The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-05-18
THE SCHOOL BOARD MEETS

DuluIu ScuOOl UOdIu W lOrmdlly
vote in favor of. a bill now be-
fore congress providing for uni
versal military training for boys
of certain ages. Clerk Bronson
was instructed to ask the .Cleve-
land chaps which or what bill they
wish the Duluth board to favor.
Cleveland's school board secre-
tary seems to lack the ability for
detail and exact expression that
is possessed by clerk Bronson.
Munger School Gets Stage
Curtain.
The Munger school was au-
thorized to purchase a curtain
for it's stage at price not to ex-
coed $500.
Messrs. Fryberger, Fulton &
Spear notified the board that
Mrs. Matlock, a teacher, in the
Adams school, who slipped on the
floor last November, thereby
breaking a hip bone and who still
is incapaciated for work, has in
Cured actual expenses in excess
of $4,000. The inference seemed
to be that the board would be
called on to make additional ad-
justments. Mrs. Matlock has been
allowed her salary for three of
the months she has been laid up.
Teachers at the Washington
Jr. high school and the Nettleton
school, formally expressed thanks
in writing for the recent raises in
salaries granted the teachers Of
the schools.
Contractors Statements Disputed.
Chief engineer Stewart and
Capt. Bush, superintendent of
buildings, reported that fires were
out only two days at the new
Lester Park school during the
Easter vacation and that, despite
Messrs. jacobson Brothers state
ments that damage had followed
to the interior finish, they could
see no evidences Of it.
A letter of thanks was voted to
Mr.. John Nelson, "a central high
school janitor, for the donation
of loggerhead turtle, Axe #. in
area. Thus has Mr.. Nelson's de-
sire to see something in the mu-
scum bearing his name, been
gratified.
Janitors doing Sunday work at
the Central high school were
granted an increase in salary Of
S. a month. Andrew Smith, a
most faithful and efficient en-
ploye, had his salary raised to
$105 a month. It was reported
that a janitor at the Ely school
was not citizen. One teacher,
also, was reported not to be a
citizen.
Supt. Hoke's Monthly Report.
Supt. Hoke's April report showed
an enrolment of 1873 pupils as
compared with 1854 for the same
month a year previous.
On account of small attendance,
night school classes in citizenship,
machine shop practice and chemistry
have been discontinued at Morgan
Park. Two citizenship classes at the
Stowe school have been combined in
to one.
Of 663 pupils taking summer
school work last year, 462 were pro-
noted and 201 were not. A scrutiny
of Supt. Hoke's statistics on pupils
deficient at the close of last year in
dicates that the greatest number fell
short in English, spelling and arith-
metic, the very corner stones of edu-
cation.
Concerning Henry Brokskar,
Denfeld Junior high school pupil who
ripped open his abdomen on April 2
as result of sliding down a gym
nasium ladder, statement of facts
indicated that the accident was due
to the boys disregard of the in
structor's orders. Under surgical and
hospital care, the injured boy is re-
covering.
Food Value of Milk.
In accordance with an order of the
Federal Food Administration, ar
rangements have been made for
speakers to lecture before all the
high schools during the week of May
27-31 on the value of milk as food.
During the month of April, war
thrift stamps were sold in the city's
schools to the amount of $1O,940.5s.
May 1, Fairgrounds were opened at
the following recreaticnal centers,
viz: Lester Park, Whittier, Fair
mount, Washington, Franklin, Nor
gan Park and Stowe. Directors have
been placed in charge at the rate of
$40 month. Hours run from $3.50
to 6 p. m. on week days and on Sat.
urdays, from-10 a. m. to IL m and
1880 p. m. to 6 p. m.
The Report on Citizenship.
Citizenship blanks, signed by all
the school employees yielded the fol-
lowing facts, viz:
Number born in the limited States