St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-27
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of the Board Of Education.
Special Meeting.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 90, 1885.
The Board met pursuant to- CALL. Presi-
dent Schiffmann in the chair.
Present: Inspectors Minor, Wampler,
Willis, Giesen, Kerr, Gilbert, Athey, Fred
erick A. FOgg previously qualifed), Ber-
landi, Enright, Nelson c. Thrall (previ-
ously qualifedD, and Mr.. Presdent-12.
Absent: Inspectors Murphy and Cur
it's.
The President stated the object of the
call
A communication from Mr. William G.
Robertson, declining his election by the
Board as School Inspector from the
Fourth ward, was read.
Received, and ordered placed on file.
The President then proceeded to open
and read number of sealed proposals for
school furniture, received in response tC an
advertisement duly published under the
rules and order of the Board in its official
paper, the GLOBE, said advertisement bear
ing date the 18th day of April, 1885, the
bids being opened and read successfully, as
follows:
From the Michigan School Furniture Co.;
William s. Combs: A. H. Andrews d Co.;
OsgOod d Wolfnger Manufacturing Co.;
National School Furnishing Co.; Mime
apoliS School Furniture Co.: Pennsyl-
vania Slate Co.; Union School Furniture
Co.; Burlington School Furniture Co, being
nine III all.
On motion of Inspector Berlandi the bid
of the OsgOOd IL Wolfnger Manufacturing
Co. was not received, the same not being
accompanied by the requisite bond.
On motion of Inspector Kerr. all the other
bids were received and referred to Commit
tee on Purchases and Supplies for proper
tabulatiOn and report to a special meeting
of the Board, while the bonds accompany
ing these bids were referred to the Attor-
ney of the Board for examination, opinion
and report at next meeting.
On motion of Inspector Gilbert the Board
went into executive session, the room be-
ing vacated by all spectators.
During executive session the various
patterns or styles of desks were carefully
examined by the members of the Board and
the agents for the same were each respect
lively and singly allowed five minutes time
to address the Board and explain the merits
of their goods, the order of precedence cor
responding 10 the opening and reception of
bids.
The Board having resumed its open SEES
sion. the Committee on Real Estate was. on
motion of Inspector Berlandi, instructed to
inquire as to the ACCESSIBILITY of eXcavating
the sidewalk area at the new Washington
school so as to utilize the room thus gained
for coal vaults, etc., and to report at next
meeting.
The same committee was also, on motion.
instructed 10 examine the blackboartls now
in use in the Jackson school and to report
whether new slate blackboards are neces-
Sary.
BY Inspector Willis
Resolved, That the new school house to
be erected on Front street and Western
avenue shall be named 1.-The Willis A.
German school"
In offering the resolution Inspector Will
lis paid a warm tribute to the memory of
the distinguished character and life of him,
in whose honor the name was to be perpet-
uated in the manner proposed, stating
also that his own motives in ask
ing for this action were shared
by eminent fellow citizens who had re-
quested him to present this name. notably
Hon. Henry NJ. Rice, etc. etc (See also
memorandum of record below)
Inspector Athey moved to lay over the
resolution till next regular meeting.
Lost by following vote:
Yeas-Inspectors Minor, Athey. Gilbert
and Berlandi-4.
Nays-InSpectors Wampler, Willis. Gle
sen, Kerr. FOgg. Enright, ThraIl and Mr..
Presidents.
Inspector Gilbert moved to amend by
naming said new school house THE Cor
man School, as being more brief express
sion of the intended honor. Le
Carried as follows:
Geas-InspectorS Minor. GieSen. Kerr.
Gilbert, Athey, Fogg, Berlandi and Mr..
Presidents.
NayS-InspectorS Wampler, Willis. En-
right and Thrall-4.
The question then recurring ON Inspec-
tor Willis resolution, as amended, the
same was unanimously adopted; yeas-12.
MEMORANDUM.
The German School" is so named in
honor of Willis \. German. who served
calamity as colonel Of the Indiana troops
in the Mexican var. was afterwards
member of Congress from Indiana. was see
ond territorial governor Of Minnesota. a4a.
during the late civil war. Led Che First resi-
ment of Minnesota volunteers into the field.
and afterwards was promoted 70 b. a briga-
der general. serving i'll the latter Office with
great hraveTyaud distinction.
There being no further business before
the meeting the Board adjourned.
OTTO DREHER. Secretary.