St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-13
Whole Av'ge No. of

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SlOiey--- 22g 1o1 Al
Washington.- ...195 16S 81
OaklGnd- .......--... So d
Total. .. 1907 6,O26 So
The schools have opened this year under
many discouraglng circumstances. In the
first place the new buildings were not ready
for occupancy in time. Only two of the FIVE
new school houses are now in use, and in
one of these as well as in the new
rooms fitted up in the high school
there is as yet no sign of black
boards accessories that are almost essential
to any school work. Necessary repairs upon
the school buildings were not and are not
yet completed, after two months vacation
and five weeks school. In the matter of
supplies too there seemed TO be the same de-
lay, and for the first month many of the
schools were compelled to guess at the time
because they could get no clocks School
desks have not yet arrived and the opening
of at least two buildings have been delayed
by the nOn-arrival of furniture. All these
matters are already, or will undoubtedly soon
be attended to, but they suggest the ques-
tons whether, in the first place, it would not
be good policy to arrange the building opera
ions of the board and to let contracts at an
earlier date than was done this year, and
also whether the time has not arrived
when the board of education should have in
its employ superintendent Of repairs, who
might be able to care for the material inter
ests of the schools in detail more satisfacto-
rily than overburdened committees, COM
posed of members whose private business
| necessarily engrosses their time and atten-
ton.
NH ct wi &c
tributed among the schools as follows:
Hlgh school,. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81
Franklin school INSTRUMENTATION. 100
Jefferson school Observation-Disclosures. IS
Humboldt school. Observation-Disclosures. 80
Van Buren school. Observation-Disclosures. &C
Msdlson school. ....-.......-... 20
Nelll schooi. ..-....-.---......... AZ
Lincoln school. As
1850 oOAVoi' ''''''.'...'....'. 90
MONROE school. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
Jacksoh senool.. -..-.............. ........ II
Total. $40
1t gives me great pleasure to report that
under the new arrangements, and with the
efficient supervision of Prof. Rink, the in
struction in German promises to be of much
more value than heretofore. In all of the
schools German is taught with the aim to
make the pupils able to speak the language
instead Of beginning with grammatic rules
and translation. a systamatical course of
conversational exercises and oral lessons has
been arranged for the purpose of accnstom-
ing pupils to the sound of German words
and to make the children understand the
most common expressions OF the German
language. In the higher grades while read
ing and writing German are not neglected,
nj m ts horn In tba
pills TO speak, and therefore great stress is
laid upon the conversational exercises. The
usual difficulties of grading so that English
studies shall correspond with the advance
ment in German, and the instruction of pu-
pills of America and German parentage IN
the same classes are met, but with improved
methods of teaching, and closer supervision,
/ shall be much surprised if very much bet
ter results are not attained than formerly
In making the pay rolls of the several
schools have deducted the number of DAYS
that teachers are absent on account of sick
ness, and thus reduced their pay to that ex-
tent. Some dissatisfaction has been ex-
pressed by teachers on the ground that sick
ness was caused by exposure in the line of
( their duty, and therefore ask the Board to
make rule that shall guide me in making
the pay roll of those teachers who are thus
/ absent. With the system of substitute work
made possible by the existence of the train
/ ing school. there is no necessity to close a
school, with the exception OF the high school,
even for half day on account of the alb
sence Of teacher.
The high school has opened with an I'M
usually large attendance, 27O pupils being
now enrolled. The high school will soon
need the rooms now used by the training
I nd I fha ia4r- n,
Washington school is rebuilt next year, of
ug that building for the training school
This would not materially reduce the number
of primary pupils that would be accommo-
ed in that school.
The three evening schools in accordance
with the rules of the Board open this even
ing. Respectfully,
i. f. WRIGHT, Superintendent
The Committee on Real Estate reported
that number Of assessments against the
Board for local i'm proTements were correct
and should be paid. HIS recommendation
was officially endorsed by the attorney. Of the
Board and has reference to the following de-
/ scribed property, viz:
Miscellaneous Description, Franklin
School, S1.OSl.5O.
Lots is to 10, block Is, Smiths subdivi-
sion, Jackson School. S6l.O9.
Lots and >, block ;, WinslOw's addition,
Monroe School, 1895.
Lots 20, % and %, block Z, Summit Park
addition. Grand avenue, $500.
The above report was received and laid
over to the next meeting for final action.
The same action was had regarding the
following further report of the same Com
/ mittee, viz:
ST.. PAUL, Oct 9, 1854.
/ To the Honorable Board Of Education:
The Committee on Real Estate respectfully
report as follows:
1. A small Office is called for in the base
ment Of the Monroe school for the janitor
( As the basement is nearly always wet and
I muddy re endorse the request.
?. Coal bins are needed az the Rice,
/ NELL and Humboldt schools
/ 3. The Humboldt school lot should be
/ graded. also the NELL and Rice, as soon as
I the old buildings are removed.
f. The sidewalk on east side Of franklin
/ school needs rePziring or q new one put
/ down. and temporary walks are needed At
/ Humboldt and Rice
5. At High school moulding on which
( TO hang charts, drawings, etc, is needed on
I salis Cf newly fitted up rooms, also shelves