St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-03
HAMPERED EVERY Way
The City's Financial Policy.
Has Sadly Hindered the
City Schools.
Charges Against Principal
MeGhee Again Go to the
Table.
The Usual Number Of Trans
fers OF Teachers and
School officers.
Successful Kick Against Nc
Capdy's System Of PayS
ing Salaries. )

ZION yesterday afternoon developed little
save routine business. The committee
on schools received another communica-
tioE from Mr.. Burke, opening up the
old wounds. He asks that he be given
a full hearing by the committee in the
McGhee matter. 1t was he, j. will
be recalled. who preferred charges
against Principal MeGhee. of the Van
Buren, school. The communication was
simply placed on file. The committee
on real estate reported that a
building had been erected at the
corner of Thomas street ana Como ave-
nue. as an annex to the Scheffer school.
This school is Overerowded, and addi-
tionat room was found unavoidable.
The committee on fuel and janitOrs
reported the resignation of Max Sch iff
ner as janitOr of the Ramsey school and
the appointing of John Delaney to fill
the vacancy, and both reports were
adopted.
The superintendent of scho6 Is took
a turn at the policy of the Wright adj
ninistration il, rather caustic terms.
His report for the month OF October
reads:
ROasts the System.
The present school year opened undera,l-
spices iii some respects most favorable, with
an enrolment considerably larger than that
of a year ago. Thefunds required for the
proper support of the schools had been un-
expectedly, 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 10 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 or teachers. OF pupils and of
classes for the teachers. Such changes in
eVItably work great mischief 1t has been
practically impossible to make q fixed pro
gramme and settle down 10 WORK.
At the opening Of the school year also
quite Il large number of schools, owing to 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 and teachers were idle.
The new work i'll manual training espec-
tally suffered from this cause, ana only this
week has il been possible to finally start al
the classes i'll this department 1t has been
necessary to employ the teachers as carpen-
uers in fitting UP their rooms. The kinder
gartens also suffered somewhat from the
same cause.
Vacations delay has also been cause{4bt
the exceedingly awkward and inadequate
means prevailing under tho existing law for
furnishing the schools with needed supplies
The department of domestic economy BIAS
been almost disa bled for lack of MATERIAL to
work with. and this department has not baeu
the only sufferer. We have not been able
even to furnish the pupils with pens enough
for their work I'd
| speak of these hindrances. not in the
spirit of complaint. but that your honorable
board may understand some OF the diffied-
ties under which we have been laboring.
The board is not responsible for them in any
degree; they are dlle TO numerous unfortun-
ate circumstances into which it is not neces-
sary TO go. sd5
Notwithstanding these difficulties, much
better work has been done than we really had
a right to expect. The teachers have worked
well 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
who have had the advantage By this training
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. 10
Changes and Transfers
The committee on schools reported
and the same was adopted:
Your committee on sch ools beg leave 20
report that since the last regular meeting of
the board we have granted leave of absence.
without pay, to the following:
Miss Lizzie Clinch, sixth grade Scheffer
school, from Oct. 1910 Feb. /.
Miss Minnie Pfaender, Kindergarten, JEFF
fersou school, from Oct l. +
Miss Mary Owens. second grade Lincoln
school, from Oct. 2S.
We have made the following appointments:
Miss Alice 0'Keefe. Madison night school,
to date from Oct. 20.
Miss Anna Egan, Franklin night school, to
date from Oct II. p
Miss Alice Sweet assistant kindergartneri
Madison school, to date from Oct. Is, at
minimum schedule salary. ;
We have made the following transfers: j
Miss Margaret Bremen, fifth grade Gar
field school to fifth grade Scheffer school, to
date from Oct 2S.
Miss Elizabeth Mccormick, fourth grade
Douglas school to second grade Grant school,
to date from Oct IS.
Miss Ida Hustled, assistant kindergarten,
jackson school, TO same position Scheffer
school, to date from Oct. rs.
Miss Josie Matthew'S fifth grade Rice
school to the position of assistant teacher of
manual training, at an annual salary of $500,
to date from Nov |.
Your committee, after a full and public
hearing of the case of Miss Taylor report
that they find herto be competent teacher,
but that the ineompatibilitv existing between
her and Mr.. McGee was such as to make
necessary the action OF the board in notre+
appointing her TO a position in the Van
Buren, school. Your committee further
report that they have no power to take any
Miss TaylorsiS not now III the employ of the
board. and has not applied for any other pc.
sition.
Your committee report that time and
place were fixed for hearing the charges OF
j. i. Burke against Principal Charles Mc+
Gee and allsthe parties were duly notified at
the time and place appointed, the committee
met and invited Mr.. Burke to present his
case. He declined to do this unless news
paper reporter were allowed TO be present
am q a M
before them, report that the charges are not
substantial. We recommend that for this
year all teachers who received not more than
sos a month last year be allowed the regular
schedule advance.
1t was explained that communica-
ton had been received by the commit
tee on schools from the teachers asSocit
alton. The trend of the communication,
which was referred back to the co5n-
mittee for investigation and report
without reading, WAS an expression sby
the teachers of desire to ascertain the
legal rights and relations OF the teach
er5. They want to know, in other
words, just what contract is WORTH.
and what may be expected in the future.
Inspector O Brien explained that the
teachers consider it an unwarrantable
hardship to receive their monthly pay
under the present system. They feel
that it is not right to compel them to
go to the comptroller's and the treasur-
er's offices i'll 9 body together with the
street and park forces to get their
money. Secretary White explained that
arrangements were being perfected
whereby the checks OF warrants for
teachers will be sent to school prlnciI
pals in the future. and, to make the
matter certain, President Pyle and In
spector O'Brien were appointed spe-
cial committee to confer with the
comptroller and the city treasurer to
bring about this arrangement. if posi-
BILE.
Jnsp ector Smith reported that the
city authorities have given consent to