The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-13
HIGH SCHOOLS STAY APART
CENTRAL AND MECHANIC ARTS
NOT TO BE MERGED


Madison - Teachers Training
School Will Be Left as 1t Has
Been in the Past.
The friends of the Mechanic Arts
high school can breath easy once more
as the board Of school inspectators at
its meeting yesterday afternoon, adopt
ed the majority report of the special
committee, presented by Inspector Nc
Gill, which recommended that the
school be placed on it's former basis.
me board, in furtherance of the re-
port, rescinded its action taken In June,
eonso dating the &C d mic depa tmsats
OF the Central and Mechanic Arts high
schools.
The office of assistant superintendent
OF schools was abolished and Prof. J,
d. Bond was assigned as principal of
the Madison school, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of the late Gen.
George c. Smith.
The application Of Miss A. B. Whea-
tor for the office of supervisor Of music
being withdrawn, the board unani-
mously elected Miss Elsie M. Shave
at salary Of $1,000 per year.
The board also adopted the Natural
Music Reader, by vote of four to
three. The board by a majority vote
decided to elect no one to fill Mr..
Mullane's position as assistant secre-
tary, in as much as the position was
not one created by law, and a saving
OF $500 per year could be thus effected.
The report was signed by Inspectors
McGill and E. o. Zimmerman, Inspec-
tor McNair dissenting from the ma
jority report
The majority of the committee gave
1t as their opinion that the available
room in the high school building would
De inadequate to accommodate the
students OF the academic course of the
Mechanic Arts school, and that in as
much as the offices of the board and
superintendent would have to be moved
into the Mechanic Arts building, there
would be but little gained in the mat
ter Of additional sittings Not until the
city was able to build new school
houses would the crowded condition of
the gram1ner schools be to any reason
able measure relieved
The committee also recommended
that as a temporary curative measure
the scholars in the eighth grades study
their lessons at home in the morning
and recite in the afternoon in the Cen
trail high school building The board
took no further action on this part of
the report, other than that to allow the
eighth grade pupils to recite in the
high school building met with favor,
and will probably be acted upon be-
fore school opens for the next year.
The majority report concluded with
the following recommendations.
First, we find, that it is impracticable
to move the mechanical department of
the Mechanic Arts high school from
its present location.
Second, that it is unwise to consoli-
date the academic department of the
Mechanic Arts high school with the
Central high school.
Third, that the interests Of the
Teachers training school would not be
promoted by moving it from it's present
location into the Mechanic Arts high
school building
Inspector McNair did not put his
views on the subject in the form of a
report, but stated that it was incum-
bent on the board to reduce expenses
where it could. A saving of $500
would be effected, and the Teachers
training school building could be uti1-
lied to relieve the crowded condition
of the grammar schools on the hill
Mr. McNair thought the board should
stand by its original action. He ad-
mitted that it would be impracticable
to move the technical department, but
asserted that the saving of $4,000 should
not be lost sight of. The arrangement
would only be a temporary one, and he
considered it highly expedient
Inspector Corning said the longer the
board ran the schools on temporary
basis. the longer it might. The Me-
chanic Arts school entailed no extrava-
giant outlay
E. o. Zimmerman urged strongly the
shortening of the school year by two
weeks, as that would enable them to
run the schools in their entirety. By
beginning little later and closing a
week sooner a saving of $4,000 could be
effected, which would materially relieve
the embarrassment.
Mr.. Corning thought it we'll to begin
the schools week or so later, as fire.
Quently the warmeSt weather Of the
year came in September, and the
schools were often closed on account of
the heat
Inspector McNair did not favor short
ening the school year, if there was any
way out Of it.
Inspector Franklin stated that there
were no fads at present in the schools.
and he was in favor of maintaining
the schools at their standard of effic-
iency and closing a little sooner than
usual next year.
Inspector May said he was willing 10
vote to close the high schools two
months ahead If necessary to preserve
the graded schools. The great majority
of the children never reached the higher
grammar grades, much less the high
schools, and as vital part of the sys-
tenn he favored maintaining the ele-
mentary departments at any cost.
President Zimmerman said a saving
of 81 500 had been effected by abolishing
the office Of supervisor Of grammar
grades and, in his opinion; the board
could not be compelled to pay water
taxes, which would mean a saving of
an additional $4,000 per year. The city
had no right to charge the board with
bills which were not first passed upon.
Secretary Healy was directed to ask
for the opinion Of the corporation at
torney upon the liability of the board
for water taxes and special assess
nlents
Inspector Franklin moved that the
report of the committee be adopted
The motion prevailed by a vote of
to 2. Inspectors McNair and B. thinner
mann voting against 1t. On motion Of
Mr.. McGill the board rescinded it's ac-
ton in consolidating the schools, and
left the appointments of teachers until
the next meeting.
Upon motion of Inspector Franklin
Supt. Gerlach was Instructed to prepare
a monthly report in detail Of the re-
amounts spent for supplies.
E. 0. Zimmerman introduced a. reso-
luton calling for the adoption for the
ensuing three years Of the Natural Sc
ries Of music readers. A year ago the
board authorized contract with the
American Book company for their
natural Music Readers. Upon the ad-
vice of Corporation Attorney Charles
Tayior, the board In June rescinded the
contract, as 1T was thought to be lille
gal as 1t was made nearly a year in
advance of the eXpiration of tba oy