The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-03
2, 29S.5s. was approved and or.

ing to $2,29S.53, was approved and or.
dered paid
The two new members Of the board,
Inspectors McGill and Franklin, were
present at the meeting, and were mi
tiated in their duties as guardians of
sentee was Inspector E. o. thinner
man. Inspector May, who is now the
only Democrat on the board, looked
lonesome
The balance Of the session was de-
voted to routine affairs.
FOLLOWING report was submitted by
Prlnc1pal B. M. Phelan, Of the teachers
training school,
The following young ladies having salts
factorily completed the course in the teach
ers training school, and having done two
months substitute work in outside schools
are entitled to graduate on the dates indi
Miss Alice Qvist, Feb. a. Miss Lenora
Peck, Feb. "a; Miss Clara Simon, March /;
M Mlss Elsie Mertens. Feb FL; Miss Beryl
"a; Miss Madeline Battelle, March /; Miss
Mabel Ostergren, March Z.
The communication had been in
dorsed by Superintendent " G.. Curtis
and was approved by the board
Inc following report from the COM
m1ttee on schools was also approved:
We recommend that leave of absence
until April L. be granted Miss S. NJ Tener,
OF the Adams school.
Transfers: Miss Lena Van Duzer kinder
garten assistant, Van Buren, school, TO the
position OF kindergarten directress, Garfield
school, wee Miss Riser granted leave Of
absence Feb. 2, to date from Feb. 49,
Miss Gertrude Golfer, kindergarten as
sistant. Ericsson school, to the same pos
ton Van Buren, school, vice Miss Van
Duzer, transferred.
We recommend that new 70 ms be opened
IN the Lincoln and Neill schools.
We recommend that Miss Laura Grant he
appointed to Cleveland high school for one
half day, at a salary of ss5.
Lincoln school, first grade, to open new
room.
9 Miss Lenora Peck, to the Whittier school,
nrst grade, vice Miss Long transferred.
tJan. o. Respectfully submitted,
H. c. McNair, Chairman.
Superintendent Curtis report was il,
substance as follows
The number of pupils admitted in jan
nuary was ~ IA; in February, % 6)7; show
ing 463 new admissions.
At the beginning of the second semester,
January 81, new room was opened in the
Webster school, and 81 pupils of the
sixth grade assigned to 1t. BY fortunate
chance. we We're able to secure for this
place the service of Miss Ohr, resident
crowden condition of the Webster scho i to
some extent, leaving the average number
or pupils to room forty-two, including the
atuc rooms mot includ ng the kindergarten,
me nrst primary room still has sixty-eight
pupils.
1t was found necessary to open new
room in the Lincoln school and one in the
Neil school and to place pupil teachers in
charge OF rooms at the Douglas and Jeffer-
son SCHOOLS. Assistants have been furn. shed
for the overcrowded primary rooms at the
Harrison, Hendricks and Webster schools
and In addition, assistants have worked in
the Ramsey. Hawthorne, Douglas, Garfield,
Drew, Jackson, Cleveland, Monroe, Van
Buren,, Scheffer and Smith schools
The superintendent was empowered
to appoint teacher at Ramsey school
at a salary not to exceed $50.
Secretary Healey's semi-annual re-
port showed that in the teachers sal
airy account there was a balance on
March l of $147, 3S7.S2; in the engineers
and janitors' account, $17,740; in the
fuel account, $17,12241; in the supply
account. $1,033.O5; in the maintenance
account. s1s5,631.s7, and in the santa
ton and plumbing fund, $1,03234
Several of the inspectors expressed
surprise that the secretarys report
showed that the school funds had been
overdrawn $2,700. Mr.. Healey said it
was a fact for which he was not re-
sponslble. His report was approved
The election of new officers for the
ensuing year will be held next Tuesday
at the annual meeting. 1t is expected
that Secretary Healey, who Is a Dem
ocrat, will then be asked to make way
for a Republican, presumably Charles
Humason, who is the choice of Mayor
Doran.