St. Paul daily globe., 1892-04-19
A SCHOLASTIC MOVE.
Kindergaptens to Be Estab-
lished in All the Public
Schools,
Necessitating an Increased
Expenditure in the Viein-
ity Of $4,000.
Will Be Covered by the Sur
plus in the Boards
Treasury.
A Work Declared Advisable
in the Interests Of the
Young.

Kindergartens are to be established
In all the public schools. The outlay to
be incurred is estimated at $500.
The determinations 10 make this i'm
portant addition 10 the curriculum OF
the public schools was agreed upon at a
special meeting yesterday OF the board
of education. DR.. Bridgman presided,
and there were also present Albert
Scheffer, J. G. Pyle, DR.. Kean and
Maurice Auerbach. A report from the
committee on schools recommended that
the kindergarten be established in all
the public schools. The section of the
report referring to this matter reads:
We recommend that kndergartens be es-
tablished in all public schools where there
are forty children OF all age 10 justify their
enrolment therein, the minimum age to be
five years.
Mr.. Pyle moved the adoption of the
report He considered the present II
very oppOrtune time to Introduce the
Kindergarten into the public schools. 1t
was estimated that the extra expendi-
ture to be incurred would be in the
neighbOrhood of $4,000. 1t certainly
would not exceed SO, 900. lie was in
ing all the expenditures Of the board,
there would be a surplus on the years
operations of more than sufficient to
meet the increased expenditure pro-
posed. 1t was advisable that the kin
dergartens should be established.
SuDt. Glberv ex planned that the city
! board would recel We an appr0pl lation
of from 81 to s. from the state for every
child attending the kindergartens.
DR.. Bridgman inquired what the cost
Of the permanent equipment was eStl-
mated at?
Mr.. Pyle-Between $1,000 and $1,000.
DR.. Bridgnan-And there will be
about s., 900 or $1,000 returned from the
| state.
Supt. Gilbert-Taking 40 per cent
| basis, we may expect l.246 children at
tending the kindergartens. AT 81. 50 per
! head this will give US an annual apprO-
! pratiOn of S6,607 from the state.
| Mr.. PYLE think later it would be
wise for Us to recommend the legislature
! to reduce the school age to four years.
Mr.. Scheifer thought that the Ramsey
county delegation could be depended
upon to do that, at all events !or this
county.
DR.. Kean was heartily in favor Of the
| kindergartens. He deplored the loss of
time hitherto experienced by children
| in not being able to commence their
! scholastic training until SIX years. IhlS
was very serious matter 10 the boys
and girls who were compelled to leave
school when they reached the age OF
! twelve or thirteen years. One or the
best years of their lives was FROM five
to six. 1t was then they could be most
thoroughly prepared for the work to
| come later on. This would be we'll at
tanned by the aid of the kindergarten.
He was in favor of curtailing the eX-
penses of the higher branches of learn
ing SO that this long-delayed training IN
the primary department should be hln-
! dertaken. That was unnecessary, but
he simply wished to emphasize the need
for these kindergartens.
DR.. Bridgman-Tnere is no need to
cut drawing, German or anything.
The motion was agreed to by unani-
nous vote.
The schedule of salaries adopted for
the kindergarten teachers are: Primer
| pals, all day = $500, $3.50. $500, $3.50.
500; half dayrS390, S400, 800. Assist
ants, all day $3.50, $500, $50; half day
$500 $3.50 $500.
There were other important recon-
| mendatiohs made by the committee OH
schools and adopted by the board. Man
ual training is to be extended to the
fourth and fifth grades. instruction in
cooking is offered pupils in the seventh
grade and and eighth grades. The pu-
| pills will attend a class once week in
the high school building. The course
of instruction in the teachers training
school is to be extended one and halt
years. The superintendent viii pre-
pare, in pamphlet form, the list OF in.
structons to teachers. The following
changes have been made III the teach
ing staff:
Miss Jessie Boyden of Neil school has been
| granted leave or absence Tor the remainder
| of the school term. Miss Helen Kennedy
will fiji the vacancy, being transferred from
the Webster school. Miss ID. McGuire has
been appointed to the first grade of the
! Adams school. filling the vacancy caused by
| the resignation of Miss Stone. Miss Emma
| Cooper has been transferred from humboldt
school to Murray school. Miss Hallowell has
| been transferred from Murray school to the
| Humboldt school
| Rice school will hereafter be known
as Edmund Rice school,