The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-30
SPECIAL TEACHERS.


J. D. Bond, supervisor Of penman-
ship, was appointed assistant superin-
tendent. Former salary 81, 900 cut to
81, 400.
Mrs. S. c. Brooks, supervisor of kim
dergarten, special teacher Of kinder
garten and primary grades. Former
salary $1,000, cut to $500
G. H. COngdOn, special teacher of
music. Salary of $1,000 not reduced.
Miss Gertrude Stoker, special teacher
of drawing in grades below the high
school Former salary $1,000, cut to
$1,000. Prof c.. ]. Hermann, special
teacher of physical culture. Former
salary 5000 raised to $1,000.
1t was 2:30 O'Clock when President
Zimmerman called the board to order
The absentees were Messrs. Wilkes and
May. but as the matter to be first
taken up was the hearing of delega-
ton from the Second ward relative to
the erection of new school building
in that territory, it was not deemed
necessary that there should be a full
meeting to listen to the arguments
The board had unanimously decided
that the $41, 900 which had been desig-
mated and set apart by the council for
new sites and new buildings in the
First, Second, Fifth, Seventh and Sixth
wards, must be used for the mainte-
nance of the schools or there would be
to this state Of affairs the board, while
it listened patiently to the talks made
by the Second ward delegation in favor
of the building of the school, evident
ly took no stock in the arguments.
Capt. Berger handed in a petition sign
ed by $50 residents, which stated that
ten years ago a site had been purchas-
ed, and this year the sum of SIS 600
had been appropriated for the build
ing Of the school. Nothing had been
done by the board looking toward the
erection of the school, and the petition
requested that action be taken at once
and be completed not later than Oct
Is
Assemblyman Thompson said the peo-
pie in the Second ward felt they should
be recognized. For seven years a new
school building had been promised the
section Of the ward in the vicinity of
Hester and Pacific streets. Money to
build the school had been appropriated
a. various times in seven years, but
each time the amount had been used
for other purposes. The idea of hav-
ing the children attend the Van Buren,
and Sibley schools was out of the ques-
ton, as in the winter time it was i'm
possible for the younger children to
walk from one to two and a half miles.
There were about 400 children living in
the immediate vicinity of the proposed
new school building and under all the
circumstances the people were Of the
opinion that the building should be
started and completed as soon as pos
sihle
President Zimmerman said if the
$11,CO0 was taken to constr uct the build
ing there would be a shortage in the
building fund and there would be no
money to furnish or maintain the
school, even if it was erected.
e. o. Zimmerman explained to the
delegation that it was absolutely neces
, sary that the board use for the main
tenance Of the schools, not only the
$4,000 set apart for the Second ward
building, but the entire SAL 900, which
the council had designated for build
ings and sites.
President Zimmerman stated that
If the council did not allow the SAL 900
to be transferred from the building TO
the general maintenance fund the DO ard
would be $4,000 short, and even if the
$E1 900 was placed back in the school
fund there would be shortage
of some fifty thc-sand dollars.
The new school in the Second
ward ould possibly be a good thing
and a great benefit to the locality, but
It was not an absolute necessity.
Capt. Berger, who. Inspector McNair.
said, was a second Bob Ingersoll. re-
lated how two small children on their
way to the Van Buren, school last win
ter nearly frOZe to death owing TO the
long distance from their homes. The
children We're obliged to use the street
car tracks owing to the sidewalks not
being cleared, and in this particular
instance had a street car happened
along the twain would have been run
over and killed Where there was a