St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-08-25

ing. changing and enlarging of our
course of study for the benefit of a very
few is Wrongin principle and disastrous
to the best interests Of the schools.
1t Is undemOcratic to provide, at public
expense. privileges for the few which
the majority cannot enjoy. If our
school system is not what the times de-
mand, let it be reorganiZed, and that
thoroughly and intelligently. But let
Us rs discontinue this constant addition of
high school specialties, which is regu-
lated not by the needs of the system,
but by the amount of money the board
is willing to eXpend on these favored
experiments.
This is what the industrial classes of
this city have been paying taxes for and
protesting against for several years, and
it is all agreeable surprise to find the
presidsnt OF the board of education
agreeing with them. In closing he says:
1T is the duty of the board to see that
every child in the city is provided with
seat and furnished with instructions
in the common branches before we Spe-
cialIZe the work in higher grades or eX-
pend our money for architectural beau
ties" which sentiment will heartily be
approved by many The present indus
trial conditions are such that many chill
dren are unable to attend school at all.
A large number only attend school
year or two, and they certainly should
have better opportunity for instruc-
ton than has been furnished them for
the past five years.
The prison board of inspectors have
only received one bid for letting the
cOnvictS out under contract. and the
thresher company, who formerly had
the contract, doesn't care to take them
for so short time. Perhaps the state
account system will now become
necessity in order to keep the convicts
from going crazy from solitary confine-
ment.
M. P. Finnegan, A. M. NJ. D., is said
to be candidate for alderman in the
Eighth ward. Under the Australian
system of voting there can be no doubt
as to his election, and ere long the walls
Of the city hall will re-echo his clio.
quence.
The retail clothing statesmen met on
Thursday evening and seriously dis
cussed plan of permanent organiZa-
ton. Only one proprietor absolutely
refuses to close his store evenings. But
If the clerks form their organization
they can count on the support of all or
gained labor in this effort to obtain
shorter hours, and workingmen will
transfer their patronage to those stores
which treat the employees most liber-
ally. Another meeting of the statesmen
will be held during the early portion of
the coming week, when the organizer
will be present and finish The work of
organization.
PERSONAL MENTION.
John Foley, of Chicago, well-known
worker in the industrial ranks. spent
several days of the past week in this
city. MIR. Foley has devoted nearly all
of the past six weeks to gathering sup
plies and money for the suffering miners
of Illinois.
Walter Vrooman. the Boston Nation
alist, is the guest of his sister, Mrs. Kate
Burlington Davis, and will remain here
during the fall and winter.
Frank Casserly is collecting statistics
OF the unemployed IN this city.
Messrs. Guest and Koppyn, of Streat-
or, ILL.,, are still in the city soliciting aid
for the lock cd ont miners