St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-08

is now used for won annex and fit the
upper rooms for school purposes was
referred to the committee on real estate,
| with instructions to fit up the building
| as requested.
| After a number of minor matters
were disposed of, President Wiilrich
read his annual report. The following
are extracts from the report:
The board of 1892 asked of the city for
the running expenses. of this depart
ment over S4S6,000. The council which
came into power in the spring of 1892
cut down the estimate 10 $751; 600.
Your board came to the to the ad-
miniStration of school affairs in the
and spring of 1893 had 10 close the school
year ending June so, 1893, with what
was left of that appropriation. and it did
so successfully, leaving no unpaid bills
and no deficit.
You presented your budget to the
city council for the year 1S93-1S94. and
asked for even less than had been
granted to the former board by the
council by about 81 500. and this budget.
amounting to S444, TI0, was approved by
the council. So that we may safely saw,
that Notwithstanding the considerable
increase of the number of pupils, there
mas been saving to the city in this de
partment during the last two years over
The amounts deemed necessary by for
mer boards of over $4,000, anu this
saving, am happy TO say, effected
through the Strictest economy IN ali
branches OF the schools. has not. even
III small degree, impaired tile integrity
on efficiency of the system.
At the beginning of the year this
hoard al,
so-called anneXes. poorly lighted, badly
ventilated, unhealthful and lily adapted
Tor school purposes, and determined to
abandon these anneXeS, although appre
henSive OF the difficulties to arise from
such action, which would of necessity
overcrowd the regular school buildings.
unless relieved by double SeSsions-that
is, portion of the children i'm the over
crowded schools receiving schooling in
the morning, another i'll the afternoon.
TO bridge over the present difficulties
and to avoid as much as possible the
Injustice done to large numbers of
children, especially in the poorer and
most populouS districts of the city. by
being deprived of their rights to
whole days schooling, the board has,
as much as lay within its power, en-
deavored to do away with double
sessions by careful redistribution and
| croWdlng rooms to their utmost limit
and by again hiring more suitable
anneXeS.
The problem Of additional room yet
confroEtS us, and, while there are Ger
tam rooms not now used in the build
ingS situate in the outlying districts.
these cannot be utilized to relieve the
crowded schools situate ten 10 fifteen
miles Ill another direction.
hn irrIN caI,A
cullar conditions and complications, had
gradually drifted into a system of edu-
cation separate and apart from the
grade schools, is again brought into
close relationship with the district
| SCHOOLS, and the mistaken view held by
| some that it was distinct institution
| from the city system has been entirely
| corrected.
In this connection | desire to add that
believe 1t is your wish, and that of our
citizens, that the high school should
afford the opportunity for broad, gen.
eral education to the greatest number,
and that any tendency to narrow its
| scope to certain studies in sciences,
languages or other specia!ties should be
| prevented, always proceeding upon the
principle Of providing the greatest
amount of education for the greatest
number. rather than the best education
to the few at the expense of the masses,
Tor IL the nigh school ceases to be pat
| ronlZod by the masses. it ceases to have
| an excuse for its existence.
The board in its endeavorS to place
within the reach of the poorest citizen
higher education, above that given in
the grammar grades, has established
branch high schools i'll two parts of tile
city. at considerable distance from the
central school, and, as the attendance
at these branch high schools has been
most gratifying, the board might well
consider the establishment of branch
high schools in other parts of the city
distant from the central school so that
the poorest citizen may have the benefit
or the best education how afforded by
| the city brought within his reach,
Inc theory that physical culture is
not practicable should be held i'm abey-
ance until fair trial has been made,
especially in view of the tritilng ex-
| penSe which the experiment will cost,
and OF the great benefit which it may
| produce.
We should have IN mind that by COM
mon agreement among all educated
people the world over, there are certain
essential duties that cannot be too
thoroughly understood. There is but
one conclusion mere. There must be no
thrilling with essential studies, nor
should we allow ourselves TO be beguiled
into an acceptance of the fallacy that
these may be taught incidentally in
connection with other studies. Ian
guage IS not taught by the study of bi-
oiogy, nor is arithmetic and higher
mathematics by the study of physics.
A knowledge of language enables one
to comprehend biology, and arithmetic
and higher mathematics precede phys
les. All arrangements of course of
study must provide for the fundamental
studies. When these have been logic
ally assigned to their several places it
becomes the duty of the board to add
those next in importance until the best
| course OF study has been arranged, hav-
ing III view the opportunity Of the pu-
pill.
Inspector McGill arose at the con-
! cluSlon of the reading of the paper, and
after complimentiIg President Willrich
Tor the comprehensiveneS of his effort,
moved that the report be laid on the
table to be later taken up and incorpo-
| rated i'll the new school manual. The
motion prevailed.
The chamber Of commerce resolution
with reference to fire escapes was re-
| ferred to the committee on real estate.
The best assurance that the clothing
| handled by the Boston leads all other
makes is attested by the fact that the
| greatest recommend that others can
| give is it was ''once handled by the
| Boston,"
SHELDKOP EN- ROUTE,
|