St. Paul daily globe., 1889-03-05
MORE ROOM WANTED
Surprising Increase in the
Number Of Pupils at Pub.
lie Schools.
President Bushnell Appoints
TWoNew Superintendent |
for the State Fair. |
They Are Old Hands at the
Business, and Will |
Succeed. |
Arrangements for the Flu.
neral Of the Late Thomas
Brennan.

But little business of general Interest
was transacted last night at the meeti
Ing of the board of education, from.
were the only absentees. A communi-
cation, dated Feb. IL, was received.
from the chamber of commerce,
indorsing the proposition to change
one years course of the High
school to the higher grade common.
schools located in different sections of
the city, provided that the transfer
would not materially increase the aggre-i
gate expense of maintenance. The
communication, with resolutions of
similar purpert from the West Seventh,
Street District union and the Arlington!
Hills Citizens union. was referred.
to the committee Oh schools, A MONTH
ly report was received from the
city treasurer, showing the amount of
funds on hand and on deposit at the
Bank of Minnesota to be S3TT, ,555. .21.
Supt. S. S. Taylor reported an enroll
ment in the day schools for the month
of February of 1,347, with an average
daily attendance of 9,641, an increase of
97I over the corresponding month last
year. The report of the night schools
showed an enrolment of 2,129 pupils
uu11l tllC idSU lOuE IlOIIltlS.
with all enrolment of 926 in
February, and san average evening
attendance of $50. President Postle-
thwaite called particular attention to
that part of the superintendent report
in which it was shown that during the
past three years the number of pupils
i'll attendance on the public schools had
increased 1851. This one fact" added
the president. ''should be placed before
the people who have objected to the
expense of new buildings, as it shows
that with forty scholars to each
room, room it it requires ninetyaseyen
increase" A resolution introduced by
Inspector Kuhies was adopted proviti
| ing that the secretary be instructed in
future to advertise for bids for all
school furniture purchased. giving
thirty days notice, and that contracts
be awarded TO the lowest responsible
bidders. A resolution offered by the
same inspector providing for the grad
ing of the l40ngfeliOw and Baker school
grounds was referred to the committee
OIL real estate. "A resolution was also
passed granting Prof Gongdon the priv
ilege of organizing and training a
class from the High school for the purt
pose of giving two or more musical
concerts at the close OF the school year,
the proceeds of which are to be turned
over to the school library fund. In
spectof B. f. Wright presented conf
municatiOn from an officer of the Ma
tiona Educational association, which
meets at Nashville. Tenn, next sum-
| mer. stating that the officers of the as
sociation would 5eepleased to have the
meeting held ill St.Paul in 1890, and
believed that the gathering could be So
cured to that city if an invitation we're
presented at the Nashville meeting.
where about 5000 educators are eX-
pecied. Inspectors Wright Maxfield
and Dobner and Supt. Taylor and the
principal of the High school were APP
pointed committee to present the in
vitatiOn