Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1953-04-17

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with ltS tentative plans 10 rchAb-
ihtate the parents say they are
going Ia withdraw their children
from the school.
A veteran political observer.
pointing out that u was his Opln.
ION that the people were not bluff
finK lie used a. an example the
support the parents % MaNfisld
gave the teachers when they
struck In 1880,
100 Parcatn ~ Meeting
Over 100 parents TANNED the
central hall Of the building which
In used a. an auditorium because
the school lacks . central meet
Ing place, decided that the time
had come for . final showdown
with the school board a. 10 what
the board was going 10 do about
building q now school for the AREA,
Residents and parents from the
school district havs been meeting
with the school board for the past
four months trying 20 reach q de-
cialon about the building and try.
ing 10 get the board to commit
itself ON way or another concern.
Ing the school,
A yet the board has not made
any kind Of decision but II In be-
IIsved that they are planning 10
vote rehabilitation for the school
AZ Tuesdays meeting.
The parents base their belief on
the fact that the board has had
architects survey the building for
the purpose Of learning how much
repair work will have 10 be done
"a the school.
Monday nights action was oul.
nInRtlon Of grievances about tho
school that have piled sp over .
long period Of years
Building Over 90 Years on
The building 10 over 90 years
old and In n bad state Of dstsrior-
alton.
The thing that led up 10 the
strike vote started back In 1919
when the campaign for u school
bond Issue was voted on. The
banhsrs ~ the bond issue pToniB-
cd the people of the area q new
school II tho bond issue won.
shortly after the bond election.
the election Of the school board
took place and candidates for the
board promised the voters OF the
area n new building
The election returns showed
that q number Of persons voting
In that area was much higher
than that In the rest Of the city.
The promises made by cam
paiRnsrR were based on the Uni
verHitys bureau Of field studies
recommendation that a cOns0li-
dated school be built 10 replace
the present MAKfisld and Me-
Kiuley schools
MaEfirId Left Out
Last December. resident, par
entR and civic organizations 81 the
district sent delegation % the
school board meeting. after they
had learned that almost all Of thu
money raised from the bond issue
had been saTmarked for other
schools and MAEfsId had been
left out.
Since that time delegations and
committees have met with var
I0uH members Of the school board
and Dr Forrest Connsrs. super
intsndsnt Of the public schools.
seeking a coluton IN the prob
lem.
a committee called the Com
mittes For a New MAxfieId
School was organized and Rev,
Floyd Massey j., was named
chairman.
The committee basOd thsir
needs for o new building for the
following reasons.
The building IL obsolsts and
unsafe.
There II q need for q school
building that can also serve
a. q community center for the
area.
Because such q large num-
Der Of the STUDENTS are Negro
and thsy are prevented from
moving into other sections Of
thu city that have adequate
schools.
That white children attend
Ing the school should not feel
thsy have 10 suffer because
they attend the same school
with minority groups.
Children attending the
school are a1bteci to PifllctaIe