Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-02-20
ST. ANTHONY HILL SCHOOLS.
Il Protest against the Proposed Plan Of a
Big School Building.
TO the Editor of the Globe.

To the Editor of the Globe.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 1S.-Of late considerable ha
been said in the reports of the "Board Of Edu
cation" respecting the wants of St. Anthem.
hill and it appears that things are fixed so tina
a new school buldin is to be erected in place
of the present Neil building.
Now sir, as goodly number of the Second
precinct of the Fourth ward live from one hall
to one and one-half miles from the Neil school
we have watched with lively interest the incip
lent stages of this action on the part of the
"Bosrd' until some definite action on its part
| indicated its ultimate purpose towards that
westerly portion of the school district-and az
| the time has come, we believe, to make known
our wants and grievances-we desire to state
| the position from our standpoint
The Neil school, we think, is quite centrally
| located where it now stands, and it would be
! folly to move it to the westward, inconve:
niencing those of the section living near the
junction of Summit and Dayton avenues
Their distance is quite far enough as at pres
ent, and if these people realized the action
of the board, would, we think, protest any
such move. While on the other side, the mere
| moving of two or three blocks would not
help us in the least, because the distance is
too great, and no one school building can be
erected in that precinct that will meet the de.
mand or accommodate the vast area. The
section must be divided, and then each part
will be far larger than either the Madison,
Adams or Jefferson school district.
Let small school building be erected on or
near Grotto street, with three or four
rooms, so constructed as to be enlarged in
the near future, thereby accommodating from
so to 100 school children, at cost of about
$4,000, and allow the Neil school to fulfill it's
duty, as in tie past, for another year, thereby
saving to the city at least $40, 600 and granting
the west portion of Woodland and all of Sum-
NIT Park addition some little conveniences.
We have been paying into the city treasury
for years our portion of its revenue, and in
return not even sidewalk or a street lamp
is given US, and to think that to crafty
the ambition of one or two a large
twelve to twenty room building is to be erect
ed at an enormous cost and to the detriment
of Large number of citizens.
We do not want the s'glory," as expressed,
of pointing to the largest school building in
the city at an expense of compelling our chill
dren to wade through snow and mud from
four to sixteen blocks the year round, but we
do want and demand justice in this matter, as
in all other things pertaining to the general
good. If these ambitious persons want a
costly edifce let them have it, but not al our
loss. The section could be divided from Kent
street east and west, allowing the west part to
include from Dayton avenue to the bluff,
about one mile, and Kent street west to the
short line, about q mile and o half. This
would make, you see, very large school dis
trict, and leave the thickly populated "Neil"
district of mile in length. Gentlemen, look
this over before action. Yours,
SUMMIT PARK ADDITION.