The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-06
SCHOOL IS UNIT FOR USE
IRVING SCHOOL is SADLY IN NEED
OF MODERN EQUIP
MENT
NEW TEACHERS APPOINTED
Christmas Holidays Will Extend
From Dee. Fl to Jan. 2-Large
Attendance in No
Vember.

Beyond confirming some resgnati tons
from the teaching staffs of some of the
city schools and making appointments to
fill the vacancies so caused, the board of
school inspectors did little at their meet
ing yesterday afternoon. The regular re-
ports were received and the Christmas
holidays were fixed to extend from Dec
FL until Jan. O. A report was received
from the chairman of the sanitation
committee, stating that the Irving school
was in need of extensive alterations.
The superintendent of schools reported
the following statistics for the month of
November: Whole number enrolled, o.
294; average number belonging for the
month, 21,501; average daily attendance,
20,3SS; whole number admitted, 1890
RESERVATIONS AND APPOINT
MENTS.
The following communications were re-
ceived from the committee on schools
and adopted:
We have received the following resig-
nations. and recommend that they be
accepted:
Miss M. J. Beach, Mechanic Arts High
school, to date from Dec Il.
Miss Florence Starkey, Drew school,
to date from Nov. IS.
We recommend that leave of absence
be granted the following teachers:
Miss M. A. Nelson for the remainder
Of OF the school year, to date from Jan. 2,
1901.
Miss Anna Carter, Hancock school,
for the remainder of the school year to
date from Jan. 2, 1901.
We recommend the following appoint
ments:
Miss Helen Mcguire, to the Grant
school, to open a new room, to date from
Dec. l, at salary of $50 per month.
Miss Anna Dolan to the fourth grade
Mcclellan school, to open a new ROOM
to date from Dec. 1, at a salary of $40
per month.
Miss Harriet Merrill to the Mechanic
Arts High school, vice Miss Beach, re-
signed, to date from Jan. g 1901 at a
salary of $40 per month.
We recommend that the st. Paul COM
mons be allowed room in the Cleveland
school building for the purpose of con-
plan and conditions that are allowed at
the Madison school, to date from Nov.
18th.
HOLIDAY SEASON.
We recommend that the schools be
closed for the Christmas holidays after
the session on Dec. q, and reopened on
Wednesday morning, Jan. 2.
j. P. Healy, secretary of the board,
presented his monthly account of the
school maintenance fund for the present
school year, from Sept. 1 to Dec. l. 1t
showed favorable balance in the teach
ers' salary account of 1921, sol; Il balance
in the fund for engineers and janitors of
and clerks of $565O.01; balance in the
fuel account of $22,57S14; balance of
$6,S16.22 in the supply account; q balance
of $500 in the real estate fund, and a
balance of 1896, 219.05 in the maintenance
account In the building account a
balance of $175G00 was reported. The re-
port was received and accepted
F. L. Bayard, chairman of the COM
mittee on school extension for the Doug
las school, submitted a report as to this
school, In it he stated that 9n pupils
had been admitted, 25 received by trans
fer and IL had been transferred to other
schools. The eight rooms Were found
to be too small and almost impossible to
heat and ventilate properly. The location
was found to be healthful, and the popu-
Iadon of the district likely to increase
rapidly.
first class eight-room addition is
asked for, the same to be built as soon
as the board may find practicable upon
the adjoining lots now owned by the
board of education. The addition is to
include suitable room for lectures
school union meetings, commencement
exercises and other proper meetings. The
report was signed f. l.. Bayard, Will
liam G.. Waller and Oliver r. Weeks, of
the committee on extension. The matter
was recommended for early considera-
ton
In the matter of the Irving school, a
long report was received from ]. w.
Stevens, chairman of the sanitary COM
mittee, in which the building was re-
ported to be provided with small, insult
able rooms, many Of them being poorly
lighted and all of them fitted with seats
quite out of date. The heating arrange
ments were also condemned as being
quite inadequate and old-fashioned. The
communication was referred to the COM
mittee on real estate.
request preferred by Mrs. Condo
Hamlin for room in the Hamlin school
bG'lding, for use as a night school, was
reported upon by Inspector Savard, who
stated that there was no great demand
for such a school in this locality The
clerk was instructed to write Mrs Ham
lin to this effect and decline tue use of a
room.
The usual bill of claims was presented
and ordered to be met after the Gus
tomary auditing.
An agent of the Appleton Publishing
| company addressed the board, as to the
merits of the Johnson and American
Encyclopedia, but as there were no
funds available for purchasing purposes,
President Corning presided and Messrs.
Fry, Wallace, McNabb and B. thinner
| man were present.