The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-13
"TOWNLEYSM" IN DULUTHS' PUBLIC SCHOOLS

"TOWMENSM' in DULUTHS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The dear old News Tribune recently stated editoriay that
the coming school election 1T for Duluth to put end Town
leyism in its schools
As is his habit good old Doctor Mitchell diagnoses the
without feeling the pulse looking at the tongue Of the patient
Ethical successful practitioners carefully seek all the many
Of thereby minimizing the danger Of prescribing
for when the patient coming down with smallpox
or mstaking dread scarlet fever for harmless hives
great majority of the patrons Of the public schools and fully
e5 cent Of the teaching believed year that %
seriously afflicted the Board of Education and the public schools
Under infusion Of red healthy blood from the plain unss
people, the sufferers have greatly improved and after
other treatment Saturday. July TO- complete and permanent
recovery can be assured.
If that be Towneysm great good and little harm can
from it,
years. up year ago. Big Interests danger
monopong the membership of the board of education
moners who sought crumbs that fell favored
practically controlled the trade of the school district of
The election badly battered that condition and
brought democracy and business farplay into the running
that Towneyism least 90 per cent Of the
people seemed well pleasd with it,
Up to year ago. right petition rapidly be-
coming obsolete education New directors
patrons the schools and the plain people,
buy that high low rich patron
petition the board either writing
If that Towneyism it filled longfe want and made
feel that constitutional right no longer was beyond their
reach.
During the past year, under the pull
avosm have been ned in their with the board Of
education Little leaks have been stopped when the
ciple that many mickle makes a mucle.
If that Towneyism the taxpayers will caor for of it.
teachers those consecraed without convent
the first in several they stand better show
and even freedom necessity curry special with
mittees and superiors.
that Towneysm then every teacher holding position
by virtue of actual merit will pray for its continuance.
watchfu and critical eye Of the democratic
bers Of the board the Autocra have carried great
for the e IN ra men n sns
Duluth has most excellent public school SYSTEM something that
the rank and f well educators Of national prominence have
known for quarter Of a century
Of democratic members be Towneyism has
wrought much good
By virtue positions by the
board and possibly bit Of publicity by the Rpsaw high
school graduates principals seeking
vanced education longer arbitrarily tied and delivered to
help these Influences nearby University
Minnesota and other western institutions Of learning such the
University Wisconsin and the University OF Michigan Even the
Duluth Normal to be emerging from fog Of obsoury and
neglect.
that be Townyis every independent mind and every
it's continuance
Owing this recent infusion of blood from the healthy
vigorous middle class excluding and pampred Au
tocra there has been watchuness against expensive and
timely fancies Enthusiasts things excellent but
highly necessary these rouou times have been somewhat
checked in the expenditure Of public funds SAFE solid
foundation Of has been especially aliens
Of adult who may never become legal rather than
dabbing in moulding of mud basketry and art jewey
that be Towneyism serious harm from it.
honorable board education under the influence Of the
healthy Bogeoe blood infused only year ago. has boadened
it's interest the different communities The rmoter and smaller
suburbs receiving greater consideration Surrender the
smhve macontents year ago may have been heavily mfu
the necessity but since then broad sincere
policy certainly has influenced the erection of the u Grant
school, heed of the in connection with the Cobb
school addition promise Of the central building Park Point
pledged Improvement of the old Franklin school, and other
all that be Towneyism the people hunger for of it.
The great pedomnates city, embraces
the many who little homes children for the
and pay heavy maintain the schools They properly
majority of the board education and that
Autocra Arocrats and Putocrats make
the best of it.
THE PENALTY MUST FIT which does not include his
THE CRIME. mother.