St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-05
RELATING TO SCHOOLS.
INSPECTORS MEET AND TRANSACT A
G000LY AMOUNT OF BUS. MESS.
MORE ROOM I'm NECESSARY.

Suggestions as to Means for In
creaSing the Accommodations
in Certain Portions OF the City
A Measure Designed to Pre-
vent the Spread of Disease
Among the Pupils.
Yesterday afternoon the board O
school inspectors elected president in
the person of Gebbard Willrich. At
the September meeting an enthusiastic
effort to elect eX-Gov. McGill to the po-
sition was defeated by the positive dec
lination OF Mr.. McGilI. Then all equal
ly enthusiastic effort to elect Inspector
O'Bren was defeated by his declina-
ton. And there the matter was left to
stand until the October meeting.
After the transaction of a large
amount of classified business yesterda
afternoon new business was at length
reached, and the first thing taken up
was the election of president, Vice
President McGill, who was in the chair,
calling the matter to the fore.
Inspector O'Brien nominated Gebhard
Willrch. No one improved the oppor-
tunlty to place anybody else in nomi-
nation. so Mr.. 0'Brien moved that the
secretary of the board cast the unani-
nous vote for Willrich. Mr.. Wiirich
was escorted to the chair by Mr.. Brien,
and in expressing his thanks for the
election, he said that ordinarily he
would have declined the election, feel
ing as he did that there were other
members of the board much better quail
flied in the matter of ability. He was
satisfied that he was not elected on ac-
count of qualifications better than
others, but believed that the board rec
OgniZed in him one who was willing to
and would do great deal OF work. This
he would gladly undertake to do, and
would exert himself to the best OF his
ability TO make the work of the board
as efficient as possible.
CROWDED SCHOOL ROOMS.
OF the other transactions of the SEES
sion probably the most important was
the adoption OF the following communi-
cation fron Supt. Gilbert, and the refer
ence of the matter to the city council:
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 4, 1893. To the
Board OF School Inspectors. Gentle
men: | beg leave to report, as matter
OF great Importance, the existing lack
of school accommodations. No school
buildings have been erected for more
than two years, during which time our
enrolment has increased about 1900.
Three thousand children. allowing an
aver age of 40 pupils to teacher, would
require 10 teachers and 70 rooms.
,al L., I,nt
ed are the Lincoln and Cleveland in the
First ward, and the Scheffer, Jackson
and German i'll the Eighth. The only
relief that we have been able to provide
thus far has been obtained by holding
halliday sessions, which is the present
condition OF twenty-SiX schools; six In
the Cleveland, six in the Lincoln, six in
the Jackson, six in the German, and two
in the Schetfer. in addition TO this we
are occupying two rented looms on
University avenue, near the House of
the Good Shepherd. These rooms are
totally unfit tor school purposes in every
respect, and even such as they are, ale
too small to accommodate the children
who should attend the school. In all
these places children must suffer, and
parents are justly complaining bitterly.
1t is true that there are some vacant
rooms in buildings belonging to the
board, but these are so located that they
can furnish no relief to the congested
districts.
The vacant rooms are, two at Hazel
Park, one at St. Anthony Park, one at
| Manchester Park, four at Como Park,
three in Bundles addition i'll the woods
east of the city, two at Smith school,
north of Oakland cemetery; seven in
| the Washington school in the third
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near the fair grounds. A glance at the
map will make it evident that these
rooms cannot be used for the relief of
| the suffering schools. 1t is a source OF
| little comfort to the dissatisfied parent
| in Arlington Hills to know that there
| are seven beautiful ROOMS at the fair
| grounds.
In view of these facts, urge upon
you the necessity for taking steps to
secure the following additional school
buildings for the coming year:
An addition of not less than six rooms
to each of the following: Lincoln,
| Cleveland. German and jackson schools.
An addition of four rooms to the
Scbeffer school, or the finishing off of
four rooms in the third story.
The erection of school building
upon lots owned by the board III the
vicinity of the House of the Good
| Shepherd.
These additions to our school build
ings are needed at once. L have not
| spoken of others which will evidently
be needed in the near future. If all
| possible haste should be made under
the law, we could not have the needed
rooms before next September. l there
fore recommend that these facts be laid
before the city council, with the request
~,
ton of the needed school buildings be
placed ill the next tax levy. and urge
that this be attended TO without delay.
Respectfully submitted,
G. B. GILBERT,
Superintendent OF Schools.
Adopted and referred to the city coun
Gil.
APPOINTMENTS AND TRANSFERS.
The report OF Supt. Gilbert of his