The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-06-28

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dren s Home, Mrs. Stephen Jones. This
meeting was held on June 6, 1919, and
the following recommendations were
made:
81. That the crowded condition in
the Endion school be temporarily re-
lieved by renting of room or rooms
in a nearby building, if possible, other
wise by the erection of a portable
building on the Endion school prop
erty.
"2. That the Endion school building
be made sanitary and safe by the con-
struction of fireproof stairs and clear
ance Of Railways for assembly rooms
by September, 1919, estimated cost,
$4,000.
"3. That provision be made in the
October levy for the erection Of a per-
manent building in the Endion district
for relief from the crowded conditions
in the Endion school.
"a. That provision be made by
September, 1919, at the Children s
Home for as many of the home chill
can be secured"
Some weeks ago, business superin-
tendent Harwood attended the conven-
ton of the National Association Of
&hool Accounting and Business Off,
Gals of Public Schools at Cleveland.
At the last meeting Of the board of
education, he made a formal report as
follows, viz:
Practically everyone today recog,
nizes the value of cooperation and one
expression of cooperation is the get
ting together of people doing similar
work 70 rthe purpose of comparing
notes and being mutually helpful. Ger
tainly if all conventions are carried on
with the earnestness displayed at the
one just attended they will produce
a great deal of good.
Zone thing that was brought out
will pay the expense Of the trip many
times over. It was stated that board
of educations are exempt from all fed
eral taxes, which includes the war
taxes.
Zone of the most interesting papers
of the meeting was by w. R. McCor-
mack, architect for the board Of edu-
cation in Cleveland, in which he ex-
planned the advantages Of the one
story buildings which Cleveland is
building. He also brought out the
tremendous advance in the cost of
building stating that the cost of con-
struction ON the average three-story
building was now $4,000 per class
room. The board of education of
Cleveland recently got figures on the
plans of building which they erected
in 1908 for $4,000 and the lowest bid
in 1919 was $249,O00, three times the
former figure.
cit was the general opinion of the
convention that prices would not be-
come permanently lower. Some cities
are planning soldiers memorial build
ings and suggestions for an appropriate
design are desired.
"There was an interesting discus
sion in regard to the effect Of paint
on discipline in the school and it was
stated that the discipline was always
better in nicely painted rooms and
that light colors had been conclusively
proven to be best. Mr.. Baldwin, the
business agent for the state of Massa-
chusetts, declared that he had never
seen markings in a white toilet room.
It was the decided opinion of those
who made tests that the discipline and
morality Of the school was profoundly
influenced by the color scheme of the
building.
can interesting thing which 1 OBJ
served on one Of the busiest corners
of Cleveland was a garden exhibit.
Here were small garden plots with
growing plants and an array Of every
kind Of garden tools, including a power
walking cultivator manufactured IN
Minnesota. Above the exhibit was a
sign stating that the Cleveland Trust
company gladly co-operated with the
board of education garden program.
owe visited several of the Cleve-
land schools and I spent whole after
noon in one of the great technical
buildings. The principal is very able
man and he took great interest in
showing US every activity carried on
in the building. Cleveland is manu-
featuring center for iron and steel and
it probably has had the necessity OF
industrial education thrust forcibly
upon it. My impression is that they
are considerably in advance of US in
the development of the trade school
idea.
"One of the important papers of the
convention was the report Of progress
by the committee on janitorial service
in which the system which I developed
while connected with the board of edu-
cation in Minneapolis was outlined and
credit was given to your business su-
perintendent. have copy OF this
paper which any of the board mem
bers may see if they desire. It will
later be published in the minutes OF
the association.
GA paper was read in regard to
bonds, which was entirely fallacious,
and your business superintendent was
able to show the ,fallacy and give the
correct idea of the matter. The bust
ness superintendent of Boston schools
rose up and supported my view.
"Mr. Womrath, who is an Influential
member and secretary Of the next con
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