Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-12


REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GERMAN.
Your Committee on German respectfully
report that at meeting held on the 9th
of August, with the superintendent and
all the German teachers, the following
programme was adopted:
Monday and Wednesday--Ahn's book,
Henn's edition.
Tuesday and Thursday-Lessons accord
ing to the "Natural Method" in connection
with Hitter's readers.
REHABILITATION exercises, review and
music.
QIt was also resolved that Mr.. Conrad, who
was to take charge of the German instruc-
ton in the Franklin school exclusively,
shall teach in said school during the fore
noon and at the Monroe school in the
afternoon.
1t was also resolved to recommend the
purchase of four copies of Henne's 'Der
Leitfader" and eight copies ,of Whitney's
English German Dictionaries, for the use
of the school.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
R. ScHIFFMANN,
III. j. HORN,
The report was adopted and books Or
dered purchased by the following vote:
Yeas-Ins. Murphy, Welgus, Horn,
Athey, Gilbert, Hamilton, Schifnan, Ber-
land, Donnelly.
Nays-Ins. Officer, Mr.. President.
The committee on music submitted the
following report:
The Superintendent of Music shall teach
elementary music and singing in the
sixth, seventh and eighth grades of the
district schools, and shall devote such time,
not exceeding thirty (30) minutes per
day, to each room. Such instruction shall
be rudimental, and the pupils Proficiency
therein shall not in any manner affect
their grade or scholarship. But it shall be
the duty of teachers to require strict atten-
tion and order during the time occupied
by the Superintendent either in singing
or instruction.
The Superintendent of Music shall also
teach music and singing in the class of
the high school, not exceeding thirty min
utes per day. Such scholars as shall choose
to join the class in the school of music
shall continue in the same during the
term unless excused by the Superintendent
of Schools, and shall be subject to exam
ination and grade as in other studies, but
in church singing once a week, unless
scholars shall be excused therefrom by
the Superintendent. 1t shall be the duty
of all teachers to cooperate with the Su
perintendent of Music in the instruction
in and practice of appropriate glee and
chorus singing, at sush proper time and
occasion as the Superintendent of Schools
may authorize and not detrimental to the
course of regular study in the schools.
j. F. KERKER, Chairman.
The report was adopted.
The matter of charging tuition to chill
dren who come here from foreign coun-
tries to make this their home was referred
to the Secretary with power to act.
On motion of Inspector Officer the COM
munication of Walterstorff and Moritz was
taken from the table and referred to the
Committee on Purchases and Supplies.
By Inspector Officer, offering an amend
msnt to the rules.
Amend Section - (on special meetings)
by adding the following:
"And no special meeting shall be called
without first giving at least one days
written notice"
Laid over to the next regular meeting.
RESOLUTIONS.
By Inspector Officer
RESOLVED, That the Committee on Real
Estate be instructed to prepare and report
to the Board at its next regular meeting
a rule providing that all contracts Tor
building, repairs and supplies exceeding
5000 shall be based upon sealed bids, upon
public advertisement therefor accompa-
MED by bonds for the performance of such
contracts.
The bill of Breen & Young passed at the
last meeting and sent back by the comp
troller was referred to the committee on
finance.
Bills for the month were read as follows:
Hubbard & Fay 80 cents, A. Y. Desparois
$4,000, Theo. Trick $2,455, Sansome Bros.
$50, Beck & Rank $11S, Theo. Trick
$1,611.65, J. 81. Bohrer $67, Theo. Trick
$47S, Hughson & Hemenway $3.50, VIM.
Steffen $1S, John Lux $S5, G. R. Lyon
SOL 40, John Rogers Jr. 1914, La Berge d
Thomas $3.50. 81, James M. Cooley $62 Is,
James M. Cooley $141. so, t. S. White &
Co. $35.43, P. Butler $21.5O, Daily Globe
$2S.74, Secretary of State $40, James
Leeson 81, Ranney & Hodgman SIS.
Allowed and ordered paid by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Inspectors Murphy, Wilgus, Off
Ger, Horn, Athey, Gilbert, Schiffman, Ber-
landi, Donnelly and Mr. President.
Adjourned
j. G. DoNNEI1Y, Secretary.