The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-02
HUMBOLDT GETS
MANUAL TRAINING
School Board Decides to Extend
the System-Other Work
of Board.


has been pending for some time past.
One of the current matters is the
question of reinstatement of the Ger
man language in the higher grades as
an optional study. The. committee on
text books and course Of study SUD
mitted a report but as Mr.. Holman
was absent, the report was laid over.
The committee submits that there
are so many collateral questions to pe
considered that a conclusion based
solely upon the absolute value OF the
study of the German language would
be impossible. First the committee re-
fers to the embarrassment to the
teachers that has resulted from the
frequent, and in some cases, radical
changes that have been necessary In
the course of study and suggests that
the introduction of German would add
to these difficulties, and that the time
is not opportune for such action.
The committee points out some of
the difficulties in making the study Oh
German either compulsory or optional.
IF it were compulsory, some of the
pupils, not going beyond the eighth
grade and having no assistance in the
language at home, would gain but lit
tie Knowledge of it, and would suffer
in other respects for the time so oc-
cupied If it were optional, it would
suffer from lack of interest. The COM
mittee submits it's report without
recommendation.
The same committee submitted re-
port on industrial work in the schools
as presented at the last board meeting
in a communication from the superin-
tendent and a report from special
committee of principals. The commit
tee approves the industrial system at
present in practice, with certain modi-
ficatiOns, which are stated The COM
mittee approves the extension of the
industrial course to all schools as
rapidly as the superintendent advises.
The committee recommends that
manual training teacher be provided
for Humboldt high school and for su-
perviSion of work in the seventh and
eighth grades of that school: also the
employment of special teacher to
supervise wood work in grades seven
an eight; also the plan of having the
teachers of wood work in the several
high schools give instruction in wood
work in the seventh and eighth grades,
and that in case those suggestions are
adopted some arrangement be made
for extra compensation to teachers for
the additional work demanded of them.
The committee recommends an APP
preparation of $4,000 for the purpose Of
carrying on the industrial work for the
This report was adopted.
In a separate report the committee
on text books and course of study
treated Of the resolutions of the Fed
GRAFTON of Grade Teachers in regard to
industrial training In the schools.
These resolutions were published in
It e Globe at the time of their
presentation to the board. In this re-
port the committee says that the diff
ficulties, as they have been set forth,
are by no means serious, and it is not
deemed necessary to provide special
teachers for industrial work, as re-
quested. or desirable to disturb in any
way the present arrangements in
drawing or music, except as may from
time to time appear necessary to the
supervisors and principals.
BY way of comment upon the ac-
ton of the teachers in the adoption
of the resolutions. the committee ad-
ministers the following rebuke
I'VE are unable to discover that the
matters set forth in the resolutions had
first been presented to the principals,
or to those charged with supervisory
duties. We are of the opinion that
teachers who find themselves embar-
raised by conditions that exact an I'M
reasonable amount of effort or require
an impossible amount of work, should
consult freely with their principals,
who will, no doubt. seek such relief as
the occasion requires"
The same committee presented a re-
port on kindergarten work, in which
was reviewed communications from
the superintendent and from a special
committee of teachers.
The report of the committee was
adverse to the idea of providing kim
dergarten instruction for children be-
tween the ages of four and one-half
and five years, as was recommended
In the communications. The commit
tee approved the recommendation that
put one promotion be made from the
kindergarten in the course of the
sehool year, and advises that none Of
the halliday kindergartens now in OPP
Grafton be discontinued. and that 9TH
ers be established if found to be de-
slrable. AS to the question of one
teacher conducting two kindergartens.
or kindergarten and a first grade. the
committee suggests that it be left
with the principals and the superin-
tendent but forcibly presents the rec
ommendation that teachers be required
to work for the full school day.
The committee on examination re-
ported that as result of the recent
examinations for candidates for teach
ers' positions Misses Josephine Sun
olad, Nina Olson and Mary Connolly
passed. The following were placed on
the eligible list: Misses Sophie Oace,
Minnie Stromme, Amy Wilkinson.
Aimee Cleveland, Clara CUM, Sadie
Neish, M. Estelle Smith, Anna Kilroy.
Amelia Morton.
Miss Hartley was reported by the
committee as having successfully quail
lied in the examination for a princi-
pairs position, and the following teach
ers as having made up deficiencies in
previous examinations Misses Hat
tie Taylor, Gertrude Hankee, Nellie
Clonety, Nina Rowe, Nellie Conary
and Theresa Peyton. This report was
adopted
4, The committee on schools reported
The resignation of Miss Sigma Olson,
gyetferson school, and recommended
leave of absence for Miss Nellie Buck
ley to March 1; indefinite leave of alb
ssence for Miss M. B. Pollock, Web
ster school, and leave of absence for
the first school semester for Miss Car
RE ASK, Irving school, The report was
adopted.
The board rejected claim of the
Roberts-Goss company, amounting to
$l35, for extra valves in the heating
plant of the Mckinley school. The
board has declined to accept the work
done by the Roberts Goss company at
this school, and is still Withholding
$1,000 of the contract price. There has
been extended controversy between the
board and the school officers on the one
hand and the company on the other as
to this job, and Assistant City Attor
ney O'Neill, who was present yester-
day, advised the board that the com
pany could be held to the terms of its
contract to heat the school adequately.
The superintendent was authorized
10 arrange for the customary vacations
Tor the members of tha offioa cto ff