tee on Schools.
The Committee on Property submit tied
the following report:
ST. PAUL, Aug 81, 1s81.--Your Com
mittee on Property have ordered the fur
naces of the Jefferson school to be recon-
structed They have been unsafe for the
past year and were in such a condition
that Slight repairs would no longer an
swer.
Mr. Prendergast will rebuild them for
$1,1O0.
A new bell has been bought for one of
the new school buildings, and the old bell
taken from the Adams school for the
other.
Mr.. Crawford has been engaged to put
the new seats at eighteen cents piece.
1t is recommended that the Committee
be empowered to purchase teachers desks
and curtains for new buildings.
John Abel is recommended as janitor
of the Washington school and johnson of
the office.
Proposals for fuel have been received
which are herewith submitted.
E. J. ABBOTT, Chairman.
The report was adopted except the
matter of proposals for fuel, which was
referred in accordance with the follow
ing resolution:
By Inspector Gilbert
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Prop
erty be authorized to award the contract
for furnishing the schools with wood to
the party having made the lowest bid, if
they find him responsible, if not to read
vertise, or award to the lowest reponsi-
BILE bidder they can get.
Adopted.
The Committee on Finance asked for
| further time to receive, bids for deposits
of funds of the Board Committee grant
ed one week, to report at called meet
Ing.
| Inspector Hamilton offered the follow
ing resolution:
Resolped, That the Adams school build
| ing be used for the next school term and
as much longer as may be necessary and
| that the Committee on Schools arrange
and report proper nomber of teachers
therefor.
Adopted.
Mr.. Rled was allowed to address tn,
Board for committee of painters on thu
matter of giving the contract of palntln.
to Messrs. Beck s. Rank. AS there wa