The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-09-20

The first genuine business meeting
Of the new board Of education, in the
new school year, was pulled off in the
new board room in the Glencoe build
ing Friday evening, Sept: 5. That new
room is limited in area and possessed
of ample heat, but the members of the
new board failed to acquire more than
a healthful temperature.
Rev. John George Schaibly, alias
Scbaible, was conspicuous by his alb
seuce. Director Barnes had peach Of
a cold. julius b. Barnes, the eminent
dollar-a-year man. was an interested
visitor at the meeting. Charles 3.
Mitchell, editor Of the News Tribune
and the chap who thinks he knows
more about educational matters than
old Webster who invented the spelling
book, made his first appearance at a
board meeting in fully two years and
a half.
Col. Mitchell entered the board room
in a most breezy and debonair man.
ner. He Rugged clerk Bronson and
many thought he was going to kiss
president LeDuc. Bowling, bending,
smiling and even grinning most en-
genuously, the molder of national opln'
ion then put his head on the Barnes
bosom-Julius H. Barnes. not director
Barnes-and engaged in sweet con-
verse while the drudging directors fin
ished up the business of the evening
Some cemmoners and patient pa
irons were there to ask questions as
70 when their respective neighborhoods
were to have better school facilities
A delegate from the Kenwood district
urged that additional ground be Sc
cured out there before it is too late.
Questions were asked and answered
Finally president LeDuc said:
care they standard rooms in the
Kenwood school, DR.. Hokes"
"Aw-aw-aw, All think so. Aw-aw'
aw, All can tell you"
The vague, uncertain and indefinite
superintendent arose and toddled into
his office. In some moments he came
back with q dossier from which he ex
tracted some sheets and began to look
over them most industriously. They
were supposed to give information Is
70 the size of the Kenwood school
room. or rooms, as the case may be-
President LeDue failed to refer to the
matter again, 30 supt. Hoke had hif
trip after the documentary evidence
for nought.
Supt. Hoke has been here here only
three years, therefore it is unfair &c
expect him to know the size and ca
pacity of the Kenwood school offhand
A bunch Of highbrow boys from the
Congdon Park neighborhood were com
forted by president LeDuc's informa
tion that he thought they would gel
ample school facilities in about two
years.
President LeDuc remarked that one
of the boards big problems was inc
selection of proper sites for scnools
Director Proved remarked that finan
cial conditions were not promising foi
this year but that the board should
look ahead.
There was a learned opinion from
Messrs. Baldwin, Baldwin & Holmes
rs to the relations between the schools
and the Zenith Telephone company
Any and ali Gordian knots were cut
BY voting to throw out the Zenith tel
ephones and use only the service OF
the Duluth Telephone company a, por
ton of the Bell system that is ear
nestly striving to gain an unbeatable
hold on the throats and purses OF Du
luths telephone patrons.
Then came the annual application
from the four national banks OF Ou
luth for designation as repositories Of
school board funds. There also was
fifth application from the Bank o,
Commerce and Savings. This applica
ton was signed by W. 81. Locker
president.
Treasurer Colman, whose salary ha!
been raised from SIS q month to $10t
month, said that funds were 90 low
all the time that he thought the foul
national banks would be sufficient t.
care for the school money. He sail
that other state banks than the Banl
of Commerce and Savings had, in tn
past, expressed wish to become De
positories, although none but the Banl
Of Commerce and Savings had mad
formal and actual request.
Mr.. LeDuc thought the fifth bank
which has more capital, II not NOR
deposits, than all the other state bank
in the city combined, was worthy o
consideration.
Director Colman was true to the Ri,
Four, however. He told how the &c
lection of another bank would increas
his work very greatly and he did no
seek such an increase. An increase u
salary seemed to be his limit.
The board fell in with treasurer Col
mans whins and designated the Bi
-Four and no more. Incidentally, treas
urer Colman . official bond in the SUI
OF $4,000 was approved.
When it came to the report OF tn
committee On finance, there was q bi
OF baking over the purchase Of nev
Dodge car fer Supt. Hoke at cost Q
over 81 900.