Show OPPOSITION TO CHRISTENSEN DEVElOPS I Reappointment of Superintendent Superintendent May be School Election Issue Re Residents i of oC the Hamilton school chooh district dis dia triot tonight ma may go on record as opposed op PO posed cd to tho ho reappointment of ot D D. II 11 city superintendent of ot schools Since tho board of or education suddenly changed it its plan to erect a Q now school in this district and shifted the building to a a. point on tho cast bench hench tho the residents have havo been openly c censuring Superintendent Chri Christenson temen A meeting of or tho the residents has ha-a been called at tho Hamilton f school for thiS evening Whilo tho the of ot tho the meeting Is not to create antl Christensen I sentiment it St is predicted that the actions of or tho the superintendent will be bo fr freely eh cl J. J The Tho meeting has been called for tho purpose of or discussing tho the defeat of or the district In It Its It effort to retain th the no noW school Tho resl residents will also determine what further action If IC a any ny the they desire to take Held Responsible Residents Resident of C the ho Hamilton school dl district dis dis- feel that Superintendent son flen en was ivas as ic rc responsible In a lan largo c measure me for tha tho action of ot tho the board of or education dUC In changing the tho Kite cite of or the tho school The They Qs assert ert that the tho chan change was unfair because bo bo- cause causo tho Hamilton dl district had been M as tho tue site of ot the new hull building ln and the board hoard of or e education spent nt about to establish the school there Tho The mOIl money Y was expended In making changes e in the grounds at the tho Hamilton school acquiring ne new property and drawing Plans and U specifications for Cor the first building Tho The ri residents believe o that much of or this mOno mone money ba has b been cn wasted b bj by bythe I the changing of ot tho silo alto of or the tho propos proposed cd school Tho The residents of the thc district t aE assort assert ort that another new school Is n needed in tho the dis dis- dis They bay blY that the tho district has hag enough h children o of school ag ago j to fill tut another another an an- other School and as as- assert ert that comparatively few tew families live in the district to which the school has been given cn Unfavorable Comment Mr Ir Christensen is freely criticized by bythe bytho bytho tho the residents of tho the district who believe c that tha t he 1 Is largely lanc geb- geb responsible for the tho action ac ac- ac tion of or the he board They assert that he has opposed d tho the Hamilton district on dif different dlf- dlf lt ferent occasions for no rio apparent reason In view V of or his recommendations recommendation with m- m to the now flew school it is Ss that the rt residents will declare themselves opposed oo to his reappointment as HB superintendent super of ot schools Ridges today n asserted that t Mrs A. A J J. J there W. was wis con considerable sentiment against the superintendent in the tho Hamilton dis dis- dis She denied however that the tho meeting meet meet- lag InS has haR been called for or the tho purpose of ot scoring scoring- th the superintendent The meeting said she has been berm I called for the purpose of ot discussing the defeat of tho the committee in It its attempt to retain tho the school building Tho The attendants attendants attend attend- ants wilt will r also decide on what further course if ir any they desire desiro to takei tak Against His Policies Residents o of tho the district aro are not in fri I entire entire accord with the policies that havo have been pursued by the tho superintendent The They feel teel that his recommendations are largely responsible for tor the district losing tho tio school It is likely the discussions will also 0 include the tho forthcoming election t Whether or not tho the attendants take tak any official co of or tho the of ot Mr ci Christensen risti s-e-n s r remains to be seen een They may and the they may mar not although the people feel foel that he lie has not been entirely fair to the residents of ot the Hamilton dis- dis trl ct Dr E. E Van Colt Cott also admitted that the residents of ot the Hamilton district are arc ro inclined to frown on the action of ot tho su superintendent cf of school with reference to changing the Bite site of or tho the now new school While he did not know of or any concerted movement move move- ment mont to oppose e the reappointment of t Mr Christensen he said that the re residents of ot the district were free in their criticisms of ot the superintendent According to Dr Dt Van Cott Cotto the residents feol feel that the tho su superintendent superintendent su- su has baa opposed them at every cry opportunity ty Preparo for r Election To To- prepare preparo for tor the election of ot members of or tho board of ot education from each carh of the live fire municipal war wards s of ot this city nonpartisan nonpartisan non non- partisan conventions will be held beld within the next few tew days daS in each of ot the wards to name namo tho the candidates for these post post- Formal call can was Issued for a B. convention in tho tile Second ward yesterday to be bo held in the tho Grant school at 8 o'clock Monday night November o 23 3 Tho The call is signed by Joseph Joseph- JosephIL IL EL Haslam Joseph E. E o and Stephen n. n Marks chairmen of or the ward organizations of ot the three Jea leading ln I political parties The 1 Fouth ward nard ard convention will bo ho held Monday nl night ht 23 3 in the Twentieth ward war amusement hall haJJ Second avenue and D street An Interesting Interesting- contest is looked for tor Inthe In Inthe th the First ward which t has bas not issued aC a C call for the tho convention Tho The men whose names are arc most frequently mentioned for tor forthe or orthe the place in tiltS this ward are H. H A. A Smith an attorney Elms Elias Smith and Melvin Melvln 0 O. Morris H H. V VVan V. V Vie Vin Pelt probably wilt will not be a candidate for tor re ro Little opposition has developed elOPed in the Second ward to tho the of Dr F. F S S. S Bascom Robert Bradford probably ably will bo be elected re-elected from rein the tile Third ward without contest James s T T. Hammond of ot tho the Fourth war ward probably will wili be a L candidate for tOr re re re- election Opposing him will be bo Col Lawrence Law Law- rence Greeno Greene W. W J. J Barrette of ot the Fifth Firth warn ward win will be bo a candidate for fol or arid and and ni may I bo be opposed b by Dr C C. I. I Douglas a former for tor mer member of ot tho the board |