The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-23
SIXTH WARD HOLDS
A MASS MEETING.
Residents Protest Against Pro-
posed Abolition of Hum.
bo.dt High School

bo.dt High School
At an enthusiastic mass meeting of the
residents of the Sixth ward, held in Paul
Martins hall on South Wabasha street
last night, and attended by between 800
| and 400 people, including many women and
school children, vigorous protests were
made against the action of the school
! board in voting to abolish the Humboldt
high school. AT the close of the meeting
a ringing resolution. calling upon the
school board to rescind its action, was
adopted.
The residents of the Sixth ward are
thoroughly aroused over the action of
| the school board, and at last nights meet
ing yelled threats were made that, UNI
less the school is continued, opposition
would be made to the proposed issue of
bonds which the school board is asking
for with view of erecting new school
buildings.
Speeches were made by dozen or more
| of the most prominent men of the West
side all of whom demanded the contin-
uance of the school Students of the
school We're present in large numbers and
the school yell was given frequently. Pres
ident O. E. Holman, of the school board,
was preSentan addressed the meeting.
President Holman did not make any
promises on the part Of the school board,
although he said he was surprised to find
that so much interest was taken in the
school. He assured the patrons of the
school that the Humboldt would not be
closed for more than year and told them
that If they desired to come before the
board with their protests that a fair and
impartial hearing would be accorded
them.
| Boeringer Advises Caution
w. E. Boeringer the member of the
| school board from the Sixth ward, was
also present. Mr.. Boeringer voted for the
abolition of the school, but last night
| promised to do what he could to secure
| reconsideration of that action. He adj
vised the patrons of the school not to at
tempt to defeat the bond ISSUE because
portion of the money was for West
| side schools, and suggested that the Hum
boldt matter was one that could be set
| tied later.
| Mr.. Holman also referred to the threats
| to defeat the bond issue and remarked
| that the board would not be bulldozed.
He suggested that more could be accom-
plished by fair treatment
Aid. Moriarty spoke briefly. He said he
had never been asked to defeat the bond
issue in the council, but he assured his
constituents that he would always be
found fighting for the interests of the
ward and for the retention of the Hum
boldt school. His remarks were taken
as an indication that he would oppose
the bond issue unless the school board
| voted to rescind its action in closing the
Humboldt As it requires nine of the
eleven votes in the board of aldermen
to pass the appropriation it is pointed
out that Moriarty could defeat the issue
! by securing the assistance of two more
| aldermen.
The remarks of the different speakers
at the mass meeting showed that the
patrons of the Humboldt school had pre-
pared themselves well for the meeting
Almost every conceivable argument in ia
vor of the retention of the school was
| made.
Pleas for Humboldt School
Reports We're read to show that the
school stood among the highest in the
state and statistics We're produced to
! prove that its maintenance was not more
| expensive than many other schools. APP
peals were made on the ground that its
| abolition would compel many poor people
j to remove their children from school al
together, as the car fare would be more
| than many could pay One reason adj
vanced was that West side children at
tending the Central high would be com
PEELED to go through one of the worst
U1Stl1cIS III the CITY, tnat IN the vicinity
| of Bridge square.
The meeting was called to order at 8
! O'Clock and did not close until almost II,
| during all of-which time the greatest in
| tereSt was manifested F. B. Doran pre-
sided, and talks were made by Lloyd Pea
| body, who introduced the resolution, by
| Charles L. Haas, John Dale DIR. j. ".
Hawkins, Anthony Yoerg, o. E. Holman,
| Prof Baker of the Humboldt school. Rev.
1 IT W. RarhaY To nfNaiu
| Meriarty, ]. L. Gieske, w. E. Boeringer
j. M. Hawthorne, Frank Haskell and
| others.
| The failure to secure some sort of a
| promise from President Holman was
somewhat discouraging to the protesters,
| and after the meeting the threats to OPP
| pose the bond issue were renewed. The
/ Sixth Ward improvement association will
| take the matter up with other improve
ment associations and, it is also expected
! that help will be forthcoming from the
East and West ends of the city when it
| is learned that opposition will be made to
/ the issue of bonds for the construction of
new school buildings in these two To-
/ calitieS.
Sixth Warders Adopt Resolutions
The resolutions adopted contain a pre-
ambie of several pages, in which the
! situation is clearly explained and the
| merits of the Humboldt school fully set
| forth. Chairman Doran was authorized
to name a committee of ten to present
| the resolutions to the school board at the
next meeting of that body.
The resolution in part, and stripped OF
its preamble, is as follows:
/ Resolved, That we, the citizens and
| taxpayers of the Sixth ward of the city
of st. Paul, in mass meeting assembled. dc
hereby protest against the discontinuance
| of the Humboldt high school and re-
specially request the board of education
of said city to reconsider its action ir
passing its aforesaid resolution of June
| %, 1904, and to retain the Humboldt
4 high school.
Resolved Further. That we are in favor
of the present four high schools being re-
tanned and recognize the justice of the
demand of the western portion of the city
for new high school, and that we are
| in favor of such new high school being
| built in the western portion of the city
but our support of the proposition for q
West end high school is rendered on the
| express condition that We are now, and
| at all times and places in the future will
be, unalterably opposed to any plan which
| involves the abolition of the Humboldt
high school.
| CHAPLAIN WINS THE
MARKSMAN'S MEDAL