St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-13
PROF. CARMAN QUITS.
The Principal Of the High
School Declines a Re-.
election.
He Was Unwilling to Con-
tinue Under the Restrict
i've Rules.
Committeeman Surprised by
the Latest Move Of Mr..
Capman.
Prof. Bryant Mentioned as His
Successor, but No One Is
Selected. 6 6


10 one contingent, but IL IS suspected,
and upon pretty good reasoning, to the
diSpleasure of the other 1t remained
for Prof. CarmaD to solve the problem
himself. He did so at the meetingjof
the committee on bigh and manual
training school of thee board of school
inspectors held at thehigh school rooms
yesterday evening. He refused to per-
nit the use of his name ton
with proposed reelection.
A little history Of the unpleasantness
that has pervaded the regime of the
board may be necessary for the readers
to draw conclusions. Recently the
superintendent of schools, at the in
stance of a member of the board sub
mtted a report that reflected seriously
upon the capacity and methods of Prln-
cipal Carman. 1t even recommended a
change in the Office upon the plea that
there existed lack of harmony be-
tween the principal ana the faculty,and
that the moral attribu uteS or the srho0l
were open to vast improvement. 1t
was also asserted. upon the Judgment
OF the superintendent, that there was a
SGIlU us IdCk Vi uISClpIlllC III IIC oSiOOis
Then followed the investigation Of
the board in star chamber sessions,
fully reported in these columns, and the
partial exculpation of the principal.
The report of the committee Of the
whole, for the secret sessions of In
QUESTION were dignified by the par
l.amentary designation OF committee
of the whole" was compromise. 1t
agreed that the evidence that had been
adduced sustained the charges in a
measure, but it held that there are no
evils existing at the high school that in
the judgment Of the inspectors cannot
be thoroughly eradlcated through the
earnest and hearty cooperation OF the
superintendent, principal and faculty
and right here is
Where the Rub Comes In.
At the time that the management of
the high and manual training schools
were merged and placed under the con-
troll of Principal Carman, there was
sort of tacit understanding that the,
latitude enjoyed by the principal was to
be extended. This is testified to by
President Scheffer, of the board, aud
Others For the purpose of carrying
this object into effect, a new committee
of the board was created, so that the
principal might confer directly with
them instead of with the superintend-
ent, as had been the custom prior to
the advent of the new system. To this
Interpretation of the object of the
changes the uperintendent takes eX-
ception. He protests that none of his
powers we're in the slightest curtailed,
and there were one or two witnesses to
sustain this point.
Mr.. Carman was Obdurate- upon the
point He felt that nothing less than
reatfirmation Of his powers as he had
construed them could be accepted by
him with any degree of dignity. The
report of the committee OF the whole, as.
can plainly be seen, then, was not in
harmony with his views. 1t reinstated
the superintendent in every way, and
placed Mr.. Carman on parity with
other principals. The principal felt
that he could rot compromise the posi-
ton he had so unequvocallY taken
by agreeing to reelection to his posi-
ton upon the conditions prescribed by
the board. The medicine was too bit
ter. This is the popular reason as
signed for the course that was taken by
Mr.. Carman at the session of the COM
mittee yesterday. His withdrawal
came as a surprise to many of his
friends and supporters in the unpleas-
ant controversies that have occupied
such prominence i'll public mind OF
late.
The Position Left vacant.
This left the committee with but one
course to pursue The position was lett
vacant for the time being. There was a
full meeting of the committee, and a
protracted session was held. A motion
was made to reflect the faculty of the
high school together with the principal,
and it was-at this juncture that Prof.
Carman withdrew his name as a candi-
date. Then the candidacy Of j. C..
Bryant, the present principal Of the
Humboldt school on the West side and
this school has but recently passed
from the throes of scandal, or bitter
fight between the principal and a
teacher, in which the citizens of the
district took a drastic part-was taken
UP, but no positive conclusion was ar
rived at The letter was addressed id
exceedingly complimentary terms to
the superintendent, and was urgent and
enthusiastic. Mr.. Bryant is very desir-
Gus of succeeding Prof. Carman, and it
is reported that Prof, Weitbrecht, one
of the teachers of the high school who
gave damaging testimony i'll the liz
| ouisitiOn against Prof. Carman, is an
other aspirant to the position now made
vacant by the withdrawal of Mr. Car
/ man.
The designations of Miss Peabody and
! Mrs. SeWall, both of the high school,
were accepted, and the committee rec
commended the dropping of the class in
expression and elocutioD. Then it was
| decided to Introduce the ninth grade in
! the Cleveland and Humboldt schools.
! The committee estimates that the
saving to the city made by the changes
! contemplated at yesterdays session will
| aggregate fully $1,000 year. Then
! th9 committee on schools took whir
| at the economic project, and it Is be
! lieved that the net saving will approx
mate $4,000 year.
! Detail Business.
The full board adopted the following
| report, submitted by the committee Oh
! schools:
Since the last meeting of the board
| we have granted leave of absence, with
| out pay, to Miss Il. G. Pratt, principal
| of the Mcclellan school, to date from
May 4. We have employed Mrs. Alex
| Kuby substitute i'll her place at mini
| mum schedule salary, to date from
| May 8.
We have granted leave Of absence
without pay, to Miss M.G.ONelll,o of the
| German school, to date from May 8.
We recomend that the rooms rented
by the board as annexes to the public
schools be given up at the close of the
present school year.
We racomend that applicants for po
sitions on kindergartens be required tc
pass examination in the history of edu
cation. theory and practice OF kinder
garten work, physiology, English
| United States history, elementary sci
ence, arithmetic and vocal and instru
mental music, subject to the same ex
emptlons as are provided by the rules
! for primary teachers.
We recommend that instruction ir
| manual training below the high scho0
be given by the regular teachers, under
/. the direction OF supervisor, and thai