St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-11-08
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ing.
Referred to the Committee on Real
Estate for investigation and report at
the next regular meeting of the Board.
From w. A. Naylor, F. S. Stevens, A.
G. Woodruff, and Thirty Other Resi-
dents of the Eleventh Ward
Requesting the withdrawal Of the
resignation of Geo. +. Kuhles, repre-
senting the Eleventh ward on the
Board.
Inspector Wright moved that the re-
quest DO granted and that Inspector
Kuhles be requested to withdraw his
resignation.
Carried.
Inspector Kuhles in a few well chosen
words thanked the members Of the
Board and the residents for their APP
probation OF his services by thus urg-
ing him to continue in office. and there
upon Withdrew his resignation.
From the Superintendent or Schools
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Nov. 3. 1890.
10 the President and Members of the
Board of Education.
GENTLEMEN: have the honor here
with 10 submit my second report for the
current school year, the same being for
the month Of October.
The enrolment during the month of
october was 14,6ll, an increase of 1,2l2
over October, 1859. l have to report
the opening of the night schools, with
an enrolment of 1921.
A new feature in connection with the
evening schools is the evening high
school, which already numbers an EN-
rOllment of 1913 pupils. These pupils
are in dead earnest, and the School
Board is doing nothing of greater value,
In my estimation. than in furnishing
instruction to these young men and
women who appreciate this need. /
wish that every member OF the Board
would take occasion to visit this night
school while in operation.
There is one other matter to which ]
wish TO call the serious attention of the
Board. In every large city one of the
great difficulties which the S hooi au.
thorltieS are compelled to meet is the
matter of truancy on the part of pupils,
especially boys from the ages of eight
to fourteen years. 1t is with us diff
Guilty for which our present system
affords no relief, inaSmuch as the only
punishment to be met upon the truant's
return to school is his suspension from
school, the one thing he most desires.
Many of the parents are too ignorant,
i'll different or busy to attend TO the
matter; and the consequence is that
many boys suspended from school never
return and SO become common street
loafers and criminals. Suspension III
such case Is certainly most illogical.
The law should furnish power CON-
pelling boys to attend school, and not
simply the power to send them away.
The most effective manner of dealing
with such cases is the appointment Of
truaDt police officers, with power to hale
and return 10 school, truants caught in
the act. This law is, of course, much
more effective in those states that have
a compulsory education law, but think
it would be effective even without such
q law. New York city has twelve tru-
ant officers; Boston has fourteen. Since
their appointment the number of chill
dren arrested for crimes from eight to
fourteen years of age in New York city
has decreased about so per cent, notwith-
standing the Increase III population.
1t is needless to go into long account,
but am satisfied that If st. Paul had a
sufficient number, say two truant off
GERS, who should work under the
direction Of the Board of Educa-
ton, truancy could practically be
stopped IN our city. In majority of
cases, principals know the truants. and
know something OF their hauntS, and the
officers could soon learn of those places
dear to the hearts of the erring children.
l therefore recommend that the matter
be referred to the committee of this
Board OH legislation. with the Corpora
ton Attorney, with instruction to see
what the present law allows, and what
further legislation is required before
such officers can be appointed, and to
recommend to the st. Paul delegation
in the legislature such action as is found
to be necessary.
Attached is a table showing the en-
rollment in each school for the year
thus far.
Respectfully submitted.
c. B. GUBERT