The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-29
new CENTRAL union
1T WAS FORECAST AT THE JET
FERsON SCHOOL MEETING
LAST EVENING
FOR GREATER EFFICIENCY
Plan Proposed to Make the Work
More Successful Than as at Pres
ent Observation-Disclosures School
Union Held Its Annual Election
of Ohicers-Addresse by Prof.
Baker and Others

The Jefferson School union held its
first meeting Of the year last evening
at the school building and elected the
following officers:
President-Mrs. C. R. Croft.
Vice President-Daniel Aberle.
Secretary-M. M Metcalf.
Treasurer-Dr. Justus Ohage.
Addresses were made by Prof. H. S.
Baker, former principal of the school,
and Prof. Charles D. WEIGH, the pres
ent principal. The president of the
union, Mrs. c. r. Croft, read paper
entitled DUTY Of the Parents to
Teachers" in which parents are urged
10 cooperate with the teachers for the
benefit of the pupils, the teachers and
the schools.
Mrs. G. NJ. Power, secretary Of the
central union, explained the work of
the central and district unions and
presented a plan for reorganization
of the central union which will be
considered and voted on at the meet
ing Of the central union at the high
school Dec. H.
The proposed plan provides for a
general school union, which is to have
charge of and direction of the work
of the district unions. The officers are
to consist Of a president, three vice
presidents, secretary and treasurer, to
be elected at the annual meeting, held
the second Monday in May. In add
ton to the above officers the presi-
dent and secretary Of each district
union shall be ex-officio members of
the general or central union. The
vice presidents are to be elected, one
from the district west of Wabasha
street, one from the district east Of
Wabasha street and one from the
Sixth ward.
Mrs. Power explained that the
change proposed made the officers of
each district union members of the
board of directors of the central or
general union, the purpose being to
bring the unions into cooperation, to
keep the central union in touch with
the district unions, to facilitate bust
ness and to remove obstacles met under
the present organization.
The plan Of reorganization also pro-
Vides for three meetings of the CEN
trail and district unions, beside the
annual meeting. These are to be held
on the second Mondays Of March, Oc-
tober and December. Standing COM
mittees to be appointed by the dele
gates Of the central union, as follows:
characterization Of buildings and
study, school morals, physical and
manual training, kindergartens, school
Libraries, lectures and finance.
Prof. Baker suggested that the school
unions prepare a memorial to be pre-
sented to the legislature for the pur-
pose Of securing financial relief for the
St. Paul school fund.
President zimmerman, of the school
beard, stated that he had been appoint
ed by the mayor as n member Of a
committee from the conference COM
mlttee to act with a committee from
the council to secure legislation which
would give the schools more funds. At
Los -fr.F. gerf lf. -1a.t1 l,o
said he had tried to lobby a bill
through, but no one would listen to
him for a minute.
The chamber Of commerce was then
opposed to any move which had in view
more money for the schools. This time
the change was for the better, the
chamber Of commerce now favoring
one-mill tax for the purpose of new
buildings and repairs.
This would give the board about $780,
600 and for the next three or four years
would be sufficient. He urged the
members Of the Jefferson School union
as we'll aus the other district unions to
help and support the bill. which would
allow a one-mill tax for school build
ings.
I'VE want to support those who as
Rlst us and we want the unions to do
acme lobbying in the legislature this
winter and get the bill passed" PreSi-
county delegation would favor the bill,
but ait the last session the delegations
from Duluth and Minneapolis had been
opposed to such measure.
He also asked that the teachers and
members of the unions cooperate to
make the session of the Minnesota
Educational association. to be held In
st. Paul Dec. 26 to %, a success.
o. p. Denny urged that the people
think about the subject of securing
more funds for the schools. If the taxes
were to be scaled down some other
fund than the school fund should suffer.
He quoted figures to show that the tax
for district schools of Minnesota was
over mills, and for the independent
school districts outside of st. Paul, over
16 mills while in st. Paul the people
claimed they were over-taXed by a 21h
mill tax
One of the features of the meeting
was the music furnished by the JEFF
ferson School orchestra, under the di-
rection of Mrs. c. r. Croft
The musicians, consisting of pupils
of the school, were heard for the first
time in public and gave a programme
of four pieces, all of which We're en-