The Saint Paul globe., 1901-11-07
new COURSE ADDED
SCHOOL BOARD TO INSTITUTE
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING IN
MECHANIC ARTS SCHOOL
MONEY APPROPRIATED FOR IT
Practical Instruction In Designing
and Constructions Under Compe-
tent Electrician-Bids on New
school Additions Received.


Electrical engineering will be added to
the course in physics and mechanics at
the Mechanic Arts high school The
board of education at Its meeting of last
evening appropriated $400 to establish
that branch of study, and, although it
was urged by Supt. Lewiston and argued
by the board that the amount was smaiI
for the purpose. it is believed that sutti-
cient of the more important appurten-
apees that are required may be secured
to make a Beginning.
Supt Lewiston, in requesting the board
to appropriate money for this purpose,
urged the Importance of practical instruc-
ton in electrical engineering. The
amount he named was $500. Most of the
members Of the board were fully con-
virced that the branch Of study should
be taken UP, but thought that most of
the apparatus could be made at the
school 1t was found that dynamo
would cost $3.50, and $50 additional was
allowed for supplies whereWith to make,
the other appliances required
The new course will be under the su-
peryision of Prof. w. McClintock, who
is a thoroughly competent electrical en-
gineer, and whose appointment as
member of the faculty of the Mechanic
Arts school was due to that fact. 1t
vii! at present consist of one years
work, supplementary to the regular
course in physics and mechanics, three
hours each week being devoted to lee
lures and rotations and two hours each
week to laboratory work. The work will
comprise the designing and construction
of telephone system and electric bells,
Motors. dynamos and the various forms
of induction cells. Electroplating and
ind e.,,1i on<c xrv;n ol- H.
tention.
Dictionaries Needed.
Supt Lewiston and Secretary HeaIy
made a strong plea to the board for the
purchase of forty Websters unabridged
and 225 Academic dictionaries, which they
said were sadly needed by the Schools
but the matter was laid over.
President zimmerman reported that the
examination of the abstracts to the prop
erty selected as site for the new Fifth
ward school was completed, and the ne
gotiations for the land had practically
been completed. At the suggestion OF
Inspector Egan, A. f. Gauger was Sc
leeted as the architect to prepare the
plans for this building, and the secretary
was instructed to notify him to submit
preliminary drawings and estimates at
once.
. preliminary drawings and estimates for
the new additions to be built at once
were submitted and accepted as follows
Baker school, four-room addition, f.
j. eDonahue; Harrison school, four-roo.n
addition, Herman Kretz; Grant schcol,
edght-room addition, j. w. Stevens.
Bids for a temporary sewer for the
Mound Park school, consisting of a six.
inch pipe to connect with the Hastings
avenue sewer, were received as follows:
D. w. Moore, ss4ee5; p. Fl. Thornton, 1873;
C.. johnson, $2S3. with s35 added for each
manhole, if any are required. The award
of the .eontraet was deferred until such
time as President Zimmerman and Sec.
sretary Healy. may ascertain if a ten1-
porary sewer Of this character can le-
gally be built.
Ferdinand Willius appeared on behalf
of the Webster School union to urge
Improvement in the lighting of the Web !.
ster building. 1t was shown that four
rooms in that building are insufflciently
lighted and as temporary expedient the
secretary was instructed to advertise fer
bids for wiring those four rooms for in
candescent lights.
The Monday Art class was granted The
use ofsthe assembly room at the Central
high school on Monday afternoons for
the coming winter.
The Y. M. c. A. night school was per-
mitted the use of the physics laboratory
at the Mechanic Arts high school one
evening in two weeks under the super
vision of Prof. McClintock.