The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-12
BOND IS PROMOTED
SUPERVISOR OF PsNMANSHIP IS
MADE ASSISTANT SUPERIN-
TENDENT OF SCHOOLS.
CLASSES BEGIN TOMORROW,
AND THE OPENING OF THE YEAR
FINDS THE SYSTEM WELL
OFF,
WHITTIER
BUILDING
NEW
Is the Only Addition Made During
the Summer Vacation Which
Has just Closed.

The public schools will open tomor-
row morning, and they will open under
as favorable and suspicious conditions
as they ever have, Notwithstanding the
predictions of those who prophesied
that the system was to be crippled
during the coming year. There will be
a full compliment of teachers and the
expected enrolment of pupils Last
year the number was between 10000
and 100000 This year it is about 1000
in excess of that number.
Superintendent OF Schools. Curtis,
who was seen last evening, said with
reference to the opening of the schools:
THE schools will open Monday as
they did last year, except that the
number of pupils has been increased to
over 10000. The number of sittings will
be somewhat increased by the new
eight-room school building just erected
in the Eighth ward-the Whittier
scnool-as it is called. The teachers
who were conducting halliday sessions
at the German school have been trans
ferred to the Whittier school, which
| will accommodate pupils of the First
second and third grades only. The
/ higher grades will be accommodated by
tofore."
How about the teachers? Are there
! many designations in consequence of
! the reduction of their salaries?''
There have been very few resigna-
/ tons, replied superintendent Curtis.
! land consequently few changes in the
/ corps of teachers. Of course there are
( some new teachers, but nearly all of
them are graduates Of our trainin@
/ school who have been appointed to
/ take the places of those who have re-
/ signed. The designations, as I have in
timated have been few in number This
is accounted for by the fact that the
reduction in salaries was decided upon
so late in the summer that the teachers
who wanted to resign could not secure
/ engagements in other cities the various
school boards having made their ap
pOintmentS."
Asked concerning the conduct of the
kindergarten system, during the COM
ing year, Superintendent Curtis said
that it would be as. complete and salts
factory as ever. In common With other
( progressive educators superintendent
Curtis is staunch belieYer in the
necessity and efficacy of the kinder
/ garten.
Il believe" said superintendent Cur
! tbs, that the kindergarten is an es-
/ sential foundation of the education of
/ the young. The kindergarten will be
retained this year. That hitherto con
Quoted at the Smith school will be dis
/ continued, but new kindergarten will
! be opened at the Whittier school,
| Superintendent Curtis says that the
/ attendance at the high school this year
4 Will include an exceptionally large pro-
portion of pupils from private schools.
Examinations for admission to the high
low vi
day. Heretofore examinations and adj
missions to the high schools have taken
place every September and February,
but in the future there will be no eX-
aminations or admissions to the high
schools in February The change is
made to do away With the confusion
arising from caring for two sets OF
pupils, and also to save expense.
! Among the we'll known instructors
who will greet the pupils tomorrow are
+ Prof. George w. Weitbrecht, principal
/ of the Mechanic Arts high school; Prof.
/ Caldwell. teacher of mechanical draw
ing. and Miss Sarah Brooks, the er
! ficient supervisor of primary and kim
/ dergarten work.
Eli PickWick JT. supervisor of man
ual work in the graded schools, was
/ not reappointed.
J. D. Bond, for many years the su-
/ pervisor of penmanship, has been APP
/ pointed assistant superintendent OF
! schools and will give particular at
/ tention to work in the higher grades.