Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-15
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

During the past month the High school
and the Adams school have been opened
and in both cases with an unexpectedly
large attendance. Every sitting in the
Adams school was occupied the first week
the building was open and sixteen pupils
were denied admission on account of lack
Of room. A room has been rented and fit
ted up az school-room on the corner Of
Kate and Custer streets, in the sixth ward,
and school opened to accommodate the
overflow of the River school.
Eight hundred forty-two pupils have
been received in the evening schools which
opened Monday Oct. 1.
There are needed for the Training school
and the Adams school two cabinet organs,
these instruments having been supplied to
every other school building in the city.
Respectfully submitted,
B. E. WRIGHT, Supt. of Schools.
The matter of assistant superintendent
was referred to the Committee on schools.
The matter of diptheria in the Webster
school was referred to the Superintendent
and Inspector Gilbert.
Pianos for the Franklin and Van Buren,
schools and bell for the Adams were or
dsred purchased by the Committee on pur-
chases and supplies, by the following vote.
Yeas-Inspectors Murphy, Wilgus, Off
Ger, Horn, Athey, Gilbert, Hamilton, Schif-
man, Berlandi, Donnelly, Mr.. President.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCHOOLS.
The Committee on schools to which was
referred the petition of j. II. Bryant and
others for new school house On Grand
avenue respectfully report; that 1t has as
certained, that there are thirty-nine chill
dren, that would be tributary to this
school; that of this number twelve would
be obliged to attend the Webster in
order to have the grade to which they are
entitled, leaving but twenty seven pupils
for q new building. The Committee re-
ports against granting the petition.
The Committee recommend that the in
PRODUCTION of FISHES Arithmetic" in place
of Robinson's on the terms proposed By
the publishers Messrs. Ivison, Brakeman.
Taylor d Co., which are an even exchange
of the old books for the new.
The Committee recommend that the
proposition os Messrs. Van Antwerp, Bragg
Il Co. for the introduction of the following
books be accepted viz. NcGufey's readers;
First, old book and ten cents;
Second, old book and eighteen cents;
Third, old book and twenty Ave cents;
Fourth, old book and thirty cents;
Fifth, old book and forty-fivs cents:
New Elementary Geography, old book
and thirty-three csnts;
New Eclectic complete Geography, old
book and seYenty-two cents.
Also that the change be made February
1st., 1884 and that thelAttorney be request
cd to prepare contracts with the above
named publishers.
The resignation of Mr. John G. Donnelly
as principal of the Garfield school having
been received and ccepted the Committee
appoint and ask the confirmation of Mr..
j. @. Bryant as principal.
GEO. A. HAMILTON, Chairman.
The report was accepted and adopted
By the follosing vote:
Ysas-Inspectors Murphy, Wilgus, Off
Ger, Horn, Athey, Gilbert, Hamilton,
Sohifmann, Berlandi, Donnelly, Mr.. Pres
ident-
The attorney of the Board was instructed
to draw contracts in accordance with the
report of the Committee on schools with
the firms Ivi5on, Brakeman, Taylor d Co.,
and Van Antwerp, Bragg d Co.
REPORT OF IKE COMMITTEES ON REAL ESTATE.
Your Committee to whom was referred
the matter of the error claimed by Trick
81 Co., in THAR contract of $4,000 would
refer the Same back to the Board for &C.
ton.
Your Committee would also refer the
attached plans for the different school
buildings to you for approval. From A.
E. Gsuger for the Rice street and the
Rice school; D. W. Willard for the Airing
ton Hilrs addition, and the Grand avenue
school should one bs built and an addition
to the Webster from Ar. Bassford.
Ihe Committee have had the register
made safe in the Assembly hall and a rail