The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-10
PLAN NEEIS OPPOSITION
PATRONS OF THE CLEVELAND
HIGH SCHOOL OPPOSE IT'S
ADJUSTMENT
WILL INVESTIGATE TONIGHT
Gen. G. G. Andrews Gives His Views
Upon the Proposed COnsoIida-
tion-Burr Street People
VIII Act

Citizens of st. Paul in the vicinity of
the Cleveland high school are determined
to investigate the proposition of The
school board to transfer the high school
department to the central building next
fall. AS already announced in the
G o b e the members of the board, or
most of them, are of the opinion that
there are too few pupils at the school in
the higher department to conduct it prop
erly. Besides this, they think that about
$4,000 could be saved yearly to the city if
the school were moved to the central
People of the East side want to know
the reasons for the change, for, from
their point of view, there are reasons
why no change should be made. j. w
Griggs, of Burr street, president of the
Burr Street Improvement association, was
seen last night relative TO the matter
and said:
Il, as yet, have reached no determine
ton as to what ought to be done, but if
the school board is going to make tie
change [ want to know why, and every
one else in the district does. For this
reason a meeting of the association, of
which L am one of the officers, wifi "
held tomorrow night to consider it. There
are many things to take into considera-
ton. First, will the change be saving?
NN'Chi
the old system was readopted in 1888
Second there is the question of car fare
for the students. There is a distance of
two miles and one-haif between the two
schools. Third, VIII the change benefit
the pupils? We want to know all about
these things. Just now I think that the
change ought not to be made but, after
lnVestiga ton, [ may change my mind"
There are any number of others who
think that the matter ought to be ia
Vestlgated, among them being Gen. c. c.
Andrews. state fire warden, and DR. A
w. Whitney. Principal S. A. Farms
worth, of the Cleveland school, was seen
last night but, in view of the fact that
he holds the position he does, he thought
it would be improper to express himself
on the matter. 1t was learned, however,
from interviews with parents who have
children going to the school and from
other sources that investigation may
show that there would be no saving in
the change. 1t is question whether or
not $4,000 will be saved to the school
board. The school for four years got $40
as its share of the state apportionment
In 19O0-19Of it got $7GO. where it should
nave had $500, and for the next wear il
VIII get $1,000, with the $100 deficit from
last year making 81, 100. In the year 1891
Wnen the experiment of consolidating the
schools was tried, all of the old teachers
were kept and it is the plan to keep
them this year if the schools are expert
mented with again
WOULD MEAN LOSS.
Furthermore, this state airport onm mt
Will be lost Under these circumstances
1t now seems to the people in the CIeve-
land school district that there would be
no saving. Pupils in the high school there
now have the benefit of teaching dur
ing six periods of forty minutes each
every day, while in the other high schools
the pupils have only five. This is be-
cause there are fewer pupils. Then there
is the distance, and it is asserted that
go will be spent by each pupil for car
1are every year.
The Cleveland people also assert that
some years ago the boundary line was
taken away between the Cleveland and
the Central high schools This. thew saw
rebounds to the benefit of TIE Cen raj
hlgh school because students want to 90
TO the biggest school and ''be in with
the crowd" The school would have q
larger attendance if it were not for this
TACT. Then there is another thing to take
INTO consideration. Because of the state
apportlonment the school has been ena-
bled to secure a good library valued at
$1,000. 1t also has two complete labora-
tories, chemical and biological WHY the
East slders say, should the good work
OF the school be stopped and the results
OF past work be thrown away They
want to know the whole situation ana
viii not stop until they find out. Gen
Andrews last night said:
Not only are the patrons of the Cleve-
land high school opposed to the idea Of
consolidation, but many of the public
Spirited citizens of other parts of the
city, who have no personal interest in
the school, are ready to protest against
such move. Among this number is Gen.
Z. c. Andrews, state fire ward n, who
resides at S33 Goodrich avenue In an
Interview with reporter for the C b
last night Gen. Andrews said:
Il think it would be a decidedly bad
policy to pursue. The merging of these
high schools, which would mean the
adjustment of the Cleveland school
would. in my opinion, tend very strongly
to depreciate St Pauls educational rank
OF which she has reason now to be very
proud. 1t certainly would be a gross in
jury to the prestige of the city abroad
and it seems to me that from this stand
point alone, If from no other the limo
walton should not be made"
Gen. Andrews told of two voune, men
whom he had met in the northern part
of the state who were profit5bly engaged
IN surveying on the railroad. He said
their work was of a very high charac-
ter and the only academic training they
had ever received was at the Cleveland
high school In st. Paul. He deprecates
any policy that has for it's purpose the
obliteration of such a valuable agency
of good as the Cleveland school
One fact to take into consideration in
the proposed merging of the schools is
that If the high school is moved this
will make considerable room for the
grades, and it is understood that the
grades in the Cleveland school are some
what cramped for quarters just at pres
ent However that may be- it is thought
that this difficulty might be overcome
Another change contemplated by the
board is to consolidate the Quincy and
Mattock schools with the Ramsey school
on Grand avenue. 1t is proposed to fur
nish bus to carry the pupils from the
two school districts to the Ramsey
school. The Logan school, which is be-
yond Lake Como, will be consolidated
with the Mcclellan, which is near the
Lexington avenue bridge. Transportation
will likewise be furnished there No
complaint has been heard from these
quarters.
Two Rigs Collide.