St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-03
By Those Who Have Charge of
the Education Of the
Children.
Not Such a High Percentage
Required for the High
School.
officers Elected and Commit
tees Appointed for the
School Board.
Amending the Bylaws and
Making Other Necessary
Improvements.

The first session of the new board of
education was held last night, with In
spectOr Postlethwaite in the chair. All
the new members were present, as fol-
lows: First ward, A. p. Croonquist;
Second ward, w. A. Cook; Third ward,
A. G. Postlethwaite; Fourth ward. p. j.
Giesen; Fifth ward, L. H. Maxfeld;
Sixth ward, Charles L. Haas; Seventh
ward, B. F. Wright; Eighth ward.
Charles j. Thomson; Ninth ward. John
Dobner: Tenth ward, l.. j. Wardner:
Eleventh ward, George T. KuhleS. On
motion of Inspector Dobner the board
went into executive session for the cleo
ton of permanent officers. When the
session was resumed it was announced
that the following officers had been
elected: A. &. Postlethwaite, president;
Charles l.. Haas, vice president; Prof.
Taylor, superintendent. Inspectors
Haas, Dobner and Kuhle were chosen a
permanent committee on rules.
The board proceeded to consider the
report of the committee on bylaws.
The old bylaws were practically
adopted Section Z was changed in con-
fOrmity
WITH THE LAW
which provides that a vote involving
the appropriation of money shall be de-
clared carried where six votes are cast
in the affirmative. Section IA was en-
larged by the addition of ''or their rep
reSentativeS," and now reads, '.All
claims against the board must be sworn
to by the claimants or their representa-
tives." Section q was changed to read;
sit shall be the duty of the committee
on supplies to furnish all supplies nee
essary for the year, stationery, blanks.
printing, etc, subject to the advice and
approval of the board" Section % was
amended to allow the committee on fuel
to advertise for bids or not as it pre-
ferred. This was done to beat the coal
pool, for when the board advertises the
bids are the same from all dealers. A
new committee, that on manual train
ing, was provided for by new section.
The committee will have charge
of that branch of study. The
duties of the committee on the
High school was enlarged in some de-
tails. Section 26, relating to the COM
mittee on real estate, provides that the
committee may employ a supervisor to
look after improvements to the present
buildings and the building of new ones,
his term to last one year. Teachers will
be appointed at the regular meeting in
nus VI a opCClol iiiCCtllIS III
The amended bylaws were adopted.
The rules and regulations for the gov
eminent of schools were amended in a
few particulars. Rules to govern the
Normal training school provides that
each scholar must pass a satisfactory
examination. The course requires
three years. at the conclusion OF which
diplomas will be awarded. One i'm
portant change was made in section SO,
which reduces the necessary average to
pass from rs per cent to 20 per cent.
InSp. Wright thought that would
REDUCE THE STANDARD
of knowledge required. President Pos
tlethwaite said that the scholars of the
High school would have had a higher
average during the recent closing exer-
ciseS if they had been examined in a
proper manner. They were asked ques-
lions that few persons on the school
board could answer. He had heard a
good deal of complaint against the per-
centage required of the High school
pupils and the way they were examined.
He claimed that they either had very
poor teachers in the High school, or else
their faults were in examining scholars.
Physiology and hygiene were added to
the list of studies in which applicants
for positions In the district schools will
be examined. No written examinations
will be held in classes under Glass A,
Grade 8. The rules were adopted, and
the meeting adjourned.