The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-05-16

Assist. Secretary THOS. MULLANEf
supt. Construction. GEO. GERLACH
Officers elected by the board of school in
spectors yesterday are named above. The Of
nee of secretary was the only one on which
contest was made James F. Angel, the
present secretary. and James P. Healy. sec
retsry-elect, ran a very close heat for sew
eral ballots, but the final ballot Healey
received six votes to one for Angel. The
election was secret, and the inspectors stand
ing as between the two candidates cannot be
given. Messrs. Mullane and Gerlach were
also elected in secret session. DR., Abbott
was unanimously chosen president in open
session. and Vice President McNalr was ac-
corded the same honor Inspector Wilkes
was nominated for president and vice presi-
dent, but declined in both instances. Inspec-
tor Scholle also declined a nomination for
vice president
When the board convened at D. NJ, with
all the members present. President Abbott
called for the reports of committees Before
the secretary could begin reading Inspector
ScEolle said
Hold on; move TO proceed to the election
OF superintendent first"
inspector foerg-1hat cannot be done until
the hrst meeting in June.
Immediately everybody turned To the law
gov erning the board. There it was found that
the term is limited to two years, but the Ian
guage is ambiguous except that Ii fixed a
date for the first election under it, in June of
1892.
Inspector Scholle, after reading the sec
ton relating to superintendent, still con-
| tended that Inspector Yoerg was mistaken
don't A Tf
is very plain While l believe the superin-
tcndent should be elected before teachers are
chosen, yet we must follow the law.
Inspector McNair agreed with the president,
but Inspectors Scholle and May held the terms
OF the law left the board free to act at this
time. Inspector May said rather pointedIy
that Inspector McNair was hardly competent
| to interpret the law.
: Inspector McNair-Why spring this now and
| insist ON it?
! Inspector Scholle had gone into the other
rccm to consult Assemblyman Lewis who
! Upheld Scholle's view of the law. Again Mr..
May supported Mr.. Scholle
President Abbott shall rule that the elec-
ton of a superintendent is not proper at this
time. You can take an appeal II you de-
sire.
Inspector Scholle-Then we had better drop
| the matter
/ supt. Gilbert sat at one end of the table,
apparently an uninterested observer.
CHANGES PROPOSED.
The reading of the report from the special
committee on appointment of teachers was
then proceeded with 1t Is herewith given:
To the Board of School Inspectors.
Gentlemen: Your committee to whom was
referred the appointment of teachers for the
ensuing school year, the consolidation of high
schools and such other matters as pertain to
retrenchment of the teaching force wherever
practicable without serious impairment to the
service submit for your consideration the
following propositions:
We recommend that the Mechanic Arts high
school be merged into and combined with. the
Central high, the combined school to be con-
Quoted under the name of the St. Paul Cen
tral high school, OF which George Weitbrecht
shall be principal.
We recommend that the teachers training
school be moved from the Maxfe.d building
to the Jefferson Principal Fl. s. Baker of
the Jefferson, to be appointed principal Of the
Franklin and Washington schools by reason
of said change.
We recommend that the positions OF super
visor Of intermediate and grammar grades,
special teacher Of music. special teacher OF
physical culture, one special assistant teacher
of manual training in the grades, one special
teacher of drawing be abolished.
We recommend the following transfers Of
principals: F. G. Whitman from the prnci-
palship of the Douglas TO princpalship Of
Maxfed. F. Amery from principalship Of
Drew to principalship Of Douglas. II. G.. Nc
ship of Drew. Miss Margaret Corcoran from
principal teacher OF Franklin to principal
teacher OF Smith.
We recommend that all principals and
principal teachers in charge of buildings of
nine rooms and under be required to teach
a room.
closed.
We recommend the retention Of the kinder
garten department with such rearrangement
of teachers, salary schedules and combna-
of will ms q
per capita expense of this department. We
recommend the following kindergarten COM
binations namely that each respective
directress and assistant shall teach
the work in two schools, the morning
session in one and the afternoon session In
the other. Grant and Hawthorne, Garfield
and Douglas, Maxfield and Smith, Hancock
and Murray.
We recommend the appointment Of the fol-
lowing corps Of teachers at the schedule
salaries, provided that the acceptance by all
teachers of the appointments assigned them
shall be subject to any changes In salary
schedules which may be made necessary by
action of the common council on the recon-
mended school board budget for the ensuing
year. (The list of teachers is given below.)
Inspector Wilkes moved that the report be
considered and voted on section by section.
The motion was adopted, after being amended
by Mr. Scholle to the effect that the privilege
of the floor be granted to any one who de-
sired it.
Il was then that delegation filed in, made
up Of the gentlemen appointed at a meeting
In the chamber Of commerce Thursday after
noon. When the committee had taken seats
the secretary read the first recommendation
in the report.
Inspector McNamee at once moved
amendment that the Mechanic Arts High
school be abolished altogether. Inspector
Yoerg supported the amendment, but, on be-
ing put to a vote, 1t was lost, to 2.
IN SMITHS BEHALF.
On the motion to adopt the recommends
ton, Assemblyman Lewis given the floor.
He asked for delay of two three days
before action is taken on the dismissal OF
Principal Smith He said~the committee was
not there particularly in favor Of Smith.
Weitbrecht or the bringing in OF a new man.
He thought 1t wise to take early action, so
that any teacher not re-engaged could have
time to secure a position; but 1t could
prejudice no ones cause to allow two or three
DAYS for hearing OF citizens.
President Abbott replied that when the
trenchment and reform committee was in ses-
sion the school board had been hauled before
it. and the committee insisted the expense Of
conducting the schools was too great and must
be cut down He had promised the conference
committee that the board would consolidate as
much as possible. Committees had been at
work in that effort for some time. No teacher
had been dropped for incompetency. but some
one had to be dropped The only question
WAS who shall II be2 Now YOU come in and