St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-06
STRUCK BY REFORM.
The School Board Infected
With the Popular Malady
Of Economy.
Sweeping Reductions and
Several Striking Changes il.
Recommended. -
Supt. Gilbert Feels a Touch
Of the Same Spirit Of Re- ,
trenchment. y
A Long List Of Teachers Con-
firmed and Many Changes
Ordered. 2

firmed and Many Changes
Ordered.
IF
Reform is the watchword.
The board of education is inspired
with the popular idea, and last night
proposed, radical and sweeping reduc-
tionS. 1t was most important meeting
all around, and when the ten members
were IN their seats they were supported
by lobby that would have done credit
to the legislature. 1t was evidently be-
| licyed there would be some develop
ments in relation to the clerkship; but
it was mistake. The most important
business was the report of the commit
tee on finance, proposing to lop off $780,,
| 900 year in the running expenses of
| the board. The report began with the
! figures of Comptroller Roche. showing
| the debt of the board. which have been
! already printed in the GLOBE. 1t theu
| proceeded:
From the statement above you will
see the necessity of material reduc-
| ton of the expenses of the board, and
the question of bow to make reduc-
ton with the least possible weakening
| of the educational powers of our
schools is before US. We are opposed
to the general opening of the new
school buildings, except for the purpose
of accommodating the scholars that are
attending rented rooms. called anneXes.
The expenses for salaries of this year,
based upon the pay roll of December.
| 1890, would be $4,000. We propose
! the following changes:
Reduction of superintendents sal
airy, 81, 200 to So, 200 -.-....... 81 900
Reduction of superintendent of pen-
manship. So 600 TO 81, SGO.... -. 200
| Assistant superintendent or penman-
ship dropped from rolD 80. 1900
from rolD. ......... ......... 1900
from rolf -. ......,. ......... 1000
Superintendent of domestic economy
dropped from rolD -. 1900
Four teachers of French and Latin,
annex high schools dropped
| from rOll) ....-............ 4,ouO
| One teacher of French and Latin
dropped from roiD ...........,... 1000
One clerk in superintendent Office
| dropped from rolD .............. 500
Total .S14, 600
We suggest the following in the classical
| ton and schedule of salaries of principals:
Salary for IA, 16 and 18-room schools
and over ......,....... ........ 1880
and over '...... ................ -. 1900
'a oTey ioi anu o.ioom sonoo.s ANU 900
| All eighth grade teachers .. 100
| All seventh grade teachers ....... :. 720
All first second, third, fourth, fifth
| and sixth grade teachers. CSC
| Making reduction of $12,105.
| We recommend the closing of all annex
| cnhnnlS
in the Genital high school building, which
will effect reduction of salaries of $1,000.
We recommend the dispensing, with the
| Office of primary principals, which will eff
| feet a saving of about 81 1900.
| We recommend a change in the high
| school schedule of salaries as follows:
| Principal. Observation-Disclosures. ....... 81, 500
| Professor of physical science :. 49,. 1900
| Professor of natural science .... 1000
| Professor of Latin and Greek. !, 500
| Professor of French . . 1900
| Professor of commercial law. ....... 1000
| Professor commercial department 80. 1900
| Assistant commercial department.. -. LOCO
| Assistant laboratory. ......... ...,.... 1900
| Professors OF mathematics. ............ 1,0uO
| Teachers of English. .... .... 1000
| Teachers of German. Observation-Disclosures. 1000
| Teachers of English and mathematics 500
| Teachers of drawing. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 900
| Teachers of elocution.. 900
| Using the salary roll of December. 1890,
| as basis, the change as above will effect
| reduction of 81, $50.
We recommend a change in the salaries OF
| janitors, as follows:
| Four, six and eight-room buildings, per
month. ............. $40
| Ten, twelve and fourteen-room buildings
per month. 80. ..-..-.... 90
| Sixteen rooms or over (alloWing an as
sistant) per month. .................... So
Assistants to be employed from Get. Is to
| April Is only of each year at $40 per month.
High school janitors and assistants In
nj cd In q
This change will effect reduction of
| $3.50.
We find that the expense per capita of
scholars having attended the manual. train
ing school for 1890 was Si26. This was for
teachers salaries only. not including fuel,
light, material used, wear and tear of ma
chinery, insurance aud interest on capital
invested.
ent, the closing of the manual training
school, This will effect reduction in our
expenses in salaries of $1,000
We recommend reduction of 10 per cent
of the school salaries OF the German teach
ers including superintendent excepting
those under 500.
This change will effect a reduction of
5000.
The supplies furnished for manual training
school, sewing department, penmanship,
supplementary reading matter, etc., inciden-
tai 10 the carrying on the various special
branches, as now conducted, WILL on con-
SerVallfe estimate, aggregate SlU,UUU an
nually. We recommend that the furnishing
of such supplies be dispensed with, which
will effect reduction of $4,000.
The maintenance of the present system of
night schools costs. in salaries alone, So, 500.
The average attendance does not warrant
the continuance of great number of these
schools. and we would suggest the closing of
all but three, which change will effect a re-
duction in salaries alone of about $4,000.
A total of S8O615.
The report then tackled the secre-
tary's office and recommended double
entry system of bookkeeping. making
the Office one of record and requiring
the submission of trial balance every
month. No purchases shall be made
except upon requisition by the Secre-
tary. The superintendent shall notify
the secretary In case of absence, sick
ness, substitution or dismissal of teach
ers. The secretary's salary to be in
creased to $1,000, and to be authorized
to employ clerk at $780, This will eff
feet an increase of salary of $500, and
will leave net reduction of expences
of SS0.415. The estimated expenses of
the year were $4,000, and the proposed
reduction would cut this to 1895, 900. In
regard to funding the present debt, the 4
committee preferred to report to the 4
committee on legislation. The report, 4
without discussion, went over to spe-i
cial meeting in two weeks.
Gilbert Has 1t Too.
Supt. Gilbert'S report for the month
of December shows total enrolment
of 14,2S6, an increase over the corre-
spending month of last year of 1897
The total number of admissions up to
date is 1896. an increase of 313 over /
a.