The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1917-11-24

eduCdtlOn were considering Tie
items in the report Of the commit
tee on schools. When it came to
the approval of the action of the
committee in hiring DR.. G. D.
Strayer, professor of Educational
Administration at Columbia uni
versity, to lecture to the princi-
pals, teachers and members of the
board of education, for a fee of
. 1925, director Firoved had a num-
Der of questions to ask. He wanted
particularly to know by whose
authority DIR. Strayer was hired.
He pointed out that the rules re-
quired authority from the board
for many things now being done
by board committees and ex-
pressed the opinion that the rules
either should be followed or
changed.
The several questions and ex-
pressions of opinion so disturbed
the nerves Of director Brewer
that he blurted out:
eff you think there is any
thing crooked about it, why don't
you investigate it,"
81 am not insinuating that there
is anything crooked,' replied d.
rector Proved. 81 merely am
seeking information"
DR.. Armand Jumps Up.
Director Armand then jumped
to his feet and remarked:
"Whenever any of the new
members of this board ask infor-
nation from the old members, so
as to better understand things and
better perform our duties, we are
insulted. I, for one, expect to be
treated like a gentleman"
Director Brewer alphabetically
replied that he had intended no
insult and the board proceeded
with the business in hand.
The last regular meeting of the
board of education was held Fri
day evening, November 9. All the
members were present except d.
rector LeDuc who was conspicu-
GUS by his absence.
Quite bit of routine business
of little public interest was trans
acted and a number of matters re-
ferred to committees for future
reports.
Both the local telephone COM
panies had in communications
asking for renewal Of old con-
tracts and several new ones for
various services. The Zenith
Telephone company was given
permission to install pay stations
in the Central and the Denfeld
high schools. The Belle Telephone
company asked that it's service be
installed in the Lester Park school,
supporting the request with a Pc
tition signed by residents Of the
district. The matter was referred
to the committee on administra-
ton and finance.
49, Supt. Hoke's Report.
Supt. Hoke's report for the
month of October showed that the
enrolment in the day schools was
1871 as compared with 1873 a
year ago, an increase of 538.
The night school enrolment for
October was 1853 as against 40
a year ago, an increase of 1,O18.
Salaries of night school teachers
for October aggregated 81, 800, as
compared with 1912 a year ago.
The enrolment in classes for aliens
is not so large as desired and ef-
forts will be made to increase
such enrolment.
The report Of the recreational
director shows an attendance at
night gymnasium classes for the
month of October as follows:
Stowe school-Enrollment, 81;
average attendance, IA.
Denfeld high school-Enroll-
ment, 81; average attendance, so.
Morgan Park school-Enroll-
ment, 81; average attendance, 81.
An aggregate attendance of
1928 at community meetings for
October was divided by schools as
follows:
Denfeld high school, 200; Fair
mont, $50; Lincoln Junior high
school, TO- Munger, 500; Lake
side, 500; Washburn, 200; Salter
boys club, 103.
Handicaps In Music.
]. The report Of the supervisor Of
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