The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-05
1t Accepts the Mckinley
School, Whereupon Con-
tractor Timothy Reardon
Puts in Bill Of 1858 for
Extra Work, Which Is Re-
ferred Results of Teach
ers' Examinations Are An
noHnced.

After a secret session of two hours
yesterday afternoon the school board
disposed of the business before it in
an open meeting in twenty five min
uteS.
After Timothy Reardon, the con-
tractor who built the Mckinley school,
had listened to the board formally ac-
cept the building he presented a bill
for $S53.30 for extra work.
The board some weeks ago, on the
advice of the corporation attorney, had
turned down the claim, but Mr.. Rear
don insisted that he should at least
have the matter left to- arbitration.
IF I could have a chance to talk
with the corporation attorney l think
I could convince him his position is
wrong" declared Mr. Reardon
The building committee and Mr..
Reardon will have a conference with
the legal department over. the claim
The board authorized the renting of
Odd Fellows hall in the Tenth ward
as an annex to the Baker school at $40
per month from now until July l, and
also increased the payaofsthe= school
janitor SIS per month.
Claims aggregating $11,770 were or
dered paid. OF this amount $6.44O was
for fuel; $2,476 for repairs $3.50 for
industrial supplies, and 1882 for other
supplies. zig <
Jill (11C LUNA
were ordered paid to M. j., O'Neil, ST.
$40, and Roberts Goss company, 81, 800,
the amounts being for plumbing and
heating systems in the Mckinley
school,
The services of c.. A, Bassford, as
superintendent of new buildings, at a
salary of $3.50 per month, will be dis
penSed with after Feb. s.
The committee on schools submitted
the following ronOrf which adOpf
ed:
Changes in Teachers.
Resignations-F. ]. Lange, Me-
chanics Arts high school. to date from
Jan. 1; Miss May Williams, kinder
garten directress, Sibley school, to
date from Jan. To-
Leave of Absence-AIiss E. Virtue,
Jefferson school, from January to end
of school year; Miss K. Delaney, JEFF
erson school, and Mrs. G.. Patterson,
Franklin school, for indefinite period.
Transfers-Miss c.. Heieie,. from
Scheffer to third grade Sibley school
to date from Feb. 2; Miss E. Crawford,
kindergarten assistant to kindergarten
directress, at salary of $50 per. month
to date from February school month.
appointments Miss J. Kenny to
first grade Grant school, vice Miss
Banning, to date from Jan. &c, at $40
per month: Miss A. Stevenson to kin
dergarten assistant Hawthorne school,
at $40 per month, to date from jan 5;
Miss ]. Kennedy to kindergarten as
sistant Sibley school, at $40 per month,
to date from Jan. 10; Miss Myra
Smith to fourth grade Mound Park
school, at $50 per month, to date from
Jan. s; Miss Theresa Peyton to prin-
cipal teacher Taylor school, at $50 per
month, to date from Jan. 5; Miss Nell
lie Conary to Mcclellan school, at $45
per month, to date from Jan. 5; o. H.
Meltzer, teacher of Greek and Latin,
Mechanic Arts high school, at $40 per
month, to date from Jan. 5.
Superintendent Smith reported the
school attendance for January as 49,
40S enrolled; new admissions, 345; av-
erage number belonging for month,
22,728; average daily attendance, 21,-
ITO; whole number admitted, 24,753.
On the report of the committee on
examinations the senior class of the
Teachers Training school will be
graduated. The graduates are:
Miss Margaret Brennan, Miss Mar
garrett Cooper, Miss Irene Davis, Miss
Della Dion, Miss Laura Hayes, Miss
Florence Macdonald Miss Nora Null
lane, Miss Mary O'Toole, Miss Henri
eta Reinbold, Miss Maud Sturley, Miss
Nellie Ryan, Miss Ethel Wallwork,
Miss Mabel Vernon, Miss Majorie Rood,
Miss Jeanette Lees, Miss Bessie New
ton.
Results of Examination.
OF the twenty-seven applicants who
took the examination for teachers Jan.
2, the committee on examinations
makes special mention of Miss Marie
Singleton, whose name is ordered
placed upon the eligible dist. Other
names added to the list as the result of
the examinations were: Miss Eva St
John, Miss Nellie A. Clorety, Miss The
resa Peyton, Miss Hattie Taylor, Miss
Mary Ides, Miss Abbie Webster, Miss
Jennie Osier, Miss Nellie Conary and
Miss Martha Campbell.
Inspector Egan, chairman of the
committee appointed to investigate the
| exoTbitant cost of supplies sold to pu-
pills of the schools, asked for additional
time in which to complete the investi-
| cation.
Katherine Roney, teacher of mathe-
| MATES at the Mechanic Arts high
| school, requested an increase in salary
from 500 to 5000. The request was
tabled.
The board will hold a special meet
ing next Wednesday afternoon to con-
slider plans and sketches of the new
school buildings and additions.