The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-03
TEACHERS In HOT WATER
S0ME HEIGHB0RH0OD TROUBLES AIRED
IN SCHOOL E0ARD


Caused I'm Some Instances-Pro-
motions hone of Dissension in
the Sibley District-New Rooms
Opened to Relieve Crovding.
Individual teachers and Individual
teachers salaries provoked some feel
ing at the meeting of the school hoard
yesteIuay. There were not less than
tnree delegations present to present va
rlouS pleas or protests to the board
ana some of them manifested a con-
siderable feeling, which fattened, not
as IL fed, but as it was unfed
MISS Clum was proposed for trans
Ter from the Taylor school to the JEFF
ferson school, but the board did not
take action in this case, nor in the
proposed transfer of Miss Bolton from
the Ramsey to the Franklin.
immediate action, however, seemed
necessary in the crisis which was pre-
clpltated yesterday at the Sibley school
growing out of the recent examina-
tlohS. Miss Clum recommended a num-
Der of pupils for promotion to the sew
enth grade, who did not, in the iudg-
ment of the principal. Miss Pickard
merit that promotion. The selection bv
the principal of those she thought mer-
TIED promotion then naturally offended
the other pupils and their parents and
morning. when Miss Pickard informed
I'VE of the pupils they could advance
SIX months. When the other children
went nome at noon, the news was
spread over the district, and there were
threats of trouble. open and avowed.
The board, after d thorough discus
SION OF the situation, decided to refer
the trouble to committee to place be-
lore the parties concerned the full ne
cessity for discipline Thea in order
to prevent any neighsorhood dissen-
SIGN, and give the whole question of
pupils merits a canvass, it was decided
to have them examined as to their.
qualifications by the superintendent
ana assistant superintendent. who will
recommend their promotion or reten-
ton in their present grades
Miss Pickard requested that the five
she had advanced be subjected to the
same examination, and this. too was
allowed. The committee to consider
the matter of discipline consists of
President Zimmerman. +. O. thinner
mann and INSPECTOR Corning
Patrick D. Scannell was present to
urge the board to reinstate Miss lydia
Judd, a sister of Miss Zaida Judd who
was dropped out of the list during
Supt Gilhert's adr inistratio The
board received the request and Presi-
dent Zlmmermann speaking for it, said
she would he reinstated when an OBJ
pOrtunity offered. if she was found to
be qualified on the inquiry of the su-
perintendent. The report of the school
comr|:ttee. as adopted, showed:
designations
Miss Laura Swartz. Lincoln school
Leaves of Absence Granted
Miss Hattie Door, Hancock. to end Of
school year
Miss Edith Fryer. Whittier for remand
of school year.
Miss Katherine Riser kindergarten di-
rectress Garfield. two months.
Miss Julia Kenney. Douglas, three
weeks.
Miss S. J. Witt. leave for one term
extended TO end of school year
New Rooms Be Opened
One in Adams and one In Webster
Miss Towney Drew. to the Hendricks
school.
Appointments
Miss Elizabeth Lewis. kindergarten as
sistant, Humboldt.
Sheridan
Miss Florence Ohr. Webster new room.
Miss Bertha Stringham. Hancock vice
Miss H: Door, granted leave Of absence
Miss l.. Nj. Sanders. out on leave Lin
coin vice Mss Swartz, resigned.
superintendent Curtis reported the
January statistics as follows: Whole
number enrolled. 90 65; average daily
attendance, 1876; whole number adj
mitted, 22,234 He also presented the
following statement:
Under the semi-aunual promotions we
nave from eighty to a hundred pupils
who, under the old rules, would have
been ready to enter the high schools
For these we have prepared an extra
course, consisting of elementary algebra.
GIVES state, county and city governments.
the opinion that this adjustment will
prove entirely satisfactory
recommend that an eighth grade be
established in the Adams school for the
Following reasons: The school is remote
from either the Jefferson or the Monroe.
where there are already eighth grades,
and class of twelve or more eighth
grade pupils can be cared for in this
school By opening one Of the small rooms,
Inc superintendent recommended
mat promotions from the kindergarten
to the primary grades be made in Feb
ruary instead of April. Adopted.
superintendent Curtis was granted
leave of absence from Feb 20 to 26 to
attend the superintendent convention
at Chattanooga.
The following were reported as hav-
ing passed the recent teachers examin-
atoms: Elementary. Misses Bernice
Farrell. Florence Ohr, Mary Douglas.
Anna Schultz and Ethel Horn; kinder
garten, Miss Elizabeth Lewis
A brief report from the special com
mlttee on salaries raising the salaries
of two teachers, stirred UP a spirited
debate in which Inspector Ycerg, with
out specifying names, intimated that
one young woman's salary had been
raised because she was the neice Of q
member of the board. Both increases
recommended were adopted, however.
Miss B. NJ. Phelan, principal Of the
teachers training school, reported the
graduation Of Misses Bertha Stringham
and Katherine Dunn
Secretary Healy's financial report
showed the following balances: Teach
ers' salary account, $212, 769.47; engin-
GERS and janitors, $4,000; officers and
clerks. $500; fuel, $17,82469 supplies,
$2,158.72; maintenance account, $264,-
O22.72; sanitation and plumbing fund
$4,694O7. There was also an item of
$l,915.78 in the fund provided for the
committee on real estate for the pur-
chase of supplies and payment of
salaries of mechanics and laborers.
1t was decided to wait before doing
any more work on the schools now in
process of repair until sufficient funds
can be provided. That fund is very
short and will be shorter Whom n e1 0On