The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-02-22

"That man voted in Duluth. He
served in the Spanish-American war.
Although he and his father were
born in Germany, he believes that
his father became naturalized
citizen before he, the son, became of
age," Mr.. Firoved declared with fire
and vigor. 'There is some other
motive for not including his name
in this report"
Director Crassweller rather hur-
rily asserted that it would not 90
we'll with any member of the board
to question the motives of the school
board committees. Assertions OF
that nature will have to be backed
up" he declared.
Director McGiffert quickly threw
himself in front of Supt. Hoke. AL
though the Columbian champion had
not been mentioned, Mr.. McGiffert,
for some reason, evidently believed
that he was meant.
eff you mean to insinuate that
DR.. Hoke did not recommend Mr..
Paulus," director McGiffert ex-
claimed, II want to refute the
charge. DR.. Hoke included his name
in the reports to the committee"
Mr.. Firoved, if he really did mean
to insinuate that Supt. Hoke was
back of the omission of Mr.. Paulus'
name, might have informed Mr.. Nc
giffert that there are ways of killing
a cat besides choking it on butter.
Director LeDuc took advantage of
the situation to have one of his
characteristic brain-storms.
81 object to that man being re-
appointed" he howled, as he
jumped to his feet. 81 never will
vote for his reelection until he pro-
duces proof that he is an American
citizen. 1t is an insult to me. I
gave a son to this war. 1t is an
insult to the soldiers. 1t is an insult
to the citizens of Duluth"
Director Crassweller rat r
thought that Mr.. Paulus' Spanish
American war service fully and
finally effected his American citizen
ship.
Director LeDuc then sought to
amend the motion so as to give
principal Paulus harder swat but
his offering was voted down and the
original motion prevailed.
Director Schaibly then attempted
to assassinate the name and repu-
tation of principal Pau1us by de-
claring that he had heard that Mr..
Paulus made pro-German remarks. "
He offered no proof and, unlike a
true follower of the meek and lowly
Jesus Christ, failed to 60 into exc
cutive session to spill out his little
measure of hearsay evidence.
Director McGiffert, supposedly a
trained lawyer, also added some
hearsay evidence to the effect that
he had received information from
the Red Cross" to the effect that
principal Paulus was not genuinely
American.
"That puts a new light on the
question" sagely remarked director
Crassweller. He, therefore, stood
for holding principal Paulrs' fate in
allegiance until fully satisfied as to
his citizenship and Americanism.
Director Firoved said that he had
heard imputations against Mr..
Paulus but that he had taken little
stock in them.
Director Firoved also called atten-
ton once more to the fact that A. B.
Clarified, secretary of the American
ization committee, is not citizen Of
the United States. 1t was voted to
look once more into Mr.. Clarified S
case, since half his salary Is paid by
the school board. One director vol
unteered the information that sue
cessor to Mr.. Clarified already was
| being sought.
Judge Cant is credited with stand
ing behind Mr.. Clarfeld's interests,
therefore many do not expect the
school board to get very far If any
thing inimical to the Clarified en-
ployment is attempted.
Some specific matters were offered
in criticism of Mr.. Clarified. Once
he was 40 min tes late at an Ameri-
canization meeting, which compelled
DR.. Schaibly to waste more OF his
personal wind than he had planned.
On another occasion, the alien Sec
rotary of the Americanization COM
mittee had tried to 'render a
movie" as he expresses it, with the
result that the film went through
backwards.
Director Crassweller tried to point
out some technical difficulties and
director Firoved resented what he
considered an application of salve
and the use of the soft pedal.
The last meeting of the school
board was opened bit behind the
customary hour. There were a
number of communications of minor
Importance.
r. E. Donaldson was present with
a committee from Duluth Heights.
The board was informed that the
Lowell school was in a very unsani-
tary condition as a result of the
toilets flooding the floors. Pupils
using the toilets were represented
as having to walk on their heels
to safely get through the floods OF
filth on the floors. Complaint also
was made that both boys and girls
were compelled to use the same door
when passing to their respective
toilets b..
Business superintendent Harwood