The Bismarck tribune., 1924-08-28
500 ASK FOR
HIGH GRADES
AT ROOSEVELT
Petitions For Seventh and
Eighth Grades Presented
To School Board
, CALL SPECIAL MEETING
Urge Complete Use of New
FireproOf Structure in
West End of City

Petitions containing the signatures
OF 500 representative taxpayers, and
school patrons Of the city of Bis
marck were presented today to the
Board of Education, asking that 'the
seventh and eighth grades be offer
ed this year at the Roosevelt school.
Mrs. o. w. Roberts, spokesman for
the west side people, made the fol-
lowing points in presenting the peti-
tion: She said that the rooms would
be filled by the children who would
be coming in from the country, and
by children of legislators who will
be coming here next year; and that
Second and Third streets could be
added to the section sending children
to the Roosevelt, as the school was
better equipped, and the people
would be glad to send them there.
Since the people had signed the
petitions, she said the board could
not be criticized for the two grades
being instituted there, and the deci.
sion as to whether two of the four
William Moore junior high teachers,
should be transferred to the Roose.
velt, or two additional teachers EN-.
ployed, would be left to the board,
either hiring takes to take them on
west side patrons.
AS money had been found which
would pay for the salary of J. j. M.
Macleod as instructor in physical
training, Mrs. Roberts said she con.
sidered that it would also be poss,-
BILE to raise the money sufficient to
pay the salaries of the two teachers
needed.
Mrs. Alfred Zuger spoke briefly
in favor of the matter, saying she
considered it only just that the west
side have the two grades, as we'll
as the east side, and that she knew
from discussion she had had with
patrons of the east side that. they
were in favor of having the two
grades in the Roosevelt.
Obert Olson said he could see no
reason why the school should not be
used, being so splendidly equipped,
instead of sending small children 20
blocks or more, with the necessity Of
either hiring taxis to take them on
stormy days, or being obliged to take
them themselves.
Il have sent one of my girls all
that distance for four years, and I
do not wish my younger daughter to
be forced to do the same" said Mrs.
o. Lundquist. ut is injurious to the
health of such young children to be
forced to walk so far"
School A Fire Trap
o. W. Roberts, claiming that the
north ward school was firetrap,
said he considered it only right that
as many of the children as possible
should be sent to the Roosevelt, thus
relieving congestion at the William
Moore in case of stress.
Action will not be taken by the
board until next week. w. F. Jones,
was not present at the meeting, be-
ing away on his vacation. A. P. Len
hart said there was a great demand
Tor tax reduction on the part of the
people, and that the board was try.
ing to 60 the limit in operating the
schools at the least expense possible
compatible with. efficiency. He said
the board would study the situation
from all angles in an effort to arrive
at the decision which would give the
best all around results.
George Will, while he said he could
see the position of the west side peo>
pie, considered it more advisable to
centralize the junior high as much
as possible, as he felt this would be
of the greatest benefit to the chill.
dren in the long run. George Regis.
ter did not wish to make statement.
Mrs. Obert Olson, Mrs. G. d. Mann,
Mrs. A. F. Faber, Mrs. Hoffman, and
Mrs. Hartley who were present at
the meeting, spoke briefly advoe Eating
the tn de dssrab'lty Raddaas. of having the
Mrs. e. H. Light, Mrs. Mann. Mrs.
Roberts and Mrs. Zuger circulated
the petitions, presented this morning
to the board.