St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-29
SVeeciaE Meeting.

ports OF committees on matters referred
on Jan. 5; also to consider general bust
ness.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Builders Exchange
Protesting against the closing of the
Manual Training school.
Received and ordered placed on file.
From the Painters and Decorators
Union
Protesting against the closing of
evening schools.
Received and ordered placed on file.
REPORTS.
From the Committee OF Purchases and
Supplies
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Jan. 26, 1891.
To the Board of Education.
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on
Purchases and Supplies would respect
fully recommend that the purchase OF
supplies for the drawing department,
libraries, supplementary reading, PEN
manship, music and sewing depart
ments be discontinued for the present
year. We also recommend that all
acquisitions for supplies of any and
every kind emanate from the Secretary
of this Board, in accordance with the
organic act.
h6SpCCGlully
A. p. CRoONQUIST, Chairman.
Adopted by
Yeas-Inspectors Croonquist, Foley,
Giesen, Keogh, Kuhles, Merrill. Nettle-
ton. Rodger, Scheffer, Wright and Mr..
Presidential.
From the Committee on Fuel and
ST. PAUL, Mimi. Jan. &c, 1891.
To the BOARD Of EducatiOn
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on
Fuel and Janitors would respectfully
report that no change he made in the
schedule of salaries of engineers and
janitors, excepting the salary OF the jan
itor of the High school, who has, until
now, been allowed the sum of S. per
month for the care of the BOARD rOom,"
and the payment of which sum we
recommend be discontinued after Feb.
l, 1891.
We recummed in the matter of the
removal of j. G. Schnacke, janitOr of
Rice school, against whom charges
have been preferred, that his services
be dispensed with, and James White be
appointed to the position thus vacated,
to date from Feb. /, 1891, at schedule
salary.
We recommend that J. c. Rowan be
appointed engineer at the Humboldt
school,v vice j. Webber, resigned, to date
from Jan. l, 1891, at schedule salary.
Adopted by
Yeas-Inspectors Croonquist, Foley.
Giesen, Keogh, Kuhles. Merrill, Nettle-
ton, Rodger, Scheffer. Wright and Mr..
Presidential.
From the Committee on Music
ST. PAUL, MIMI, Jan. 26, 1891.
To the Board of Education,
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on
Music beg leave to report in the matter
of the recommendation of the Finance
Committee ''that the Superintendent of
Music be dropped from the rolls" that
they are of the unanimous opinion that
the best interests of our schools require
the retention of music. and we there
fore recommend that the Superintend-
ent of Music be retained.
Respectfully submitted,
G. o. NETTLETON, Chairman.
Adopted by
inspectors Croonquist, Foley.
GieSen, KeOgh, Kuhles, Merrill, Nette-
ton, Rodger. Scheffer, Wright and Mr..
Presidential.
From the Committee on High Schools
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 26, 1891.
To the Board of Education.
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on
High Schools, to whom was referred the
recommendations of the Finance Com
mittee concerning salaries. ETC., of
principal and teachers of the High
Schools. beg to report as follows:
We are of the opinion that a sub
stantial reduction in running expenses
of: the high schools can be accom-
phi shed without interfering with the
efficiency of the schools, in increasing
the number of pupils to the teachers
from 20 to 80.
We find that in comparison with the
five cities of Albany, Milwaukee. Min
neapois, Chicago and Cincinnati, that
their average is 81 pupils to the teacher,
and we think 1t ought to be on this line
we should look for retrenchment and
economy, rather than by the reduction
of salaries.
We would therefore recommend that
the number of teachers in the central and
branch High schools be reduced to the av-
erage OF one teacher to each thirty pupils.
Where there are branch High schools
established with less than thirty pupils
we recommend same be closed Feb. l,
and in future the number of teachers be
increased only OH this ratio of thirty
pupils to the teacher in central and all
branch High schools. We also recon-
mend that the study OF French be
dropped from first years course of the
central and all branch High schools, and
that all the studies in the branch High
school be taught by the teacher or prin-
cipal of such school, and that all timer
ant teachers be dismissed at the end OF
this school year. Using the cOmpari-
sons used by the Finance Committee. if
these recommendations be accepted, il
will mean a saving of $13, 100 in annual
salaries.
Respectfully submitted,
j. j. MERRILL, Chairman.
Adopted by
Yeas-Inspectors Croonqulst, Foley
Giesen. Keogh. Kuhles. Merrill. Nettle
ton, Rodger, Scheffer, Wright and Mr.
Presidential.
From the Committee on Manual Train
ing Schools
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. &c, 1891.
To the Board of Education.
GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on
Manual Training School would respect
fully report that after mature delibera
ton and investigation we are averse tt
the closing of the Manual Training
school. We would recommend that the
commercial department of the High
school be transferred to the Manual
Training school, Investigation having
| proven that by so doing an annual say
ing of about S1,700 can be made.
Respectfully submitted,
WILLIAM RoDGER, Chairman.
& Adopted by
Yeas-Inspectors Croonquist, Foley
| GieSen, KeOgb. Kuhles. Merrill, Nettle
ton. Rodger. Scheffer, Wright and MI
| Presidential.
From the Committee on Schools
ST. PAUL. Jan. &c, 1891.
To the Board of Education, st. Paul
81 MINI.
Your Committee on Schools begs leave
| to report that it has carefully consid
cred the matters referred to it at the las
meeting of the Board, and submits thu
| following recommendations. In then
| the committee has endeavored to b.
| guided by the thought that while re
| trenchment and wise economy in schoo
management are certainly necessary
they should be so exercised as to impair
as little as possible the efficiency of th'
| schools.