The Saint Paul globe., 1905-02-02
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
HOLD BUSY SESSION
Whittier School Plans Ac-
Cepted for Four Room
Addition

Whittier school, submitted by Mark
Fitzgerald, were adopted by the school
board at a meeting held last night.
The plans are for four-roomed wing
to be erected upon the property owned
by the board at the west end of the
present structure. The specifications
are not now fully complete but will be
so In short time. Bids for construc-
ton will be advertised for, probably
within the next ten days, and ground
broken for the work in the early spring.
The new wing will be in readiness for
occupation at the opening of the fall
term. The rooms provided for in the
plan will be 27x35 feet. With this ad-
dition the school will open the next
school year with a twelve-room build
ing.
While the board was in session word
was received of the destruction by fire
of st. Joseph church, Virginia avenue
and Carroll street, the basement of
which was used as a parochial school,
accommodating some 200 scholars. A
motion was Immediately passed ex-
tending a hearty invitation to all par
ents whose children were so left out
of school to enter them at the public
schools of their respective districts.
Supt. Smith stated that ample accom-
modation was available in Neil, Web
ster and Mckinley schools. which would
likely receive the greatest number of
applications.
Need More Time
The real estate committee asked and
was granted more time for the seIec-
tion of site for the new Seventh ward
school 1t is understood that the MEM
pers OF the committee, as are the men,
bers of the board, are divided in their
opinion as to how far out the site
should be located.
Communications from Messrs. Arthur
b. Driscoll and c. w. Gordon were
read, asking that the new Seventh
ward school be called the George r.
Finch school," but, in view of the fact
that the site had not yet been chosen
the matter was laid upon the table.
Several other communications were
read meeting various fates Supt.
Smith and Principal e. V. Robinson
were granted leave of absence to at
tend a teachers convention in Milwau-
kee
The superintendent report embody-
ing the following statistics was adopt
ed: Whole number of pupils enrolled
for the month of January, 24,242; aver
age daily attendance, 21,S23; whole
number admitted, 25,922; number of
new admissions, 265.
VIII Reduce Force
A recommendation, that will effect a re-
duction of three in the teaching force
was embodied in the report of the COM
mittee on schools. The report advised
the closing of room in the German,
Adams, Van Buren,, Hancock Webster
and Franklin schools. and the opening of
an extra room in the Ramsey, Jackson and
Sibley schools. These recommendations
with the balance OF the report were
adopted
The report also set out the following
designations with the recommendation
that they be accepted:
Miss Amanda Ghert Lincoln school;
Miss Mary Davis MaXfield school; Miss
Grace Pickett, Jackson school.
The following recommendations for the
granting of leaves of absence were made:
Miss c. w. A. Blackman, principal of
the Longfellow school. for an indefinite
period; Miss Julia Griffin. Phalen Park
school, for one month; Miss Anna Whalen.
Iongfellow school, from March l to the
end or the school year: Miss Barbara
Clark. Longfellow school, for an indefinite
period.
The following recommendations for the
extensions of present leaves of absence
were also made:
Miss Carrie Krieger. Van Buren school.
to the beginning of the spring term in
April; Miss Elizabeth Smith. Drew school.
to the end of the school year; Miss Rilla
Palmer. Irving school, to the end of the
school year.
1t was recommended that the following
reassignments of teachers now on leave
be made:
Miss Mary Farley. to her former posi-
tion at the Humboldt school; Miss Essie
l..
las school, Miss Sadie Rowles. to the
Jackson school. to fill vacancy caused by
the resignation of Miss Pickett.
Two recommendations of appointment
were made:
Miss Lucille O'Connor. to the Hawthorne
date from Dec. 26. and that Miss Laura
Miller be appointed acting principal of
Longfellow school in the absence of Miss
Clara W. A. Blackman-
The following transfers were recon-
mended:
Miss Meta Siebold. kindergarten assist
ant al the Hendricks school, to the same
position, Mound Park school, vice Miss
Sturley, transferred.
Miss Maud Sturley, kindergarten assist
ant at the Mound Park school, to the same
position at the Hendricks school, vice Miss
Siebold, transferred.
Miss Marie Singleton. from the Baker
school to the Sibley school. to open new
Miss Mabel Haney. from the German
school. on account of closing a room. to
the Lafayette school, vice Miss Elizabeth
Smith. transferred.
Miss Belle Boyd. from the Humboldt
school. on account of the return of Miss
Farley, to the Baker school, vice Miss
Singleton, transferred.
Accounts were allowed, expenditures
ratified and the report of the committee
on supplies accepted and the secretary or
dered to purchase the supplies.