St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-02
COURTS AN INQUIRY.
Inspector Wright Demands
an Immediate Investiga-
ton Into the Charges
Which Have Been Repeated
Against Him by the Even
ing Republican Organ.
Rodger Proposes a Drastic
Resolution to Govern the
School Board.
The Pennsylvania Slate Com
pany Gets Something Of
a Black Eye.

The regular meeting of the boardsof
education was held at the high school
building last evening, Inspectors Groom
quist. Foley, Giesen, Scheffer, kuhles,
Nettleton, Merrill. Keogh, ROdger and
Wright being present. In the absence
of President Haas, Vice President
Knhles took the chair. The report of
City Treasurer George Refs, from Jan.
l, 1890, to Nov. % last. showing the re-
ceiptS and disbursements of the board,
was read by Secretary White and
adopted. Supt. Gilbert read his report
for the past month, in which, at the re-
quest of several members of the board.
he had Incorporated a statement OF the
cost per pupil of the st. Paul schools:
THE number of pupils enrolled during the
present year TO date said Prof. Gilbert, us
1919 this is an increase over the october
enrolment of 632 and over that of Novem-
Der, 1879 of ], 49,"
The annex to the Adams school was re-
ported as having been abandoned on account
of the presence of scarlet fever in the vicin-
ity. Half day sessions are now being held in
the main building. The number of pupils
being instructed in rented rooms was report
ed as being 94T, making in all yearly ex-
pense of 7.1I0. This increases the cost per
pupil $3.50 per year. The different ways of
figuring out the cost per pupil per year in vari-
GUS cities were enumerated. In Prot. Gllhert,S
opinion the only true way was to take the
total enrolment as the divISor and divide the
total expense by it. The total cost of salaries
for the school year ending June 81, includ-
ing officers teachers and employees of the
board, was S36S. 227S0; fuel. S23, Jas u ;
printing and stationery. l2.339.S9; general
expenses, So. S96.45 making total of S409,-
9I2.S3. This sum. divided by l6.442, the
total enrolment. shows the average cost per
pupil TO have been S21 81. This year, on ac-
count of reduction in salaries, the cost Will
be considerably less. The report showed the
enrolment during November was 1876:
the average daily attendance, 1920, and
the entire number enrolled, 1913.
Hirst Knocked Out.
The contract with the Pennsylvania
Slate company for the furnishing of
school furniture was cancelled. the city
attorney giving it as his opinion that
the contract was illegal for the reason
that it had been let without bids being
advertised for as required by the rules
of the board.
Sweeping Resolution.
Inspector Rodger introduced a resolu-
ton calling upon the Ramsey county
delegation in the next legislature to
| amend the school laws as to provide for
the appointment of an advisory commit
tee of three members who shall pass
unOn all business that may come before
the board, the members of this commit
tee to be appointed by the mayor June
l of each odd-numbered year. In case
this committee report adversely upon
any measure the board may by three
fOurthS vote pass the same.
The resolution was ordered to be
printed. and will be discussed at the
next meeting of the board.
To BE Investigated.
Inspector Wright, rising to question
of privilege, recited the fact that he had
been charged as holding the Office of in
| SpectOr from the Seventh ward when he
was not a resident OF the ward, and also
| that he had been charged with official
| misconduct by q paper, without the
| slightest proof of the same. On his mo-
| ton. the committee on investigation
appointed Nov. was instructed
| to investigate the charges, request
ing the paper to furnish proof
of its charges, Ito the end" as Mr..
| Wright said, ''that | may either be de-
| clared all offender or said paper proven
to have published false and malicious
| statements, thus making itself unwor-
thy the support of decent and respecta-
| BILE citizens"
The committee on schools reported
that the resignation of Miss Chattie
Field from the fourth grade Monroe
school had been received. and its ac-
ceptance was recommended. Miss M.
Winchester, of the second grade Neill
! school, was granted leave of absence
without pay until February, 1891. Miss
E. r. Boyle was appointed to the fourth
grade Monroe; Miss Emily Walla to the
second grade Neill; and Miss Julia A.
Smyth to intermediate grades S. S.
Taylor school.
The board adjourned until Friday
| evening.