The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-09

the society ndd the nearly support or
the entire list of school officials and
was in prosperous condition and re-
garded as one of the most beneficial
organizations of the city.
S. L. Sewall followed Miss Brooks
with an outline of the work done by
the Milwaukee society. 1t was practf-
cally the same as the one at Brookline,
differing only in the fact that the
school commission of Milwaukee is
made UP entirely of men appointed by
the city council, making it an extreme
ly political body, and for this reason
the society works under great dif-
ficulty, but is regarded by the citizens
as being of so much benefit that they
will not hear of it's going out Of ex-
iStence.
In speaking Of the society which was
formed in Detroit, E. E. Woodman.
who followed Mr.. Sewall. said that it
had received its death blow owing to
the fact that it had come into ex-
istence under such suspicious circum-
stances that the politicians Of the city
feared that it would have some pontl-
cal influence and so devoted all their
time and energy to killing it. He sald
that in forming the society in St Paul
it must be a recognized fact from the
start that it is to have no political
bearing whatever. Such an organize
ton is what had been needed In St
Paul for a long time, and. If kept clear
CT politics, he predicted it's unbounded
success.
At the close of the reading of the
Individual reports an informal discus
sion was invited in which no new
points were developed, and it was de-
cided to accept the report as presented
by Mrs. Power and the committee was
discharged. The meeting was then or
eanized under the title Of the st. Paul
School Union and a committee, con-
sisting of Mrs. Power and Messrs
Bryant and Chaplin, were appointed
to nominate officers and an executive.
This committee, after some denoera-
ton, selected the following persons,
who We're elected by acclamation:.
President E E. Woodman; vice president
Rev. w. B. Willard; secretary, Mrs Cora
NJ Power treasurer, w. ]. White; executive
board, O. B. Lewis, B. G.. Curtis u; n
Bridgeman. Mrs C. A. Sibble and Ri. Rev.
NJ. n. Gilbert, who will act together WI
the four officers.
The executive committee was in
structed to draft a constitution and set
of bylaws. which will be presented at
the next meeting, and also to arrange
a suitable programme for that meet
ing.
During the time that the nominating
committee was selecting the future Of
ficers Of the union, superintendent or
Schools Curtis was called upon TO eN-
press his views on the now formally
organized St Paul school union. H
said: MY co-wOrkers and hail with
delight the day that such an organlza-
ton as this is instituted, as being the
dawn of a new era. / have been p
close observer of the doing of like So
sieties in other cities and am most de-
cided in my opinion that they are doing
a great good. Something must be done
in st. Paul at no very distant day, for
it is rumored that, unless the uneX-
pected happens, it will be necessary t.
curtail the expenses of the school sys
tenn by curtailing the schools, or, to be
plain, the disseminating of the hlgn
schools next year. 1t is a deplorabl@
fact that the city government sees 1T
to pay it's policemen SIS a month, but
do net want to pay the mOulders ct
the minds Of cur future men and Wom-
en- even two-thirds of that amount
Under this condition Of affairs l can
promise you the hearty support of the
teachers and myself in furtherlng the
objects of your organization"
At the conclusion of the election or
officers the meeting was adjourned to
convene again in the assembly room
of the central high school building on
the evening Of Monday, March %, at
which time an interesting programme
will be presented and the work to be
done at further meetings made known.