St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-04
SELL THEM AT COST.
That Is the Best the School
Board Can Do For "Free
Text Books"
One Hundred Per Cent Profit
Now Exaeted by the
Dealers.
The Sanitary Condition Of the
Schools to Be Looked
Into.
Personnel and Corps Changes
During the Past
Month.

Messrs. Dawson, Smith, O'Brien, Nc
Gill, Stamm, Dixon and Wlllrich, the
full personnel of the school board, at
tended yesterdays session and dis
cussed a number OF important affairs.
One of the most important was the
changing from the present quarters in
the city hall to the rooms formerly oc-
cupied by the board i'll the high school
building.
Supt. Gilbert suggested the purchase
of text books for the school children of
the publishers by the board, as he stated
that some of the dealers made 100 per
cent by selling them. He said the board
could get the books and pay for them
after they had been bought by the
pupils, thus not necessitating the outlay
Of cash. The report of the superintend-
ent was accepted and placed on file, and
his recommendation was referred to the
committee on schools.
The statement as to the enrolment of
pupils for the month of April was as
follows: Whole number enrolled, 49,
33S: average daily attendance, 13,473;
whole number admitted, 1887; night
high school, 234; total number admit
ted, 1851.
On recommendation of the committee
on schools the following committee was
appointed to revise the rules of the
board: Messrs. McGill, O'Brien and
Willrich. Mr.. Willrich was also ap
pointed on the committee Oh eXamina-
tions. The committee on real estate
recommended the Humboldt school
property to be disposed of in accordance
with the request for such statement OF
property available for sale from the
council.
The sanitary condition of the High
and other schools III the city was
discussed, and it was finally decided
that Superintendent Gilbert and Dr..
Stamm call on the board of health, for
the purpose of discussing the situation.
The Hendricks school has been closed
for some time because OF the presence
of contagious diseases in the neighbOr-
hood, but it is probable that the school
will be reopened soon. After the trans
action of considerable business OF a
routine nature, the board then ad-
journed.
The following is the test of teachers
who have passed the examination for
permanent appointment:
Mary A. Anderson, Catherine Putnam
CnarleS McGee, luereSd DlltIlChi w. n
Blackman, B. NJ. phelan, Margaret Lennon,
Emma Witt, M. E. Darrow, Alice Perry.
Lille Flint. Anna Pickard, George
Weitbrecht, E. NJ. Darrah, j. D. Bond,
Hattie Ruddy, Elizabeth Mccormack,
Ella Walker, j. c. Bryant II. s. Baker, Min
ME Brunson Margaret Norton, M. j. New
son, Mary Delaney, Elizabeth Brown. Laura
Bartlette, Fannie Amery, II. B. Sawyer,
Florence Perry, Lizzie Riggs, E F. McGrorty,
Clara Allison, Mary O'Brien Laure Hand.
Free Text Book Question.
The superintendent of schools re
ported that under the instructions OF
the health officer he temporarily closed
the Hendricks and LongfelloW schools
He also reported that the exhibit of the
ST. Paul schools for the Worlds COlum-
bian exhibition has been completed and
most of it has already been shipped. In
the matter of school books he called
attention to the fact that law enacted