St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-04
STRICTLY EDUCATIONAL.
Sarah Roberts Will Sell Ground
for High School Addition.


Thirteen thousand one hundred and
forty-six are the number of pupils in
the city public schools, as reported last
evening by Supt. Taylor to the mem
bers of the board of education. The en-
rollment is made ND in this manner:
Day schools, 1858; evening schools,
1,54S. These figures are based upon
the present school term, but the enroll
ment for November in the day schools
was l,16S, with an average daily at
tendance of 9,69I; there is an increase
of l,074 pupils admitted this term COM
pared with the corresponding period
last year. There is a misunderstanding
between the board and Sarah A. Rob
erts as to the purchase of 10 feet by 100
feet east of the new addition to the High
school for the purpose of light and air.
Mrs. Roberts, therefore, made the
following proposition: Il will sell
to the board of education the westerly
5 feet and the easterly 100 feet OF lots
Is and IA, block 6, Roberts d RandalIs
addition, for the sum of $3.50; and in
addition to this will give the next S
feet by 100 feet, said 10 feet to be used
as private alley by the High school
and myself"
The committee OH real estate was re-
auested to meet and decide upon this
offer at once, and within five minutes
it reported in favor Of accepting the
proposition, and recommended that the
same be referred to the proper officers
to execute the necessary papers.
Inspector Wright-We must have
warranty decd for the feet Mrs. Rob
erts proposes to give.
City Attorney Murray-That is to be
part of the transaction.
A petition, signed by 142 citi-
comprising No. 3 district. Ninth ward,
was being built up very rapidly,
and it was necessity. that a
school house should be :" on the
property owned by the city. corner Of
Sylvan and Geranium streets.
Inspector Wright moved that the
committee Oh schools should be re-
que5ted to investigate, not only this
locality, but all parts of the city, and
report what should be the building
operations of the board for next year.
Supt. Taylor, reported that addi-
tional rooms must be opened at
Cleveland and Scheffer schools, ow-
ing to the continued enrolment
of pupils. A high compliment
was paid by Supt. Taylor to Prof. Cong
don, superintendent of music, for the
effective manner in which this depart
ment of the public education was being
looked after. Prof. Taylor said: 81
believe, with proper instruction con-
tinued and the use of the music readers
now in the hands of the pupils, and the
same interest manifested by the teach
ers as has been hitherto shown, there
can be no reason why the schools in
this city shall not be equal to those OF
other cities in this branch Of study"
S. f. Adams, the architect, is to fur
nish plans and specifications for new
school building at Lake Park addition.
The old Hancock frame school building
has been sold for $500, and is to be re-
moved from its present site. The
Longfellow annex has also been sold for
1915. Additional drawing models and
tablets for use in the new buildings are
to be furnished, the cost not to exceed
$500. while $1,000 was appropriated for
the purchase of much needed school
supplies. A petition was presented
asking for the removal of the janitor of
Rice school, which was relegated to the
committee on fuel and lanitorS.
The committee on schools recon-
mended the adoption of the following:
.'Resolved, That the maintenance of
the Teachers Training school precludes
the necessity OF employing ill future
inexperienced teachers, and that in all
future examinations all applicants for
positions of teachers, only those who
have had successful experience in teach
ing shall be received and examined as
such applicants" The proposition was
agreed to.
Inspector Wright moved to appoint a
committee on legislation to re-
port upon legislation desirable to be
secured from the state legislature.
s'There are" said Mr.. Wright. ''techni-
cal alterations to be made in the organic
act, and possibly our building operations
next year may REQUIRE US to call upon
the legislature for a new issue OF
bonds.'
The motion was agreed to, and the
board adjourned.