The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-03
NEED MORE ROOM
ONE HUNDRED MECHANIC ARTS
PUPILS WILL BE TRANS
FERRED
MUST ATTEND OTHER SCHOOLS
Pupils Taking Regular High School
Work Will BE Transferred
Only Those Taking Indus-
trial Course Remaining.

fupllS OF the Mechanic Arts high
school who take only the academic course.
OF whose course of study includes only
sucn subjects as are included in the cur
rlculum of the Central and other high
schools, will be required to transfer their
attendance to one of those buildings to
make room for those who wish to pursue
nose industrial branches of learning only
taught at the Mechanic Arts school
Such is the determination arrived at bv
the board of education at it's meeting of
last evening. And as a preliminary step
TO that end, the superintendent was in
structed to inform himself as to just how
many of such pupils there are, and, report
to the board at a special meeting. which
will be held within week or ten days.
1t has been found that the Mechanic
Arts school is greatly overcrowded, and
last evening in the regular course of bust
ness the committee on buildings, and su
perintendent of buildings. reported that
after investigating the question of addi-
tlonal room, they had found that two
rooms, 2SxS0 feet in dimensions, could be
htted up for occupancy in the attic of the
Madison building and. connected with the
Mechanic Arts building by a bridge. The
cost of this improvement, it was stated,
would be approximately Sl.0J0 and the
only means Of exit from that portion of
the Madison building would be the bridge
On account of this latter feature, the
members were convinced that the plan in
its present form was out of the question;
but in consideration of the possibility of
notifications which might afford better
facilities of ingress, and particularly
egress, the matter was referred to the
committee on schools. However, it was
the generally accepted opinion that no
practical use could be made of the attic
of the Madison school as an addition to
the Mechanic. Arts building.
Then, as an alternative means of relief,
President Zimmerman suggested the
course of action outlined above, and his
plan was received by the other members
win unqualified approval The president
said he understood that there were about
100 pupils now attending the Mechanic
Arts school who were taking only the
academic course, or at least were not
studying any of the mechanical branches
except those at present included in the
general high school course, such as
modelling, wood working and mechanical
drawing. 1t was generally agreed that
such pupils should properly attend the
Central building, where plenty of room
can be provided for them, or to one Of
the other high schools; and as some of
the members expressed 1t, "had no busi-
ness at the Mechanic Arts, which is sup
posed and intended to be purely an in
dustrial school," It was argued that there
were three high schools where, In addi-
ton to the strictly academic course,
there were taught such branches of the
Mechanic Arts curriculum as domestic
economy, modelling, wood working and
mechanical drawing and that those who
pursued only those subjects in the indus
trial course should be required to go to
one of those schools. President thinner
mann announced that he would call a
special meeting within a week or so to
take action in regard to the plans for
the new buildings in the First and Fifth
wards and the matter could be taken up
then.
Instead of erecting new building in
the First ward. the board will build adj
ditions to the Harrison building, corner of
Magnolia and Forest streets, and the
Grant, corner of Magnolia and Ark
wright
The following suggestions were present
ed by Inspector Waite:
Teachers absent by reason of death in
the immediate family shall receive full
pay for five days.
Teachers absent by reason of quarantine
shall receive full pay for the time of such
absence, providing physicians certdfi-
cate is. presented.
Principals, assistant principals, super
visors, special teachers and grade teach
ers may be allowed full pay for absence
occaSioned by personal illness, whether
or not substitute has been employed,
provided that in such cases the term Of
absence does not exceed twenty days, or
a full school month in one school year
If the absence at any one time extends
over a period of more than three days. a
physicians certificate must be presented
in order that the teacher may receive