St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-12-03
REFORMS BY GILBERT.
Truants Becoming Wary of
Being Hunted Up by School
Inspectors.
Supt. Gilbert Launches His
Theories on Kindergarten
in the Schools.
An Economy Streak Places
Several Assistants Heads
in Danger.
Inspectors Opposed to School
Children Giving Public
Exhibitions.

Supt. Gilbert made a very pertinent
report yesterday at the meeting of the
board of school inspectors, there being
present Messrs. Scheffer (chairman),
Bridgman, Kane, Stamm, Auerbach and
Pyle. The meeting was held in Mr..
Auerbach's Office, in the Pioneer Press
building. Mr.. Gilbert's report covered
the month of November, and read:
The total number Of pupils admitted to
both day and night schools for the current
school year to date is 1855, an increase over
last month of SCI and over November of last
year of 1874. The prevalence of scarlet
fever and diphtheria in certain portions of
the city has materially reduced the attend
ance. Notwithstanding which the schools
show 4 good increase over last month.
We are beginning to see some results from
the agitation relating TO the enforcement OF
the compulsory education act. The effect
thus far is of course a moral one Many
parents are sending their children to school
in anticipation of the enforcement of the act,
and am informed that some business houses
are d1scharging children heretofore Illegally
employed This is u branch Of the subject
which should not be neglected by the board.
Copies OF the law in English have been gen
crafty distributed by the teachers: but the
canvass thus far Is incomplete. / would
recommend that copies of the law in differ
ent languages be distributed. BY the end OF
the term hope to have sufficient lntorma-
ton TO enable the board to proceed al once
and intelligently with the enforcement Of
the act.
have one further recommendation to
make which ! deem of great importance.
All the best thinkers upon educational topics
at the present time admit the value OF kinder
garten training. Many cities have estab-
| lished kindergartens i'll connection with the
! public schools, which have been attended
with the best results. The principles which
are insisted upon the by Undergraduates, es-
l.-f ba or1lf vat n
bringing of the child into actual acuuaint-
ance and contact with nature and her prod
ucts we have admitted in The establishment
of ms nusl training; but to make this com
plete and valuable. il should begin with the
very young children. L do not need to dis
cuss this fully, as the members OF this board
will generally admit its truth. There are
also local economic and sociological reasons
for the establishing of Hndergartens i'll St.
Paul These are to be found especially i'll
the consideration of the dutfes OF the state
toward the ignorant. vicious and poverty
I stricken classes, We now get these children.
| if we get them at all, usually a. the age OF six
! years Some of them have already had three
| years education in the gutter. Some OF them
| are practical criminals at six, whose moral
| sense can hardly be said to exist. II we can
| get them at four Years of age and place them
| under the sweetening and elevatlng IN
| fluences of the kindergartens, and subject
| them to the fine moral training furnished by
| the kindergarten exercises. we viii save
| many and effect a reduction in the number
| of criminals beyond our power to compute.
| For these and ether reasons l recommend
| that the committee on schools be Instructed
| to investigate the ACCESSIBILITY and possibility
of establishing kindergar.ens in the schools
of this city at an early date
I DIR, Bridgman moved the adoption OF
the report, which was seconded by Mr..
Auerbach. and agreed ID.
Among the Teachers.
In the report of the committee on
schools, the following leaves of absence,
appointments and transfers were rec
commended:
Miss Sarah Putnam, of Webster school
leave Of absence for the remainder of the
| current school year.
! Miss Kate Putnam, appointed teacher OF
fifth grade. Webster school.
Miss Sadie Mcdonald, transferred from
Harrison school to the first grade jackson
school, to open new room III that building
Mas Winnie Meginn transferred from
Fisher Ames school TO the first grade Harri
son school, at schedule salary for third yea
of service.
Miss Mariet Barker. of Franklin school
leave of absence without pay, from Nov.
! to Feb. l. 1872.
Miss Frances NieoII transferred from Gran
school to the first grade Franklin school.
Miss Marian Morrison transferred from th
Murray to the first grade Grant school.
Miss Lucy Hallowel appointed teacher o.
intermediate grades Murray school.
Miss Kate Sexton. teacher of second grade
Jackson school, 10 open new room in tina
| building.
Miss Lille Nettleship of Monroe school,
leave of absence, without pay, from Nov. tt
Feb. 1, 1872.
Miss Nora Clinton appointed teacher OF
second grade Monroe school.
F. A. Chouteau appointed as teacher o.
manual training.
The following are appointments an
transfers in the night schools:
j. y Buck appointed to Madison school.
Miss Winifred Egan appointed TO Franklin
Miss Alice Shields appointed TO Franki
school.
". D. Moffett transferred from Franklin t
Madison.
Z. c. Rossman transferred from Clevelan
: to Mcclellan.
W NJ. Farrar transferred from Madison t
: Franklin.
The secretary was instructed to pa
the car fare of substitutes who serv
: without pay, out of the contingent fun
in his office. 1t was also recommends
, that rule 135 be amended by the adGitio
of the following: