The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-11
Want 10 KEEP CLEVELAND
CONSOLIDATION OF TWO
HIGH SCHOOLS
DEFINITE OPPOSITION TAKEN
Resolutions Adopted CoRdemning
the Proposed Union OF Central
High and CIeveIand-Fur-
Their ActIon Planned.

The board off education is going to
meet with deterrnined and organized pro-
test against its plan to transfer the
Cleveland high school to the Central
building. a meeting was held last even
ing at Grace M e. church, on Burr
street, near Milnehaha, by the Burr
Street Improvement association and the
East Side BusiIess Mems association.
Owing to theiilability Of President j.
W. Grlggs, of 4ae Burr Street Improve
ment <associati9ft TO be present dur g
the early part CT the meeting, II. w. Phil
lips was chosen temporary chairman. e.
! A. Koen was called upon to act as secre-
tary.
Chairman Philips; in a few words, ex-
planned the purpose Of the meeting as he
understood it, stating that he supposed
1t was intended that some plan Of action
should be agreed upon at this time,-and
that he hoped those present would free
| Iy express their views.
r M Stewart, who was the first to
respond, said if this city in a time of
acknowledged prosperity should find it
necessary to take a step backward in
the, matter Of educational facilities, it
would be very bad policy He should
be sorry to acknowledge that he lived in
community that for purposes of econ
omy rad found it necessary to discon-
tlnue so excellent an institution of learn
ing as the Cleveland high school
ReYs,E. H. Travis pastor of the Phila
delphian Baptist church, on Dayton's
Dull advanced the argument that the
&udltlon OF 2OG pupils to the present mem
nershlp of the Central high school would
CROWD that institution to such an extent
Cnat the individual members could not
RECEIVE the attention that they should.
7eF. -. T. Peterson, pastor of the
swedish Baptist church. said:
D9On1p Of ,,
IleVe 7 IN the Cleveland high school. 1t
would pc foolish and unjust thing TO
remove that school, and l hope Won Will
ment" P 0 NJ UooES-
Rev. A E. Driscon, of the Arlington
Ellis presbyterian church, gave some
a atd arguments against the con-
-, Prof Of S; A; Farnsworth, principal Of
the Cleveland school, said the pupils Of
the lower grades, he thought, did better
W.T. MoIk WINE they had the high school TO
Chairman H. w Phillips spoke briefly
but IN practical and convincing man
~ !, lie called attention to the fact that
nigh school should attend the Central
building there would be just $3.50 per
Gay spent by them in car fare. That
amount, he was sureS would paw the ex
penses Of the Cleveland school. He was
sure, however, that If the school vera
transferred to the Central building not
more lldn "a per cent OF the pupils would
continue to attend. The population Of
the Cleveland district, he said, was o.
O0O, and there was no town of that size
anywhere in the country that did not
nave its own high school.
Inc following resolutions were adopted: :
10 the honorable board of school in
spectors. Gentlemen:
we, the undersigned citizens and tax
payers of the city of ST. Paul, most
earnestly protest against the proposed
| abolition and consolidation of the Cleve-
land high school with any other school,
and further we would urge upon YOU
its continuance with an Increased euuip-
ment and with the gradual introduce
ton OF manual training and domestic
science courses
| On motion of F. M Stewart, the meet
ing authorized the circulation of the pc
| tition, and on motion of E. A Koen a
committee was appointed to circulate
the petition and urge the board of edu-
cation to take prompt action This com
| mittee is as follows: John Sandeu, Fl.
| w. Phillips r. Bronson, Rev. o. p. Pet
erson, E. S. Osgood, E. A. Koen f. NJ
| Stewart
| Another melting will be called at an
! early date and arrangements will then
be made to hold a mass meeting of
citizens of the First and Second wards
|