The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-28
NEW FACE AT PEABODY.
Miss Clara Nj. MichneIson to Succeed
Miss Patterson.


The only fight which came up over the mat
ter of appointments in the school board yes
terday was that of the principal Of the Pea
body school. Miss Patterson, the present prin-
cipal, over whom there has been trouble Tor
several years was let out, ana her place was
filled by the appointment of Miss CARA M.
When the board met as a committee of the
whole yesterday evening, the place OF prlncl-
pal Of the Peabody school was left blank ana,
as such things always do, the fact became
known to the friends OF Miss patterson. lhey
organized opposition, and John swift was
the leader. He went to the rooms OF the
board of education yesterday and talked about
the proposed action so ardenty that the OPP
position concluded to take time by the lore
lgck and fill the vacancy.
The question of marriage OF teachers, al
ways interesting problem in school mat
tiers, and also the suggestion that perhaps
Minneapolis may have to cut down the school
year in case the hard times keep up,
are matters Of intel~~1> In the ola contract;
which is used the basis there is migrated
Marriage by the teacher during the term
of employment shall be deemed good cause
for the cancellation Of the contract. 1t Is
understood and agreed that if the board of
Education finds it nece slry 20 C oSe the schools
before the expiration of the school year your
Slary shall cease on the date when schools
De closed.
Nhe board decided to dispense with the deaf
Aol. The action was determined in COM
mittee of the whole some time ago and yester-
dav there was some doubt to which commit
tee of the board should present the report.
1t finally agreed that the report should
come for the finance committee, as 1t IS
purely upon financial grounds that the school
for the deaf is to be abolished.
The question of vertical writing was final
" settled by a unanimous vote in favor Of
the new idea. Mayor Pratt led off when the
matter was reached. He voted for the vertical
system. Mr.. Gjertsen explained his vote. He
said he had been opposed to the vertical sys-
TEN. but he believed that there should not
be two systems taught in the schools
Superintendent JOrdan's monthly report
shows 709 boys and So girls admitted dur
ing the month, making S2,207 during the
year and ,473 more than admitted all of
last year. which number will be increased
by over 200 before the year is over. In the
&c buildings of the city there are 1,949 pupils
who are going to school only half time.
Done in SeIf-Dcfense.
Eli c. FOLEY. of Minneapolis. who was
charged with numbering Augustine Rouse
July g. at KInman N. D.. has been acquitted
by a jury. This will be welcome news to his
friends in this city. The circumstances of the
affair were never fully understood in Min
ueapols. TOlley owned some coal lands in
the Dakota country, and during June went
out to Investigate. On the date named he
got into trouble with Rouse. 1t was claimed
that Rouse was occupying some land of Toll
ley's and when he ordered off Rouse
threatened Tolley with knife. Finally mat
Iers became such that TOlley compelled
10 use his revolver Several shots were fired.
and some of them took effect. Rouse died
about hour later.
Toey claimed that he shot only in self
defense. and it seems that the jury sustained
him. Tolley's reputation that of a quiet
man. who would rather avoid trouble than
purpOsely provoke it. Rouse was by nature
Quarrelsome man. The trial began last
week and ended yesterday The jury brought
In the verdict of mot guilty this morning
C. E. Gregory, of Fargo defended FOLEY.