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such an enormous waste existed and
this he has thus far failed to do.
~ Incompetent. as Engineer.
Mr.. Larsen was at one time chief
engineer for the board of education.
For some reason best known to the
board he was removed, and ever
since then he has been wreaking
vengeance. against the members who
voted to GUST him. We have tried to
view his candidacy from every angle.
We have studied his proposal to have
the Scandinavian languages taught in
the public schools and have no fault
to find with it. We have observed
the use of the. public schools by the
people of the city after school hours,
and we find that with the orthodox
church people he is against dancing
in the schools, but when he mixes
with people Of liberal thought he is
an advocate of dancing under GER
tain restrictions.
We have analyzed his position on
what he calls economy in admins
tration and we find that his views are
but general. He does not seem to get
down to detail on. anything. He ap-
pears merely ambitious to become a
member of the board so that he can
work out. his spite against those
members who voted to dismiss him
from the service.
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particular qualifications for the Of
flee. His expressed idea of the
curriculum of the schools would in
dictate, that he is: no friend of pro-
gressive education. He gives: the i'm
preston that the people are inter-
ested only in the saving of dollars
and cents in. operating our public
school system. =, ~.
Brewer Shows Him Up.
Mr.. Brewer, made a, statement to
the newspapers during. the week in
which he completely exposed the
candidacy of Mr.. Larsen. He showed
conclusively that the board of educa-
ton has saved more money in it's
engineering department since Mr..
Larsen was dismissed than it cost
formerly. Larsen attempted to come
back at Mr.. Brewer with series Of
strange statements. He asked "a
number. of. questions for the osten-
sible purpose of creating unnecessary
doubt in the minds of the voters, but
he gave nothing to the people, which
would show that he would be able to
do any better himself as member
of the board.
He made charges that two kinder
garten teachers were employed at the
Ely school with never to exceed 20
scholars in attendance. His purpose
in stating this was to prove the ex-
travagance of the board of education.
However, his charge was successfully
answered by Harold House, principal
of the Ely school,, who declares that
the kindergarten had an average at
tendance of 81 pupils during the
year. Mr.. House produces the records
to show that his statement is correct.
House Exposes Him.
Mr.. House also brings serious
charges. against Mr.. Larsen when he
states that storm windows were
placed, on the Ely school, in Septem-
Der, long before they were necessary
and simply for the purpose Of giving
some pet Of Mr.. Larsen job. It is
said that on Duluth Heights he. one
year, had hauled there a supply of
soft coal sufficient to last for two
seasons and the furnace in the school
building was not equipped to burn
anything but anthracite coal. At
tempts were made to burn the soft
coal and frequently it was necessary
to dismiss the school because Of SCOT
and smoke In the rooms. When the
principal of the school called Mr..
Larsen's~ attention to the condition
he is said to have asked that nothing
be said to the board about the
matter.
The members of the trade Unions
of Duluth, in Particular. are under
no obligations whatever to Mr.. Lar
son. He has persistently and con-
sistently Disseminated against mem:
bers Of organized labor and refused
to have them engaged on jobs at the
schools. He is: making his campaign
on prejudice and bigotry and the
people of Duluth will do well. on
Saturday If they, by their ballots
snow him under by a tremendous
majority.
Of the other. candidates we have
! nothing to say. They are all good
men. OF Larsen, however, there is
| every reason not to vote for him or
election day. Our school system car
in no way be improved by his cleo
| ton.
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