The Saint Paul globe., 1899-05-10
CAUCUS ON SCHOOLS
INSPECTORS HELD A QUIET MEET
ING YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
TO DISCUSS SECRETS
IT WAS EXCEEDINGLY MUM

But the Necessities for Building
New schools Were Considered,
as Were Also the Possible Addt-
tions to Be Made to the Teachfnu
Stats for Next Year--NearIy Ev-
cry Ward Needs More siftings.
The committee on schools of the board
OF school inspectors held star chamber
session. yesterday afternoon and cau-
cussed upon number of school matters.
canvassing the situation pretty thorough
~ out without taking definite action upon
any Of the questions considered
The board is commencing to figure upon
next years teaching staff. and it is ru
mored that some iInportafith changes are
to be made in the way of additions TO
the school course which will make room
Tor few more teachers In the schools.
While the board will not announce it's ap-
polntments for next year until some time
in the future, the committee on schools
Is mapping out q policy, and it has been
said that there is to be wedding out
and that few important changes will be
made in the personnel of the present
teaching staff.
The committee figures that two new an
nexes and two new buildings can be built
in addition to making the necessary re-
pairs on the buildings, with the money
which will be derived from the addition
al tax levy authorized by the last Iegis-
lature. There Is demand for more room
In nearly every section of the city, but
it is the belief Of the committee, howey-
CT, that the conditions can be relieved
by building four new buildings, If they
are located in the localities where they
will be of the greatest good. 1t was upon
this question that the committee spent
some time yesterday. All were agreed
that the Eighth ward should have a now
building, and the First, Seventh, Fifth
Fourth. and, in fact, nearly every ward
has asked for additional school slttings
The budget will be prepared by Presi-
dent zimmerman and a committee to be
appointed at the next meeting. and pre-
sented to the comptroller before July l.
The board has practically decided upon
number Of items to be included in the
budget. For teachers salaries the board
will ask about $685. ,O0O This amount is
merely an estimate on the part of the
board. as 1T has not been definitely de-
cided whether manual training will be
resumed In the grades, and ii number Of
other additions which have been recon-
mended by Supt. Smith before the total
teachers salary account for next year
can be reached.
According to the figures of President
zimmerman 1T will cost about $4,000 to
make the proper repairs and build the
two annexes and two buildings. The re-
pairs upon forty-five buildings will en-
tail an expenditure of $4,000. The two
annexes will cost about SIS, 900 and two
separate schools SIS, 900 or $50, ,G00, making
a total of 100000 or $95, 900 which will be
asked for in the budget.
There Is a disposition on the part of q
majority of the board to restore manual
training to the grades, In line with the
suggestions made by the superintendent
upon industrial and commercial training
at a recent meeting.
AS for the teachers schedule for the
next year the board is still figuring and
wondering. Every gentleman on the
board believes the teachers are paid too
little. but just how they are going to do
all the nice things they want to next
year is occupying the wits Of the seven
men who compose the board. There is a
promise that a slight increase may be
made in the schedule and that the grade
teachers will all be paid uniform max
imum salary.