St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-10-06
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Of The Board Of Education.
Adiourned NIeeting.

The Board met at the Hendricks school
building, pursuant to resolution at the last
special meeting, Vice President BerIandi in
the chair.
Present: Inspectors Schumacher, Sim
mon, Williams, Ellis, Gilbert, Athey. Pos
tlethwaite, Haas and Vice President Ber-
landi (presiding)-9.
Absent: Inspectors Minor, Wampler,
GieSen, Curtis, Dobner and Schiffmann-6.
The President after calling the Board to
order, expressed his qualification that so
many hundreds of visitors manifested their
interest in the proceedings of the Board on
this day set apart for the dedication of the
building in which the meeting was called.
He bid all the guests hearty welcome and
declared the Board duly organized for all
business appertaining to the dedication and
ACCEPTANCE OF THE HENDRICKS SCHOOL.
After an instrumental selection by the
First Regiment band, Mr.. George H.
Fletcher, the contractor of the building,
addressed the meeting in reference to his
work and the successful completion of an
undertaking which, under favorable cir
cumstanceS, was diffcult enough, and
which, for reasons we'll known to the Board
and its officers and agents, was eXtraOrdi-
narily difficult and perpleXing. He thanked
the Board for it's indulgence and kindness,
and declared his readiness to turn over the
building to the proper committee,
rendering the keys to the architect.
Architect A. f. Gauger, having accepted
the keys and then made personal inspection
of the building reported the work as well
done according to the plans and speciica-
tions. In an address on the general and
special features of the structure, he rec
commended to the board through its Com
mittee on Real Estate, the acceptance of
the building, and turned over the keys to
Chairman PoStlethwaite, of the Committee
ON Real Estate.
The Committee on Real Estate thereupon
submitted the following report. viz:
ST. PAUL, Sept. 81, 1886.
To the President and Members of the
Board of Education of the City of st.
Paul:
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on Real
Estate beg leave to submit the following
report and recommendation respecting this
new public school building, designated as
the Hendricks School building" in honor
of the late vice president of the United
States.
The contractor and builder, Mr.. George
II. Fletcher, having served notice that the
building is completed and ready for occu-
architect, Mr.. A. F. Gauger, having de-
clared that the work was performed in ac-
cordance with the approved plans and
specifications, it is recommended that said
building be accepted. Very respectfully,
A. G. PosTLETHwAITE, Chairman.
The report was, on motion, adopted by:
Yeas-Inspectors Schumacher, Simmon,
Williams, Ellis, Gilbert, Athey, PoStIeth-
waite, Haas and Mr.. President
The Committee on Real Estate, through
the President, then placed the building in
charge of the Committee on Schools. for
educational purposes, Chairman Gilbert, for
said last named committee, received the
trust, addressing the Board as follows:
Mr. President: 1t affords me much
pleasure to receive from you the keys OF
this beautiful structure. On behalf of the
Committee on Schools allow me to thank
you and the gentlemen of the Committee
on Real Estate for the very efficient man
ner in which they have discharged the du-
ties imposed upon them. In comparing the
condition of our school buildings to-day
with their condition six years ago l am re-
minded that the citizens OF st. Paul are
fully alive to the needs of the boys and
girls of our city in the matter of education
and that all our efforts for making our
school buildings pleasant. healthy and COM
Portable will be fully Endorsed by them.
1t will be the constant aim and purpose
of your Committee on Schools to provide
teachers for this building who shall be sec
ond to none in our land for their learning,
ability and moral worth, for we recognize
the value of moral character in the educa
ton of our children, as we'll as intellectual
requirements.
Mr.. Superintendent: Knowing your long
connection with the public schools of our
city, and feeling that you will heartily join
us in our efforts for improving our schools
in all respects. we very gladly hand you
this token of authority and request you to
place the teachers in charge which have
been designated by the Board.
Supt. Taylor followed in a lengthy con-
gratulatory address to the Board, the citi-
zens and the pupils of the new school, con-
Guiding by the introduction of the princi-
pal and corps of teachers of the Hendricks
School.
INCIDENTAL
to the further programme of exercises, a
letter was read from Mrs. Eliza g. Hen
bricks, expressing her sincere appreciation
of the tribute paid to the memory of her
late husband, in whose honor the school
was named. Capt. James Starkey, on be-
half of the citizens of the Sixth ward, also
delivered glowing address, giving personal
"reminiscences of the schools of st. Paul
when in their infancy. drawing apt compari-
sons, and thanking the Board for its steady
advancement in the cause of education, and
the means employed to reach the highest
standard of excellence. The entire pro-
gramme having been carried to successful
termination, and the letter from Mrs. Hen
bricks and copies of the address of Capt.
Starkey and the general programme ordered
placed on file, the Board adjourned.
OTTo DREHER, Secretary.
Regular Meeting.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 4, 1886.
The Board met at the time designated