The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-04-20

Jacobson brothers notified the
school board on March q that they
would not be responsible for the
interior finish of the new Lester
Park school for one year after it's
completion as required by contract,
because furnace fires were drawn
during Easter week, thereby damag-
ing the interior.
The contractors, in a letter that
was read at the last school board
meeting, Friday evening, April 5,
stated that the janitor Of the build
ing informed them that fires were
out from March % to March 81,
the date the contractors made an
inspection. They alleged that the
woodwork already had swelled and
curled to an extent that caused the
breaking of glass.
That little letter woke up the
members of the board.
"Who knows anything about this?
What can Supt. Bush tell us about
it," was the general cry.
"Seems to me that the chief en-
gineer is the man to ask" observed
one wise head.
/ Alexander Stewart, come here!"
loudly called director LeDuc.
Engineer Stewart Comes Forth.
Chief engineer Stewart came in,
as hidden.
"What do you know about the
furnace fires being out during Easter
week." asked director LeDuc.
"The fire was out just one day,
April L." declared the chief engineer
of the Duluth schools.
The matter was dropped right
there. If conditions are as stated
r by that firm, failure to keep fires
was quite successful but expensive
April Fool on the taxpayers.
The regular monthly meeting of
the school board was genuine "in-
quirin' meetin.' Director Firoved
made the Kisselkar the subject of
the next inquiry. He wanted to know
what they were trying to do with
that car out at the Denfeld junior
high school, where it was sent for
81 understand that the car is ly-
ing around in pieces on the floor -
remarked the chief interrogation of
the board, "and that an expert from
the factory is. likely to be required
to get the parts in place again"
The other members of the board
did not seem much concerned over
the Kisselkar.
That Sophisticated Car.
''That car might tell some inter
esting things if it could talk" re.
marked director Firoved as sort
of parting shot.
An inquiry as to a boy who tore
open his abdomen on hook while
sliding down a pole at the Denfeld
high school developed, the fact that
Supt. Hoke had received no report
on the accident but he agreed to in.
yestisate.
Col. j. B. Clinton addressed the
board in the interests of remark
able series of movie films, portray
ing the life and character of Abra
ham Lincoln. He declared that they
had great educational value and tina
man prominently connected with
the production came great dis
lance at considerable expense tt
help show the films to Supt. Hokt
who had agreed to come on a Ger
tain Monday morning. When the
morning arrived, Col. Clinton claim
ed, Supt. Hoke was not on deck
Later on, secretarial report ovel
the telephone gave the information
that Supt. Hoke could not be pres
ent, as promised.
A moment later, Supt. Hoke de
MED making an engagement. BLOOD
; pressures were rising when presiden
McGiffert raped for cessation o.
arguments
Firoved Strong for Lincoln.
Director Firoved thought no fine
example for the young could b,
found than the life and character O.
intimated that he believed Supt
Hoke was from just far enough
South not to care a neap about Lin
coin. He said that he favored show
ins the films in the school auditor
ium under the auspices of the boart
of education.
Director LeDuc did not think tn,
time opportune to take up the mat
ter. Supt. Hoke said that he hat
no objection to any Lincoln films
Col. Clinton smiled in a, satisfied
matter and the course of bushes.
proceeded.
Director Foster expressed tn,
opinion that paying Prof. Taylor
$1,000 as new principal of the Den
field junior high school, when his
direct predecessor got !S2,250 and
-'Old Foster" got $500 before he
quit, would disparage the new mar
and lower him in the estimation Of