St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-28


Normal school.
Miss Celia Gibson n S an experience
of seventeen years insthis city, and n
three years previous experience. She
is now In the Lincoln school. She is q
graduate of the Picton [Ont.) High
school,
Miss Laura Hand, principal of Sibley
school. had eighteen Years experience,
over sixteen years of which is in this
city. She is a graduate OF the Mankat0
Normal.
Mrs. L. ZahOuyi, who is principal of
the primary department of the Franklin
school, has been a teacher in st. Paul,
public schools for seventeen years.
She received her training in the publict
schools of New York.
Miss Elizabeth Wright, principal of
Monroe school. has been teacher in.
the city schools for seventeen years.
She is a graduate of the New York
public schools.
Miss c. w. A. Btackman, principal of
Longfellow school, has taught in the
city schools over sixteen years. She is
graduate of the st. Paul High school.
Miss l.. NJ. Miller, principal of the
Webster school, has been a teacher in
the public schools of the city since Sep
TENDER. 1869, She is graduate of the
st. Paul High school.
Miss Fannie A. Pitts, principal of the
Irving school, has taught in the city
schools for nearly fifteen Years. She
graduated from the st. Paul High
school.
The Pension Plan.
There is large number of teachers
who have been connected with the pub
lie schools of the city for number of
years, and who had served series of
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are yet too old to do efficient work; the
time is coming, however, when physical
infirmities will disqualify them. The
policy Of the board of education has
been to give the teachers an almost in
defeaSible tenure of Office because they
think it right to retain those who,
through faithful service, have merited
1t. Superintendent Gilbert, in his latest
report has recommended pensioning
teachers who become superannuated.
This plan was suggested after stating
that teachers have been chosen on their
merits, and that, as a rule, they have
earnestly devoted themselves to the pro-
fesSion by enlarging their field of
knowledge; and the fact that. while
they have been paid good salaries. they
have not, as rule, been able to lay up
money for declining years.
Whilst merit has been and is pri-
mary requisite in the appointment of
teachers in all the public schools, a
preference is given to graduates of the
high school and teachers training school
OF st. Paul. All graduates of the latter
are put upon the regular staff when
vacancies occur in the graded schools,
and while undergoing a course of study
in that school are required TO do substi-
tute work, for which they are paid S1.50
per day.
The Manual Training school
is an important adjunct or part of the
public instruction provided by the city.
and is designed for the purpose of teach
ing boys the fundamental principles of
many trades and to give practical in
struction in the use of tools. besides
prescribing Latin course which will
help him up with studies and to take an
advanced position in the high school or
college. This ScooOl has been in oper-
ration three years, and is ably conduct
ed by Carries A. Bennett as principal and
ten assistants. Boys who have finished
the seventh grade in the graded schools
are eligible to enter the manual train
ing school, where two years course is
prescribed. A capaciouS and suitable
building was built last year at the head
of WabaSha street for this school, and
has been fitted up with machinery, tools
and apparatus at considerable expense.
In the basement there is forge shop, a
foundry and q good engine. The ma
chine shop is on the first floor. and is
provided with lathes, a milling ma
chine, drill press, a Wheeler pianer,
benches and tool room. On the second
floor are turning latheS for working in
wood, a planer. lathes and other equip
ments. The carpenter shop is on the
third floor, and on the fourth floor is
the general store room. Besides this
there are study and recitation rooms,
others devoted to instruction in mechan-
ical and free-hand drawing, working in
clay. photography, besides others nee
esSary TO well appointed manual train
ing school.
The public school system of the city
includes several high schools, of which
the Central high school is the most i'm
portant and extensive in respect to
course of study. This is conducted by
George n. Carman, as principal, and
about thirty assistants. Mr. Carman
came to st. Paul in June. 1885, He is
graduate of the University of Michigan
and had eleven years experience in
Brooklyn before coming to st. Paul. He
is progressive man and takes pride in
the work of eleyating the standard of
the school and in applying progressive
ideas.
Too Much of Good Thing.
Whilst the average citizen is proud of
the school system and glad that his
children may receive a practical and
extended education at public expense,
there are yet others who count the cost,
and argue that the system is made too
much of burden upon the taxpayer by
introducing what they are pleased to
term innovations. The latter class of
people say that the board of education
has been too liberal with the peoples
money, and seem to be actuated by the
same spirit that moved the woman to
want new bonnet or article of per-
SOnal adornment for the sole pur-
pose of exciting the envy of her neigh
Dor. 1t is claimed that the high school,
especially, is too expensive. That the
course prescribed is equal in some re-
spects to that of a first-clasS college.
That larger corps of expen-
sive teachers than necessary is
provided. Then there is grumbiing at
the expense in fitting up the manual
training school before there is a demand
for so much expense. 1t is clrimed that
many teachers in the graded schools are
jealous of the manual training school
and do not encourage their pupils to go
would be deprived of their brightest
students.
The especial complaint raised against
all the schools, however, is TO the inno-
yatiOns. as they are termed. By this is
meant employing special teachers. who
60 from room to room or from building
to building to instruct teachers them
selves or to give especial Instructions
topupils in addition to that given by the
regular teachers. They complain be-
cause the central high school teachers
only teach half day and at the same
time draw salaries that are higher than
those paid in other cities, with a pos
sible exception of one or two. Among
the other causes of complaint,
is that against method teache So
The high schools have method Teachers
and so have those of inferior grade; fore
instance, Miss Ford was brought to thes
city from New York to 60 from schools
to school to teach sewing, spending an
hour or two in a school at occasional in