St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-06
ITS OWN FUNERAL.
The Board of Education Has Held
Its Last Session.

The old board of education attended
its own funeral last night, eight of the
inspectors officiating as pail bearers,
and MessrS. Konantz, Ellis, Gilesen,
Berlandi and Haas remaining absent.
But little business was done, no
speeches were made, and there was no
fun other than what was scintilating
out of the mobile features of Mr.. Athey
and the mirthful eyes of DR.. Schiffman.
Mr.. Wright, of the committee on
schools, recommended that the super
intendent of drawing be allowed to pre-
pare an exhibit for the National Educa-
tiOnal association at San Francisco,
which is to meet some time next month,
and the board acted favorably upon it
by appropriating s25 for the purpose.
The report of the select committee on
the Humboldt school investigation,
which had been looked for with
some interest, came from Chairman
Dobner'S lips in the shape of a
statement that there was really no re-
port to be made. The committee, how
ever had come to the conclusion that
Mr.. Berlandi was quite exonerated
from all blame. No other testimony, he
said, had been taken than that of
Jealous real estate agents." who had
SOl lclG ny Tic lIduSdCliOll, dilu lie
didn't attach much importance to their
they did. In this Karl Simmon, one
of the committee, also agreed. Presi-
dent PoStlethwaite, q as chairman of
the real estate committee, explained
away the whole difficulty by stating
that the
HUMBOLDT SCHOOL SITE
had been originally offered for sale for
SIS, 1000, which was Paul Martins first
figure for the Milwaukee party, who
got the property for $4,000, but that the
real estate committee finally succeeded
in securing it for $4,000. He was will
ing to take the trade off the hands of
the board and take the prop,
erty himself at that figure, and
to the men who had attempted to prove
that the site had been sold to the board
at an eXorbitant figure. He couldn't
see where Mr.. Berlandi was in any way
implicated in the transaction. If there
was any blame Maj. Postlethwaite
believed it should rest upon HIM
self as chairman of the real estate
committee, upon his associates of that
committee and upon the board of edu-
cation. but he believed the board had
saved and made money by the trans
action. These explanations were ac-
cepted without objection.
DR.. Schiffmann then proposed a reso-
luton of thanks to Maj. POstlethwaite.
the president of the board, which was
unanimously carried. the major making
a brief response. Adjournmentsine die
was then taken.
Who will be on the new board? That
is the question which Mayor Smith is
best able to answer. Maj. Postlethwaite
has the greatest confidence in Mayor
Smiths wisdom, and believes the new
board will be made up of well selected
good business men.regardless of the de-
mands of political responsibility.
Rumor has it that in compliance with
the spirit of the law that half the board
should hold over from year to year.
half the present board will be re-
tanned, and that this half will include
Messrs. Wright, Haas, Postlethwaite,
SimmOn. Konantz. Murphy, Dobner
and Ellis. DR.. Schiffman, it is said,
could get the appointment easily if he
wanted it.