New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-07-22
CLERKS REPORT.

CLERKS REPORT.
New Ulm, Mimi, July 10, 1885.
Mr.. President:-ln connection with
foregoing report. the following is res
pectfully submitted:
AssEsTs OF DISTRICTS.
Cash IN treasury. $50. ....$6, 285, 80
Uncollected special taxes 3, 179, O3
Value of school buildings, sites,
lots belonging to dist. .28, 900, 90
Value of Furniture, Apparatu-
ses, library, etc, 2, 400, co
Total. 800. .........$ $3.50, 1864, SO.
LIABILITIES OF DIST.
Unpaid orders and claims 1920, SO
Deferred salaries. .:..... 49,. .637, 46
Dist. bonds and int. accrued
thereon. ............. :. .25, 1925, 90
Bal. of assets over liabilities, IL, 281, II
Total. ..... ..... $3.50, 1854, SO.
Number scholars enrolled in
schools last year ............5 SIS
Average attendance. .42S
Number of school days in last year, 2O4
Number of Glasses or grades. -. :. .1s
E. G. Koch, Clerk.
On motion, the two foregoing reports
were received and accepted.
The president said the next thing in
order would be the election Of
two members of the Board Of
Education, vice c.. G. Brandt and FIR
Hers, the outgoing members.
MIR. Hummel arose and said that as
there were number of things to be
talked over he hoped that the election
of the new members of the board would
be deferred until all had an opportuni.
ty to express their opinions on matters
pertaining to the schools. No objec.
ton being offered. Mr. Hummel pro.
ceeded and said that he was in favor
Of abolishing the high school, as
too few could take advantage of the ex-
pensive luxury. He was in favor OF
good elementary schools, and those who
desired to give their children better
education than could be attained there,
should pay for it themselves individu
ally. Hr. Hummel's remarks were
applauded, and it was quite evident
that a large number of those present
were OF Hummel's way of thinking.
Mr.. Book took the floor and start ed
in to tell the meeting why and wherefo,
he was opposed to a contin uance of the
high school, when Mr.. Heidemann
jumped to his feet and raised a point
of order. The president decided the
point of order was we'll taken, and thai
the only business before the meeting
was the election of two new members
of the Board of Education.
Nominations were then made as fol.
lows: VIM. Hummel, G.. Schumacher,
FIR. Book, G. " agner, E. G. PAIL and
FIR. Hers.
L. Haeberle and c. Rollof were ap.
pointed tellers, and F. L. Randall and
Jos. Bobleter clerks, and, on motion, il
was decided to keep the polls open one
hour.
The fight for supremacy was between
the high school and anti-high school
elements. PAIL and Wagner were the
candidates Of the former, and Hummel,
Boock and Schumacher of the latter.
The friends of the latter were largely
in the majority; but the high school men
ulu uOG plOpOSo W lave GuO 6AoCIlOQ 90
by default. Runners were sent out in
all directions and the friends fastened
to the rescue. The voting progressed
quietly enough until near the close,
when two ladies, Mrs. II. Behnke and
Mrs. G.Schmidt, appeared and voted. The
act was heartily applauded. Presently
four more ladies, Mrs. and Miss Nix
and Mrs. and Miss Fischer, came in
and voted. By this time the anti-high
schoolmen began to take in the situation,
and when, a moment after, Mrs. Roos and
Miss Kiesling came in several men
mounted chairs and protested against
receiving their votes. In a moment
all was confusion and uproar. Men
shouted and gesticulated; IN vain the
president hammered on the desk with
his gavel, and for a minute or two il
looked very much as if the meeting
would break up in general
melee. When the excitement