The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-05
SCHOOL BOARD FINANCES
WILL BE FULLY CONSIDERED
AT A SPECIAL MEETING
Board Decides to Take It's Financial
Difficulties Up When Not TrOu-
bled With Other Business and See
If 1t Can Not Find q Way Out of
Ohio Coal Company Bill Settled.

It's 1lemma-Pennsylv and
Ohio Coal Company Bill Settled.
The school board at its meeting yes
terday afternoon decided to hold a
special meeting some time during this
month to make q thorough canvass
OF the financial situation. 1t Is ex-
pected that Comptroller McCardy will
nave completed his statement Of the
money which will probably be available
for the school fund in few days, and,
with this to guide them, the school
board will endeavor to untangle the
financial difficulty which has already
become apparent for the next school
year.
Inspector May stated that they
might just as well get together and
formulate plans for the next year. If
there was to be a reduction in the
running expenses of the schools or an
abolition Of any of the departments, 1t
was due the teachers that they be ad-
vised Of the situation.
Secretary Healy submitted his
monthly report of the various funds
in trust for the board. There was bal
ance in the teachers salary account
OF $S1, 1888, which was several hum
dred dollars less than 1t would actually
cost to pay the salaries Of all the
teachers employed in the schools until
June II. There was a balance of over
$4,000 In the fuel account, but, with
the unpaid bills and the deficiency in
some Of the other funds, this amount
was entirely absorbed. In all, the bal
ance to the credit of the board was
$l02,5S5. which, according to the most
conservative estimate, would be over
$H5 less than the school year could
be completed for.
inspector May called attention to
the lack Of funds for repairs. He stat
ed that that was one of the most Sc
at present, as many of the buildings
were badly in need Of repair, and neg
lect only trebled the final cost of MAX
ing such improvements.
The matter was referred to the
finance committee to be considered
along with the estimate Of Comptroller
McCardy, at the special meeting.
A request from Acker post that the
board sanction a gathering of school
children In the Auditorium to consti-
tute chorus on Memorial day, in con-
nect1on with the exercises of the day,
was granted. T. B. White, chairman
Of the general Memorial day exercises,
requested that the principals of the
schools marshal the children in groups,
and that they be led in the parade
by some of the teachers. The board
left the matter with the president Of
the board and Supt. Curtis to arrange
the details.
A committee of High school boys,
delegated at a recent meeting of all
the boys of the school to bring the
proposition to organize a High school
cadet company. before the board, asked
for their sanction. Some of the board
were afraid such an organization
would interfere with the study course
of the school. After some favorable
comment upon the sentiment expressed
in the communication, the matter was
referred to special committee of three
to be appointed by the president.
A proposition from the executive
committee Of the st. Paul Palette club
to devote special days Of it's coming
exhibit for school children, and to give
certain proportion of the proceeds
to the ornamentation committee Of the
St. Paul Public School union was re-
ferred to Inspector Corning to bring
before the school union Where it right
ly belonged. 60
A resolution was introduced author
izing an appropriation of $40 for every
school in the city to beedevoted to the
purchase of books for the school libra
ries. By making such appropriation
all the st. Paul schools are eligible to
receive the $40 state aid which the
state gives to school districts appro-
books
The bill of the Pennsylvania and
Ohio Coal company was again dug up,
and the board spent some time discuss
ing the ACCESSIBILITY Of paying it, as
the quality of coal which was fur
nished was not up to the standard re-
CURED in their contract. The bill has
been hung up since last January. Fred
erick Flickenstein, for the company,
offered a rebate of $50 on the bill. The
bill amounted to $500. Mr.. Flicker
stein stated that, in his opinion, the
value of the coal was not diminished
by the presence of the screenings to
exceed Is cents per ton, which would
make $50. This was satisfactory.
On the report Of the committee on
schools, the following changes in the
teaching staff were made:
The resignation of Miss Susan Lenhart, kin
dergarten assistant, Lincoln school, was &C.
cepted
Leaves of Absence
Miss Katherine Grathwol Scheffer.
Miss Clara Burr. kindergarten ass slant,
Longfellow.
Miss Florence Ohr, webster
These are only to the end of the year.
Transferred
Lydia Howard, fourth grade Franklin to
sixth grade Webster, vice Miss Ohr, on leave
of absence.
Appointments
Miss Nina Ekman, kindergarten assistant
Lincoln, vice MISS Lennart, resigned.
Miss Clara Simon. fourth grade Scheffer,
vice Miss Grathwol.
Mrs. Frances Kuester. fourth grade Frank
lin. vice Miss Howard.
MISC Eva Ward. second grade Harrison.
Miss Madeline Battelle, to fourth grade
Douglas to open new room, May 9. .
Miss Ethel Wallace to second grade Drew.
Miss Katherine Dunn. first primary teacher
Sheridan, vice Miss Hern, transferred.
The following report from the principal of
the teachers training school was received and
placed on file.
The following young ladies having salts
toriiy completed the course in the teachers
training school, and having done two
months work in outside schools, are now
entitled to graduation on the dates indi-
Gated:
Miss Edith Boltz .................M May
Miss Clara Ekman ................. May
Miss Ida Monn1a ...................M May
Miss Marie Neuhusen ...............May
Miss Nina Ekman kindergarten
Gohsel go. :. ............. May
Respectfully submitted,
B. NJ Phelan.
Supt. Curtis statistical report for April
showed the whole number enrolled, q ,S59;
average daily attendance, 1885; whole num-
Der admitted, 1882 This is an increase of
1000 over 1897
The matter of graduating scholars from the
was thought If such new departure was
tried 1t would be a popular move as Scholars
completing the grammar schools at the close
of the fall term could Immediately enter the
high school, instead of waiting for the fall
term. The board decided to Law tho notfar