St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-08-04
THE BOARD REBELS.
School Inspectors Roast the
Administration Economy
Scheme.
A Satirical Suggestion to
Close the High School
Is Given.
How Much Money Have the
Inspectors for School
Purposes.
Shifts, Transfers and Resig-
Shifts, Transfers and Resig-
nations Among the
Teacher Corps?


ing Of the board of education that the
inspectors have not been routed by the
course of Comptroller McCardy nor
that of the council committee on
schools. On the contrary, it is evident
that the board will see the reform ad-
miniStratioE out in its efforts to cut
down school finances. Inspector Pyle
gave stereopticon view of the situa-
ton as viewed by the board. He offered
a resolution 10 the effect that the comp
troller furnish the board with state
ment as to the amount of funds now to
the credit OF the board, as well as the
amount that will be available for school
purposes, Or rather what may be
subject to the order of the board up to
Jan. l. 1898. Mr.. Pyle then said that he
would not make lengthy speech, but
wanted 10 say that it seemed to him that
the board of aldermen has settled upon
a policy to embarraSS several depart
ments Of the city. He said that the fire
department is an Instance Of this course,
and the school department is another.
1t seemed to him that the money to be
drawn i'll favor of the several depart
mentS had been left TO the discretion of
sarcasm. The resolution was adopted
by an unanimous vote, and with an
emphasis that indicated the feelings of
the board on the subject
Inspector Smith asked if the board of
aldermen can not be induced to recede
from Its cut in the school fund and leave
the matter to the board. He thought
that it is not clear that the board can
spend the amount laid out by it, but the
board ought to have the right to make
the cut, il any is to be made. President
Scheffer expressed hope that the
assembly will not concur in the cut
made by the board of aldermen. DR..
Stamm suggested in an irOnical way
that the high school might be Stopped
for year and thus cut down the eX-
penSes. This remark was the cause of
some amusement and comment to the
effect that it wonld he as rational as the
action of the board of aldermen.
A communication was read from Mar
garet Madigan, of the X. A. Smith
school. complaining that she had been
paid only $50 per month since last No.
vember, notwi thstanding the fact that
her salary had been raised by resolution
OF the board to 500 per month at a
meeting held in Nay, 1891. She claims
that her contract calls for the increased
salary. The matter was referred to the
committee on schools.
The secretary called attention to the
fact that the salary of Miss De Haas
had been increased So per month and
had not been paid. The matter was
referred to the committee on schools for
investigation.
Whites Salary.
A communication from the comp
trOller was read which stated that the
salary of secretary White could not be
paid because the raise from $3.50 to $500
per month was contrary 10 the charter?
Assistant Corporation Attorney Michael,
at the request of the board, gave it as
his opinion that the board has the right
to fix the salary of the secretary and to
raise it since June l last. He said that
the charter did not require the board to
send budget to the comptroller
prior to June last, and the fact that no
report of salaries. etc., was sent to the
comptroller for last year is no concern
of that official, as it was not required
then. In case the comptroller does not
allow the salary of Secretary White the
latter can compel him TO do so by man.
damuS.
The somewhat worn subject of jan.
itors was taken up again. Inspector
Bridgman stated that he had recently
learned that assistant janitors are still
drawing pay Tor summer work, and he
made motion that the assistants be
dispensed with at once for the summer
season. Inspector Smith stated that he
understood that they are only kept in
part Of the buildings and that they can
not be dispensed with, even in summer.
Inspector Bridgeman thought they
ought not to be paid for doing nothing.
Mr.. Smith said that if they are doing
nothing they ought to be set TO work al
cleaning up, as this is needed.
Mr.. Pyle said that if they were dis.
pensed with last year they ought not to
be kept in the positions this year. The
matter was referred to the commi ttee
on 1anitorS, with instructions to dis.
charge such assistants as may be dis.
penSed with.
Leave of absence, not exceeding
three weeks. was granted to Superin.
tendent Gilbert.
Changes in the Corps.
The committee on schools made a
report, in which it was stated that the
following teachers have resigned: Miss
Emily Haggertv. seventh grade, Rice
school; Miss E. r. Mulfaly, model
teacher in the training school; Miss j
E. Dooh, fifth grade, Hendricks school
Miss Emma Freeman, first primary,
Dean school; Miss Blanche Lyons, fourth
grade, Lafayette school; Miss Mary z.
Clarke, kindergarten, Humboldt school
Miss Jennie Hamilton, kindergarten
German school; Gertrude Berry,
assistant in the kindergarten, Miss
How 10
pointed to the Tilden school, has no,
accepted the position, although notified
and the place was declared vacant.
The following transfers and assign
mentS have been made: Miss Carrie
Gilbert, from the first grade Monroe
school to the second grade Lafayette
school; Miss Emily Walla, from
third grade Monroe school tC
first grade Monroe SCHOOL, Miss
Eleanor Gill, from third grade
German school to third grade Monroe
school; Miss Lizzie Hughes, from fifth
grade Humboldt school to fifth grade
Franklin school; Miss Lucy Bunker
from fifth grade Franklin to fifth grade
Humboldt; Miss Emily Franklin, from
third grade Irving to third grade Hend.
ricks; Miss Grace Williams, from sixth
grade Hendricks to position as model
at fourth year schedule salary
Miss Della Long, from second grade
Madison to third grade Irving; Mrs. w
A. Smith, from sixth grade Garfield to
sixth grade Henricks: Miss Anna
Campion, from second grade Cleveland
to first primary grade Mcclellan school
Miss Susan Crumbacker, from Quincy
school to seventh grade Rice school
Miss Lucia fuller, from fifth
grade Webster to seventh grade Cor
man, at sacond year schedule salary
Miss Gertrude Koran. from first primary
grade. Mcclellan school. to position OF
principal teacher, Tilden school; Miss
Alice McCray, Kindergarten, from La
fayette school to Van Buren, school;
Miss G. w. Tanning. from Van Buren,
to Humbolt: Miss Louise Kuhl, from
Madison to Lafayette; Miss Louise
Green, assistant, from Lincoln to Max
field.
Mrs. James has been transferred from
the kindergarten to the Madison
school, =.
AS to. Miss Taylor, she,had been noti
fed to meet the committee and had moi
n I'D fl,o,