St. Paul daily globe., 1895-09-09
SUME THEIR STUDIES THIS
MORNING.
A TALK WITH Mr.. GILBERT.
HE HAS MANAGED TO KEEP I'm
TOUCH WITH THE WORK OF
EDUCATION.
1t VIII BE Separated IntO'7Txyo
Parts, Academic and Me-
chanic Arts.

Inc public schools of st. Paul will
open today after the summer vaca-
ton. In every family in the city
IN which there are scholars, there
Will be an unusual hustle this morn
ing. Books which have been lost
sight OF for some weeks will be in
demand and everything else almost
In the house will be a secondary con-
slderation to the matter of getting.
the children off to school. From
now on the merry shouts of chill
dren will be concentrated around the
Fairgrounds of the various school
houses in st. Paul.
1t is expected that this years en-
rollment will show the usual increase
over last year, but it is doubtful if
the full strength will be brought ont
until next week. Many scholars will
persuade their parents doubtless
that it would be a good thing to
wait until after the excitement of
fair week is over before starting in
the work Of study.
TALK WITH MR.. GILBERT.
Supt. Gilbert, who has been in hands
OF a surgeon for the past three weeks
and is yet confined to his room, was seen
by a G b e reporter yesterday after
noon. while l have been unable to
post myself very fully on the detail of
the opening Of the schools" said he.
yet L have kept in touch with it and
understand the situation comparatively
we'll. There is every reason to antici-
pate a most favorable beginning this
season. Yet so far as numbers are
concerned but little can be said till
they are counted. Our accommoda-
tions are better this year and we will
be able to handle more pupils, with
fewer rented rooms. The Cleveland
and Lincoln school additions will be
finished and ready for occupancy soon,
While the new Drew school will be
opened at the beginning of the second
term.
There will be a general separation
of the central high school into two
parts, the academic and mechanic arts.
and all the mechanical training will
be done in the manual training build
ing, the change being made without
additional expense. 1 do not know
whether a night school will be con-
Quoted or not. The board has the mat
ter under consideration, and in their
decision will be governed largely by
the amount of funds which may seem
available. The board got the appro-
priation in full which they asked from
the city treasury, but then they had
trimmed their budget so close that it
is doubtful if night schools. can be had.
1t Will take every dollar Of their appro-
priation to carry the schools through
the year.
CHANGE IN TEXT BOOKS.
''The change in text books will not
be much and will be mainly in the
mathematics, in which Walsh's arith-
metic will take the place of Robinsons 5
arithmetic, and HilPs geometry in the
higher grades-that is, from the fifth
to the eighth grades.
There are no changes in the heads
Of departments and but few in the
staff of teachers, but as changes in
the latter corps come nearly every
month it is not worth while to say
much about changes in the teaching
force"
:'When do you expect to get out and
down to your Officer" Mr.. Gilbert was
asked.
well, that is hard to say was the
reply. ''The physician told me that
for a month after the operation which
L underwent L would have to lie in
bed, and l have been here now three
weeks. 1 hope to sit up some this
week. 1 am looking after the school
matters all the time, having my stem
ographer come up daily with reports
and important letters. By the way,
the city schools will be closed Thurs
day, st. Paul day at the state fair,
believe