St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-30
Splendid SHOWING.
Interesting Facts and Figures
Upon Education.

dCIS anu
Upon Education.
AT an adjourned meeting of the board
of education held Yesterday afternoon.
the annual reports of The officers were
rendered.
President A. Il. Ankeny's report was
careful compilation of facts of an i'm
portant nature upon dozen different
school issues. Its text is given below.
The president commenced his report
with very complimentary mention of
A. G. Austin, who resigned from the
board last winter after cOntinuou
service since 1873. The president said
that 10 Mir. Austin, perliapS more than
to any member of that bouY, was due the
high standard of excellence of the
schools. The president also compli-
mehted the report of Supt. Jordan, and
sad that probably at no time in the
history of the public schools of this city
has there been such harmony. A great
gain in tiuauces was made the past year
i'll Il new arrangement of the teachers,
whereby the board has saved nearly S13,-
600.
The Secretary's report showed the
balance on hand July /. 1892. to be S107.
92l.26. This amount was largely con-
sumed by the completion of the South
Side high school building, and pay
ment of the bonds above mentioned.
The receipts for the year were: From
taxes, $617, 5Sl.92. and from other
sources, 81, 345.SS, total of S62l. 927. 81,
while the expenditures were $500, ia. sc.
leaving balance OF 500, 064.H. Had it
not been for an unusual delinquency III
payment of taxes this balance would be
! about $4,000 greater. In addition to
said balance the sum of S27, 800 has been
paid OH site and new buildings.
Schools have been maintained during
the past year in fOrty-seven regular
buildings and fourteen annexes. In
many half sessions only could be given
to pupils. The enrollments were:
Day, 25,503; evening schools, 1.S6t {;
total, 1854. For 1892 they were %, 1871,
and in evening schools 1907, total of
'25,S 94, making the increase for 1898
| LOG. The increase in 1892 was 1881,
and in 1891, 1874.
To accommodate this general increase
of pupils four new eight-Eoom buildings
will be required. Last year relief was
! had in reOpening SOnie.of the old build
| ings, but this year the only relief seems
to be in the completion Of the new
| Blaine building. This building viii
| cost about $4,000, and will have sixteen
rooms. The board greatly regretted to
lose the services Of Prof. L. j. Richard
son, who for thirteen years was super
visor of drawing. The president adj
viseS the
Abandonment of the Evening
schools,
as he is of the opinion that the board
has no legal authority to maintain them.
The theory of the public school question
is that the schools shall be opened five
days in the week, and that done that
there is no legal call for evening SEES
| SionS.
President Ankeny spoke on the sub
Ject OF free textbooks, showing the adj
vantage of the free textbook law and
| giving figures in support of his views.
In closing he said;
1.-The system will also givee an in
| creased attendance, thus increasing our
share Of the state appropriation. 1t will
| furthermore teach valuable lessons in
economy to both teacher and pupil, In
deed, in any light in which the free
textbook law may be viewed, it is one
of the most important enactmentS ever
made in Minnesota, and Its adoption will
mark new era in the public schools of
the state.
sin closing" said the president, per
nit me to say that | cannot but COM
mend the intelligence, fidelity and skill
shown by the various committees in the
| preparation of business for the ultimate
action of the board. Without these my
duties as your presiding of1cer would
have been irksome in the extreme.
With them they have been reasonably
pleasant"