The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-07
TURN A DEAF EAR ON DELE
CATIONS.
MISS JUDD's PLEA DENIED.
SHE GETS NO POSITION NOR THE
PUBLIC TRIAL SHE
WANTED.
Are Made on Account of Resigna-
tions and the Opening of New
Rooms.

The school board is tired of hearing
peoples troubles. 1t maintains that
that is the proper. province Of the
policeman on the beat. At yesterdays
meeting Inspector Corning introduced
a resolution, in the preamble of which
was recited the great loss Of time the
board had experienced in the enter
tainment of delegations. 1t was de-
cided that hereafter persons having
the grievances, real or fancied, against
the board, would be permitted to make
a personal statement of the same to
the board, but could not appear with
delegations to protest or appeal, or by
attorneys. save by unanimous consent
of the board, and without debate.
This was adopted without comment.
Singularly enough, this resolution was
presented just before the board
reached the order of unfinished busi
ness, and the most conspicuous item
of unfinished business that awaited 1t
was the application of Miss Judd for
a hearing as to her fitness to become
a teacher in the city schools.
The resolution seemed to head off
the hearing, but Acting President Zim-
norman informed Miss Judd, who was
present, that she might make a per-
sonal statement to the board.
The former Kindergarten explained
that she had intended to have wit
nesses present, but that misinforma-
ton as to the hour of the board meet
ing, had resulted in the absence of her
witnesses, while the declination of Act
ing President Zimmerman to direct
Secretary Healy to summon some Of
the principals and teachers had pre-
vented them from being present.
Mr. Zimmerman explained that he
considered it without the province OF
the board to dig up an applicants past
teaching work. If the superintendent
and principals, who were in position
to judge could not recommend an ap-
plicant, the board should not interfere.
generally speaking.
Miss Judd pleaded for a chance TO
confront her accusers, that she might
prove that she was all that she could
be, either as teacher or as woman.
Mr.. Wilkes objected to the stress
which had been laid on some of the
comment in the case on Miss Judd
personal character, and insisted that
nothing had ever been charged against
that AS a teacher, however, her work
had been, to put it as plainly as the
occasion seemed to demand, inefficient.
She had not been able to get along.
Miss Judd insisted that her classes
had always kept up, and that no COM
plant had ever been made against her
work until she was suddenly asked to
resign. She believed that if the prin-
cipals, who were supposed to have
made disparaging remarks about her
school work, were summoned they
would testify to the efficiency Of her
work.
But the board voted, on motion Of
Mr. Corning, that the application of
Miss Judd for a position be declined
The resolution as to delegations was
not adopted until a party Of citizens
from the Eighth ward had come in to
lay before the board a plea for the
keeping Of at least five grades in the
new Whittier school, at Wayzata and
Albemarle streets. They had some
grievances also as to boundaries, but
these, it appeared, were in process of
adjustment. What they wanted was
that at least five grades be kept in the
Whittier school, so that it would not
be necessary for small children from
single families to go to separate
schools. The matter was referred to
a committee, consisting of Supt. Curtis
and Inspectors May, Yoerg and Corn
ing.
A meeting of the committee on the
course of study for the high schools
was called to meet Friday
Supt. Curtis reported on the first
month of school in the new Year The
reports on attendance from the various
schools show an aggregate increase of
about 750 over the corresponding
month a year ago. The total enroll
ment reported for September is 20, ,332,
divided among the various schools as
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