St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-02-06
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To the Board of Education.
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on
Real Estate would respectfully report
that we have received from three of our
engineers and the Inspector of Boilers
a report as to the nature of the defects
in the boiler of the High school,, and we
ask authority to have the boiler put in
good condition and attach an oil re-
ceiver thereto. We ask authority to re-
move outhOuses from the Irving to the
Lafayette school building.
We have inspected the additions to
the Monroe, Webster and Sibley schools,
and find them completed in accordance
with the terms of the contract in each
case, and recommend their acceptance
and allowance of final estimates for
same.
We recommend the Secretary be in
structed to notify the Edison Electric
company to discontinue the service now
furnished the physical laboratory of the
High school: and we ask authority to
make such connections with our own
power, and also with the gas mains. as
Will insure the laboratories of the High
school being supplied with necessary
light and heat.
Respectfully submitted.
GEORGE f. KUHLEs, Chairman.
Adopted by
Yeas-Inspectors Croonquist, Foley.
GieSen, KeOgh, Kuhles, Scheffer, Wright
and Mr.. Presidents.
From the Committee on Schools
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Feb. 2, 1891.
To the Board of Educa on.
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on
Schools begs leave to report.
That it has promoted Miss Camilla J.
KNIGHT from the ciYth pra6a Wpbctpr
school, to the seventh grade of the same
school, to date from Jan. 81, at schedule
salary.
That Miss Clara Eyles, returned from
leave of absence. has been placed on the
roll without pay until vacancy occurs.
That the night school in the Sixth
ward has been opened in the Garfield
instead of Humboldt school. as ordere d
by the Board at last meeting of the
Board. because upon further cOnsidera-
ton the Garfield school seemed to- more
conveniently accommodate the people
of the ward.
The committee recommends that the
following be adopted as rule for the
government of the schools, thus estab-
fishing another system for the vista
ton of schools by teachers than that
formerly in vogue under Rule No. 81,
Jan. &c. viz:
The Superintendent of Schools is au-
thOriZed once in each semester to select
for each public school visiting day
| (but for no two schools shall the same
day be selected), upon which day such
school will be closed, and the principal
and teachers shall be required to spend
the hours of the regular school sessions
visiting and inspecting other schOols.and
shall within one week thereafter send
to the Superintendent detailed report
of the visits made, including the time
spent in each school and the work OBJ
served in each.
And futher that each teacher so visit
ing shall record herself in each school
visited in a book to be kept for that
| purpose, and a report of the visits re-
| ceived shall be incldded in the month
| ly report of the principal.
| The adoption Of this rule by the Board
will save the expense of employing
substitute teachers on visiting days as
| formerly, the estimated annual saving
| being $1,000.
| The committee further recommends
| that exception be made in the follow
| ing suburban schools to the rule adopted
| at the last regular meeting OF the Board
! in regard to the consolidation of high
| est classes In schools where such
| classes number less than sixteen, on
account of the great distance of other
| schools from these suburban schools,
and the necessary withdrawal OF a
large number of pupils if such highest
| classes are not accommodated as at
| present, VIZ:
Ramsey school permitted to have all
| grades with two teachers.
Ill Il, A,,,o kr,on i,
| ers.
Baker school. all grades. three teach
| eTS.
Taylor school. all grades, two teach
| erS.
Quincy school, all grades, two teach
MattOcks school, all grades. one
| teacher.
LongfelIow school. all grades, seven
| teachers and principal.
Hancock school, all grades, six teach
ers and principal.
Mcclellan school, all grades, two
teachers and principal teacher.
We recommend the confirmation of
Mrs. A. K. Marshall, teacher, Webster
school, she having successfully taught
the probationary term and received the
required certificates of success.
The committee further reports that it
has considered the resolution referred
to it at the last meeting of the Board IN
reference to disseminating instruction
in foreign languages in the grammar
schools, and, believing the change to DC
undesirable at present, recommends that
the resolution be indefinitely post
pOned.
Respectfully submitted.
HERMANN SCHEFFER.
z. j. GIESEN.
q. +. KUHLES.
Also the following minority report
ST. PAUL, MINI. Feb. 3, 1891.
To the Board of Education.
GENTLEMEN: A minority of your
Committee on Schools begs leave to re-
port that it has considered the question
of disseminating the teaching OF foreign
languages in grades below the High
school. and is of the opinion that many
of our citizens consider such instruction
as luxury fer which they have to pay.
A minority of your committee, there
fore, is in favor OF submitting the con-
tinuance of this instruction to vote of
the people, and recommends the adOp-
ton of the following resolutions:
Resolved, That the Legislative Com
mttee of this Board is hereby instruct
ed to secure, if possible, through the
legislative delegation of Ramsey county,
the passage by the Legislature of such a
measure as will enable our citizens to
express their wishes by ballot in this
matter.
Respectfully submitted.
b. F. WRIGHT,
FRANK KEOGH.
Those portions of the reports refer
ring to the teaching of foreign languages
were laid over until such time as full
Board could consider the matter, and
the balance of the report adopted, and
appointment and transfer confirmed
by
Yeas-Inspectors Croonquist, Foley,
Giesen, Keogh, Kuhles, Schelfer, Wright
and Mr.. Presidents.
SELECT COMMITTEES.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Feb. 2, 1891.
tn the BOARD of EducatiOn