St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1952-12-19

pan new SCHOOL, especially as
a replacement for Maxfield school,
built in 1890.
The group first appeared before
the board on Dec. 2 and urging the
board to build a new consolidated
school to replace Maxfieid and
Mckinley.
Their claim was that they had
been promised a new building from
the funds obtained In n school
bond Issue In 1850.
The next DAY after making their
appeal the first time TO the board,
Rev. Massey told the board Tues
day, they read newspaper accounts
Of an education department bond
request for SIS million dollar out
of which $4,000 was proposed
to rehabilitate Mckinley school.
He also said that he noticed that
there was nothing In the figures
released for Maxfield.
With the rehabilitation Of Nc
Kinley planned go days before they
appeared the board the first time,
Rev, Massey said the residents
had turned their attention to Max
field and asked the board what
it's plans were for Maxfield.
At the same time, he said they
were asking for n new school for
MaxfIeld.
Rev. James Dixon, pastor Of st.
James A.M.E. church was the first
Of IL speakers who talked for
three minutes before the board
asking that they act on their
grievance.
Rev. Dixon stated:
'Maxfield Is q spectre that has
haunted two or three generations"
Rev. DenEil A. Carly. pastor OF
st. Phillips Episcopal church said
THE shock and confusion and
the bad public relations caused
by the misunderstanding over the
schools in question has reached a
point where the only solution is a
new building"
Rev. Carly pointed out the fu-
tility Of rehabilitating Maxfield.
stating that II II was rehabilitated
in ten years the building would be
70 years old instead Of 81.
He concluded by advising the
board, the wise method would be
10 build q new school"
Mrs. e. Neal, 761 Rondo, mother
Of eight children, five attend Max
field, pleaded with the board that:
TITS no use to keep spending
money on an old building.
MY children are forced to drink
Iullh HcNI 70 tie LOilcI.
She also said that milk station
lacked proper refrigeration facili-
ties and that in the afternoon chill
dren drank warm milk that had
been sitting in the open all day.
Floyd Olson, 727 w. Central,
who said that he was n steamfitter
by trade, stated that when his
children left MaxfleId to 20 20
Marshall and Central they were
not prepared because OF the lack
Of equipment at MaxfIeId.
The father Of nine children, Oh
son said as workingman he was
trying to give his children a de-
cent education so that they would
be better equipped to meet the
world, but felt they would be
unqualified because Of Maxfield.
George Mann, business agent for
the Ramsey County Welfare EN-
ployees union stated:
The real reason for the de-
creasIng enrolment ut Maxfield
was because parents send their
children to other schools out Of
the district"
Ray pevine. 7ss w. Central.
said:
I'D challenge anyone TO show
me any school that's worse than
Maxfield."
Mrs. Jessie Coleman. 662 Rondo,
resident Of st. Paul for over
a quarter of century said:
My daughter attended Maxfield
school rs years ago and it was
run down then"
Maceo Moody, TIT Rondo. past
officer in Dining Car Employees
local 51e warned the board that
II they fail to build q new school:
THAT there are certain ideo-
logies in this country that win
have q feast"
George RadIEe. 722 CAROL. father
Of 10 children. stated;
at should be sin ON ones con-
science 10 send . child In that
firetrap."
George Brooks. proprietor Of
Brooks Funeral Home. said that
the school has a depressing effect
on the community.
Mrs. Alice onque. executive d.
rector OF Halle Q. Brown settle