Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-12
OFFICIAL
Proceedings Of the Board Of Education.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,

Present. ns. Murphy, Wilgus, Officer,
Horn, Athey, Gilbert, Hamilton, Schiff-
mann, Berlandi, Donnelly, Mr.. President.
Absent, Mr.. Kerker.
Minutes of the last regular and called
meetings were read and approved.
Communications
From attorney of the board submitting
contract and bond of John Dowlan for
furnishing the school with wood and coal.
Accepted and referred to Jne com mittee
on finance.
From Wolterstorff and Moritz on the
matter of letting contracts for furnaces.
Inspector Officer moved to refer the COM
munication to the committee on purchases
and supplies. Inspector Athey moved to
amend to lay it on the table.
The amendment was adopted.
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT.
The Superintendent of Schools reported
the opening of all the schools with the
exception of the High school, the training
school and the Adams school; that the
crowded condition of several schools had
necessitated some changes of the bounda-
ries of school districts and the grades
accommodated at several of the schools.
He recommended the immediate consid-
GRAFTON of plans for the new buildings that
are required to accommodate the school
population of the city, so that there might
not be the delay that has always occurred
when building operations are not planned
before the spring.
The purchase of piano for the use of
the High school and an organ for the
Garfield was recommended, as was also
the purchase of cases for books and blanks
for the Offices of the Superintendent and
the Principal of the High school in the
new building.
were referred to the Committee on Sup
plies with power to act.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCHOOLS.
The Committee on Schools respectfully
report as follows:
There shall be established evening
schools in the following buildings, viz:
In the Franklin, Madison, Van Buren,,
Humboldt and Monroe.
Such schools shall be opened on the first
Monday in October, and continue until
the last Friday in February succeeding,
and have the same vacations as the day
schools.
Any of these schools may be discontinu-
ed whenever in the judgement of the Com
mittee the attendance becomes too small
to maintain the same with advantage to
the pupils.
There shall be five sessions each week
commencing at seven and one half o'clock
p. M, and closing at nine and one-half
o'clock p. m.
Pupils must be at least fourteen years
of age, and shall be subject to the same
rules as the pupils of the day schools.
The instruction in the evening schools
shall be confined to reading, writing,
spelling and arithmetic, but special classes
in bookkeeping may be formed in the dis
erection of the committee.
The teaehers in the evening schools
shall be selected from the day corps of
teachers, but if a sufficient number,
properly qualified for this work cannot be
found, the committee shall employ others
who are qualified for this work.
Teachers in the evening schools shall be
appointed as follows: For schools of not
more than fifty pupils, a principal and one
assistant, and for each additional thirty
pupils one additional teacher.
Whenever the nightly average shall be
less than thirty pupils per teacher, the
surplus teachers shall be dismissed by the
superintendent of schools.
Teachers in the evening schools shall be
paid as follows: Principals at the rate OF
two dollars and assistants at the rate of
one dollar and seventy-fve cents per night
for actual service.
The janitors of buildings in which even
ing schools are held shall properly heat
and clean the rooms and be in attendance
during the session of the schools for which
service, if faithfully performed, they shall
receive fifty cents for one room and twenty
five cents for each additional room.
The Principals of the evening schools
shall comply with the rules of the board
and instructions of the Superintendent as
to all records, shall make all required re-
ports, and shall instruct one class person
ally.
The resignation of Miss Ella Bradley,
fifth grade Franklin school, has been re-
ceived and the committee appoint Miss
NJ. R. Dance to fill the vacancy.
Miss Lucia Miller being i'll the commit
tee appoint Mr.. II. W. Slack temporary
principal of the Webster school.
The committee also recommend that the
fifth grade be established in the Jackson.
GEO. A. HAMILTON,
Chairman.