St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23
Gum Chewing in Class Rooms
Obnoxious to General
Smith.
Telegraphy and Type writing
the Hobbies Of a Popular
Professor.
Susceptible Bachelors Who
Are Gallant to Pretty Fe-
male Teachers.

Women teachers have almost mo-
nopOly in the government of the st.
Paul public schools. A few of the spe-
cial teachers are men, but only nine
schools have male principals.
City Superintendent S. S. Taylor is
we'll qualified for the position he holds
He has time for everything, and never
seems to be hurried. His Office is COLI
tinuaIly besieged by teachers, pupils
and parents Each teacher and pupil
goes to Mr.. Taylor with the little griev-
ances of school life, and the tale OF woe
is patiently listened to. Parents who
think their hopefulS are progressing too
rapidly, or not rapidly enough, must go
and talk 10 the superintendent, and
leave feeling sure that all wrongs will
be righted. Mr.. Taylor was never
known to be cross or to turn any one
away. He is even polite to book agents
and newspaper reporters.
Charles B. Gilbert, principal of the
high school. is very dignitied and COM
manding in person, and his manners
are very polished. Before his appoint
ment in st. Paul, Mr.. Gilbert was prin-
cipal of the high schools at Beaver
Dam and Oshkosh, Wis, and Winona
and Mankato, Mimi. Since his appoint
ment here in 1888, the school has grown
to three times its original size, and he
has made it
THE BEST HIGH SCHOOL
in the state. Prof. Gilbert gives special
attention to the study of English litera-
ture, and he teaches it more from the
authors works than from text books.
In the government OF the school, he
laws particular stress on the necessity
of honor among the students, and he
makes but few rules, believing that the
students, having arrived at years of dis
erection, are capable of behaving like
ladies and gentlemen. The principal
occasionally holds what the boys call
PROF. Gilbert'S monthly receptions"
at which hayward High school boys are
treated to lecture.
Prof. George Weitbrecht is great
favorte with the students because of
his genial ways, and is known among
the boys as Uncle George" Mr.. Welt
brecht is the instructor in chemistry,
and is very enthusiastic i'll teaching
this science. He makes yearly trips to
Montana, where he obtains collections
of specimens of valuable ores which are
used to good advantage in the class
room.
The instructors in Greek and Latin
are Messrs. G.. A. and L. W. Fiske.
Both are men with vast amount of
classical information, and are very
scholarly. I. w. Fiske is a young
bachelor. and a favorite with the High
school girls.
G. B. Scott is young man recently
appointed in the school, and is the in
structor in natural science. He believes
thoroughly in experimental knowledge
and has one of the finest microscopes in
the state.
n. S. Beardsley, the practical teacher
of bookkeeping, takes especial pride In
the fact that all of his graduates are
now holding responsible positions
AS BooKKEEPERS AND CASHIERS
in the city and elsewhere. Prof.
Beardsley is called a humorist, and is
capital story teller.
l.. P. Wilson, the assistant in the
commercial department, is the youngest
professor in the High school. Mr.. Will
son at one time took considerable inter-
est in the base ball games, but after re-
ceiving hard hit from bat he aban-
doned the sport and devoted himself to
more intellectual pursuits.
f. c. Carel is the handsome French
teacher. He is a typical Frenchman,
gracious and polite, and very gallant to
the ladies.
C. A. Bennett is rapidly bringing the
manual training school to the front.
He is never weary of the music of the
anvil, saw and plane, and takes par
donable pride in exhibiting the handi-
work of his pupils to visitors.
J. ID. Bond, superintendent of pen
manship, is a fine-loOking man, very
gentlemanly and polished, and is a
brilliant converSationaliSt. He is quite
domestic in his tastes, and is the father
of three handsome boys, who are the
idols of his heart.
Prof. c. H. CongdOn, the superintend-
ent of music, is greatly admired by the
st. Paul teachers. He is handsome and
entertaining, and takes considerable
Congdon is very practical and success
full in his instructions, and is thoroughly
IN LOVE WITH HIS WORK.
He is the tenor singer in Plymouth
church.
Gen. G. c. Smith, principal of the
Madison school, is one of those Jolly,
keep the world in a good humor He is
a big, easy-going SOFT of man, quick and
outSpOken in his opinions, and gener-
ally sees a ludicrons side to everything.
Each day the bad boys and girls
of the Madison school are ranged
in row in his room. and he designates
them as his awkward squad" The one
offense that Will cause most terrible
frOwn TO settle on the generals usually
smiling face is gum chewing. Gen.
Smith is an earnest Sunday school
worker, and is superintendent of the
Central Park Methodist school. and
president of the state Sunday school
association.
ii. s. Baker, of the Jefferson school,
is calm, philosophical man. who gives
heed to all the details of school work.
He is a good disciplinarian, and his
military and gymnaStic exercises are
among the best in the city. He lays
great stress on the Importance of the
fire alarm drill. Mr.. Baker is likewise
a great friend of the temperance cause.
Principal MCGEE, of the Van Buren,
school, is susceptible young bachelor,
much liked by his teachers, and is con-
sidered quite a ladies' man.
]. c. Bryant, the principal of the,
Humboldt school, is particularly sue,
eessful in teaching geography and civil
government. In the latter, the lessons
are made very interesting by
THE MOCK ELECTIONS CARRIED on
in the class. A hobby of MIR. Bryanfs
is the introduction of telegraphy and
typewriting as studies in the public
schools. Typewriting is now taught
under his direction in the Humboldt.
The principal of the German school is
John G. Donnelly. man of long ex-
perience and graduate of the National
schools of Ireland. He makes special
point of school discipline. Mr.. Don