Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-07
EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS.

ucatiOn Last Nfght-A Row About the
Purchase of Furnaces and Investigation
Ordered-Arranging For Evening Schools
appointments and Changes of Teach
ers.
A special meeting of the board of edu-
cation was held last night, President OPP
penheim in the chair. Present, Inspect
ors Murphy, Hamilton, Schifmann, Athey,
Donnelly, Wilgus, Berlandi, Officer, Horn
and Gilbert.
A communication was read from John
Dowlan; it was in the nature of a contract
for supplying the schools with fuel accord
ing to his bid accepted at former meet
ing. The contract was accompanied by
bonds. Referred to the committee on
finance.
A RACY COMMUNICATION.
A communication was read from Wal
terstorff & Moritz calling attention to al
legged evils arising from the
methods adopted by the board in letting
contracts for supplying the schoolbuiIdings
with furnaces. The parties charged that
they had not been allowed the privilege of
awarded without bids to Prendergast
Bros.
The communication was laid on the
table but shortly before the close that &C
ton was reconsidered and the communica-
ton was referred to the committee on
purchase and supplies with instructions
to investigate and report.
Supt. Wright made a verbal report,
calling attention to the suspicious opening
of the schools, with full attendance and
number of useful and needed recommen-
dations were made.
The necessity for larger school accom-
modations was attended to and an organ
for the Garfield and piano for the high
school were recommended and referred to
the appropriate committees.
Inspector Wilgus spoke of the work on
the new Adams school which, he said, was
progressing favorably. The matter of new
schools, repairs, etc., was referred to the
committee on real estate.
Supt. Wright called attention to num-
Der of applications FROM parents for
transfers of their children from one school
to another, and quite discussion took
place. After half an hours debate the
oool0Sc WOO 1aAo uPOn sAO VeUl0s
EVENING SCHOOLS AND APPOINTMENTS.
Inspector Hamilton, from the committee
on schools, submitted lengthy report
which embodied number of recsmmen-
dations. The committee first reported
in favor of establishing night schools in
the Franklin, Madison, Humboldt and
Monre school buildings, to be opened the
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until the last Friday in February, the
schools to be discontinued whenever the
attendance becomes too small to be prof
table. The hours shall be from 80 to $3.50
p. N.
Pupils must be over fourteen years of age
and be subject to the same rules as in t he
day schools. The schools are to be in
charge of teachers from the day schools
and othere if necessary. The pay OF
teachers shall be, principals So Der night,
assistants, $1.75 per night. The instruc-
tions shall be in reading, spelling, arith.
metic, and special classes in bookkeeping.
The committee recommended the ap-
pointment OF teachers as follows:
Miss NJ. B. Dana to succeed Miss Bradley,
resigned, at the Franklin school; Mr.. II.
w. Slack to act as principal of the Webster
school during the illness of Miss Miller;
transfer of Miss Mckay from Van Buren,
to jefferson; Miss Bolton to succeed Miss
Mckay; Miss Mary E. Stapleton, second
grade of the Van Buren, school; Miss Clara
Eylis, sixth grade of Webster; Miss Ada
Wales, from Garfield to Neill, Miss v.
La Croix, to second grade of the Garfield;
Miss Rosa Mott, third grade of Garfield;
Miss E. Mckenna, second grade of the
Washington; Miss N. A. Van Eta, prinoi-
pal of Harrison school; Miss Jennie Cor
nellie, Jefferson school, fourth class.
The report was adopted and the ap-
pointments confirmed. The committee
also reported the names of teachers for
the night schools, but as some of
the members had not been con-
suited regarding the selections
the subject was referred back to the COM
mittee.
Inspector Hamilton, from the same
committee, made verbal report in which
he recommended number of changes in
the rules regulating the conduct of pupils,
average for admission to the schools was
raised 10 per cent. The report was
adopted.
luSpcCIOE 1IOn tu0
committee on finance, recommended
the payment of a bill for stationery, and
that the contract awarded to John Dowlan
be approved. The report was adopted.
Inspector Wilgus, from the committee
on real estate, reported in favor of pur-
chasing the gas fixtures for the high school
and for the construction of laboratory,
the grading of the lot, and new
floor of the Van Buren, school aud other re-
pairs. The recommendations were ap-
proved.
Inspector Gilbert, from the committee
on high school, recommended the pur-
chase of bookcases and desks, according
to specifications previously submitted,
and the substitution of Wentworth's alge-
bra and geometry for Olney's text books
on the same studies. A vote was taken
on the latter and it was carried by vote
of nine to two.
The committee also recommended in
favor of making the substitution of algebra
for arithmetic in the high school optional.
The recommendations with regard to the
studies in the high school were adopted.
Inspector Schifman, from the commit
tee on German, reported that lessons from
Aims method would be given on Mondays
and Wednesdays and the National method
on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Mr.. Conrad
was appointed to the Franklin and Monroe
schools exclusively. Adopted.