The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-27

be the incoming board that will have
that power
Il went with Mayor Doran the other
day to inspect a site for a new school
to be built in the midway district"
sald President Abbott. I'VE visited
University avenue, which has been
Otfered for $3,500. There is consider
able objection ON the part of some
property owners in that neighborhood
to the erection of a school This new
school is to cost $40, 900, and that money
can be used for no other purpose, else
we might persuade the city council to
let us have it for general school pur-
pOSes.'
1t was suggested by Mr. McNair that
the council had in contemplation a.
plan Of adding to the Hancock and
Longfellow schools in Merriam Park
and Hamline, and not building at all
this year. Then Mr.. Scholle arose in
his Indignation and wrath and decIar-
ed.
Il make it known right here. and
| want the council to know it, that I
shall take no interest in any new
buildings, or additions to old buildings,
until this matter Of finances is settled
This ended the discussion on the
topic. But the earnestness of the school
| inspectors, and their evident determina-
| ton to let the council and the public
take care Of the legislative end Of
school finances, makes the matter one
of deep gravity.
The routine business Of the meeting
included the adoption of the following
report Of the committee ON schools
We recommend that leave Of absence ba
granted Miss Adella Knudson, third grade
cleveland school, for the remainder of the
present school year.
We recommend that leave Of absence grant
ed Miss Mary Giltinan be extended to the
END OF the present school year.
We recommend the transfer of Miss M E.
Bell from the fifth grade OF the NeiT school
to the Mechanic Arts high school to teach
InIee PERIODS day, at salary Of s45 to
the fourth grade, Franklin, to the fifth grade,
Neill. vice, Miss Bell transferred; Miss Ella
OBrlen from the third grade of Lincoln
school, vice Miss Parker transferred
We recommend the appointment Of Miss
Bernice Cannon TO the Scheffer school, to
the third grade Of Cleveland school vice Miss
Knudson, granted leave of. absence; Miss
Nellie Comnick to. the third grade of Lin
coin school, vice Miss 0,Brien transferred:
| M iss Charlotte Lewis to the Hawthorne
school, to open a new room; Miss Florence
Hodgman to the Drew school, to oper new
room.
We recommend that the above transfers
and appointments date from the beginning
OF the school month, of March. unless other
wise specified and that the appointments be
at minimum schedule salary.
We recommend that the salary of Prof Far
rlngton. manual training school teacher for
the grades, be fixed at $50 per month, dating
from Feb l.
A resolution was adopted declaring
that in all schools where the number
of teachers is increased to more than
seven the salary Of the principal shall
be decreased $5 per month. The prin-
cipals thus affected by the changes
recommended in the report of the com
the Hancock; Miss Kenney, of the
Douglass: Mrs. Lewis, Of the Haw-
thorne; Mrs WanZer, Of the Garfield;
Miss Gervais, of the Wilder; Miss
Hodgson, of the Drew, and Miss Cam
non, Of the Scheffer.
The vacancy in the German depart
ment of the Central high school was
filed by the appointment Of Miss Nix,
from the Eight grade Of the Madison
school, at a salary Of $500 per year.
AS this was the last meeting of the
board, President Abbott and Inspector
McNamee retiring with the adjourn
ment Of the session, there was more
or less political talk-not for publica-
ton, however. But it was the general
opinion Of all the inspectors present,
Mr.. Yorg Is in the East-that Mayor
Doran would make the hit Of his ad-
ministTatiOn by the reappointment Of
President Abbott. Before the adjourn
ment Mr.. Scholle offered a resolution
Of thanks to the retiring president for
his untiring efforts on behalf of the
schools, his unfaiIing courtesy to the
members, and all the other pleasant
phrases that usually go with such a
memorial. All the members voted
heartily In favor of the resolution and
DR.. Abbott blushed to the top Of his
bald spot. as is right and proper on
such occasions,
Asked their opinions as to the prob
~ 80
oies. each individual member declared
ne hadn't an Idea on the subject, but
most of them shrewdly gussed that the
Globe was close to the mark In it's
predictions. There was some discussion
of the G o b be's mention of c. T.
Mailer as a probable successor to DR..
Abbott, and 1t was agreed that he
would be an admirable man for the
place.