The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-04
SCHOOL BOARD SAYS
NO RAISE OF RENT
WILL GO
tn
Gives Noti4iiFhat 1t Will Va
cate Present Quarters
Modification Of Course of
Study in Connection With
Manual Training Dis
cuSsed.

Rather than submit to an advance in
rent from $40 to $10O a month for the
OInceS which 1T occupies in the New
orK Lille building the board of edu-
catlon VIII remove to some other place
ana has so notified the agent of the
building. A notice of the increase was
presented to the board yesterday aft
ernOon at the brief meeting which fol-
lowed the session of the committee on
SCHOOLS and as soon as the comunica-
ton was read Mr. Egan said: well,
that's bluff that ought to be called"
Yes, said Mr.. Savard, zone hundred
dollars rent for these rooms is outra-
geous, and we simply can't afford to
pay 1t. Without further discussion the
secretary was instructed to inform the
agent that the board will not want the
rooms after Aug. l. t
Inc business of the committee on
schools IN the appointment of teach
ers Tor the coming year had occupied so
much time that the board was COM
peited to cut it's session very short and
conhne itself togsuch business as de-
manded immediate attention, includ-
ing the adoption of the committees re-
port on appointments.
George Gerlach, superintendent of
buildings, asked8the board to purchase
School desks to the amount of $4,025,
for the new buildings now in process
of constructions but it was decided to
order only the number of desks that
would be needed at once and the esti-
mate was cut down one-half.
On recommendation of the commit
tee on schools! the board adopted the
resignation of Miss Grace Metcalf as
kindergarten director in the Mckinley
school and approved the promotion of
MISS Jessie Boardman to that position
at a salary Of $50 per month.
Miss Irene Davis was appointed to
the Van Buren, school to open a new
room and her salary was fixed at $40
per month. ~
Prof. Hans Schmidt, Of the Mechanic
Arts nigh school, was granted permis-
sion to take his class in electrical en-
glneerlng to Apple river today to visit
the high tension transmission plant Of
the St. Paul Gas Light company.
Consider Industrial Training.
Supt. Smith submitted to the board
his reports on kindergarten. work and
industrial training in the schools which
/ nave already been outlined in r e
U De. BothS of these .conmunica-
tons were referred to the committee on
\ text books. land course of study. Ac-
companying the superintendent's COM
municatfOn on the subject, of industrial
training was a,4report Of a special COM
m1ttee of principals who have inves-
t1gated this Question and. also resolu-
tons adopted recently by the Fedora
ton of Grade Teachers. In these reso-
lutions, which have not heretofore been
published the federation requests that
special teachers-noh supervisors-be
provided in Industrial work, and sug-
gests a large extended course in draw
ing in order that, time may be given to
industrial work. and. a less technical
course in music in order that satisfae-
tory results may be accomplished in
the schedule time. The committee Of
principals in it's report has recommend
ed modification Of the course of study,
and the superintendent approves this
recommendation, so the question which
presents itself to the board is whether
special assistants in the work of man
ual training will be required under
the modified course Of study.
= FNoff lack of time the board did not
take up the question of teachers SAL
aries but adjourned to Thursday even
ing at 1880, when that and other mat
tiers which were necessarily postponed.
will be considered.