HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974 12-10 Rumor false that Maplewqood seeks school, District 622 says DISPATCH Rumor false that
Maplewood
seeks school, District 622
says
A rumor about a be- Weaver School in order think this whole thing ing of the school_
hind the scenes plot con- to accommodate some of should be tossed in the He went on to assert
nected with the proposed the students from Glad- barrel." That there was "no pres-
c 1 os in g of Gladstone stone. Don Olmstead, chair- sure on or from the
School has been circulat- DISTRICT officials man of the district's school board to close
ing in Maplewood. scoffed at these reports building utilization corn- Gladstone School be-
It surfaced last week at and denied unequivocal- mittee, insisted immedi- cause it can be leased to
a public hearing attend- ly that they had any sub- ately that absolutely no the city."
ed by more than 100 per- stance. consideration was given Supt. William Wood-
sons. Mrs. Richard Juker, to any leasing arrange- worth said this was the
PERSONS circulating 1965 Barclay St., said she ment when the commit- "first time I have heard
the rumor say that North had "heard from two dif- tee placed Gladstone about this."
St. Paul-Maplewood Dis- ferent sources" that Ma- School at the top of the He described talk of
trict 622 officials have plewood wants the Glad- list of schools that an addition to Weaver
agreed to close Glad- stone School "in the should be closed. School as "kind of silly
stone School so it can be worst way." TED GRANT, chair- and stupid."
leased to City of Maple- The 18-c la s sr o o m man of the school board, Mrs. Juker responded:
wood,as an annex to city school is located only a also said that he had no "I sure hope you are
hall. block from the present direct inquiry from the right. I agree, it's 100 per
These same persons city hall,1380 Frost Ave. city about possible leas- cent stupid."
also say that district offi- Mrs. Juker said the ru-
cials are privately pro- mor was widely circulat-
moting an addition to ed "around Maple-
wood" and that appar-
ently some people be-
lieve it.
SHE SAID she as-
sumed there could be
some truth to it because
her sources were an em-
ploye of the city and a
former employe of Weav-
er School.
"I don't think it's
fair." cho ,d,ao.4 "r