The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-10-19

Some time ago, Mr.. Albert Clar-
field was appointed secretary of the
Americanization Committee of Du-
luth. This committee exists under
the auspices of the Commercial Club.
The school board some time ago voted
to pay not to exceed $1,000 a year
towards the secretarial salary.
At the last regular meeting of the
board of education, the committee on
schools reported in favor of putting
Mr.. Clarified on the school payrolls
for 500 month, that being the
boards. portion of the salary fixed by
the Americanization committee.
Director Firoved protested against
paying public money to secretary
who is not an American citizen. ut
seems strange to me that man who
is not a citizen should be employed
to teach citizenship" he declared.
Information being asked, the COM
mittee on schools stated that Mr..
Clarified was Russian; that he stud
led in the Y. M. c. A. night school
for some time; that he has passed
his examination for admission to the
bar; and that he has taken out his
nrst citizenship papers.
An Unfortunate Selection.
" DR.. Schaibly stated that he felt
that the Americanization committee
made an unfortunate selection. He
could not feel that Mr.. Clarified was
the man for the place. He had OPP
posed his selection but without avail.
Further information indicated
that Judge Cant favored Mr.. Clar-
field, it being the judicial opinion
that a man coming up from the bot
tom, through the masses, could bet
ter understand other foreigners who
sought knowledge as to American
citizenship. Judge Cant was repre-
sented- as admitting, at the time,
that there were two sides to the mat
ter.
$50 long as we pay a part OF
mans salary, we should have some
thing to say as to the man." declared
director Firoved, and other members
Of the board seemed to agree with
him.
President McGiffert said that he
had not been well impressed with
Mr.. Clarfield's selection and, on mo-
ton, directors Firoved, Crassweller
and Schaibly were named as a COM
mittee to confer with the Americana
zation committee.
Business.like Session Held.
The last regular meeting of the
school board was held Friday even
ing. October II. The session was
rather long and quite busy one,
marked by considerable earnest dis
cussion with an amicable, pull-to-
gether spirit running through the de-
Iiberations. Every director was
present but E. A. LeDuc, who was
absent because of the illness OF son.
The business of the evening opened
with the reading of letter from
Miss Anna L. Boardman, now doing
clerical war work in Washington.
Late in the vacation, she applied for
a years leave of absence. 1t was
refused and word to that effect
reached her too late to report for
school duty at the opening of the
semester.
Miss Boardman recited various
facts in the matter and said that she
had received a letter from Supt.
Hoke, dated July 27 and received
August 1, warranted her in fully ex-
pecting the desired leave of absence.
Word reached her September II that
her resignation had been accepted,
greatly to her surprise. She asked
q reconsideration.
Supt. Hoke's letter was not read
at the meeting but it was voted to
give Miss Boardman until December
1 to report for duty, provided she
signified her intentions by Novem-
Der /.
School Gardening Boosted.
Messrs. o. S. Andersen, E. L. Brad
ley and Norton Mattocks appeared
and made personal appeals in favor
of instruction during the year in
gardening They gave interesting in
formation on school gardens the past
year, showing the benefits, successes
and weaknesses of the movement.
Mr.. Bradley stated that school gar
den work originated with President
Wilson and that, in Duluth, the Com
mercial Club had been sponsor for
the plan. He advanced the idea that
the teaching staff should give in
struction and that supervisors should
be provided for vacation time.
The matter was referred to the
committee on schools for considera-
ton and report.
Messrs. Little & Nolte offered
three different sites for a school
building in the vicinity. of Superior
street, between Thirty-second and
Thirty-ifth avenues East. The COM
munication was referred to the COM
mittee on buildings and maintenance
of grounds.
Banks File Their Bonds.
The four national banks of Duluth
filed their bonds, ranging from $780,
900 to 100000 each, as repositories
of school board funds, said bonds
being approved, accepted and filed.
Treasurer Colman's report for Sep
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