The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-07

Member Is Named-NeiII District
Protests Against Acceptance of
Miss Saunders ResignatiOn-HOI-
iday Vacation Fixed.
There was not a little excitement in
the NeilI school district yesterday morn
ing when the newspapers bearing the re-
ports of the resignation of Miss Carrie
Saunders from the principalship of that
school were delivered. The result was
that delegation waited upon the school
board, or members of 1t, yesterday to
ask that the resignation be not &C
cepted. and pending a conference of the
petitioners with Miss Saunders the COM
mittee withheld action on the reslgna-
ton, which was not to take effect until
Dec. % anyway
For the first time in its history the
board sat with only six members eligible
and of these H. G. McNar and E. O.
zimmerman were absent The other
hve, however, constituted a quorum and
business was proceeded with.
Secretary Healy read a communication
from the grade teachers federation. ex-
pressing the appreciation of the associa-
fairs by the board.
Margaret Madigan applied for posi-
ton as principal in the schools.
The Minnesota Educational association.
which meets here during the holidays
was granted the use of the assembly hall
and other rooms in the Central high
school for three days President Zim-
mermann urged the members to take more
than perfunctory interest In the af-
fa1rs or the association and Director
Fry likewise expressed an interest in it's
doings. The teachers will be rendered
reception at the Ryan hotel Wednesday
evening of Christmas week.
The health department reported that
the Hancock school needed connection
with a sewer. The communication was
filed, a kindred branch of the city gov
eminent having informed the school
board that it need not concern itself
about the construction of sewers.
A communication from the Civic league,
through its secretary, Miss Sommers.
was filed 1t asked permission to or
ganize junior leagues
ID. Lang was granted a three days
leave of absence to deliver an address
on the nature study work at the meeting
of the Educational association. Of In
diana, at Rochester, Ind.
President Zimmerman said he was OPP
posed to granting the use of the school
buildings for entertainments at which an
admission fee was charged, but in order
to help out the library funds of some of
the schools, the superintendent Of
schools was empowered to supervise ar
rangementS between the Surrick lecture
course and principals of such schools as
might desire to give entertainments, sub
ject to certain conditions.
The statistical report of the superin-
tendent showed the whole number en-
rolled 22661, an increase of ,633 over the
same month last year; the average
number belonging PLEA, an increase of
S24; an average daily attendance of 90
541, an increase of 1,12S, and the whole
number admitted 23,123, an increase of
1901.
The following recommendations Of the
school committee were adopted:
designations accepted --.-> @1,.t.
Miss Louise Gilbert, fourth grade Cor
man.
Miss Margaret Norton, eighth grade.
Garfield.
Leaves of absence:
Miss Leigh Allison, second grade, Haw-
thorne.
Miss Mary Cunningham, fourth grade,
Franklin.
Transfers:
Miss Mary Brennan, fourth grade,
Franklin, to first grade, Baker, vice Miss
Cunningham, transferred.
Miss Mary Cunningham, first grade, Ba-
ker, to fourth grade. Franklin, vice Miss
Brennan, transferred.
Miss Helvene Anderson, first grade, La
fayette, to Garfield, vice Miss Norton, re-
signed.
Reassignment-Mrs. J. Cramsie, on leave
OF absence, to first grade. Lafayette, vice
Miss Anderson, transferred.
After some discussion as to the coal
a ! ha
budget was passed. The difficulty SEEM
ed to have been that the coal had not
burned well during the mild weather,
but was doing better since the cold spell.
The contractors had had trouble in get
ting coal from the mines, and had been
compelled on one occasion, when the
board was pinched for fuel in the Hum
boldt school, to send in one car of coal
other than provided for In the speci1ca-
lions, although it was not shown that
1t was of inferior quality.
The financial report Of Secretary Healy
showed the following expenditures so far
this year, and the balances:
Teachers salaries: Expended $91, 153. 81;
balance, $236. SO.
Engineers and janitors, monthly pay
| roll, SO, 505S2; balance, $25, 794.18.
officers and clerks, monthly pay roll,
81, 674 so 5 balance, $5,025.01
Fuel account bills, $S,74S38; balance,
SIG, 2o0. 81.
Supply account bills, S., 1929; balance,
$4.590.1
Real estate and repairs, bills and pay
| rolls, $11,524.91; balance, $4,16509.
Maintenance, bills and pay rolls, $685.
O2S.01; balance, 1921, 81 SO.
Drawing and music were added to the
subjects in which applicants for teach
ing positions in the schools should be ex-
amined.
The following were recommended for
graduation from the teachers drawing
school: Misses Margaret Slattery, Kath-
ryn Bersee, Leigh Hash.
The schools were ordered closed for
the holiday vacation-Dec. q, to open
Jan. 2.
A special meeting Of the board will be
called in few days, probably as soon
as the new inspector is appointed