St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-02-05
Increased Attendance Is a
Marked Feature in the
Various Grades.
Gov. Merriam Contests for q
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ing in the High school building and
transacted considerable business.
Under the head of petitions E. A. Chris
tian offered the board forty feet of
ground to the east of Jackson school at
the present price of property in that
locality. This was referred to the COM
mittee ON real estate. A cOmmunica-
ton from the building commissioner
was read, in which he stated that a
petition had been presented from resi-
dents around Central park who COM
planned of the vast volume of smoke
emitted from the High school, Madison
school. capitol, etc.; he went on to say
that Gov. Merriam would have the
capitol furnace run in such way as to
abate that part of the nuisance if the
school board would do the same. This
communication was filed.
A letter from Brewer MattockS, of
Faribauit, was read, in which he con-
graduated the board On having named
one of the school buildings after his de-
ceased father.
Thirty property holders in the neigh
borhood of Third and Flandrau streets
peStiOned for school buildings at that
point, saying that the nearest school was
two miles away. Referred to committee
on schools. About sixty residents of
the Sixth ward petitioned for branch
of the High school to be located in the
Humboldt school building, saying that
they lived so far away that their chill
dren were incapacitated from sheer eX-
haustion from attending the high school.
The committee on schools had this also
referred to them.
The annual report of the treasurer,
showing balance on hand OF 6.S71.6S,
/ was filed, the ard not considering
it entertaining enough to be read. The
comptroller of the board submitted his
report, showing total liabilities, 81, 49,
942.4S, and assets, So, 1874. 096.55. There
are bonds amounting to $3.50, ZOO out
standing, $150,00O of which will be due
in 1890. The president explained that
they would be unable to meet these
bonds unless the legislature gave them
authority to retire them by issuing $780,
900 worth of; bonds which could be sold
at lower rate of interest than is now
being paid. He was careful to explain
that this would not increase their in-
debtness, and the report was filed, parts,
of it being referred to the committees
on legislation and finance. us
The superintendent of schools report.
showed that 1874 new pupils have been.
admitted this year, making an enroll
ment OF 11,054; the average attendance,
being 9.75S. At the January eXamina-
ton 1922 pupils passed, and were pro-,
NOTED, out of total of 5,191 examined.
The whole number admitted to the
schools during the first term of this.
school year was 1i,S13, an decrease of
go over the corresponding term of last
year. In the evening schools there have
been in attendance, since October.
2,O64: enrolled in January, Lac; aver;
age attendance, CAT. In ali the schools,
including evening schools, there are
14,1SS pupils, a gain OF 1,25S
over last year. There are 1854,
pupils studying German, and thirty pu-
pills have been transferred to the man
ual training school, making total OF
about sixty in attendance there. Hum
boldt and LongfelloW schools have been
opened during the past year. The SUI
perintendent recommended that some
other system be. adopted for the purpose
of promotion than written examinations,
which. he considered, failed largely in
their object. This was referred to the
committee on examinations.
The committee on fuel and Janitors
reported that Max Scheffner be APP
pointed janitor Of Johnson school, and
that Charles johnson be retained in the
service of the board at his present sal
airy to make himself useful. This was
adopted.
The committee on schools presented
a report recommending the opening of
a new room at the Bacon school and
various changes in the distribution of
the school teachers. Also that the Cor
man school was overcrowded and sug-
81 do In, ,nIl nd
The committee Ola buildings recon-
mended the following additions: An
eight-room building on Maryland ave-
nue. to relieve the German; fOur-rOOm
building at Hazel Park to relieve
Deane; tWo-room building on Burling-
ton Heights on ground to be donated by
the Union Land company; eight-rOom
addition to Franklin and Lincoln to
take the place of the Arcade Street
school and relieve Cleveland; four-room
addition to Douglas, and manual
school at the rear of Madison.
A discussion ensued. during which
Mai. Wrightn moved that the commit
tee on real estate be instructed to pro-
cure plans for the manual training
school Oh the Madison site.
l.. j. Dobner thought they had better
wait till they heard from the committee
Oh legislation, as they did not know
how they would be fixed financially.
A. P. CroonquiSt, as an amendment,
added the Maryland and Cleveland dis
tricts to those for which plans were to
be drawn.
The president ruled this out of order.
The whole matter was. referred to
the committee on real estate.
Inspectors Thomson S resolution pro-
yiding for borrowing $4,000 for the
current months expenses was carried,
and a large grist of small bills were
passed in hurry, after which the board