Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-06
EDUCATIONAL.

Erecting an Attorney - miscellaneous
Business
A regular meeting of the board of edu-
cation was held last night, President OPP
penheim in the chair. Present, In
spectors Wilgus, Kerker, Benz. Athey,
Hamilton, Schitfmann, Donnelly and Ber-
landi.
Supt. Wright reported the opening of
all the schools, stating that in most in
stances the attendance is much larger
than the accommodations
ANNUAL REPORT.
Supt. Wright submitted the 9th annual
report of the public school system of st.
Paul, embracing a comprehensive review
of the work accomplished during the past
year and embodying large fund of gen
eral information and statistics on the sub
ject of education.
The report is very voluminous but the
following extracts will be of general inter
est showing as they do the present status
of the school system in st. Paul.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
Whole number of pupils enrolled during
the past year in all the schools. $500. 6,725
Average number belonging .... Ais
Average daily attendance. .. 3,849
Average per cent. of attendance. .... so
Per cent. of pupils enrolled in High
school ...................a
Per cent. of pupils enrolled in grammar
ScnOOlS
Per cent. of pupils enrolled in inter
mediate schools ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80
Per cent. of pupils enrolled in primary
schools ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. G0
Average number of pupils to a teacher,
excluding teachers not in charge of
rooms 6O
Ave- har of in doll
tendance to teacher, excluding teach
ers not in charge OF rooms - Al
Average monthly salary to male teachers, 1922. 70
Average monthly salary to female teach
ers $500
SCHOOL HOUSES.
Number of school buildings owned by
the board of education, and used for
school purposes ......-..... 16
Number of rented buildings - l
Number of buildings owned by the board
of education and used for other than
Number Of school rooms ............. 100
Whole number OF sittings ...... 5000
SCHOOLS.
High school. l
intermediate school SIS
Primary school Observation-Disclosures. 43
Total los
Total number of teachers, 1913; male, 1s; fe-
male, 1l6.
COST OF CONDUCTING THE SCHOOLS.
Total amount paid in salaries 1881, Ass 90
Rent and inc;dentals - Is, l54 81
Cost OF tuition, based on enrolment. u Il
Cost of tuition, based on average at
tendance ~ LII
The total value OF school sites and buildings
| Is put at 1915, lOO
Inspector Wilgus, from the committe on
property, reported in favor of abolishing
the position of superintendent of repairs,
and the committee recommended the ap-
pointment of several janitors. Adopted.
TRANSFERS OF TEACHERS.
Inspector Hamilton submitted the re-
port of the committee on schools. The
report recommended as follows:
That Miss Holden be transferred from
the Franklin to the Humboldt school: that
Miss Jennie CHM OF the Humboldt be
transferred to the franklin; that Miss
Barker be transferred to the Madison
school: that Miss Cummings
be made the primary princi-
pal of the Madison school:
that Miss Fanny Williams be appointed to
the first grade of the Washington school;
that Miss Gibson be transferred to
the third grade of the Jefferson school;
that Miss A. Whitman be appointed
teacher in the Monroe school; that Mrs T.
M. Geary be transferred to the Van Buren,
school; that Miss Dougherty, Miss Belle
Hitchcock, Miss Dswey, Miss Patten, of
the Madison school, be promoted each one
| grade; that Miss Blodgett he transferred
to the Madison school; that Miss CHM,
Miss Williams Miss Patten and Miss Black
man be promoted one grade and that Miss
Martin be appointed to the fifth
| grade of the Franklin school and
that Miss Newson be appointed to the
third grade of the Jackson school; that
Miss McManus be transferred to the Jack
son school; that Miss Walsh be appointed
to the Jackson schools that Miss G. W.
Wilson be appointed to the Garfield school,
| The committee recommended the opening
of night school at the Jefferson, Franklin,
and Humboldt schools, with Messrs. Smith
and Jerka for the Jefferson; Messrs. Tay-
lor, Donnelly and Dougherty for the Frank
lin, and Mr.. MCGEE for the Humboldt.
The report was adopted.
| GERMAN.
| The committee on German reported ap-
! pointments as follows: High school, Mrs.
j. M. Farrar; Jefferson and Webster, Mr..
| A. Jerka; Madison and Lincoln, E. Achillas :;
Franklin and Humboldt, G.. Willerich;
Van Buren,, Miss Ella Scheffer. Adopted
The committee on music recommended
the Introduction of collection OF songs
by Prof Preim for occasional use in the
schools.
ELECTION OF AN ATTORNEY.
On motion of Inspector Donnelly, the
meeting proceeded to the election of an
attorney for the board
Mr.. Doenally nominated City Attorney
Murray.
He was elected by vote of five to three.
The question of salary was rife rred to
the committee of finance.
Inspector Wilgus reported in favor of
the purchase of six lots on Arlington Hills,
at the rate of 1920 per lot. Referred to
the inspector from the Fifth ward.
A number of claims were presented and
allowed
The pay rolls were also approved.
Adjourned.