The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-07-07

day, July q, election Of new
members for the school board for
the ensuing three years will be
held.
The retiring members are Ed
win R. Cobb, DR.. l.. @. Greeley,
H. j. Grannis and NJ. A. Dun
ming. I is quite generally un-
derstood that all Of these will
be candidates for collection,
Mr.. Dunning was appointed to
fill a vacancy and, if reelected.
will serve but one year, the un-
expired portion of the term.
There has been some dissatis-
faction with the present board
Critics declare an inside "ring''
based on Big Business, wealth
and social position, controls the
body. At least one ticket Of pro-
test and in opposition to some
of the policies of the present
board will be in the field. The
nominees will be as follows, viz
A. G. LeDuc, an old citizen, at
present connected with the U. S,
Steel Corporation interests in the
Wolvin building.
DR.. j. G.. Armand, local vet
Urinary surgeon who will stand
for the short term Of one year
as against Mr.. Dunning.
Oscar Amundson, Of Smith,
vile, an accountant for the firm
of Bridgman & Russell. Mr.
| Amundson has been very promin'
ent in efforts, to secure the res
toration of the Smithville school
G. G.. Firoved, a Duluth bust
ness man Of many years stand
ing and a persistent protestant
against some policies of the
school board, and a candidate
for school director in two OF
three past elections.
There has been considerable
criticism over the fact that di
rector Frank Brewer, president
of the board, has been absent sc
much and for such long periods
There have been rumors that he
contemplated resigning, especial
ly if certain parties made the
race for election this year.
Opponents Of Mr.. Brewer de-
clare that he and Madam Davie.
practically dictate the transac
lions of the board and that the
other members meekly assent
thereto.
There also have been rumors
to the effect that director Scott
A. Foster would resign, eithe,
before lapse of the time for fill
ing nominations or before cleo
ton day. Mr.. Foster was elected
a year ago as the avowed candi
| date of West Duluth and for the
particular purpose of being {
protesting member of the board
His incumbency Of office has
been characterized by extreme
quiet and his former hackers are
not satisfied with his course -ot
action-or lack of action.
Since his election, Mr.. Foster
has moved to the eastern section
Of the city and that does MOI
please many of his original West
Duluth constituents. That leaves
DR.. Greeley, a West End resi-
dent; as the only director out Of
nine, west of the Point Of Rocks
| Mr.. Foster, also, is very busily
engaged in developing a biz
cranberry farm in Wisconsin anc
his friends express the opinion
that, before long, this enterprise
will require so much of his time
as to make service on the schoo
board undesirable, if not impos
| sible.
AS stated, one fault found with
the present school board is thai
Big Interests dominate it. Mr.
Brewer and Madam Davies are
considered as belonging to the
classes rather than the masses
Mr.. Dunning is an employe, il
not a stakeholder, of the Mar
shall-Wells Wholesale Hardware
Company. Mr.. McGiffert, an
other director, is prominently
connected with the Clyde Iron
Works, personally controlled by
Mr.. A. M. Marshall.
Houses that furnish equipment
and accessories for school build
ings have felt and even declared
that specifications have, in en-
tirely too many cases, been Of
such character as to favor thu
Marshall-Wells Hardware Com
pany, Mr.. Marshall's more per
sonal interests, Mr.. Brewer.
crushed stone plant, etc., etc., tt