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2 Parts VOL. XXII. -NO. 43. PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDINGS The Prospect of the Realization of St. Paul's Hops Suggests the Institutions That May Furnish Ideas for the Structure That Is Now Anticipated. The developments of the next few da;, s \. ,ii doubtless give to Ifce cia : St. fan! assurances of a new library building, one which will rank amcng the first Institutions of us kind in the country. Rumor lias said for severu! difj's that a number of K^ntie nien were t" gi\e to the city buildings which would cost many thousand of dollars. That this was the motive which led both the municipal bodies to act so promptly in turning the market boose property over to the library : has been rirmlv established, and it is safe to say that a short time will s ■ plans made for the early construction of a library build- Is*. This will be good news to those who have so strongly urged the necessity of a library building in the past. Just wherr- it is to be located and the kind of buildings which will be pot up is not known, but it is suflicient to say that, through the munificence of cer tain liberal St. Paul gentlemen. thi« city will at last be given an insutution Which will be an ornament to the city and a great benefit to the community. Such an institution is distinctively one of the people, where all can share alike the treasures of master minds- It is there that the struggling student and tht. literary man can go and pursue the favorite branches of their calling. No Infitftntion of a public nature is as free and open to every citizen of the community as a public library. Eng lsnd is noted for her libraries and museums, and many of the countries in the old world treasure the rarest specimens of art and literature. The libraries <>f England are, however, strictly municipal Institutions, and Prof. Zueblin, in his lectures in this i city last fall, gave the -people a very I well-defined idea of the library system of the mother country. Ht ; stated that the United States was fast branching out in this part of public municipal enterprise, and many beautiful and magnificent institutions had been con structed in the East and West during the last decade. ST. PAUL'S LACK OF FACILITIES. N*o city with a large public school system like St. Paul should be without sufficient library accommodations. St. Paul has at present about 22,000 school children enrolled, with a daily average attendance of nearly 20,000. The library facilities at all of the schools are very meager, and at best could include but very few books which ■would be in demand, as the even course in the graded schools covers such a variety of subjects that ii would be impossible to include them all in a school library. The present public library facilities j of the city have long since become | inadequate. Kven when the library was situated in the third story of the Field & Mahler building, on bridge square, there was not sufficient room for either books or patrons. The removal ..f the entire library to Its pit-sent quarters in the court house •was but little better than t. make-shift, as it was not long until th^re was an other -leinand for additional room. For al'.ncst ten years this demand has in creased unti! the present small quar- j ters are a rejrrcach to the citizens of St. Paul. The juvenile department has bc-en moved twice, and all departments are crowded into a limited snace. with very little accommodation for the pub lic on the outside. AMERICAS FINEST LIBRARY. The fintst library on American <=. n and unquestionably the most complete is the congressional library at Wash ington, situated on Capitol hill. The building cost over $6,000,000 when com pleted and has very nearly 100 miles of shelving, forty-four miles of shelv ing bring in actual use. The new building, which was completed about twelve years as?<\ was provided for by an act of congress April 15. ISS6. By an act of congress, passed Oct. S, 1888 before the foundations were laid Thomas L. Casey, chief of the enein eers of the army, was placed in charge of the construction of the building and the architectural features and modifications were worked out by P J. Pelz and E. P. Casey. The library *\as complettd in February. 1887. and opened to the public In November of the same year. When, completely filled the library without encroaching on pavilions, reading rooms or exhibition hails wi'i accommodate 4,500.000 volumes. A tun nel connects with the capitol by'which books may be mechanically transmit ted in a few minutes. The entire building, with its architecture and fine art. is the work of American citizens. The original congressional library was commenced in the capitol in 1800. but was destroyed with the capitol in 1814, THE ST. PAUL GLOBE during the war with England. It was afterwards replenished through the purchase by congress of the library be longing to ex-President Jefferson, em bracing 7,060 volumes. DESTROYED BY FIRE. In ISSI the national library contain-ed 51,000 volumes and by an accidental fire in that year the whole collection was destroyed except 20.000 volumes. It was rebuilt in 1552, when $75,000 was appropriated in one sum to replenish the collection. The library is recruited by regular appropriations made by congress— the sum for 1898. $15,000. a'so by additions received by copyright, by exchanges and from the Smith sonian institution. The library of the Smithsonian institution has now been deposited in the library of congress, wh^re it is secured against fire. The library is also enriched by the pre sentation to the government in 1882 of a large private library of the late Dr. Joseph M. Toner, of Washington, numbering over 27,000 volumes, besides nearly as many pamphlets. The libra rian of congress is also register of copyrights. In 1898 there were 80,000 entries in the copyright department alone. The library embraces 800.000 printed books, in whic-h is included a law library of 10,000 volumes. There are also 240,000 pamphlets. 25,000 orig inal manuscripts. 60.00*) graphic charts. 210.000 pieces of music, 45.000 bound copies of newspapers and periodicals. There is also a pavilion for the blind, THE MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY. open daily with special library books in raised Tetters. MILWAUKEE' S FIXE STRUCTURE. Perhaps the finest library building in the West is the new 1500,000 library building recently completed at Mil waukee. The history of the Milwaukee public library is not unlike that of the St. Paul library. For years the Mil waukee institution was housed in an edifice built for the purpose by John Plankington, a citizen of Milwaukee. Later it became strictly a municipal institution. The double purpose of the building is uncommon under just such relat.ons bj the two institutions, the public li brary and the public museum, bear to one another. Both are under munici pal control, and each is governed by an independent, co-ordinate board of tras- tees, having but two members in com mon, those who represent the common school system, the president of the school bca-'d and the superintendent of schools. The building was erected by the two boards acting 1 together as a joint body in the utmost harmony and good feeling. Early in the discussion concerning the proposed building the attention of some of the trustees was attracted by the library building of the University of Leipzig, and many of the local da signs submitted in the competition for plans showed the influence of this building. The accepted design, made by Ferry & Clas, of Milwaukee, was undoubtedly thus affected, but a care ful comparison of the two buildings lessens the sense of resemblance be tween them. Both are buildings on classic lines, with three stories and basement, but the Milwaukee struc ture shows the influence of the Italian school and has but little in common with the German building, while the addition of the low dome, which was so successfully used in some of the best World's fair buildings, adds an individual beauty and distinction to the design. DETAILS OF THE STRUCTURE. The material used is an Indiana limestone, known as "buff Bedford." It is a warm light gray in color, rot dark enough to obscure the charming effects of light and shade which are brought into play in classic architec ture, and of fine enduring grain for the carvings of the rich Corinthian or nament. The dominant feature of the building is the entrance in the center of the Grand avenue front. This accentuation Is architecturally correct, because it is in harmony with the spirit of the build ing, for only in this entrance, and the rotunda to which it leads, do the two institutions occupy common ground. From the rotunda the museum rooms open toward the west and the library rooms open to the north and east. Across the whole facade of the build ing, which is twenty-five feet back from the street, is a terrace, enclosed by a balustrade at the street line. This terrace, with a flight of eight broad steps, secures beauty and dignity of approach. Three arched entrances lead into a vestibule, which itself opens by three large doorways into the rotunda. The rotunda is the common ground of the two institutions, the center where all visitors to the great building 1 will enter. Here they will form their first impressions, and from this point they will gradually divide as they seek the various departments of both Insti- SUNDAY MORNING tu lions. Here, therefore, have been massed the most impressive architec tural effects of the building. It were certainly indefensible to cjipple the working convenience of a public build ing in the desire to reach architectural perfection, and yet no less indefensible to forget that a silent ever-present emphasis on the dignity and beauty of the purposes of such a building should be expressed in the beauty and dignity of the building itself. The cirift of casual sightseers through the working rooms of a library is a serious interference in their legitimate work, as is the case in new Boston public li brary, but exterior beauty and that of the interior approaches may be as Imposing as possible without disturb ing any one or clogging the wheels of business. ITALIAN RENAISSANCE. The tatileture and columns of the ro tunda are of old convent Sienna mar ble, and the ornaments (while not elab orate) are rich in detail and in the style of the Italian renaissance. The floor of marble mosaic in fancy colors is especially designed by the architects in harmony with the general treatment of the building. Two massive and beautiful stairways rise between the columns which support the dome and lead to the galleries of the rotunda and to the upper floors of the building. A passenger elevator also gives easier access to the same floors; and in cor- i responding corner opposite is found a handsome drinking fountain. Directly north of the rotunda, en tered by three large doorways, is the delivery room or foyer of the library, the center of its busiest life. This is but one story high with elliptical pan elled ceiling, and is lighted only by skylight. The room is of fine propor tions, and. while no sacrifice of con venience has been made, is both at tractive and impressive. The finish is of Xumidian marble, such woodwork as is used being of mahogany, ad this, with simple but harmonious wall treatment, will present a rich, warm colm effect. Toilet rooms for assistants communi cate directly from this room, although dressing rooms are equipped in a dif ferent part of the building. OTHER PORTIONS OF IT. South of the main corridor are the administration rooms of the library, the cataloger's room being directly op posite the public cataloging room. The tiueteea' room, librarian's offices, with stenographer's room, vault, closets and necessary appointments, occupy the extreme southeastern corner of th=> building. The criticism has been made that the librarian's offices are too far removed from the center of the library. They ■\yere so placed because of the convic tion that no wise administrative of ficer should attempt to directly control the details of the various departments of a large library. As" the business of the library increases, the direct control of different departments must be dele gated to responsible heads of those de partments, through whom the gen eral ideals and ideas of the chief li brarian must be executed. The libra rian cannot, indeed, safely remain closet-d in an office in a remote corner of the building throughout the library day, but he must be provided with a fairly quiet retreat for the transaction of necessary business. He should also be protected, to a certain extent, from the interruption of the countless mass of trivial questions which less highly paid officials can answer equally well. Only thug can his time be saved for the essential administrative duties of his office; only thus can he give a true view of the relations of the parts of the library and plan for harmonious results. MODEL BOOK-STACK VAULT. Directly north of the delivery room, opening into it by four ample door ways, is the book-stack, in form half -x hollow square. This form was dic tated partly by convenience, partly by the exigencies of the building lot. The north wall cf the east wing of the book-stacks is on the lot line, and in older to be safer from possible un known neighbors in the future it seem ed wise that the north wall of tho tntire library wing of the building should be an unperforated fire wall. The present form of :he stack seems to give at once very convenient access j fiom the delivery room and to provide I perfect light. The levels cf the building lot made possible an advantageous arrangement of the floors of the stack. The street upon which the eastern side of the building faces slopes rapidly away to ward the north, and the courts of the building have been excavated to the levels of this street- This results in the possibility of placing two floors of the stack below the floor of the de- FEBRUARY 12. 1899 TWENTY-FOUR PAGES. livery room and still keep them entire ly above ground, dry. and light. For the present hut four floors of the stack have been constructed-t-two below the delivery room, one on a level with it, where, of course, the most used books will be concentrated, and one above. Piers, foundations, and all supports are planned for a future possibility o" ten stories of stacks,, which will only then reach the height of the main building. HEAT, LIGHT, VENTILATION. As the stack wing is nowhere visible from the street its exterior appearance has bpen of no Importance, ami it has been possible to build it in exact ac cordance with internal convenience without marring the building's beauty. Each -floor of the stack will shelve about 40.000 volumes. No aisle is less than three feet in width, and the main aisles are four feet wide. The steel shelving allows study nooks to be form ed by removing sections of shelves, wherever it seems desirable throughout the stack. Each floor of the stack. Is quite a separate story, with Individual heat ing and ventilating flues, so that there may be no question of freezing on the first floor and broiling on the tenth. Proper stairways and service elevators are provided. ALL ON CLASSIC LINES- Students and critical observers of architecture are afforded a sensation of pleasure in seeing the various parts cf this fine structure executed on the same "classic" lines and with the es sential details of which its best pro totypes in ancient days, and previous to the time cf subt&rfugqp in material which have come with the discoveries of the marvelous things that can be done in various forms of iron and other metals, were built. Admirable as they are, these substitutes in their several ways and for many purposes, it is still refreshing and stirs one anew to the delights of truth to know that columns of solid stone, and that the arches and lintels visible to the eye are the real sustaining power of the build- ing. The modillions, as one may see on the Ninth street encF of the build ing, are real supporting members, set in their proper turn and line with butt ends standing in the wstfls upon which the heavy slone of th^ cornice itself rests: the ornamental end projecting to uphold the projecting parts of the cor nice above, and not s±t«ck on after wards and doing no work at all, as in the case of wooden or galvanized iron mcdillionsr GROCERS OF^JHE STATE. They Will Convene in St. Panl This Weet. The convention of th* retail grocera and genera.: merchants of the state will be held at Market hail Feb. 1* to 16 Inclusive, next week. About 500 delegates are expected, and will be entertained by the Jobbers' union and the Commercial Club of St. Paul.* Wednesday will be set asiffe as a holiday for the retail merchants .rf the Twin Cities who are expected to attend the convention in a body. Wednesday evening the association will be entertained at the Grand opera house by the city of St. Paul, the Ret-sll Grocers' asso ciation, of St. Paul, the Jobbers' union and the Commercial club. Mayor Kiefer wIH ore-n the convention and make the usual tender of the city's freedom to the guests. HAD LIVED HERE, Two Minnesota Soldier* Wounded at Manila. Privates William C. Fitch and James Hart ley, of the Thirteenth, who received similar wounds from the same bullet at Manila, both lived in St. Paul. b»th enlisted at the same time in the seme company, D. William Fitch is about 21 years old aDd has been In the newspaper business for severaU years. When but 16 he was editor of the North St. Paul Sentinel, and. when he en listed, had been working for Schcol Educa tion. He lived for two years at 1015 Sixteenth avenue southeast, Minneapolis, with hU cousin, W. S. Giriy, and during that time studied law in the state university. Private Hartley is about 26 years o!d. and an electrician, in which capacity he has been in the employ of several St. Paul firms. heilbron~hadT roll Alleged "Policy" Players Balled Ont by the Boss. When th^ prisoners arrested in the raid on the alleged 'policy layout" on Minnesota street, were arraigned in the municipal court, the alleged proprietor of the place, booked under th? name gi James Hand, was recog nized em Julius Hei.brbror.. He conducts a figas store on Third street, near Robert, and is alleged to hare been running the policy game as a sort of side teeue. He gave bail In the sum of tio tor his appearance Men da?. The five men arrested in the place on the charge o-f visiting a gambling resort, were baiLd out by Ileiibron, who put up $25 for fich of them. They are J. H. Harris, Grant Jones. George Williams, J. T. Harris and Dix Brown. Dr. Ball's Cosga Sjrup stops that tickling in the throat. This reliable remedy allays at once irritations of the throat, hoarseness and ot&*r bronchial affections. The dictionary Is an important adjunct to the office or the household. It tells the mean ing of words, and In most cases gives their derivation. It is an important reference work, but not more so than The Globe Year Book and Almanac. The standard au thority on current events. A necessity for thoee wishing to keep posted on maters of history and s-tatistie?. Examine a copy at your newsdealer's, or send 25 cents to Tne St. Paul Globe for the took oi the ftmr. Spring DreSS Goods Bargains. Fine Line of Embroideries The word ••Bargains" appHes though , he Jk S',^ ffi .hf^eS goods are just unpacked reddy for your choosing. We S>\ HHi *« have been able to distar. c want to induce r.ip ; d buying- and so mad- prices that y-Vp $ _ /MsM ill competition in Embroidery will cause you to leave the comfortable home to save £ yg At^MS values this season. The, e are these dollars and dimes. j^^\@BH fully " P tO past offerin ff*= New Spring Suiting, in the new spring mixtures, <"^ * V>4liij»sll IOT i r* -h-v i? m > P rice v values up to 12c and from l A to 3 inches wide, CT New English Chsck Suitings, New Herringbone at O W Suitings, New Pointella's, in the very latest spring- LOT 3— Consists of Cambric, Naissooh and C\ colorings, qualities and styles that can't be Swiss. If you bought such va!neselsewh;re you'd ft £T duplicate.l anywhere for less than 50c a "5 f\C be gUd to pay 1S ceat '- Here while they last at v>fW ' yard. Your choice of this lot for O" V LOT 4 — Better values yet, but th27'll ff o 1 Herd- twisted All-wool Fancy Poplin Granite 9 uick - They're of Cambric, Nainsook ani J2 f Cloths, an entirely new fabric; we have them in five ~ wlss - Wlde and desirable, at *^2** shades of blue, the new browns, olive, LOTS — Cambric, Nainsook and Swiss Em wine, cardinal and black, 40 inches wide. C(\r broideries, very wide and particularly suitable IAT Our low price %J for skirts ■*■ *^ *^ New Cheviot Suiting, 52 inches wide; New Jac- Finishing Brads— To close out quick, a line guarded Granite Weaves. 48 inches wide; both iin^s in °t fine Finishi "g- Braids; we make the price for CT the newest shades of Maine blue, royal, cadet and Moad ay, two bunches for &*" military blue, Havana brown, olive and — ■ black; good, heavy weight and made of the 5 £ q y^y s —^ *i^i^-£v^MZ2Z. 8 ' 00 ° Pai ™ of Shoes choice designs of Scotch Plaids which A* a*^. mi , . . - are very stylish for separate skirts, 46 T% I Afi Jk& i flat we started this Ciianginff inches wide. Only *ts &. •XJ \J? J^fjPgH^ hands sale with are disappearing ' _^_ ! a ra Pid'. v - Soon the chance to get good 1 'P ; J«yj| choosing- will b: goae. It wiil be 'The Boys Need New Suits §|§||R ™^V*l. your pj " e: t0 bLlv earl * * iiji^ji_ji_uL_ii^i^^---^^^ M^sßjk 5s5 ' oo ° w ° rth to b - s ° id /T sr^\ o c^tn-c^, ■'s^xO i^kiwk^ in ebrua| *y- X \*^Jl--~s —^ *~ v ~<>r-^'~^* : = = =~~-' : yjkJ \faS this barg-ain sa'e and that is why V/^_ "*^ ~-~_^^ — "ss "^^ prices are cut this way : To begin the late winter and early spring; days. $2 8 08 J? J «k*^ T £**• $1.60 h P s ~™ y pair Old suits are shabby. 8.-rnhelmer & Arnold of New «V^ or SI Ladies' La- York had several grade* of surplus stock, which makes »noe s . dies Bboes. this sale one where c'r.oice is worth something to you. *X f Ort buys any pair Ct -*f\ buys any pair We pat 350 Suits from the $3.95 lot in with the 52.95 t *"»V* J of S3 Ladies' •PI»-«V of " S2 LaJie-,' kind last week. So for Monday the prices will be as Shoes. Shoe*, they were at the start: (£ . . o $175 for Suits pAC for Suit, « M for Suits of^^S 89C Jjg ThXeVs Vl>«v that retail «P-»7«J that retan Qd.yd thatretail Shoes, sizes 11 to 2. Shoes, sizes S ! ; to io'-; Se*-* S" 1 '- Stf*".* $I.l9lS"n^ 49C SfcfflJ?^- All ages from 3to 16 years. Styles are up-to-date Shoes, sizes 11 to 2. Sho^s <izes Sto 8 in every particular. _-. "_ February 28th winds up this sale, bu. long before 'hat slz'.s will be broken and lines incomplete. Don't Blanket Prices About Half. So"S ali the M shoes are goae ' bJt com; We slash prices right and left all the week on all f-^ ■ « « Blankets J.nd Comforters to close out. Buy now for ] ff*^^^ i Ifi 111 A*C I next season and save money. ■--' * W>i3^ I—* 111 iliJi^, 1 1.4 Heavy Grjsy Cotton Blankats— others sell this We have enlarged this department, increasin * our [ quality at 75c. Onr price— limit 2to a stock for Spring to compare with the great increase in 1 customer 49** business in our .Lining- sales. The new Spring .stoea I Wool Blankets- We have just 37 pairs of odd J asnow "rived, a.d comprises every known fabrk > Blankets-some are sh ? h:lv soiled, but they are of the . J" 1 « b e ia ? U.ed for Limnjf S from the medium to the b*st grades, 11-4 and 12-4. Re-ular selling prices, «? eit goods. V. c are determine", to make our } $7.00, $8.00 and $10.00/ Price for Monday, <£ / Linin* department tne most popular oae ia the Twin perpair, $5.00, $5.50.... $0.00 Extra Fine California Blankets, 11-4 and 12-4, white r? * _ J T\»tt and fancy colored border, regular 56.00 ailU Fl I lOWCaSeS. Blankets. Price, Moaday, perpair Comforters-Hand -made Silkoline Comforters, with PHces f ° P Monda >' Tu3sday aid Wednesday. laminated batts, 6x7 and worth $2.00 and £ w Heavy Muslin Pillowcases, sizes 42x^6 and 12.50 each jDI.^O 45x36, for three days AC , — Fine Hemstitched P,liowcxs;s 42x36 1 iWfichfinnHePnVpc for T-ikEE 45x36 - 50x36 - worth 16c - for • I2 2 C , WdSIl ViOOUb l^riCcS DAYS. Heavy Fu I Bleached Sheets, [ You'll not forget this s?ore when you think jV^ lof Wash Goods— we know that— for it would cost you Heav y B.'sachsJ Sheets, 72x90, 35c: others. 54x90. 29c. I money and the pretty patterns to forget us. — ! Another lot of 100 pieces of Percales an 1 100 S /^ "N^ V "N C\tl\\rn\ W(\*\± .pieces of Dress Gin-hams will be here Mon- OC I ( A \£ x~s 1 V/UUvUI L>?CDI. ; day, the 10c kind New Sprinjr Goods, at V**- vC_JX" * ' Spscial N2W Waist Fabrics-Just arrived, 250 pieces New York Rffnrt^nUt nf t?'" examined free bva lof the New Welts, in ail the latest styles of plain and Y ° rk Refractlonlst ° f ten years exp-n-nce. 1 fancy colors; this is one of the leading fabrics for After the "Grippi" don't be surprised if your spec -1 Waists and Skirts; the poods are well worth tacles do not suit you. In fact it is safe to get an ex 1 25c. Motiday, Tuesday and Wednesday, as aJ CT P ert opinion as to whether they do or not when it I starter, the price will be, per yard O costs you nothing. Remember once your accomaioda ; All our New Imported French and Scotch Gin ff hams, ** & ° Qe " CanHOt b ° re P laced " 1 English Piq'ies, French Moassehne de Soie, Cheviots Spectacles and eyeglasses cf aH mikes and styles I anl Madrases have now arrived and will be ready for Everything guaranteed to ba as represents!. ! your inspection all the week. It will be a pleasure to Monday we will sell the balance of thos« d» I show them, so be sure and call. swell rimless so.id gold eyeglasses at . %P2»7*J WOMAN DRIIMERWOS SHE SECURED HER REftJ EST FROM THE CITY SCHOOL BOAIID YESTERDAY SCHOLARS TO WRITE ESSAYS Inspector Corning; Presents Tables Showing That While the Teach ers' Average Salaries Have Been Decreased. They Have Not Been Cat in Proportion to the Redac tion of the Per Capita Cost. Even the placid members of the school board are not proof against the smiles of a pretty woman. At any rate the board Is not often favored with a visit from one of the gentler sex representing a publishing house. and yesterday being the exception to the rule, it listened with interest to the frank argument of Miss Ella Dwyer, in behalf of the project which she v.as furthering. The fair pleader told the board all about the text books and gave its grave members some valuable pointers on the text of some of the latest authorities. \Mlsb Dwyer came before the board In the interest of Bellows Bros., pub lishers of Chicago, wltn the proposi tion that the firm would give away twenty-five sets of Hall's practical en cyclopedia to the echool children of the city. The gift, however, is contingent upon essays to be written by the chil dren, in ea*h school upon any subject of interest, to be selected by the pupils themselves. One set is to be given to each school, as far as they will go around. The offer was accepted and the board set Feb. 24 as the day when the essays should be written. Supt. A. J. Smith reported the resig nation of Miss Laura Grant, teacher of mathematics in the Cleveland high school. His recommendation that the vacancy b« left tor Urn present ar-d Part 2 mi that Miss Lay A. Blodgett be tem porarily assigned to the grade, was adopted by the board. According: to a report submitted by Inspeotor Corning, of the real estate committee, it costs a little more than one-half per capita to run the schools today of what it did in 1891. In IS9I the total enrollment of children was 18,790. with a per capita of $32.40 per pupi! : this year the total enrollment is 21.000. with a per capita cost per pupil of $17.50. The following tab^e show ing the per capita cost each year since 1591 and the total amount expended for school purposes will be of interest: Total Average Cost Expenses. Enrollment. Per pupil. 1891 $614,771 42 18.970 $32 40 1592 571.751 35 10,976 28 62 1893 433. 4 el 32 21.413 20 20 1?94 464,(62 32 21,276 2134 1595 460.209 24 23,!:53 19.15 1596 468.399 95 2-i,2(« 19 75 1897 431, 6C2 69 23,790 IS 14 IS9B 420.000 00 24.0C0 17 50 It will be seen from the above table that the per capita cost of maintain ing the schools has decreased gradual ly every year until it }s about half what it was eight years ago. The largest decrease in one year was In 1593, when the board first commenced the pruning process, which has kept right on to date. Another table was submitted by Mr. Corning, however, which gave the average salary paid the teachers dur ing that period. The table is as fol lows: Total Paid No. of Teachers. Teachers. Average IS9I $342,007 24 425 $ ; M 72 I*S2 343,000 00 442 776 Cl ISM 546.763 32 467 740 39 1594 342.197 20 502 6SI 66 1595 362.466 43 S2S 68* «> P96 361.C48 63 528 fiST 54 1f 97 329.057 12 545 603 77 A comparison of the two tables shows that there was a greater pro portionate decrease in the total per capita cost per pupil than there was in the average teachers salary. This would Indicate that the teachers have not been discriminated against as has been claimed, but rather that they have been favored by the board. The necessary retrenchment extended to all branches of the school work, and President Corning stated that there had been a greater reduction in the other funds, than there had been of PRICE FIVE CENTS. t e .£ eSU £ ers salary ft««* The .amount at the disposal of the board had been iery sma*l as compared with the growing demands of the ochoo, and the board had made th- very best am of the limited amount at its filsxxjsal However, the passage of the I - n.illa tax law would put the board on its feet and all teachers would get the scheduled increase in the future Mr. Corning reported the amount ex pended by the board for permanent improvements since 1595 as 135,660, which was distributed as fnliovs- Changes in the ventilating and elOMt system at the Cleveland. Sibley. Ram sey, Van Buren, Ericsson. Dooglu Hendrieks and Teachers' training schools $15000 Annexes furnished four schools 1200 New rooms for two schools 1200 New furnaces for six 9>;hools 3LJBO Kalsomining twenty spools s 00 Xcw chimneys and ceilings e'ttiO Repairs, 14.0n0 old d<?3ks s'ooo New sidewalks Total $<f..(50 The expenditures recorded above were those that were absolutely neces sary. Mr. Corning eald that J5V.000 could be economically spent putting the present buildings In a good state of repair. A Great Wheel. As a network of graat railway lines ;□» "Burlington" Is r^markablf-. " Its tra n» branching from Chicago like the spokes of a wheel, to St. Paul and Minneapolis, to Hoa tana. to Omaha, to Missouri and Kansav to» --ering a very large sectioa of our Ciiurch Ex tension territory, are a splendid illustration of a great railway, increasing in value year by year. No disaster, no famine, do hard times prevent the "Burlington" from forging to the front. We lia.-e constant appeals from churches along ' this lißa for h-lti in n<ew communities, as some part of the tprrftory of the "Burlington" grows each year. It is expected that thia line may push out Into the Northwest, cros^ : ng tile state of Mon tana in the near future. It is now a very im portant artery of the lif' blood oi toe ccait try. It has been our plaa3ur>? to pan ihese lines a great many timre within :he last ten years, and we ar^> always delighted to be on a "Burlington" train. The f!n« sleepers and sober, reliable employes and officers make a passenger's safety and han plneSß assured.— ' Christianity In Earnest," Philadelphia. Kindergarten MeetiiiK. There will be a kicde-garien meeting Tues day afternoon at 4:15 at th« Madison icbool