St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-10-07
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Meeting Last Observation-Disclosures Talkee
Nothing Done To-Day That
Could be Put off. Until
Tomorrow.

GOtl1u UO III O1l Onth
Tomorrow.
There was regular meeting of the board
of education last evening, when there were
present Inspectors Minor, Officer, Athey,
Murphy, Gilbert, Wampler, Dreher and Mr..
Pre- sident
After the minutes of the general and five
special meetings were read and confirmed,
the superintendent made his monthly report
in which he stated that the enrolment for
the month is 1888 greater than in Septem-
Der, and that 7,007 pupils were admitted TO
the schools during the last month. The re-
port mentioned several wants in the shape
of blackboards, etc, for various schools. The
superintendent recommended that building
operations by letting contracts earlier than
was done last year; he also recommended
the employing superintendent of repairs.
The number of pupils studying German was
reported as 676, and the superintendent
spoke highly of the system pursued by Pro-
lessor Rink. The superintendent stated that
in making out the pay roll he had deducted
for absence of teachers from sickness,
which, he stated: gives great dissatis-
faction, and asked instruction from
the board on the matter. The
schools are supplied, in the absence
of teachers from the training school. The
report said that the high school win soon
need all the rooms in the building and rec
commended that if the Washington school is
rebuilt to use it as training school.
Inspector Gilbert, as chairman of the COM
mittee on real estate, reported that small
Office is required for the janitor of Monroe
school; coal bins are wanted for Rice, Nell
and Humboldt schools; Humboldt school lot
should be graded; also Rice and Nell as soon
as the old buildings are removed. Several
minor repairs were also recommended. The
report was laid over till the next meeting.
Inspector Officer moved that rule So, pre-
scribing the duties of teachers, be amended
by adding the following at the end of said
rule: If any principal or teacher shall be
absent from school for over five DAYS, with
out the written permission of the superin-
tendent, he or she shall be dropped from the
pay roll, unless he or she shall furnish a GER
tifcatc from practising physician in good
standing, certifying that such absence is
necessary by reason of sickness or
physical disability, and which GER
tifcate shall be furnished to the
superintendent once week SO long as Sucn
sickness or disability shall continue. And
if the same shall continue for over sixty
days such teacher or principal shall be
then dropped from the pay roll, and if the
said sickness or disability shall thereafter
continue for further period of thirty days,
the same shall operate to cancel the contract
of such teacher or principal, unless his or her
physician shall certify that such sickness or
disability is temporary and that such princi-
pal or teacher will, in his opinion, be ready
for duty within thirty days thereafter.
The motion was laid over until the next
meeting
Inspector Gilbert brought up the question
OF insurance, giving it as his opinion that
the policies should be placed in one or two
companies and not distributed as now.
Inspector Officer thought that insurance
should be advertised the same as other sup
plies. After some desultory conversation
the board adjourned over till Monday night
The months bills not having been verified
and audited by the several committees were
all laid over till the adjourned meeting.