Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-12-05

other needed facilities"
Mrs, IaDOnRa L. AdaInaon, lTA7
Marshall Ave, q teacher in the
public school system for twenty
years and former teacher at
both Schools stated Il think they
have waited good long time
and are entitled 10 a now school
and the equipment In nil" After
the hearing Mrs, AdamRon said
when questioned that she had
been furnishing her own equip
mont but had been ordered by
school authorities To remove her
equipment and not 10 furnish any
more. To date she said that at
Mcclellan school where ahe IL
now teaching. ahe had received a
set Of blocks and an easel and
that Il was costing her $40 IN
drayiRK costs To move her equip
mcnt out of tho building.
Mrs. Beatrice Coleman. Ti6 Car
roll, was the next speaker she
said that her child had refused
TO attend MaSfield school any
longer and that she had given .
false address ~ that her child
could attend another school that
was better equipped.
But that she had later with
drawn the child and sent II back
Ia MaNfleld. because n she were
EninE 20 teach her children 10 be
truthful and honest she was set
ting q bad precedent by giving .
false address and that she was
going 10 fight 60 the bitter end
90 SOC that the ills caused by
MRNfield were corrected. II was
her opinion that Il could only be
done by building . new building.
Mrs, Colaaaan asss cited ~ en-
ample 81 one ~ her a1iahboEa
VIM In desperation sent hsr child
Ia . paFOchIai school and because
of the conflicts between ths ar
frTcncea % religions At home and
school had caused her % send her
children bark to MAHfINld.
Mrs. Dorothy Schultz. $50 FIil.
Ter, vice president ~ the MaSfisld
PTA stated; Tho need for q
school depends upon It's function
In tho community and that because
thsrs h such n high percentage
Of working mothers In the dis
trict o modern school In needed
Ia supplement the cultural adVant-
ages that would come from thu
home II tho mothers were not
forced Ia work Ia add 10 the
family income"
James OHffIn. bs7 Rondo. q
police officer. said Money for
rcdecUThiI0n In money down the
drain and that we need n now
school Ia help ~ combat juvenile
delinquency In the area which has
ono ~ the highest rates In the
city"
NaihRnirI galloway. 756 Rondo.
president ~ Dining Car Employ.
eos local 6i8, stated: Our union
has 23O members with their fam
lilies living In the area and that
the present buildings are . dis.
grace
at the MaGiI-Id school tho
bOIIsT IL under the stairway and
the fire escape door IL Jammed
and won't open.
You can sand the floors until
they're white nH snow and thsy'li
sim squeak and Rroan."
REV. d. %. Hunter. pastor Of
NJ. Oilvet Baptist church The
people want a new school and
nothing less"
REV. Jerome Del Pine, pastor
~ Camphnr Methodist church:
"Our school II worse than the one
my child attended In Georgia"
He also said that a nrw SchOol
had been promised and that q
principle that should never be
dIsrsEardsd IL Honor My Word"
Thomas TAIIry. acting executive
Sscrstary ~ the 81 Paul Urban
League was the final speaker
asked what IL II we can do5"
When he asked DE we need ad-
ditional study" there was q muir
muir mo" from the parents
Forrest ". Conner. superinten-
dent ~ schools. gave m reasons
for not building q new school that
other needs had risen that were
not fOrsssn NJ the time OF the
study made by the university and
that plans for Sheridan and Max
field and Mckinley had 20 be
abandoned Hs also said that pre-
sent plans call for rehabilitation
~ the schools.
When pressed by tias Delegation
far anna klaA a. .m8aa.. ~. a.