St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-27

High school was the largest class that
has graduated in the history of the
school. There have been incon-
veniences in carrying on the work in
this school during the year, owing to the
want of suitable recitation rooms for
the number of pupils enrolled.
In the size of the school, the expert
ence and ability of principal and
teachers, it ranks high among the high
schools of the country.
SCHOOL ACCOMMODATIONS.
Some portions of the city are well
supplied with school accommodations
for the next year. and longer, while
other portions are much in want of the
same. The six-room addition made to
the Jefferson school building, the eight
room aduItiuii ~ the Van Buren, school
building during the last year, will
Accommodate these districts for some
time. The same Is true in regard to the
four-room addition to the German
school. The building being erected in
the Sixth ward will give the Humboldt
school district one of the finest school
buildings in the city. The new Long
fellow, in process of erection, will provide
that locality with needed facilities.
The Albert Scheffer building, which
will probably be ready for occupation
needed relief to the Jackson and Madi-
son schools, more especially to the Jack
son. which has been very much over
crowded during the entire year. The
three schools which seem to me to de-
mand most especial attention are the
Franklin, Lincoln and Cleveland.
The number of pupils enrolled in each
OF these schools the past year was as
follows: Franklin, 1,115; Lincoln, 653 !;
Cleveland, sos; total, 2,573. While the
expenditures for school purposes in this
city are large, l believe the best inter-
ests of the schools cannot be well sub
served by crowding into one room sixty,
or even fifty children in the primary
grades under one teacher, or more than
thirty-five or forty pupils of higher
grades. Yet the want of accOmmOda-
tons in some schools compels such a
course. The fact that the population
Increases in some parts of the city faster
than in other parts cannot well be rene
died. The only question is, how to meet
the emergency and provide for it? The
OvercrOwded condition of the Franklin
school can be in measure remedied by
changing the boundary line between
this school and the Washington
school, especially in the lowest
grades. But this will not saffOrd
relief for the higher grades.
The Cleveland school, to which the six
room addition was made this year,
makes the request aga for more ac-
commodations. The locality in which
this building is placed is one of the
most rapid-grOwing in the city. The
six-rOom addition. built during the
present year, making the building of
fourteen rooms, will not be sufficient to
accommodate this district another year,
should the increase be prOportionately
large. The Lincoln school building,
one of twelve rooms, with an enroll
ment of 653 during the year, will soon
need additional accommodations for
the increase of population in this dis
trict. The Deane school building, a
building of one occupied room, needs to
have the other room, which has been
used as store room, fitted up for school
purposes, since the work done here en-
braces the four lowest grades, and the
enrolment is large enough to make it
somewhat difficult for one teacher to do
the entire work.
The other parts of the city being sup
piled with new buildings the past year
will have school accommodations for
seems probable.
In closing this report I desire to thank
the principals and teachers in the diff
ferent schools for the hearty co-opera-
ton manifested by them; to the special
teachers for the unity of purpose with
which the work has been done, and to
the officers and members of the Board
of Education for the consideration and
courtesy extended to me. Very re-
spectfully, S. S. TAYLOR,
Superintendent Schools.
From the Committee on Music
ST.. PAUL, July %, 1888.
To the Board of EducatiOn:
Your Committee ON Music has APP
pointed Mr.. G. 81. COngdOn as Superin-
tendent of Music at salary of $1,000,
per annum, and asks your approval and
confirmation. Respectfully submitted.
G. F. KUHLEs, Chairman.
A. p. CROoNQUIsT.
J" l.. FL. MAXFIELD.
Adopted and appointment confirmed,
by
Yeas-Inspectors Cook, Croonquist,
Dobner, Dowlan, Giesen, Haas, Kuhles,
Maxfield, Thomson, Wright and Mr..
Presidential.