The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-11-15
CONDITION OF TREASURY = '
STARTLES SCHOOL BOARD
Treasurer Coman Announces That Present Pace Of Expen
twe Will Eat Up One Million Dollars in Fou-Month
Period-Closer Heed to Budgets Needed.
mobiles Belonging to District Much Discussion
Caused By Congdon Park School Site 81.

the idea. Others thought it good and
proper. Mr.. Proved told how Supt.
Hoke g Sedan was seen scorching along
Calvary road, outside the city and out
side Of school business, on Sunday
soon after the shiny conveyance wass
purchased. '.
"Perhaps DR.. Hoke would not like
it," observed Mr.. LeDuc.
~ don It think he II care" remarked
another director.
"What if he does not like itsn
queried director Proved. "What bus
mess is it of hiss Who is the bigger,
he or the school boards He is work
ING for the board, not the board for
him.
On showdown, all the directors 'vot-
ed for the proposition. 1t is believed
that the little idea will save oil, gas
cline and considerable wear and tear
on some Of the cars.
Then there came up the matter Of
letting out school on Armistice day.
President LeDue wanted to consult DR..
Hoke. That gentleman was absent.
The other members thought they could
decide the matter without Mr.. LeDuc's
protege being present, and they did so.
1t was agreed to have some exercises,
chiefly singing, and then dismiss
school for the afternoon.
About half the session was taken up
in considering the purchase of school
site in the Congdon park neighborhood.
The board some time ago picked out
block six but Mr.. Chaplin felt that his
home would be damaged, therefore he
started campaign to have some other
site selected.
At the last meeting of the board
there was an imposing array Of money
o"d hrairs in favor Of not ininrinr MIR.
Chaplin g residence and of selecting an
other site. Block was recommended.
Jed L. Washburn was present and
when he arose to speak in favor of a
change in the selection Of a site, all
the members Of the board stood up in
honor of the presence of foremost
citizen and former member of the
hoard. Director Proved did not feel
like playing man to Mr.. Washburn s.
master. therefore he remained seated,
despite kick from director LeDuc to
climb to his feet. The incident was
very affecting, reminding mere spec.
tators' of the humble peaeantrv bowling
and scraping and crooking the preg.
nant hin"es o. their t~""s nrnn tho
return of their beloved "Marster.
Wasbburn, pere, was followed by
Washburn. fills, in very exhaustive,
able and impressive outline of reasons
why the board should buy block 5 in
stead Of block 6.
T. T. Hudson was present and he
rooted mildly for change in sites.
There also were others.
Director Colman, in an earnest, al.
most impassioned speech. said that
neither selection was well made. He
contended that the site should be fur
ther west to avoid building a second
building, later on, between the Cong.
don park school and the present Salter
school. Mr.. Colman seemed to have q
good deal Of logic on his side. The
matter was laid over for a month, and,
in the meantime, will be fully threshed
out.
There was a delegation Of pulchri-
tudinous ladies from the Adams school,
to see what progress the board had
made in figuring out ways and means
for new building out there. Kind
and pleasant words were handed the
ladies.
A plan also was adonted whereby
the First National bank will share school
savings deposits with all other banks,
each bank sharing in the expense Of
maintaining the system pro rata with
its deposits.
Routine business was plentiful but
time and space compel the Rip-saw to
slight its narration in this issue.