The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-02

Aside from the transaction Of routine
business. about the only matter of i'm
portance considered by the school board
at us meeting yesterday was the I'M
usually crowded condition of all the
centrally located schools, and many of
tnose In outlying districts The board
looks TO the legislature for relief in the
way or additional buildings. which will
be built If the one and one-half mill
increase in the levy Tor school pur-
poses is authorized by the law-making
body.
Meanwhile the school officials are re-
sorting to all sorts of makeshifts to
temporarily relieve the congested con-
d1tion of the lower grades. particularly.
AT the Adams school sessions are be-
Ing held in a small room formerly used
Tor the German class, and only intend
ed to accommodate fifteen or sixteen.
AT present double that number are
crowded into this room. At the Frank
I'm small room which was intended
Tor principals office is being used
as scnool room with an attendance
OF nearly forty. Teachers for both of
these rooms were provided for by the
board yesterday. Unless the desired
legislation goes through the board will,
as last resort. have to utilize the gar
rets, and perhaps Easements, of the
schools for sittings.
Every month finds more schools hold
ing oouDle sessions. This. however,
only applies to the lower grades In
some OF the rooms as high as seventy
and eighty are crowded in room when
forty is considered a very fair allot-
ment for single teacher. At the John
Erickson school the average for the
school is nearly sixty to a ROOM
Supt. Smith reported that in many
OF the schools having the kindergarten
department they had been unable to
advance the kindergarten class to the
primary grades owing to the conges-
ton in those grades.
Secretary Healy presented his report,
which gave s175,943 as the amount at
the disposal of the board for teachers
salaries for the remaining five months
Of the school year The pay rolls aver
age between $33, 600 and $34, 900 per
month. and taking $4,000 as the max
imum. the board figures that it will
have balance Of $1,000 in June to the
credit of this fund, and perhaps more.
1t is the intention of the inspectors to
pay this money to the teachers, as no
salary was paid them during the
Christmas and Easter vacation last
year. and as much as remains to the
credit Of the teachers salary fund will
be paid back to the teachers
Supt. Smith made the following rec
concentrations for promotions, etc,
which We're adopted by the board:
Leave of Absence Granted
Miss Bertha Sauer Jefferson school to rhe
end of the school year.
Miss K. l. Delaney, jefferson school. to the
end of the school year.
Miss Jennie Larkin Webster school for
one month from Feb. Z.
Leave of absence extended to the end OF
the school year to:
Miss Hattie Bigelow, Miss Alice Kelly and
Miss Maud Ward.
Transfers
Miss Elizabeth Virtue, Webster school to
the jefferson school, vice Miss sauer.
MISS Eva Ward, second grade Madison
school. to the Jefferson school, vice Miss De-
laney
Miss Emma Gray,sEng,i;h department Hum
boldt high school,, to the same department
Central high school. to date from Feb g.
Miss Ella Door, seventh grade Hancock
school, to the English department of the Hum
boldt high school, vice Miss Gray, transferred
to date from. Feb. 2, at salary of s65 per
month.
Appointments-
Miss Nina Butler. to the fifth grade Adams
schoof, to date from Jan. %, at minimum
schedule salary.
Miss Harriet Bishop, to the third grade
Hawthorne school, to date from Jan. g. at
minimum schedule salary =
Promoted from Sixth to Seventh Grade
Mrs. T. Cahoon, Hendricks school. to date
from Jan 70, at a. salary of $65 per month
MISS H. burns, Gorman school to date from
Jan. 23, at salary of $65 per month.
MISS Hattie F. Garvin, Hancock school. at
Jan. 49, - on
;, The following is the statistical report for
the month Of January, 1899, as submitted by
Supt. Smith: y
whole number enrolled .... 81 271
average number belonging .......EO' $50
average daily attendance $50
who're NUMBER admitted .............. 20, 469
Supt. Smith also announced that the mid
year promotions have been made, except in
cases. OF overcrowded schools, from the kinder
garten to the graduating class of the high
The committee on text books submit
ted report recommending the adop-
ton of "Marchen Erzahlungen" to he
used in the German course in the high
schools.
Upon the recommendation of Miss B
M. Phalen, principal of the teachers
training school. Endorsed by Supt.
Smith, the board passed upon the
names of Miss Harriet Bishop. Miss
Nina Butler and Miss Winnifred Nor
r1ssey for graduation.
George Geralch, superintendent of re-
pairs, reported that $S9SS7 had been
spent during the month for repairs in
sol, h1,{1