St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-31
A SITE PURCHASED
Which Is Probably for the
East Minneapolis High
School.
Minneapolis Is Finally Going
to Help Dakota Suf-
ferePs.
The Municipal Court Turned
Into a Money-Making
Machine.
News Of a Day on Which
No Mills We're
Sold.

At the regular monthly meeting of
the school board yesterday afternoon,
Supt. Bradley reported that since his
last report 1.1S9 admissions to the
schools have been made, making total
enrolment of Il, 5j3, as against for OctO-
Der 10. los last year, an incTease>Of 1880.
Attendance thus far has been excellent
in the following schools, being upwards
OF 81 per cent: Adams. Bryant, Calhoun,
Clay, Clinton, COrc0ran, Douglas, Ever
EFT. Garfield. Grant. Greeley. Harrison,
Horace Mann. Irvine and Lake Harriet.
The health OF the pupils has been good
In the main. The superintendent EN-
phasized the value of objective teach
/ ing, especially in the primary depart
ment, and INDUCED in some congratula-
tons upon the flatteTing comments of
the Pan-American delegates on the
Minneapolis public school system.
The board waded through a good deal
OF routine business, and acted upon
several important matters. among which
was the adoption OF a resolution author
iZing the purchase of lots and >, block
5. town of st. Anthony, the site of the
First congregational church in East
Minneapolis. which was burned down
two years ago. for ST. 800, and lot 3, ad-
joining, for $500. 1t is presumed that
the ground is intended to be used as
a site for the East Minneapolis High
SenOOl in spite Of the fight that the
| Northeast Minneapolis people TO have
the school located north of Central ave
nue.. The purpose to which the ground
Is 10 be put was, however, not specified.
4 petition to have rooms set aside for
the teaching of mechanical and free
hand drawing at the Central High school.
and for manual training at the North
Minneapolis High school in connection
with night school instruction, OccasiOned
something of a tilt.
Il wonder If they don't want US to fur
nish instruction in fancy work and en-
brOidery at the night schools" com
mented A. I. Ankeny.
why not give instructions in medi-
cine?" said Rev. VI. Falk Gjertsen.
MeSSrS. Pratt and Nelson stuck out
for manual training in connection with
the night school, but all three requests
were finally refused.
The following teachers of evening
schools we've appointed:
Franklin. G. II. X. Plumb. Charles s. Ham,
Lewis II. Heile, p Y. SiOblom. F. :. Aber-
nethy, William ihttman. Sumner school, H.
D. IRWIN. Il. ". Benton. J. 5. clyde, J. II.
G. a. Clark, Z. NJ. Spalding, j. v. Lind
strom, c. A Tingwald. Adams school,
r. 4. DAILY. 4. G. Sanders, c. c.
Peterson. E. A. Edhalm: jackson school,
0. q. Gross, c. II. Buruick. c. J. Arntzen.
Alfred Lind, John /. Dahl; Peabody school,
Z. T. Teikworth. c. x. Wilson Martin Hay
dal. Paul Jones; L0ngfellOw school 4. Y. F.
Gehm. W. II. BuTtiss, B. F. Clarke; Win
throD school; 4. :. Keyes, r. A. Montgomery,
c. W. Purple, p. Kennedy; Holland school,
a 7 i II EraA
erick Mohn.
Architect Pardee reported as follows
concerning new buildings: The HAM
iltOn SchOOl-TOOf is on aud building
plastered and White-cOated: Minnehaha
building-Walls up to attic jOiSts. The
annex from the Whittier has been
placed on the grounds of the Bryant
building. He recommended that at the
November meeting the board shall de
eide upon number, size and location OF
buildings to be erected next year, and
that building committee be empowered
10 advertise for sites and report at the
December meeting; that the architect
be instructed TO prepare plans and have
them in readiness for the opening Of
the building season.
The salaries of Hattie J. Galbraith,
Washington school, and Julia B. Howe,
CLAW school, were increased. The fol-
lowing new teachers were appointed:
Katrina VI. Krud, Lake Harriet; Eliza
F. Ried. Clinton. vice Miss Carr, re-
signed: Marion GOOdSeL, Humboldt,
vice Miss Ryan. resigned; George H.
Plum. Central High school, teacher of
physics; Amy Swain, teacher of draw
ing in branch high schools, vice Miss
Mcintosh, resigned: Julia 4. White,
LongfellOw, vice Miss De Long. re-
resigned; Lucy Wilder, Horace Mann
school. vice Miss Biggerstaff, resigned.
The city comptroller is TO be requested
TO obtain from the city council orders
for the sale of S50.0O0 of bonds author
lied by the last legislature for purchase
of sites and school buildings. InStruc-
ton in metal working is to be added to
the course of manual training at the
central high school.
On the motion Of Mr.. Pratt it was de-
cided to levy tax of three mills on the
dollar for school purposes for 1889. The
budget of bills passed amounted TO
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