St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-09

| able dispatch. 1t is thought that the system
of mechanical ventilation will be i'll opera
ton during the current month, and that the
addition to the Madison School is being
pushed towards completion, and will be
ready for roofing weather permitting)
within week.
| The Committee finally recommends that
| al school buildings not already provided
| with the same be supplied with good low
priced picture moulding, and that after the
same is fixed all marring Of the walls be
| prohibited.
| The report was accepted and adopted
From the Committee on Purchases and
| Supplies
| In the matter referred to them, report
the number and kind of musical instru-
ments now owned by the Board, designate
the buildings where the same are placed,
and that the German, Irving, Cleveland,
Sibley, Douglas, Harvester Works, Mer-
Ram Park and Hamlne schools have no
| musical Instruments at all. They recon-
mend that the Committee on Purchases and
Supplies be instructed to purchase piano
each for the Madison, Monroe Webster,
Washington, Lincoln and Humboldt build
ings. these being high or full grade schools.
They further recommend that the same
committee be authorized to procure an
organ for each of the schools not above
named which are not already supplied; that
ali organs no longer needed in buildings to
be furnished with pianos, be repaired and
used in this distribution and that the deli
cheney for complete supply be made good by
purchase of new organs.
The report having been received, mo-
ton to suspend | lie No. "a, so far as re-
lating to the purchase of pianos and organs,
was lost by
Yeas-Inspectors Wampler, Simmon,
Gilbert, Athey, Haas and Mr.. Presidents.
Nays-InSpectors Norman. Giesen, Will
Jams. Ellis, Schiffmann, Curtis and Ber-
landi-7.
The report was then unanimously adopted
(yeas 49, and the Committee duly author
lied as recommended: it being understood
that in the selection they consult and asso-
ciate with themselves the Inspector of the
District Schools to be respectively supplied
with new instrument, as designated.
From the Committee on High School
Recommending the purchase Of the fol-
lowing reference books, as requested by
Prof. Gilbert, for the High School Library,
viz:
Atlas of the World. Scribner's Statistical
Atlas of the United States, Life of Greeks
and Romans, described from Antique monu-
ments-(Gull & Koner). Mommsens His
tory of Rome, Herberman's Business Life
in Ancient Rome, Roscoe & Scharlaur's
Chemistry and Eliot e Storer's Tables of
Solubility. Also the following maps for
the High School: Cesar de Bello Calico,
Orbis VeteribuS Notus, ASIA Minor. Orbis
Romanus, Physical Geography, World in
Hemispheres, Chronological Chart of An
cient History, Chart of Metric Systems of
vNnfrr ", tod
and list referred to Committee on Purchases
and Supplies, with powers to purchase, by
Yeas inspectors Herman, WampIer,
Summon. Giesen, Williams. Ellis, Gilbert,
Schitfmann Curtis Berlandi, Haas and Mr..
President-12.
Nays-Inspector Athey-1.
From the Committee on Schools
To the Honorable Board of Education:
Your Committee ON Schools respectfully
report:
First-We recommend that the A 5th
grade be established in the Adams School,
and A 9th, B 18th in the Monroe.
Second-That an evening school be
opened in the Monroe, with H. S. Baker as
principal and Mr.. z. Muller and Miss B.
Cornell assistants.
Third-That the boundary between the
Jackson and Neill be changed by extending
the present line on ROndeau to Arundel.
Fourth-That printed cards be furnished
each school-room for recording temperature
of same four times per day, to be kept as
record.
FIfth-That an extra teacher for substi-
tute work in Grammar School be appointed
at Sth grade salary. and that such teacher
be employed in Superintendent Office when
not otherwise needed,
Sixth-That Niles Elementary School
Geography be introduced as additional
reading matter in the intermediate grades,
to be purchased by pupils at rs cents per
copy. L. A. GILBERT,
Chairman Committee on Schools.
st. Paul. Nov. 2, 1855.
The report having first been read as a
whole was, on motion, taken up by section
and disposed of as follows:
Those parts embraced in sections and 8
were respectively unanimously adopted.
Those parts embraced in sections 2, 4 and
5 were each adopted by
Yeas-lnspect0rs Norman. Wampler.
Simmon, Giesen, Williams, Ellis, Gilbert,
Athey, Schitfmann, Curtis, Berlandi, Haas
and Mr. President-13.
Inspector Schitfmaun having moved that
that portion of the report contained in sec
ton be not coneurred in, the motion was,
after explanatory remarks, adopted, there
being, on rising vote, yeas Z, nays 4, not
voting 2.
RESOLUTIONS.
BY Inspector Williams
Resolved. That the Superintendent be and
he is hereby directed to cause the strict and
literal enforcement at each and every school
building of this Board of that part of Rule
80 for the government of schools, reading
as follows, viz: 1.-The Principals shall
have re-alarm drills once each fortnight in
all buildings" said Principals shall also re-
cord the time taken to empty their re-
spective buildings, and such record shall be
incorporated in the Superintendent
monthly report to the Board.
Unanimously adopted.
Resolved, That the Inspector of the Mad
isOn School district be and he is authorized
to sign petition on behalf of the Board for
the construction of sewer from Wabasha
on Bluff. and Martin to st. Peter street.
Unanimously adopted.
By Inspector Curtis
Resolved, That the committee on real es-
tate be and they are hereby authorized to
provide all school-rooms not already sup
piled with suitable picture moulding and
hooks for the purpose of hanging maps,
charts, etc.
Adopted.
Yeas = Inspectors Norman, Wampler,
Simmon. Giesen, Williams. Ellis. Gilbert,
Abbey, Schiffmann. Curtis. BerIandi, Haas,
Mr.. President-13. Nays-0.
By Inspector Gilbert
Resolved. That Niles Elementary Geog-
raphv be introduced as additional reading
matter in intermediate grades, the cost of
same to be borne by the Board of Eduea-
ton, at IS cents per copy.