The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-26
TO WORK TOGETHER
FOR BOND ISSUES
SCHOOL BOARD AND FILTRATION
PLANT ADVOCATES COMBINE.
Plan to Circulate Literature and Hold
Joint Meetings In Educating Voters
Changes Made in Staff of Teachers of
Public Schools-Fire Chief Complains
That Fire Drills Are Neglected.

All the bond propositions are to be
Joined in one campaign, in which the
school board will take an active part.
While the school directors are anxious
that there should be enough school
buildings to accommodate all the child
children shall be supplied with, pure
water. -
At the meeting of the board yesterday
afternoon a suggestion that the friends
of the school board, and the advocates
of the filter plant, join hands i'll cam
and the finance committee was. directed
to expend whatever sum was thought
necessary. The campaign will include
the publication of certain literature and
the holding of meetings in school houses.
Already meetings have been arranged
at the Bryant, Douglas and Harriet
schools. 49,. 49,. --<,,...-. 49,. X. =
The board authorized contract with
j.. r.. Elwell for the delivery of water
to the school houses from the Donaldson
artesian we'll. &t-
The board would not grant a vacation
to teachers who want to attend the
world s fair during the week Of Nov.
FL, the opinion being. that the teachers e.
| fair last summer. a..@ --.--.
Senior A. de Verona Quesada, gen
eral officer in the late Cuban war, and a
| near relative Of the Cuban minister at
| Washington, sought the approval Of the
| board to a plan to organize Spanish
classes among the teachers of the pgabl &c
Superintendent Jordan.
Permission was given to the principals
and teachers of the Clay, Adams and
Calhoun schools to arrange for some sort
| of festivity to mark the opening, Of
these schools, which were rebuilt last
summer
A complaint from Chief James r.
Canterbury Of the fire, department that
the fire drills in the schools were again
| neglected was q surprise to the members
of the board. It was referred to the
committee on rul es and regulations:
A communication from the janitors
association recommending the use Of oil
| tee.
The following changes in the teach
ers list were ordered: -.
| Resignations-Bertha Avery, Adams, tc
take effect Oct. q; Florence S.. Emery
Hamilton, to take effect at close of sea
son; Cassie M. Parker, Hawthorne, to take
effect Nov ~; Sophia G. Wiese, Jeffer.
son, to take effect Nov. II; Gertrude
Evans Longfellow, to take effect a
Thanksgiving; Florence Harlan. McKin
ley; Alice Steffens, Motley; Edith A
Sawyer, Sidney Pratt, to take effect Nov
%; Amelia Harrington, Washington; Su
! sauna S1rwen, Webster to take effec
Nov 29;- George N. Northrop. East High
Anna Hansen, Clay. 81 90.
Leave Of Absence-Martha A. Sornson
Grant, remainder Of term; Gertrude M
Bowen, Holmes, Nov. is to April 3; Bessi
Burch, Jefferson, remainder of term
Sarah Wilkinson, Logan, indefinite; Hele!
l.. Rogers, Emerson, until Thanksgiving
Transfers-Jane NJ. Harris, Mckinley t
Clinton; Grace Sherwood, Monroe to Mad
ison; Ella S. Brigham, Seward to Doug
las. ~ .. ,
Appointments-C. F.. Pendleton, Eas
High, 500 a month; Rose Swain, Greeley
$50 month; Mary Il. Carey, Monroe, Sc
MONTH Anna Moore, Motley, $50
month; Clio M. Kahler. Schiller, $50
, month; Kate A. Doer, Seward, $50
, month, Sadie Gee, Washington, $55
, month; Adelaide Davis, Jefferson, $50
month Cor remainder of tern.)