St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-27

to get as many of the seats filed as pos
siJIe. la order to accomplish this, he
proposed to this hoard to throw the
central high school open to the chill
dre1 from the whole state free Of tu-
ition. The board promptly refused his
request. In this city his exertions to
get occupants for the many va
cant seats came into conflict
with the other high schools from which
pupils have been drawn to the Central,
creating feeling of friction and resent
ment that has been destructive of
harmony and unity. The lavish ex-
penditures upon the Central high and
the consequent restricting and cramp-
ing OF other parts of the city has a tend
ency to bring another calamity upon us,
viz: the Introduction of politics into the
affairs of the board. In the Central
High school itself Prof. Crombie's adj
ministration has been far from salts
factory, tOo.''
Mr.. Gjersten then went on to say that
Prot. Crombie had recommended poor
teachers, and had alienated from him.
self the support and confidence of the
best teachers. He also roasted the pro-
lessor for allowing the Junior class last
year to give ball to the senior class,
which lasted until o'clock in the morn
Ing. the tickets to which cost 81, which
would prevent many poor scholars from
attending school entertainments, be-
sides putting upon them the stigma of
poverty.
The List Goes Through Intact.
Mr.. Jaeger backed up Mr.. Gjertsen's
position. Mr.. Pratt defended Prof.
Crombie, and, after indorsing him as
an able instructor. said he knew from
personal knowledge that Prof. Crombie
objected to the junior ball, and only
consented to it because it would have
been held anyhow, outside of his juris-
diction and control
Mr.. Norton said he thought the
charges were too trivial to warrant
Prof. CrOmbie's removal. President
Ankeny poured oil upon the troubled
waters as usual. He objected to the
removal of teachers upon the general
ground that it diSorganiZed the schools
and occaSioned an uncertainty which
had detrimental effect upon both
teachers and scholars. Now that these
grievances had been aired there would
be better understanding, and he felt
certain the difficulties of the past could
De Obviated in the future.
The members of the board voted as
they spoke: MesSrs. Gjertsen and Jaeger
for removal; Ankeny. Norton and Pratt
for retention, so Prof. Crombie remains.
The names of the other three teachers
to whom Mr.. Jaeger objected were then
taken up. He explained that he object
ed upon principle to the employment of
recent graduates from outside the city,
when there were capable and expert
enced teachers at home anxious for en-
ployment. He, however, withdrew OBJ
lection to one teacher when he learned
that she was instructor in Spe-
clal study out of the general run of
instruction. The board voted on the
other two names as it had Prof. Crom-
ble's, and the list goes through UNI
changed, but will not be given out for
publication until school has closed.
Mr.. Jaeger made an effort to do
away with the clause in teachers
contracts by which marriage shall
annul contract, and introduced a reso-
luton that no contracts with teachers
Shall be annulled except for inefficiency
or failure to give satisfaction. He was
accused of trying to encourage teachers
to get married, and blushingly acknowl-
ed that he believed in
Promoting HEatrimony.
but his resolution failed to pass.
Mr.. Gjertsen introduced a resolution
which passed, adding a twelfth grade to
the East and South Minneapolis High
schools.
A request from the exposition for a
Manual Training school exhibit was re-
ceived and granted. Supt. Bradley's
report for May showed the number of
pupils admitted during the month to be
100, making total enrolment to date
of q $50, an increase of 1866 over the
number enrolled at the corresponding
time last year. The monthly budget of
bills amounted to So, 122.48.