St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-07
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings of Board of School
Inspectors.
OFFICIAL.
printed in the GLOBE of Nov Z, 1922
Regular Meeting.

Regular Meeting.
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Nov. ?, 1892.
President Pyle in the chair.
Present - Inspectors Bridgman, O'Brien,
Smith. Stamm and Mr.. President
Absent-Inspeetors Auerbach and Dickson
.
On motion, the reading of the minutes of
the preceding meeting was dispensed with
and the same approved as published.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From James A. l.. Burke
Requesting Board 10 fl date for hearing in
open meeting his charges against Principal
MCGEE, of the Van Buren, school, ana that
certain witnesses be summoned.
Tabled.
From Miss Rebeeca Taylor
Requesting appointment as teacher.
referred TO Committee on Schools.
REPORTS.
From the Superintendent of Schools
ST. PAUL. Mimi, Nov. 2, 1892.
To the Board of school Inspectors, ST. Paul,
MINI.
GENTLEMEN: | herewith submit my report
for the month OF October:
The present school wear opened under
auspices in some respects most uufavorable,
with an enrolment considerably larger than
that of year ago The funds required for
the proper support of the schools had been
unexpectedly. at a very late hour reduced.
This made necessary complete readjust-
ment of the schools so that we could keep
within the income. Owing TO the lateness
of the time this readjustment had TO be made
after school opened. and from that time to
this we have been obliged to close up the
ranks as vacancies occurred, causing fire.
quent changes of teachers for pupils ana of
classes for The teachers. Such changes in
evitaDly work great mischief. 1t has been
practically impossible TO make n fixed pro-
granme and settle down to work.
Atthe opening of the school year. also, quite
a large number of schools, owing 10 the failure
of the Council TO provide proper funds at the
proper time, needed repairs. and alterations
already begun were held in suspense
Schools were Obliged to be closed for some
weeks. ana teachers were idle.
The new work in manual training espe-
cially suffered from this cause, and only this
week has il been possible to finally start all
the classes in this department. IL has been
necessary TO employ the teachers as carpen-
tiers i'll fitting up their own rooms. The kin
dergar!en, also suffered somewhat from the
same cause.
Vexatious delay has also been caused by
the exceedingly awkward and inadequate
means prevailing under the existing law for
furnishing the schools with needed supplies.
Fhe department OF domestic economy has
been almost disabled for lack of material to
work with. and this department has not been
the only sufferer. We have hot been able even
to furnish the pupils with pens enough for
their work.
| speak of these hndrances, not in the
spirit of complaint but that your Honorable
Board may understand some of the difficult
ties under which we have been laboring The
Board is not responsible for them in any de-
gree: they are due to numerous unfortunate
circumstances into when it is not necessary
to go.
Notwithstanding these difficulties. much
better WORK has been done tnan we really
had right to expect The teachers have
worked we'll and successfully.
In particular, the kindergarten has proven
itself the most valuable addition yet made to
the school system Of this city, and | am con-
WINGED that next year, when the children
enter the primary schools, the great gain in
the development of their powers will be so
evident that no one will be found to ques-
ton it.
Appended will be found a table showing
enrolment and attendance for October: