St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-08
SCHOOL SOLONS SANCTION.
Attendance at City Institutions for the
Fall Term.
PROVIDED WITH POSITIONS.
Recommendations for Change in the
Methods of Examination Of Sehol-
ars for Promotion.

There was full attendance at the
meeting of the board of education last
evening and considerable business was
transacted. A communication in regard
to the fearfully crowded condition of
the German school building was referred
to the committee on schools.
Several bids were received for the
construction of a school building in
Lake Park addition, but they were all
rejected, being considerably in excess
Of the architects estimate.
The following teachers having salts
factorily served a probationary term
were recommended for permanent ap-
pointments: Misses Laura A. Wilmot,
Franklin school; Mary Scott, Sibley:
Quincy; May Gibson. Mcclellan: Sadie
Lafayette; Josie O'HalIoran, Arcade i;
Miss Edith L. Dwight, Hendricks; Jes-
sic Whitmore, Hancock; Kate Williams
and Margaret Banning, Madison; Anna
C. Donovan, Cleveland; Lille A.
O'Brien, Deane, and E. d. O'Connell,
MattockS.
Supt. Taylor submitted his report for
December and the term of four months
beginning September, 1883, from which
it appears that the average daily at
tendance was 9,7S9.
The total enrolment in the public
schools for the first term is as follows:
Day schools, 11.S13; evening schools,
1,79S; total 1861.
The committee on school recon-
mended that the eighth grade be added
to the course of study in the Garfield
and Sibley schools, and that the fifth
grade be established in the Douglas
school, provided that no additional
teachers be employed. Miss Jessie
BoYden. of the sixth grade in the Nell
school. was granted leave of absence
for two months, after the January eX-
animation, without pay, and Miss ID. Il.
Baker was appointed substitute teacher
during the absence of Miss Boyden.
Mr.. Miller was appointed principal of
the Albert Schetfer school and Miss
Ella Walker principal of the Ham
cock school. Miss Josephine Holden
was promoted from the Hancock school
to assist the superintendent in con-
Quoting the examinations in the lower
grades. with salary of $50 per month.
Miss G. II. Allison transferred from the
fifth grade, Humboldt, to the eighth
grade of the Van Buren school. Miss
Agnes Wheeler, appointed to the fourth
and fifth grades of the Humboldt school.
The committee on schools made re-
port, embOdying the views of Prof. G. B..
Gilbert, principal of the High school. in
regard to examinations. He objected to
the present mode of conducting exami-
nations, and presented the following
plan, which the board unanimously
adopted:
That in June, 1889. promotions in
the High school be made. not as the re-
suit of final examination, but Oh the
result of examinations made weekly by
close observations of the studies by
written reviews, percentage of the re-
suit of the studies and by fixing the re-
suit at the end of the term by the
teachers and principals. Those receiv-
ing above fair to be promoted, under
fair not to be promoted, and those fair
to be subjected to the Judgment of the
teacher and principal as to whether
they should be promoted, degraded OF
examined. Parents can insist on an
examination, the result of which shall
be final.