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THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETS
ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION
COMES OFF NET SATURDAY
AFTER RE-ELECTION AND SALARY RAISE,
FORMER HIGH SCHOOL HEAD QUITS.
State Approves Cobb School Plans—“Self-Help”
Plan Highly Commended —List of New Teach
ers Employed—Supt. Hoke Files Monthly
Report—Architects Present Suggestions For
Franklin School Improvements—Deeply In
teresting Report on Ventilating and Heating.
Business Superintendent Harwood Praises
t Work of Janitors.
Unless some of them get cold
feet and withdraw, there will be
nine candidates for director in
the annual school election, slated
for July 20. Those candidates
are:
Dr. J. G. Ann and, C. Francis
Colman, Frank Crassweller, Wil
liam J. Farmer, Frederick D.
Knight, John N. Peyton. Rev. J.
G. Schaibly, Gustave Silverness
and L. U. Young.
Later —Mr. Silverness has with
drawn from the race.
Dr. Annand and C. F. Colman
are members of the present board
whose terms expire. Frank A.
Brewer, for many years a mem
ber, whose term expires, will not
stand for another term. Frank
Crassweller is a prominent citi
zen and well known lawyer. Wil
liam J. Farmer is a printer in
the employ of the Duluth Eve
ning Herald. Frederick D.
Knight formerly was employed
by the D. M. & N. at Proctor
but now is an employe of the
Minnesota Steel Co. John Pey
ton, a member of Duluth’s pio
neer Peyton family, is a banker
at West Duluth. Gustave Sil
verness is a resident of West Du
luth and is engaged in the plumb
ing business. Rev. J. G. Schaib
ly is. pastor of Grace M. E.
ehureh at the West End. L. U.
Young is credited to the real es
tate business and with being the
original discoverer of Magney for
mayor. He resides at Woodland,
the same as director Colman.
Arrange For Annual Election.
The school board at its last
meeting, Friday evening, July 5,
made the customary arrange
ments for the school board elec
tion on Saturday, July 20. Aside
from the election of three direc
tors, the people will be asked to
vote on the issue of bonds in the
sum of $300,000, for the purpose
of" providing new schools, the
proposed Park Point building
and the Riverside school, to serve
the McDougall-Duluth shipyards
community, being among the pro
posed additions to school build
ings.
Women of the city will have
the right to volje at the school
election. Polls will open at 9
a. m. and close at 5 p. m.
The board of 'education sold
the Colbyville school building and
its site of about seven-tenths of
an acre to James M. Cummings
for $452. Hilda Schleunes put in
a bid for $l5O and G. E. Owen
one for $306.
The old Lester Park school
house and grounds were sold to
the city of Duluth for SI.OO and
other valuable considerations.
The property will be used for
branch public library purposes.
Cobb School Plans Approved.
S. A. Chalmers, state commis
sioner of school buildings, re
ported that he approved plans for
the addition to the Cobb school,
as presented by the board’s
architect?, Messrs. Croft &
Boerner.
Certain quarters at the Emer
son school were granted for Red
Cross work during vacation.
John Swinland, attorney, asked
the. board of education to allow
Henry Brokskar the sum of $59,
the sum expended for hospital
and medical service last April
when Henry ripped open his
abdomen by sliding down a lad
der at the Denfeld high school
gymnasium. The board had in
formation that the fault rested
with the student, therefore the
Swinland communication was re
ceived and filed.,
N. A. Young, superintendent of
county schools, was granted the
use of certain rooms in the cen
tral high school building for sum
mer school purposes.
Application of P. 0. Solheim
for a position as carpenter was
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referred to S. G. Harwood, the
new business superintendent from
Minneapolis.
Harper’s Insurance Proposition.
James H. Harper submitted a
proposition for indemnity in
surance in keeping with the state
compensation act. It seemed to
be the unanimous opinion of the
board that the proper plan was
to set aside >a certain fund, to be
augmented from year to year in
a certain way, and for the schools
to carry their own insurance.
Director Colman suggested that
about $3,600 be made a nucleus
and that about half the cost of
an annual indemnity insurance
policy be jftdded from year to
year, if needed or desired.
William Fawcett, contractor
for the Gobb school addition,
wanted his time for construction
extended from November 1 to
December 15. The board ex
pressed a willingness to give ad
ditional time but felt it a poor
policy to grant it before work
fairly was started. When the
logical time arrives, Mr. Fawcett
may expect the time extension
if it is needed.
The “Self-Help” Work.
When it came to consideration
of the report of the committee
on schools and teachers, director
Foster showed a very strong de
sire to pay Miss Meroe Conlan
SSO a month instead of $25 a
month as pay for taking charge
of'the “self-help” work.
Miss Conlan is a high school
teacher who will, henceforth, give
two of her seven periods of work
to the task of helping find em
ployment for high school girls
who seek homes in which to work
their way, or transient jobs
whereby earnings can be made.
The sum of $25 is in addition to
her regular salary.
Director Davis stated that, the
past year,- the aggregate sum of
$3,850 was earned by high school
girls, compelled to be self-sus
taining to greater or less degrees.
Most of the women’s organiza
tions of the city know of this
“self-help” plan and communi
cate with Mss Conlan according
ly. Several of the members of
the board of education were
greatly surprised, as well as
pleased, with the “self-help” sys
tem and expressed an opinion
that it was worthy of greater
publicity.
Mr. Foster’s liberality, how
ever, was headed off by the other
members of'the board.
New Teachers Employed.
New teachers for the year were
hired as follows:
Joseph P. Sterk, manual train
ing, $1,000; Ila Whiteside, gym
nasium, $800; Minda Hovland,
grades, $950; Inez M. Eastman,
kindergarten, $750; Marie M.
Eastman, grades, $750; Margaret
McDonald, grades, $900; Dorothy
Segog, grades, $700; Esther
Eddy, grades,' $900; Kathleen
Egger, science, $1,000; Marie
Hinderer, sicence, $850; Mildred
George, English and French,,
$875; Helen Weinberg, geography
and arithmetic, junior high
school, $900; Carolyn E. Griggs,
grades, $800; Mary Gardner,
grades, $700; , Ida Fieldman,
grades $675; Effie Lindahl,
grades, $925; Anna Marie John
son, commercial, $1,000; L. Clara
Wilson, commercial, $1,000; Kath
erine Guthrie, grades, $975.
Resignations from the teach
ers’ force were accepted as fol
lows: t -v
Mabel E. Melin, Mary C. Sulli
van, Inez Cutland, Herbert Pe
terson, Martha Taylor; Annabelle
Dunning, Ina MKenzie, Florence
Carlson, May Jackson, Edward
Emerson.
Other Committee Acts Approved.
Resignations of Luella Thather
SATURDAY—
and Ethel Werder, new teachers
elected for the ensuing year, were
accepted.
Ruth Long was granted a leave
of absence for the year because
of family illness.
Miss Anna Nelson was made
head teacher at the Monroe
school and "given a salary increase
of $lO a month.
Alice Hicken was hired as of
fice assistant to Mr. Young at
S6O a month.
Dr. John W. Powell was voted
S4O as fee and expenses incident
to his delivery of the commence
ment address at the Denfeld high
school.
The Morgan Park Co. was
granted permission to instal elec
trical equipment in the physics
room at the Morgan Park school
with the understanding that no
expense be incurred by the board
of education.
The committee was given au
thority to secure bids on and to
purchase chairs for the Lester
Park school auditorium.
Purchase of eqipument for the
U. S. Grant school in the aggre
gate sum of $1,497.53 was au
thorized.
Supt. Hoke’s Monthly Report.
Supt. Hoke’s report for the
month of June stated that vaca
tion schools opened June 24 with
enrollment and teaching force
as follows:
Morgan Park, grades, three in
structors, 93 enrolled; Denfeld,
grades,- ten instructors, 303 L en
rolled; Washington, grades and
high school, 16 teachers, 591 en
rolled in the two departments;
Lakeside, grades, three teachers,
74 enrolled; Washburn, two
teachers, 54 enrolled.
Principals reported that the
pupils have settled down to seri
ous work. Fully one-half of
those enrolled are taking all the
work of their grade for the pur
pose of advancing half a grade.
A class of 12 in auto repair
work for drafted men lias been
continued so that the members
can finish their work and se
cure certificates of credit.
Supt. Hoke’s annual report will
be submitted Aug. 1.
Treasurer Colman’s Report.
Treasurer Colman submitted
his report for June as /follows:
GENERAL FUND
Overdraft, June Ist ... ~5103,152.65
Disbursements . * 115,719.39
Overdraft $218,872.04
Receipts 151,393.67
Net Overdraft $ 67,478.37
. BUILDING FUND
Balance —June Ist ....$ 99,421.72
Disbursements 42,651.00
Balance $ 56,770.72
SINKING FUND.
Balance —June Ist $138,267.05
Receipts 50.00
$138,317.05
Disbursements 6,999.44
$131,317.61
Balance in building fund.s 56,770.6
Balance in sinking fund. 131,317.61
Balance in two funds.. .$188,088.33
Overdraft in Gen. fund.. 67,478J37
Balance $120,609.96
In Banks:
American Exchange.... $ 31,336.85
First National 23,126.50
Northern National ..... 15,476.56
City National 54,031.24
$123,971.15
Outstanding check list.. 3,411.19
Coupons, Village of Mar
ble, not paid 50.00
Held in bonds and de-
posited in safety de
posit vault $ 93,000.00
Franklin School Improvements.
Messrs. Croft & Boerner, offi
cial architects for the board of
education, in response to previ
ous instructions, reported as fol
lows as. to the jnost practical
method for building an addition
to the old Franklin school, viz:
The conditions that we found in
this school made it seem advisable
that we outline in detail the various
problems encountered so that the
Board of Education might instruct
us as to what general scheme they
might desire carried out.
There are two general plans for
the addition of a combination gym
nasium and auditorium into the pres
ent building by continuing out the
east wing of the present building.
The second plan would be to build
a separate auditorium connected to
the present structure by a first floor
hallway over the top of the boiler
room.
Questions for Solution.
If the first scheme were followed,
that of cutting into the present build
ing -for an auditorium, a classroom
on both the first and second floor of
the east wing would have to be sac
rificed. The . desirable feature of
building the auditorium in this east
wing would be that playground space
would not he sacrificed. The ques
tion, however, arises as to whether or
not two new class rooms should be
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built in the west wing to take the
place of the two class rooms lost. •
In the auditorium in this east win §
fireproof staircases should be Jmilt
in place of the wood staircases now
in use. A proper fireproof staircase
should be constructed with ; brick
enclosure, fire doors and steel or
concrete stairs. There is a question
whether or not the present value of
the Franklin school building would
warrant the expenditure necessary
for such improvements. The build
ing would still have its wood framed
floors and window lighting that is
not used in modern schools. The
cost of tearing out the entire inside
of the building and constructing new
concrete floors would be but a small
per cent less than the cost of an en
tire new building.
Second Scheme Discussed.
If the second scheme, that of
building a separate auditorium build
ing to the west of the present build
ing, a plan should be made to make
this auditorium the first unit of an
entirely new building, figuring on
tearing down the present structure
at some future date. This scheme
has the advantage of it being possi
ble to carry out construction work
without disturbing the use of the
present structure. It has the disad
vantage that the new building of the
future would be located about the
middle of the block, cutting the play
ground in two parts. If the board
wished to make the expenditure, a
majiual training, sewing room, or do
mestic science room could be built
with this separated auditorium. Oth
erwise rooms In the old building
could be fitted for those purposes
as many of the pupils now attending
the Franklin school will be sent to
the new Grant school. /
Toilets Should Be Moved.
The present toilet rooms of the
Franklin school should be moved
from their present location to the
front of the building. Proper and
adequate fixtures could there be in
stalled. The two basement class
rooms should be abandoned and the
space used for the new toilet rooms.
After careful consideration of
Messrs. Croft & Boerner’s re
port the committee will report to
the board. The idea also was
that, at the next meeting, there
will be a better ifnderstanding
as to financial conditions.
Heating and Ventilation Report.
The report of Messrs. Croft &
Boerner on the heating and ven
tilation plants at the Lester Park,
Stowe, Morgan Park and Mun
ger schools, although in the hands
of the committee, had not been
properly read, to say nothing oil
its careful consideration, there
fore disposition of the matter
was laid over until the next meet
ing. This report will be found
in full in anotehr column.
Alexander Stewart, retiring
chief engineer, who expects to
STILL FAVORS TONNAGE TAX
St. Paul News Denies That It Offered to Oppose
Tonnage Tax If Given Page of Publicity
by the City of Virginia.
Near the middle of the rosy
month of June, a couple of write
up artists invaded Virginia in
the name of the St. Paul Daily
News. They hypnotically told
about a great edition it was pro
posed to issue just before the
opening of the state fair and
asked the city council to take
publicity for Virginia at S3OO a
page.
Alderman McGee blandly asked
Col. Shaw, the head artist, how
the dear old News stood on the
tonnage tax idea.
Col. Shaw quickly and glibly
replied that, in the past, the
News had done its best to influ
ence the passage of a tonnage
tax bill, but that a change of
heart had been experienced, the
management of the paper at last
becoming convinced that the
northern part of the state had
been unfairly treated by efforts
to establish the tonnage tax sys
tem.
$120,609.96
The city fathers then were
given every assurance that the
News would “lay off” of the
tonnage tax proposition in the
next session of the legislature,
especially if the city of Virginia
came through with the S3OO for
''the page of publicity.
City Clerk Bickford commun
icated with the editpr of the St.
Paul Daily News as to Col.
Shaw’s representations. A re
ply came back that reminded one
of a high explosive shell fired at
the Belgians by* t£e Germans. |
The city councfeof Virginia
was curtly: isfforn&dthsJ the
publicity agents had no author
ity to say that the News had
backed up on its - tonnage tax <
position or that it would “lay
off” next winter. The News
editor further declared that the
paper had not changed its posi-
leave Duluth about July 15, was
granted a full month’s pay as
as voted a letter of commen
dation, fpr services rendered, the
same to be, signed by the presi
dent and secretary of the board.
The resignation of store-keeper
Joyce was submitted and ac
cepted.. Jlis sudden departure was
credited to' the necessity of at
once taking a position with the
Minnesota Steel company or los
ing the opportunity.
Secretary Bronson was author
ized to hire an office assistant.
Mr. Harwood Addresses Board.
The creation of the new office
of business superintendent re
quires proper room for Mr. Har
wood, the new incumbent. Clerk
Bronson also is badly crowded in
his present quarters. The com
mittee on administration and fi
nance was instructed to see what
down quarters can be secured for
the clerk and business superin
tendent.
Mr. S. G. Harwood, the engi
neer who recently came from
Minneapolis to serve the schools
as business superintendent, brief
ly addressed the board. He told
how some things were done in
Minneapolis and denied that he
was an extravagant man. As an
engineer, his training and prac
tice have impelled him to get the
utmost out of a dollar. Mr. Har
wood praised Duluth’s janitor
system and the condition in
which he found the school rooms
and buildings. They are superior
to Minneapolis in repair and gen
eral condition.
The session of the board was
unusually short. There was un
usual amity and concord. Quiet,
effective ball was played by
every member of the people’s
team of nine.
A FINE BAR6AIN IN A FARM
Fred Johnson hereby offers for
sale his place on the Norton Road,
within the city limits. There are
30 acres of land, all cleared; 25
bushels of potatoes are planted;
as well as carrots, rutabagas, tur
nips and other vegetables in fine
growing condition. Six acres in
clover. FINE PLACE for a dairy-.
Good spring water. Good dwell
ing house, sink and sewer; hot
water connection with range; fur
niture the best. Barn room for
5 horses. Chicken house 16x40 ft.
One driving horse, one sulky, one
single.seated buggy and one dou
ble-seated buggy; two*single har
nesses, best condition; good dou
ble disk harrow; 50 currant bushes
and other desirable improvements.
For price, address: Fred Johnson,
Box 47Hi R. F. D. Route No. 4,
City.
tion; that a tonnage tax would
be urged in the future as in the
past; that the paper believed a
tonnage tax was right, and that
any statements otherwise as to
the paper’s position and policy
were false and vicious.
The city' council, naturally,
turned down the plea for S3OO,
therefore Virginia will not have
a page of publicity in the pro
posed special edition.
For some reason the Virginia
city fathers still believe that Col.
Shaw really was authorized to
make the representations that
he did.
ANOTHER NEW SKINGAME
Two traveling men recently
laid wagers on the primary elec
tions in Minnesota with the result
that Jones won heavily over Smith
and then kept reminding him of
the fact with undue frequency.
Smith became tired of the oon
tinual ragging. “You beat me and
beat me badly,” he finally re
marked, “but you ar&.not so smart
as you think you are. I’ll wager
with you again. In fact I’ll wager
you SIOO that you cannot correct
ly give your own name.”
“I’ll take you,” quickly re
sponded Jones. The stakes were
put up. x
“What do you say your name
is?” asked Smith.
•“John Jones,” was the prompt
reply. <
“Do you mean to say that John
is your first name and Jones your
second name ?” was the next ques
tion.
“I do;” replied Jones.
' “It’S just as I-thought,” ob
served Smith.—“ You cannot cor
rectly gpe vojir own name. You
say that Jonn is your first name
and Jones is your second- As
BOARD OF EDUCATION CAR
BUMPED BOYS OFF WAGON
Chief - Engineer Stewart Gets Careless On -First
Street and Lets a Little Henry Ford Collide
With Poulterer’s Rig.
After adventuring with the
school board’s automobiles dur
ing* the several years that Col.
Alexander W. Stewart has been
chidf engineer for the board of
education, that gentleman came
a cropper with the little Henry
Ford last Wednesday morning.
Col. Stewart was bowling aPbng
First street, between Lake and
First avenue W. . He is alleged
to have reached into his trouser’s
pocket, possibly for a chew of
Peerless, with the result that
the frisky little car bumped
broadside into the rig of Levine
Bros., Michigan 6treet poulterers,
which stood by the curb.
The bump not only bent the
fender of the little Henry but
smashed one wheel of the rig
and spiHed out two boys sitting
in the driver’s seat. Roger Her
stad, 627 Second Ave. E., was
thrown onto the thills behind the
horse and his back so badly
wrenched, that" he was compelled
to consult a doctor. Herman
Larkey, 402 E., Eighth
was tumbled out onto the side
walk without any material in
jury.
After the accident Col. Stew
art proceeded to take the dents
WILD THINGS IN THE WOODS
Lady Moose Makes Improper Advances to * Dr.
Bettenhausen —Big Bear Interviews Editor
Metcalfe —Moose Stroll Rural Roads.
Pleasure seekers in the hinter
land have encountered no Huns
so far this summer, but they are
bumping into all kinds of wild
animal life.
A couple of weeks ago Dr.
Bettenhausen was driving home
on the Pike Lake road in his
Dodge machine. A cow moose,
grazing by the roadside, noting
the bright headlights, thought the
doctor was trying to take an,X
ray snapshot of * her person.
Jumping across the roadway with
a wild snort, her ladyship failed
to dodge the Dodge car and
landed right on the radiator
with her shapely head through
the windshield.
Jolt, jar and flying glass im
pelled Dr. Bettenhausen to stop
his car. Madam Moose was
dragged from the machine and,
although her neck seemed to be
broken, her throat was cut so as
to quickly end any pain and mis
ery.
That was the first time a lady
moose ever cried to sit in Dr.
Bettenhausen’s lap, and, while it
might be a pleasing experience
for chief McKercher, the doctor
feels more than satisfied with the
one experience, especially while
driving a car.
At about the same time that
Dr. Bettenhausen was adventur
ing with the lady moose, Hansom
Metcalfe, editor of the Steel
Plant News, was automobiling
with his family through the wilds
of Lake county. A short distance
from the westward side of Goose
berry river a big black bear ap
peared in the road about three
anyone knows, you are dead
wrong. Jones was your first
name then the name John was
given to you, making it your sec
ond name.”
Jones walked away without a
word and Smith gathered in the
stakes.
CAN ALL YOU CAN.
Let twelve cans stand where
eight stood last year, and let
twelve families can for every
eight that put up fruits and veg
etables a year ago, is the advice
that Uncle Sam sends Qut after a
careful survey of the food sup
ply and the prospects for next
wi pter ;
With the 'depleted amount of
tin available for the factories,
and the fewej jqen and wopaen
available for jlha
Public
lieves that it’is* imperative thal
the home supply*, pgftjfularlyM
vegetables* be increased m*tet£
ally over last 'yhdr. It 4s sa£e
say that- no housewife can have
too much.
The splendid effort of the
farmers to furnish fresh vegeta-
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out of the Ford’s fender but paid
no attention to the injured boy,
according to the statement of a
bystander. ,
A policeman was called to the 4
scene the result that he
invited Col. Stewart to go to
headquarters with him. . That
gentleman introduced himself to
the cop and informed him that \
he was employed by the board of
education which secured a with
drawal of the invitation to go
to the bastile. \
“Get that rig repaired and
send the bill to the board of ed
ucation,” Col. Stewart is alleged
to have said, with a generous
wave of his hand.
When that bill comes to the
board of education, at least some
of the directors will vote to re
fer it back to Col. Stewart with
orders to liquidate it out of his
final month’s pay check. If he
refuses to do that, it is hinted
that he may have some delay in
getting his fingers onto the last
pay check that the dear old
board of education will issue in
his favor. He quits July 15 and,
soon afterwards, will flit for Cal
ifornia, just like many of the
autocrats who have kept him on
his job.
hundred feet in front of the Met
calfe car. Old bruin gazed at
the approaching gasoline buggy
until it was only a few yards
distant when he gave a “woof!”
and ambled into the dense under
growth along the road. To Met
calfe’s editorial eye, the bear ap
peared to be a particularly large
one and in excellent condition.
While no special mention of bear
has been made by the Cook News
boy, moose and deer are frequent
sights these days, up around
Cook. A couple of weeks ago
a big moose promenaded up the
road and across the fields. It
passed Abel Pearson s place and
near Teddy Lawson’s place
jumped the fence and went
through John Olson’s field back
to the woods.
Guests of Hotel Idlewild, on
the Isle of Pines, Lake Vermilion,
recently were entertained by a
moose that was taking a swim.
Boats put out to meet the mon
arch of the forest and several
snapshots were taken of the an
imal in its swimming suit. After
entertaining the hotel guests, the
big animal landed on the Isle of
Pines, disappeared in the tall
timber and later was seen mak
ing its way to the mainland, go
ing strong after a strenuous swim
of a mile.
Motorists report frequent
glimpses of red deer. Dr. Bet
tenhausen recently saw four in
one group. Either all of them
were bucks, or else deer are bet
ter bred than moose, anyway no
lady deer tried to jump into his
car to sit in his lap.
bles and nuits and the work of
the home gardeners should not be
wasted. But a certain amount of
the produce can be eaten, and
the amount produced promises to
be large. The old joke told to
the Englishman, “we eat what
we can, and what we can’t eat
we can,” must be a reality this
year if the farmers are to be en
couraged to raise a like heavy
crop next year.
This is a funny world. .Our
country is in a terrible war to
make the world safe for demo
cracy. At the same time, some of
the kindly Red Cross ladies are
neglecting no opportunity to draw ,
felass lines, thereby promoting a
social and financial aristocracy.
y The sweetest praise and the
grandest endorsement yet accord-
Rip-saw is the statement
Q f SQpres of Xeachers .tbal great
:been this great
family sffr!r'iutned its attention
to school matters.
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