Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-09
BO4RD OF EDUCATION.

Proposed Changes in the Rules German
in the SchOOIS-Appointme of Commit
tees.
The new board of education held a spe-
clal meeting last evening at 8 o'clock, to
consider the proposed changes in the rules
proposed by President Oppenheim, and to
transact such other business as might be
brought up. The roll call showed the fol-
lowing members present: Wilgus, Officer,
Benz, Gilbert, Athey, Hamilton, BerIandi,
Schifmann, Donnelly and President OPP
penheim.
The committee on rules through its
chairman, Inspector Schiffmann, reported
proposed amendments, which, after being
read IN full, were taken up and acted upon
separately.
The first material change was in the sec
ond section, which provided for the divi-
sion of the committee on property into
three committees, viz: real estate, purchase
of supplies and fuel and janitors; also
giving the president the discretion of
selecting the committee on schools, to con-
sist of six members from the board gem
orally, without reference to ward divisions.
Inspectors Donnelly and Schifmann
favored the change as to schools.
Inspectors Hamilton and Benz opposed
the change, while the latter gentleman
favored increasing the committee to
seven. and put in a claim for that addition
al number to be chosen from the Fourth
ward, there being six schools in that ward.
Finally upon motion, Inspector Ham
iiton the report of the committee was
changed to embrace committee of seven,
one from each ward and one at large.
Inspector Benz then moved an amend
ment to the report to consolidate the pro-
posed committee of real estate, purchase
Of supplies, and fuel and janitors into one,
but there being no second, the report of the
committee was endorsed.
The time for the regular meeting was
fixed for the first Monday of each month.
1t was provided that no expense
could be incurred except by
vote of eight members, and the July
meeting was fixed as the time for fixing
the salaries of superintendent, teachersand
other salaried officers.
The other changes were merely to make
the rules conform to the changes made in
section two for dividing the committee on
property into three as proposed. Upon
this latter point when the rule specifying
the duty of the committee was reached,
Inspector Benz again raised objection to
the proposed change, in which he was de-
clared out of order by the chair, upon
which he appealed, and upon the vote be-
ing taken the chair was unanimously sus-
tanned, neither Inspector Benz or Presi-
dent Oppenheim voting.
The amendments as reported were
agreed to, but under the rules were laid
aside until the next meeting for adoption,
the secretary to have them printed with
the amendments proposed in the intelim.
Upon motion of Inspector Benz, the new
school building in the Fourth ward was
named the Adams school.
Inspector Benz also offered resolution
that the studies of music and German be
continued the next year.
President Oppenheim declared the reso-
luton out of order as the studies were
already provided for by the rules of the
board.
Inspector Donnelly thereupon offered a
resolution that the committee on German
be instructed to make no appointment Of
German teachers for the ensuing year.
and that a special meeting be held Friday,
June 10, at 8 p. m. to consider the matter.
Adopted.
A motion was adopted, introduced by
Inspector Athey, for the committee on
property to report upon school building
convenient to elevator B and the railroad
shops.
A resolution was adopted designating
June % for the examination of teachers
for the ensuing year.
President Oppenheim announced the
following committees until the final action
was had on the rules:
Property-Wilgus, chairman; purchase
and supplies Donnelly and Athey;
real estate and appointments erlandi,
Schifmann aud Officer.
Finance-Schifma Hamilton and
Murphy.
Germans hifmann, Kerker and Ber-
landi.
Music-Kerker, Murphy and Athey.
The committee on high school we're au-
thorized to attend to arranging the hall,
distribution of tickets, ETC., for the high
school graduating exercises Tuesday even
ing, June %. Adjourned.