The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-09-21

Such life and animation as char
acterized the last meeting of the
board of education was greatly due
to director Firoved. That sturdy
little commoner turned on the oxy-
gen tank of discussion and kept the
directors from sleeping at their
posts.
Some time ago, on motion of d.
rector LeDuc, supported by director
Firoved, the official architects were
directed to report ON the ventilation
systems of the Lester Park, Munger,
Stowe and Morgan Park schools. In
due course, Messrs. Croft & Boerner
presented a report, showing the in
adequacy of ventilating and heating
plants and making suggestions as to
remedies required. That report, as
printed in the Rip-saw, came up at
about the time the old board went
out, therefore never was read in open
session of the board.
At the last meeting, director Fro
we'd called up this report and then
wanted to know what was to be done
with it. The complacent directors
voted to receive and file it, so I'M
important did proper ventilation for
the school rooms seem to them.
Business Supt. Harwood's Troubles.
Business superintendent Harwood
reported that engineer Williams
would not take the place of fore
man of janitors and engineers, at
$3.50 a month; unless given years
contract. Mr.. Harwood also reported
that he had two other men in view,
one a Duluth man and the other a
resident of dear old Minneapolis. But
both men ask $500 month for their
services. .., r........s
The committee on maintenance Of
buildings and grounds also did not
wish to reveal the name of the Du-
luth man. He was represented as
working for some local corporation
and the committee seemed to fear
the illwill of that concern if the man
was hired away from his company
employment.
Director. Firoved said that it
seemed strange to him that it is
necessary to go out of town for all
new employees of the board of edu-
cation. eff this city of 100000 peo-
pie cannot furnish men for these po-
sitions, then we had better shut up
shop, he declared.
Mr.. Firoved said that a very COM
petent man had applied for the posi-
tion for which Minneapolis resident
was proposed but that no considera-
ton had been given him, possibly be-
cause he, Firoved. had taken an in
terest in the application.
"Who's the man." queried direc-
tor LeDuc.
"Lundsten," replied director Fro
we'd.
81 don't care where we go for q
man just so we get good one," as
serted director LeDuc.
The matter was left to Mr.. Har-
wood to select and report.
Director Firoved and such other
directors as favor the employment of
Duluth residents, citizens and tax
payers privately express fears that
Mr.. Harwood may be jockeying a bit
to get some friend of his up from
Minneapolis. ...
Duluth Plumbers Make Protest.
Duluth plumbers. heavy taxpayers
and longtime citizens. protested
through director Firoved because SO
heavy a portion of the school work
is going to the Sanitary Plumbing
Co., the Hopes shop.
Director Firoved called attention
to the fact that work at the Endion
school. aggregating $500, was let,
without calling for general bids, to
the Sanitary Plumbing Co. He asked
business superintendent Harwood
how and why that was.
Mr.. Harwood intimated that he
was new here and did not know all
the curves, dips, spurs and angles OF
local business; that former engineer
Stewart left things rather piled up;
that quick action was necessary to
get the school buildings ready for
fall work; and that the Endion Job
was let with that end in view.
oUCu u1TSCIOTS DIS IIlSU 10 r0dQ De-
tween the lines rather inferred that
former engineer Stewart gave the
Sanitary Plumbing Co. mighty fine
sendoff to Mr.. Harwood before he
left for sunny California.
Director Firoved, as parting shot,
declared that other firms, heavier
taxpayers than the Hoopes shop.
should have a whack at the school
work
Married Women as Teachers.
When the committee on schools re-
ported that three married women
had been employed as permanent SUBJ
stitutes, director Firoved raised a
question as to the propriety of that
and put himself on record as being
against barring single women by hir-
Ing married women with husbands to
support them.
It was explained that, in these par
ticular cases, two of the women have