The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-11-16

he is working for the school board
and not for the Minnesota Steel
Co. AS one director expressed it,
"Matters were threshed out and
Mr.. Chadwick was told where to
get off,"
principal Chadwick is an ex-
ponent Of the sacred Gary System.
He is represented as having alb
sorbed the principles Of the system
at dear old Gary, itself. He was
imported from Gary because of
supposed mastery Of the Gary
System theory and practice.
The little man is not considered
particularly strong as an 'educa-
tor, especially in administration
and discipline. Of course, having
to supervise both the Morgan Park
school and the Stowe school is
something of a handicap.
The powers-that-be have bluntly
and plainly given certain members
of the board to understand that
Chadwick is wanted by the Min
nesota Steel Co. at the Morgan
Park School and that they want
him left alone.
This ultimatum or declaration
of attitude was said in a way to
carry the impression that the Big
Interests consider that school and
school building their very own and
that the remainder of the city,
! through the board Of education,
| must keep hands off.
The school board issued an ul-
timatum that the four machines
be Immediately restored to the
Morgan Park school. 1t further
was resolved to ask the Morgan
Park Co. to furnish a safe road
way to the Morgan Park schools,
under the provision in the deed
to the property, granting the
right of "safe egress and ingress,
thereby making that sign "Dan-
gerous" obsolete.
The last session Of the board
of education, held Friday evening,
November 8, was very amicable
and pleasant. All the directors
were there except Colman and
Foster. The members sat around
the long table, a veritable happy
family, talking about war, influ-
enza and other matters. The Nor
gan Park school incident was the
only thing to ruffle the calm wa
tiers. Routine business was dis
patched quickly, quietly and with
out any ruffling Of feathers. Even
director Firoved left at home his
supply Of steel-tipped interroga-
ton points.
Supt. Hoke submitted his re-
port for the month of October in
part as follows, viz:
"During the school month Of
October, school was in session two
weeks, Sept. 26 to October II. The
time lost on account Of influenza
epidemic will necessitate certain
changes in the school month. I'm
til it is definitely known when
the school will reopen it is i'm
possible to known what these
changes will be. For this reason,
the teaching corps has been un-
able to make any official month
ly reports since the closing Of the
first school month, Sept. 81. I
hope to make complete monthly
attendance reports at the Decem.
Der meeting of the board of edu-
cation.
"While schools have not been
in session, the teachers have not,
by any means, been unoccupied.
Some of the work which has been
done is indicated in the depart.
mental reports. I am pleased to
state that the teachers are VOL
UNFAIRLY performing a great serv-
ice in the relief work made neces-
sary by the fire and the influ-
enza epidemic. Wherever q teach
er was so employed, she always
was encouraged to continue and
was at no time asked to take up
any school work.
However, a great many teach
ers and principals have been en-.
gagged in different lines Of school
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