The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-04

urdny Morning.
Just one week from Monday, Sept. u.
the public schools of st. Paul open their
doors upon another school year. En-
rollment at the Central high school has
been in progress several weeks, and
Principal Bryant reports that a ma
terial increase in the attendance at the
Central high school will be noticeable
this year, and Superintendent Smith
says there are indications of an eXcep-
tionally heavy enrolment in all the
grammar schools and the two branch
high schools.
The board of school inspectors will
hold its regular meeting Wednesday
afternoon, when the only matters
which will be brought to its attention
will be a few appointments and resig-
nations, as its calendar was pretty well
cleaned up at the last two special
meetings of the board.
A general meeting Of all the teach
ers Of the public schools will be held
In assembly hall Of the Central high
school next Saturday morning, when
superintendent Smith will outline the
policy to be pursued in the schools dur
ing the coming year.
There will be little deviation from the
lines followed out in the schools dur
ing the last school year. Superintendent
Smith will urge a careful attention to
the authorized text books, and less at
tentiOn to miscellaneous and supple
mentary reading. At present there are
but few fads in the schools and those
few are in the method and not in the
subject. A new interest will be urged
In music. Miss Shave will he gfven
the support in her work Of the entire
corps of teachers on the city's pay roll.
and special attention will be given to
this department of the educational
work.
The schools will be maintained along
only practical lines and 1t will be with
an eye to strict economy as the boards
starts out on the new year with a
deficit OF $4,000 which it expects to
save on consultations and small
economies before graduation day comes
around again.
1t is a matter Of pleasure that the
school board has been able to open the
year with full staff of teachers. There
will be just SAG teachers on the list
when school opens on the 18th, and this
number viii only be decreased where
designations occur, when the board will
make consultations which will affect
a substantial saving in the apprOpTia-
tiOns for teachers salaries.
1t is expected that the attendance at
the opening Of the schools will exceed
10000, and it is highly probable that
enrolled will touch the 10000 mark
All the schools will be maintained in
their entirety, and with but few
changes in the teaching staff. Assistant
Superintendent A ]. Bond will fill the
place made vacant bv the death Of
Principal Smith. Of the Madison sch0ol,
with special duties.
Other than this the teaching staff Of
the schools remains unchanged with
the exception of a few minor changes
caused by transfers. and the promo
ton Of Principal Baker from the Jeffer-
son to the Humboldt high school
Lafayette Smith, son OF the late Cen.
Smith has been appointed to q posi-
ton in the Humboldt school The a.
pointment gives general satisfaction t.
the friends Of the late principal of the
Madison school
FOrty-three schools will be maintain
ed by the city this year, three Of which
are high schools in which fiftv-three
of the 545 teachers are employed The
Cleveland and Humboldt schools have.
however, grammar school departments,
so this number Of teachers cannot be
charged uD to the two branch high
schools. as q number of them are en-
gagged in the grammar grade depart
mentS of these schools.