The labor world., 1918-07-20

the Duluth schools is expected here
tomorrow when both men and women
of this city will select three men to
serve on the board of education dur
ing the coming three years. Eight
candidates are in the field. A bond
issue of 100000 will also be voted
upon.
Petitions having been filed by more
than five voters the board of educa-
tion designated the following persons
as candidates for a three-year term: !:
G. Francis Colman, Frank Crasswel-
ler, John n. Peyton, J. G.. Schaibly,
William J. Farmer, ]. G. Armand,
Frederick d: Knight. L. L. Young.
Three directors will be chosen from
the above field to succeed J. G. An
nand, F. A. Brewer and G. Francis
Colman, whose terms of office are
about to expire.
Fred. ID. Knight, who is superin-
tendent of the stores department at
the steel plant is a candidate for the
school board who is meeting with sup
port from virtually all classes. A
friend of labor and with prejudice for
no class of men or industries, he
seems to sum up many strong quail
ifications for a position on the board.
Mr.. Knights greatest work of a
public character is his persistent and
tireless effort to induce foreigners to
enter the night schools, to learn the
English language and become good
American citizens. He is an enemy to
the hyphen. If elected to membership
en- the board of education. Mr.. Knight
promises to exert his best efforts to
boost the education of foreigners, and
being widely known in the Morgan
Park district, he believes he can be Of
great Influence in bettering the citi-
zenship of the most rapidly growing
community in the city.
Mr.. Knight has lived in Duluth 20
years and during IS years of that time
he has been engaged in the care and
purchasing of materials. In his pres
ent position he has charge of placing
orders amounting to $1,50O,O0O year.
He is a strong hacker Of home indus
tries and believes in purchasing ma
terials at home whenever it is possi-
BILE, thereby building mp his home
city and improving conditions for la
Dor.
In speaking of his platform. Mr.
knight said that he was absolutely
independent and free to work for all
school interests best for Duluth as a
whole.
William J. Farmer has been
brought out by the Allied Printing
Trades council to run as the represen-
tative of union labor on the school
board.
One of the main reasons that labor
feels it should be represented is that
the manual training courses in the
schools have a large attendance and
are annually turning out apprentices
for the different trades, and in the
opinion of labor, this particular
branch should be under the most cap
able instructors, thus giving to all
students the right foundation to fol-
low up any trade to which they are
best adapted with a foundation that is
sound and practical.
The Typographical union has made
arrangements to help all graduates in
the prin ting branch of the industrial
section procuring them positions and
in every way furthering their educa-
ton to make them fully competent.
TOO often," says Mr.. Farmer, the
early teaching of a pupil in this line
works detriment to himself in future
life, making him incompetent and dis
couraged, eventually causing him to
give up in disgust"
1t will be the policy of Mr. Farmer
to further in every way anything for
the betterment of the school SYSTEM
and will put forth every effort to
build UP the schools to the higest level
of education. Many have been led to
believe that a man not affiliated with
the Commercial club would antagon-
lze, rather than promote the best in
terests of the schools and the city, but
Mr. Farmer can be depended upon to
do the right thing alta all times.
l.. U. Young, local real estate man,
bases his candidacy on a number of
excellent principles, chief among
which is his interest and activity in
welfare work. Mr.. Young is a close
friend of Mayor Clarence r. Magney,
and was active in promoting the mu->
nlclpal reading room on West Supe-
rior street and the public market. In
fact, he has always shown himself
keenly alive to the welfare of the peo-
pie as whole, and being man with
a family Of four children, he is nat
urally interested in the schools.
IF NEGLECTED. to membership on