St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-12

Literature and School Management. Pro-
v1ded, that teachers now employed in the
city schools who apply for principal posi-
tions shall not be required to take the ex-
aminations in the elementary studies.
Received, all recommendations adopted,
the application of the Chautaueua Reading
Circle granted and the appointment of Miss
Clara Norcott confirmed by
Yeas-Inspectors Murphy, Minor Wam-
pier, Glesen, Kerr, Athey, Fogg, Curtis,
Berlandi and Mr.. Presldent-1O.
Mayo.
From Committee on High School
Asking further appropriation in the
sum OF one hundred QO0) dollars to
completely fit up the Gymnasium of the
High School with necessary apparatus
and presenting communication from
Prof. G. b. Gilbert explanatory of the
whole matter. Report and communication
received and appropriation made as re-
quested by'
Yeas-Inspectors Murphy, Minor, Wamp-
Ter, Giesen, Kerr, Athey, Fogg, Curtis,
Berlandi and MI. President-1O.
Mayo.
From Committee On Real Estate
Recommending slate stone black boards
1or jackson School building, to be placed
and fixed during the summer vacation.
Referred to Committee On Real Estate,
with power to act by
Yeas-lnspectors Murphy, Minor, Wamp-
Ter, GieSen, Kerr, Athey, Fogg. Curtis,
Berlandi and Mr.. President-1O.
NayS-0.
The Committee ON Real Estate was in
like manner instructed and empowered to
attend to the defects in the roof of the High
School, and such other repairs as may be
needed in that building.
RESOLUTIONS.
On statements previously presented by the
Secretary
BY Inspector Schiffmann-
Resolved, That the proper officers are
hereby directed to draw warrant upon the
Treasurer of the Board and in favor of the
City of ST. Paul, in full payment of the
following named special assessments for
local Improvements, viz:
Against lots to inclusive. block T.
Gotzian's subdivision of Sigel's addi-
ton, for Seventh street improvement
(Sibley SCHOOL, net amt s62 90
Also, against S 275 TT of block g. Ewing
d Chute's addition (Madison SCHOOL,
Tor grading Park avenue. $50 90
Total amt due. SS12 90
Adopted by
4eas-Inspectors Murphy, Minor, Wamp-
Ter, Giesen, Kerr, Athey, Fogg, Curtis,
Berlandi and MI. President-1O.
Nays-O
BY Inspector Wampler-
Resolved, That the salaries. of the newly
appointed special teachers of German be-
liked at the same sum and rate as that here
tOfoFe paid to their immediate predecessors,
to-wit:
MI. Adolph Bernhard Tin place of Mr.
Ferdinand Propping) to receive salary of
$500 per school year, and Mr.. Friedrich
Mueller Gin place of Miss Ella Scheffer) to
receive salary of S7OO per school year.
Adopted by
Yeas-Inspectors Murphy, Minor, Wam-
pier, Giesen, Kerr, Athey, Fogg, Curtis,
Berlandi and Mr.. Presidential
Nays-0.
Inspector Willis appeared and took part
in the meeting.
The President announced the following
committee appointments:
Inspector Fogg to Committee on Finance
and Inspector Thral to Committee on
Schools.
MISCELLANEOUS.
On. motion of Inspector Berlandi the.
Boardproceeded to an eleetionsef School
Inspector to fill theHacancy from the Fourth
ward, caused by the resignation of Mr.. Otto
Dreher, the same inspector nominating Mr..
j. j. Ellis for such position.
The Secretary being by unanimous
hereto authorized. cast the vote of the
Board for Mr.. J. J..Ellis, who was there
upon declared unanimously elected accord
ingly.
Inspector Willis having obtainegfconsent
presented the following report of the
Special Committee ON School Library:
TO the Honorable the Board of Education /
of st. Paul, Minnesota.
The Special Committee .appointedato in !
vestigate the libraries of the several public |
schools of the city and to4report=to this |
Board all improper books found therein !
respectfully reports:
Your Committee found that the libraries
of the schools consisted in the main OF. good,
pure, useful and instructive books. The
largest collection of books is found in the
High School library. Among the libraries
OF the other schools those Of the Webster
and the Humboldt schools were the best
selected and most suitable.
In the library of the High School we dis
covered a very Objectionable edition of a
work entitled ''The Arabian Nights" q
book immoral in tone and filed with i'm
proper suggestions; also, well-won and
apparently weL-read copy of Byron's IA
nous poem ''Don juan"
We recommend that these books be here
after withheld from circulation among the
scholars of that school.
In the library of the Training School we
discovered a copy of ''Smalley's History of
the Republican Party The latter work is
eulegistic of one of the great political par
ties of our country. and its partisan spirit
is incompatible with AN observance of that
political impartiality which should charac-
teriZe the public schools
We recommend that this book be re-
moved from the library of the Training
School. and sold at auction and the proceeds
applied to the purchase of other books.
We further recommend that all
books hereafter purchased for any
of the school libraries shall be selected
by a Library Board to be composed of
the Superintendent of Schools, the Presi-
dent of the Board of Education and the
principal teacher of the school for which
the books are intended. This course will
restrict the expenditure of money to books
of proper character and will contribute
generally to the interests of public etlaca-
ton. Respectfully submitted,
JOHN w. WILLIS. Chairman,
G. d. KERR, of Committee.
ST. Paul, Mimi, May z, 1885.
Thereport was received.
Inspector Kerr moved to amend the re-
port so as to require the Objectionable books
named to be simply withdrawn from thesli-