The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-18

Famous Chart Amendment Act Hedto Be Constitutional
Will Cause Many CHANGES in Municipal Offices and
Affairs--The Experiment with Segregation Of Boys
and Girls in Schools.
Hy. MARTHA ANDERSON WYMAN..

by league members, have been thoroly
Investigating the records and qualifica-
tions Of the candidates. The ereport
will be made public early in the week
to give the voters as much time as pos
sible to consider it. & ....
The Importance. attached by experts
to the new road-sprinkling material
that is to be given an extensive trial
in the Fifth ward in Minneapolis is.
shown by the fact that Richard II. Fox,
the highly efficient superintendent of
the street and alley cleaning depart
ment of Chicago, has resigned to be-.
come president Of the Chicago West
rumite company, at salary of $4,000
year. The acceptance of his reslgna-.
ton has called forth many expressions
of regret from the mayor and others in
close touch with municipal work, that
the city was unable to pay salaries that
would hold such men.
| Mrs. A. E. Paul, the only woman
acting as ward superintendent Of street
cleaning, has been detailed to reor-
ganize the work in the Second ward.
James B.. Forgan is being discussed
as the successor Of Edward A. Linn as
Lincoln park commissioner. i
It is practically conceded that the
Chicago Teachers federation will win
the final decision in the appellate court
- : - in their remarka-
Teachers May BILE suit to recover
-, q $4,000 deducted
Win from their salaries
i ..- . in 1899. TIL
1922 900 from Board school board re
! CARDS the case, as
hopeless and is preparing to settle the
/ claim. AS result of the salary re
duction in that year Miss Margare
Haley and Catherine Goggin went be
fore the state board of equalization il
; 1900 and secured sufficient increast
to add $4,000 to the school fund, bu
the board refused to pay the back sal
aries out Of this money, and the matte
was taken into the courts. In the boar
of education budget for 1906 there. i
ing schools. ~. .
; The school board is making a yer,
, limited experiment in segregating boy
3 and girls for high school work. Thi
: will be watched with interest by west
} ern educators, altho they will be quit
9 inclined to regard the plan with dis
/ approval and to look for it's failure t
+ accomplish the results expected by tn
!. teacher who requested and is conduc
y ing the experiment. Principal James I
:, Armstrong of the Englewood high schot
! is strongly of the opinion that boy
= and girls of entering high school ae
= are not physically fitted to work
: competition, the girls having the al
!. vantage in development. In: his vie
Q this has resulted in the Termination
1. Of the high schools and operates II
o repel the boys Dr.. Armstrong mas
= requeststhat he be permitted to divit
= his freshman class entering in Janual
into three sections, one, Of boys alon
k one of girls, and the: third mixed, i
ID stead of making an alphabetical diy
n sion, as has been the custom. The
d was little sympathy in the board wi
in the. idea, but permission was given
N try the plan. ~ 49,. -...,.. 10y =.
A beautiful memorial to Dr.. Harp
was the program of the regular. Febr
r. airy concert Of the Thomas orchestra
~ the uni versit
lie Musical Memorial This was esp
IS, }2'.~, cially fitting
mt s.. to the -. =. an accomplish
. amateur musici
al Late DR.. Harper who took a We
tie E~ .. great interest
ry all musical affairs and especially t
ed annual series of orchestra concerts. T