St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-15
AN EOUCATIOBAL SHORTAGE
FIFTEEN HUNDRED CHILDREN DE-
P2IVEO OF ASSURED PRiViLEGES
BY INADEQUATE sCHoOEROOEE.

An Organized Kick by First Ward
ers Results in Some9nterest-
ing Disclosures Hint of Pol
itics in the Speeches Made
ChiefGaryin Cunningly Eyades
the City Charter.
The meeting held at Woolsey hall last
night, in the First ward, to consider the
crowded condition of the schools of that
part of the city was largely attended by
patrons OF the schools. Supt. Gilbert,
President Wilirich. of the school board;
Assistant Corporation Attorney Phillips,
Aid. Copeland and Zimmerman, Assem-
blymen RearGou and johnson were also
present and took an active part in the
discussion. The members of the COM
mon council seemed TO be there for the
purpose of taking care of the political
end of the matter, and it was not until
late in the meeting, when they began 10
talk, that the political fpaluTeS We're
brought into the discussion.
George F. WOOlSey served in the
capacity of chairman, and f. A. Men
hauSer as secretary of the meeting,
which had been called by postal card
sent out by a committee OF citizens. Z.
b. BrnnSOn stated the object of the
meeting was to confer as to the over
crowded condition of the schools and
the present plan OF giving part of the
pupils only half day session of school
and the-abolition OF the anhe1eS because
of their unSuitdbleneSS for school pur
poses.
OVERCR DIVIDED SCHOOLS.
Supt. Gilbert, at the request of Mr..
BrunSOn, made statement to the effect
that the anneXeS had been discontinued
because the people complained of the
lack Of light and the unhealthful condi-
ton OF the apartments used, they being
usually old store rooms with but single
window in front. and the cellars having
water in them. OF the five buildings in
the ward, two of them are overcroWded
and the others are full. The Cleveland
school has rs and the Lincoln school
200 more pupils than can be accommo-
dated by holding morning and afternoon
sessions for all; and it was decided to
give part morning session and another
part all afternoon session in the lower
grades. This made the sessions long
er and only cut off three-quarters
of an hour from the pupils affected.
He stated that the Eighth ward has also
Overcrowded schouiS, namely, the
jackson, with all excess of 800, the Cor
man $50, and the Scheffer 80. Other
schools in the city We're OvnrcroWded.
and some of them have buildings that
are only partly filled. The Washington
school III the Third ward has buJ one
room occupied, aud the same condition
exists as to large building near the
State fair grounds. In the entire city
there are about 1,5OO pupils without
sufficient seating capacity in their re-
Spective districts. The present arrange
ment Inconvenience about 1.200 in the
First ward.
President Willrich went over much
the same ground, and after assuring the
audience that the school board wants to
uo the best it can to remedy defects
asked for free expression of opinion
Of opinion as to what is wanted
A general discussion followed, in
which speeches were made by e.. B.
Brunson, w. Ii. Phillips, George F.
MuoiSey, f. a. Neinhauser, Matt
Lelthauser, Lawrence Fahey, G. F.
Dielher, William Mohler, Prof. Farms
worth, f. l.. Stewart, Aid. Copeland,
Mir. King, MIR. Sharood, Assemblyman
Johnson, Aid. Zimmerman. Assembly
man ReardOn anu others.
COMMITTEE TO BE NAMED.
Some advocated resort to the an
n@XeS again, others wanted the Wash
Ington school building in the Third
ward fitted up and the higher grade
pupils sent there from the Cleveland
and Lincoln schools OF the First ward,
and thus make room for he younger
pupils for full days attendance The
Dian of closing the branch high school
and the higher grades i'll the Cleveland
and Lincoln schools did not meet with
general satisfaction, and resolution
TO the effect that the board OF education
be asked to furnish and fit up the Wash
lngton school for the reception of the
classes i'll the higher grades
from the Cleveland and Lincoln
schools was amended so as to
provide for the appointment Of COM
mlttee of four to confer with the school
board and see if the district near the
Washington school could not be cut off
from the Lincoln school and a CORE
spending cut be made from the Cleve-
land school 10 supply the Lincoln
school, and 10y this series of changes
relieve the crowded condition. This
proposition was agreed upon, and the
committee will be named in day or
two.
PLEDGED FOR MORE ROOM.
A resolution was then passed calling
upon the common council ana the board
Of education to take action for building
needed additions for use next year. The
members OF The common council present
were called upon for speeches, and after
disclaiming any responsibility for the
present condition, and stating that they
did not know of the crowded condition
OF the schools, they pledged their aid to
providing additional room for next year.
Prof. Gilbert stated that he had re-
ported to the school board that there
was need for additional room in several
parts of the city MessrS. johnson,
Copeland and Reardon declared that no
request had been made for additional
room in the budgets of 1892 and 1898
Assistant City Attorney Phillips SAID
that the school board would have to
make demand on the common council
for additional buildings before that
body can act i'll the premises.