St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-05


Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE REFS,
Treasurer Board of Education.
Accepted.
From Hanley- Nelson Lime Company
On claim allowed for work done by Ed
ward Lister and by said Lister assigned to
said company, stating that said claim was
not yet audited by the Comptroller and ask
ing the Board to consider the matter. |Iih
After explanation by the Secretary that
a certain lien against Mr.. Lister, filed prior
to his assignment of the claim with the
Comptroller, would first have to be satisfied,
the communication was ordered placed on
file. ares
From the Superintendent 90
ST. PAUL, MIMI, May 81, 1856.
To the Board Of Education: .n-|zt
GENTLEMEN: At this, the last meeting
of the Board of Education for the current
year, desire to express my appreciation of
the courtesy uniformly extended to me by
this Board and my thanks for sympathy in
efforts to improve the schools. -
The last year has been a prosperous one
and has been characterized by harmony
and cooperation among all the educational
forces of our system. [ trust that our
schools, under wise management, may long
=,
as principal of one of the schools
and as Superintendent, MY best thoughthas
been given to the public schools of this city,
and while l am painfully conscious of mis-
takes and errors of judgment. l cannot re-
prOach myself for any lack of zeal or I'M
willingness to labor conscientiOusly for what
L deemed their best interests. With I'M
changed feelings towards the work to which
probably the greater part of my active life
has been devoted, take the opportunity to
announce determination formed some time
since to sever my connection with the
schools at the end of my present term of
office. Having seen the growth of Our
school system almost from its first feeble
beginning to its present proportions, it is
not likely that my interest will cease with
my official connection with it. / shall al
ways regard the work of which you have
the charge as most important to the future
welfare of the city. My loyalty to the
public schools is and will be pronounced.
Popular education, in my judgment, is the
hope and the safeguard of our government
and social institutions. There is no other
agency more able to educate the rising gener-
alton for the duties of citizenship than the
state itself. Neither the church nor private
enterprise, nor both combined. can do it.
Just what the education of the public
schools should be; what is the true relation
of manual training to public school courses
of study, are mooted questions. You are
now addressing yourselves to their answer.
Feeling that have labored conscientiously
for the schools. hope that the one you
may select as my successor may exactly re-
semble me, except in ability to serve the
cause of education, and to him I promise
my assistance and support. Respectfully,
b. F. WRIGHT,
Received. 80 r.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES. 4
From the Committee on Finance
ST. PAUL, MINI, May 81, 1886.
To the Honorable. the Board of Education,
City of st. Paul, Mimi. a9I
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on FL
nance herewith report the following careful
estimate of 1.-The amount of money neces-
sary for school purposes for the year 1867,
beyond the amount now in the Treasury of
the Board, )" and recommends that the same
be approved and an official copy thereof
presented to the Common Council of this
city. in compliance with Sec. 10 of our or
ganic act, viz: #
ESTIMATE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1867.