St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-01
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of The Board Of Education.
Special Meeting.

The Board met at 1880 O'Clock p. M,
President Schiffmann in the chair.
Present-Inspectors Murphy, Minor, VIII
lis, Giesen, Officer, Athey, Gilbert, Berlandi,
Dreher and Mr.. President-10.
Neutrality-suspicious. Wampler and Hamil-
tom.
Reports of committees being first called
for, pursuant to call for this meeting the
Committee on Real Estate, through its chair
man, Inspector Gilbert made verbal report
OF the progress of matters in their charge,
all OF which was approved.
They also reported that they had
awarded the contract for heating two rooms
in High school building to Z. f. Osborne, for
the sum of S401.07.
The contract for putting Phalen water in
jefferson and Neill schools was, by the same
committee, awarded to d. j. Harrington for
the sum of S215 for the jefferson, and S73
for the Neill school, being total of S2SS for
both buildings.
The contract for the construction of drains
at the Madison school, at a cost of 1925, was
bY the same committee awarded to Mullen,
Knapp 81 O'Hara.
Each of these awards was on motion con-
firmed, and the action of the committee in
each case approved by the following vote:
Yeas-Inspectors Murphy, Minor Willis,
Giesen, Officer, Athey, Gilbert, Berlandi,
Dreher, and ir. Presidential.
Nays-0.
Chairman Dreher, on behalf of the COM
mittee on German, then read the following
report:
ST. PAUL, Mimi, August so, 1884.
To the Hon. the Board Of Education:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. committee on German
have the honor to report herewith, that we
have filed the vacancy, to do which you had
granted us further time, by the appointment of
Miss Lena Schumm as teacher of German,
at salary of seven $500 hundred dollars
per school year and ask your approval and
confirmation of our action.
We would also report the following as
signment to date Of the teachers under our
charge, viz: Mr.. Geo. Rink, superintendent
Of the corps Of German teachers, and as in
structor 10 franklin school; Mr.. Anton
Jurka, teacher to jefferson and Monroe
schools; Mr. F. Propping, teacher to Hum
boldt and Rice schools; Miss Lena Schumm
teacher TO Webster and Neill schools; Miss
Josie Pfaendcr, teacher TO Madison and
Jackson schools; Miss Ella Scheffer, teacher
to Van Buren, and Lincoln, for which assign
ments we also ask your approval. Respect
fully submitted,
OTTo DREHER, Chairman.
P. T. GIEsEN.
john W. WILLIS,
The foregoing report was, on motion of
Inspector Berandi, received adopted and
appointment and assignment confirmed. bv
the following vote:
Yeas-Inspectors Murphy, Minor, Willis,
Giesen, Officer, Athey, Gilbert, Berlandi,
Dreher and Mr.. Presidential. Nays-0.
Bv InsDeetor Dreher-
Resolyed, That the Committee on Purchases
and Supplies be and is hereby authorized to
purchase a new piano for use in Jefferson
school and to make such disposition of the
ola organ now in that building as may be TO
the best interests of the Board.
Adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Inspectors Minor, Willis, Giesen,
Officer, Athey, Gilbert, Berlandi, Dreher and
Mr.. President.-9.
NaYs-Inspector Murphy.
The Committee on Schools then submitted
the following report, viz:
The Committee on Schools respectfully
recommend as follows
That Miss Yeaton, teacher of third grade.
Humboldt school, be released from her en-
gagement at her request.
That Mrs. Zahonyi be transferred from the
Humboldt school to the Franklin school, as
Primary Principal.
That Miss Anna Southwark be appointed
teacher in the Garfield school, Miss T. C.
Dougherty in the Humboldt school, ard
Miss Clara Mathews in the Lincoln school,
Miss Isabella Bowie in the Franklin school,
and Miss Statia 0'HallOran in the Oakland
school: the said several teachers to be as
signed to such grades as the superintendent
NAV determine.
The Superintendent submitted a written
report. recommending the appointment Of
Mrs J. 5. Bailey as superintendent of Music
in the Public schools. The report vas re-
ceived by the committee, aud recommended
to be read to the Board as part Of its report.
The following is the report OF the Superin-
tendent}
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. %, 1884.
To the Committee on Schools:
Believing that music as taught in our
schools has not resulted in making our pupils
good readers, good singers or good hearers
OF music. and that musical instruction after
four years trial is practically failure, it
seems 70 me a change in the conduct Of this
department IS demanded By the best inter
ests of this branch Of study and popular sem
timent on the subject. Among all the can
didates for the position of superintendent Of
Music, whose applications are on file, / am
strongly OF the opinion that, all things con-
sidered, Mrs. J. 5 Bailey would be likely to
give the best satisfaction to all concerned,
and therefore take pleasure in recommend
ing her for that position. Desiring that my
position may be understood By the public,
in justice to myself, l ask that this state
ment may be made part Of the report Of the
Committee on Schools. Very respectfully,
B. F. WRIGHT.
On motion Of Inspector Willis the COM
mittee, By a majority vote, was instructed TO
recommend the appointment Of Mr. T. W
H. PREM as Superintendent OF Music