The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-04-21
CIVIC LEAGUE MEET
DRAWS BIG CROWD
Spacious Gymnasium at the Technical High
Crowded to Capacity, and Much In
tereSt Shown in Movement.

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tereSt Shown in Movement.
The second meeting of the recent
ly organized Civic League was held
at the new Technical High School
on Monday evening, the school
management having seated the
spacious room which was packed
to overlooking, there being an est
mated attendance of some twelve
hundred.
Many of this crowd we're doubt
less drawn out by the scheduled
meeting of the board of education
at which the election of superinten.
dent and teachers for the ensuing
year was to have been the principal
order of business, but which failed
to materialize through the non-at-
tendance of Directors Roskilly and
Moore and the absence from the
city of Mrs. Coffman, leaving the
board without quorum.
But what failed to happen at the
meeting furnished considerable of
the argument of the evening before
the League, many speakers address,
ing the assemblage on the aims
and objects of the League as we'll
as touching with unvarnished feel.
ing upon the desire of citizens and
patrons of the school for the re-
election of Superintendent Bliss,
amoug those speaking being Judge
Montague, Rev. Neff, r. J. McGhee,
Mayor Hawkinson, Capt. Eby and
Adolph Holmer. Without excep-
ton these gentlemen spoke in the
highest terms of educational abil-
tiles of Mr.. Bliss, and resulted in a
rising vote favoring his retention
in the schools in which the entire
audience with the possible excep-
ton of one or two persons joined.
The declaration of principles of
the new organization, as presented
by the committee, met with approx
al, being as follows, many signers
being received at the close of the
meeting:
"The object of the Civic League
of Virginia shall be to organize the
public-spirited citizens of Virginia
in movement toward the solution
of problems relating to the social,
industrial, and political progress of
our city; to provide for the study
and discussion Of questions of num-
icipal import; to do this under the
capitalization of the most enlight
ened public opinion, and when de-
sirable form Legislation in accord
ance Herewith; to develop high
ideals of efficiency and honor in
home, city, state and national life;
and to assist in making the living
conditions Of our city moral, clean,
healthful and attractive"
Touching upon the line of thought
involved in the elucidation of prin-
cipals of the organization several
speakers made pert and prominent
mention Of various existing condi-
tons, not the least being the prop
osition brought 50 prominently be-
tore the people by the citizens COM
mittee in relation to municipal
ownership of the light and water
plant, on which the council COM
mittee made exhaustive report the
following evening, but all advised
careful study OF the question as
to the better course tor the city to
pursue-the purchase of the present
plant or the erection and installa-
ton of new one. With the data
laid before citizens in the report of
the city finance committee filed
Tuesday evening, however, and
which will be published in full in
the Enterprise the coming week,
citizens and council alike will have
a more adequate conception of the
plant and of the proposition of &C
curing same.
The line Of thought embraced in
the declaration Of principles of the
organization, however, cannot but
appeal to any right minded citizen,
and we believe the organization has
work laid out for it which will re-
ceive the support of every true Vir-
ginian.
Are Greatly Taken With Texas.