St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-12-05

other needed facilities"
Mira. LADonna L. Adanson. HAT
Marshall Ave, a teacher IN the
public school system for twenty
years and a former teacher at
both schools stated: Il think they
have waited a good long time
and are entitled TO q new school
and the equipment 10 nil" After
the hearing Mrs. Adamson said
when questioned. that abe 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 she is
now teaching. she had received q
set OF blocks and an easel and
that II was costing her $40 IN
draying costs TO move her equip
ment out Of the building.
MRS. Beatrice Coleman, 710 Car
roll, was the next speaker she
said that her child had refused
TO attend Maxfield school any
longer and that she had given q
false address 90 that her child
could attend another school that
was better equipped.
But that she had later with
drawn the child and sent II back
to Maxfield. because n she were
going to teach her children to be
truthful and honest she was set
ting q bad precedent by giving a
false address and that she was
going to fight to the bitter end
to see that the Ills caused BY
Maxfleld were corrected. II was
her opinion that Il could only be
done by building a new building.
Mrs. Coleman also cited an exc
ample OF one Of her neighbors
who In desperation sent her child
20 a parochiaI school and because
Of the conflicts between the dif-
ferences Of religions nc home and
school had caused her 10 send her
children back 10 Maxfield.
Mrs. Dorothy Schultz, $50 Ful-
Ier, vice-presldent Of the Maxfield
PTA stated: ''The need for a
school depends upon its function
in the community and that because
there Is such a high percentage
of working mothers In the dis
trict a modern school IL needed
to supplement the cultural advant-
ages that would come from the
home II the mothers were not
forced to work 10 add to the
family income"
James Griffin, 5s7 Rondo, q
police officer. said: Money for
redecoration is money down the
drain and that we need a new
school to help us combat Juvenile
delinquency in the area which has
one of the highest rates in the
city"
Nathaniel Galloway, 755 Rondo,
president Of Dining Car Employ
ees' local SIC, stated: "Our union
has $50 members with their fam
HES living in the area and that
the present buildings are a dis
grace.
eat the Maxfield school the
boiler Is under the stairway and
the fire escape door IL damned
and won't open.
you can sand the floors until
they're white as snow and they'll
stfll squeak and groan."
Rev. b. II. Hunter, pastor Of
Mt. Olivet Baptist church: The
people want a new school and
nothing less"
Rev. Jerome Del Pine, pastor
of Camphor Methodist church:
"Our school Is worse than the one
my child attended in Georgia"
He also said that a new school
had been promised and that q
principle that should never be
disregarded is Honor My Word"
Thomas TaiIey, acting executive
secretary Of the st. Paul Urban
League was the final speaker
asked what is IT we can dor"
When he asked DE we need adj
ditional study7" there was muir
muir mo" from the parents.
Forrest r. Conner. superinten-
dent Of schools, gave as reasons
for not building a new school that
other needs had risen that were
not forseen at the time Of the
study made by the university and
that plans for Sheridan and Max
field and Mckinley had to be
abandoned. He also said that pre-
sent plans call for rehabilitation
Of the schools.
When pressed by the delegation
for some kind Of action BY the
board. J. Nell Morton. president
Of the board. said that while early
plans Included . new MaxfleAd :