St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-02
he SPRUNG A SENSATION
AT THE CLOSE OF THE MEETING
BY ANNOUNCING HIS DECIs-
ION.
GILBERTs, ANNUAL REPORT
He Dep1ores the Recent Reduce
ton in Teachers Salaries
School Finances.

sprung by Judge Willrich, who, with
cane and hat in hand and standing
ready to depart as soon as his an
nouncement was made, informed the
inspectors present that he was forced
to sever his connection with the
board, but that if his assistance was
needed at any time either in dealing
with knotty questions of school disci-
pdne or in his legal capacity, he was
theirs to command. A little later in
the day Judge Willrich handed his
resignation to the mayor.
Supt. Gilbert submitted his annual
report to the board, in which he
makes a few suggestions as to the
conduct of the schools for the coming
year. By way of introduction he
says:
The past year has been COMPARE
lively uneventful. Exciting and dis
turbing circumstances have been
fortunately few and the teachers
have been able consequently to work
quietly and efficiently for the good
of the children and the uplifting of
the school system. Even the public
seems to have Wearied of the efforts
of sensation-mongers, and retired
teachers with political affiliations to
disturb the efficiency of the schools
for personal ends. Quiet, freedom
from excitement; and peace 0f mind
on the part of both teachers and pu-
pills are absolutely essential to the
Of ynr~ly
of education. The only disturbing
element has been the uncertainty of
teachers in regard to their pay. At
the beginning of the year, owing to
the reductions made by the city coun
Gil in the budget. it became evident
that it would be impossible to pay
the teachers the full salary due
them under existing schedules.
Hence the. board, unwilling to i'm
pair the efficiency of the schools by
reducing the schedules of salaries,i
notified the teachers that schedules
would be maintained, the schools
operated with as great economy as
possible. and that the deficiency,
whatever it might be, would be de-
Quoted from the salaries of the last
month of the school year.
THE TEACHERS ACCEPTED $
this decision with excellent spirit,
and the work of the year has been
earnest and successful.
81 regret exceedingly that the
board has found it necessary to re-
duce still further the schedules for
another year and to prevent the,
operation of schedules which would
give teachers an advance in salary
for successful work. These -contin-
ual changes, especially reductions,
must inevitably work injury to the
school system"
In regard to the question of finance
the superintendent says: "It is
most unfortunate that the school
board does not control it's own
finances, but that a body of men of
such character and influence as this
body who have given special study
and much time to the needs of the
schools, who are public-spirited cit
liens and heavy taxpayers, should
have their actions subjected to the
supervision and revision of another
body unacquainted with education,
and elected for a different purpose.
1t is a fact that our tax levy, which
is smaller. than allowed for any
other city in the state, it not sufh-
cient to support good schools and
supply the needed buildings, and I'M
til there is some change in the law,
there must necessarily be either de-
terioration of the schools or made
quate and unwholesome school
buildings or both"
In regard to the course of study,
the changes made are simply the de-
velopnent of plans formed before.
The principle of correlation and a
closer unity of studies is more evil
dent than ever before.
FOR THE COMING. YEAR,
a new supervisor of intermediate and
grammar grade work has been ar
ranged for, Mrs. Place, who was for
some time engaged at the teachers
training school, hav.ng been appointed.
To the superintendent report are at
taehed reports from all the special
teachers and supervisors. In the de-
partment of drawing Miss Stoher has
simply revolutionized things. The old
Prang system has been done away
with and the children are taught to
draw from nature and not from type
forms.
The report was accepted and re-
ferred to the committee on text books
| to be printed.
The matter of the appointment of a
| special teacher of elocution for the
| high school course came up for dis
! cussion. There are two candidates for
| the position-Mrs. Werlich and Miss
| Marion Craig. The board could not
| reach any decision in the matter of
| making the appointment, and it was
left to special committee, consisting
| of President Abbott. Inspector McNair,
Supt. Gilbert and Principal Smith.
| A special train of f1rst-class day
coaches and sleeping cars has been
| chartered by the Young Peoples Chris
| tan Union to run through solid to the
| Boston Convention, July 10 IA. The of
fetal route selected from Chicago is
the Nickel Plate, West Shore and
Fitehburg Railroads, and the special
train is scheduled to leave Chicago at
1890, noon, Monday, July s, and will
| stop at local stations to pick up Bos-
ton passengers. The schedule is SC
arranged that Fort Wayne will be
reached at 5:25 p. M, Fostoria at 1872
leaving Cleveland at 1880 p. m, run
ming directly through, and arriving al
Boston in the early evening. For fur
Their information as to rates. etc, call
on or address J. Y. Callahan. General
Agent, Ill Adams Street, Chicago, Ill