Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-16


A circular will be issued in due time, Civ.
ing full program. Committee are to hold
another meeting Saturday, April 10th, at
$50 p. m. s".,u... =
School NOTES. Mr.. A. w. Rankin
furnishes US the following items concern
ing eur Public Schools
1t would be greatly to the advantage
Of all concerned if parents intending to
send children this term, to the beginning
class in our public schools, would do SO
at once. Pupils sent in late in the term,
do not as rule, learn anything, but
merely drift along till the next class
comes in. ...
Twenty-Five new pupils have entered
this term already. ..-
The number of pupils in attendance
thus far this term is as follows: Sd ward,
46; list grade, 60; I'd grade, 68; Sd grade,
4S; 4th grade, 81; 9Th grade, As; 9th grade,
Al; 7th grade, 50; 9Th grade, ~; High
School. 80. Total $50. Total for year to
date, 627.
Prof. Beutelle of Rochester, visited
some Of the rooms in the school Monday
last. He was for several years one of the
popular teachers of the Winona Normal
school. r@
The Board is discussing the feasibility
Of lowering the High School to the first
floor. There is no doubt of the need OF
such move. The younger pupils can
climb to the top with less positive injury
than the older ones can. The change il
possible so far as the plan of the building
is concerned. Some change of partitions
will be required. When the school gets q
good collection for museum, and in.
dustrial education prevails, the upper
story ought to be abandoned to stuffed
animals and boys work shops.
Vol. XVI of the Encyclopedia Britain
MICA came last week to the High School.
The money made at the lecture and en-.
tertainment lately, win given the library
some very much needed additions.
/ The pupils of the 18th grade took final
examination in geography last Friday.
The result was satisfactory. Questions
furnished by the High School Board.
The High School classes this term are
Moral Philosophy, Virgil, Caesar, Latin
Grammar, Algebra, Botany, Natural Phi
losophy, Rhetoric and English Literature.
There Is I ray Of hope for the St.
Cloud, Mankato g. Austin railroad
another season. The owners Of the fran
chises have made proposition to certain
towns in Mcleod county to build this
season from Hutchinson to connection
with the Hastings and Dakota road, said
to be about thirty miles. If local aid ID
voted, this will be done this summer, and,
in case the road is extended to St. Cloud,
will form portion of the line. The rail
road company will get no lands for this
piece Of read, for the reason that there
are none in the county. They will have
earned $50 sections or 118, 200 acres. This
will be an incentive to build the balance
Of the road, about sixty or seventy miles.
and herein lies our ray of hope: We
confess it is not overly strong, but it is
something to speculate for the future,
tations of the friends Of the road for
another year, at least, for it is definitely
ascertained that the land grant does not
expire until December, 1886.
There 10 not much encouragement for
that portion Of the road between Man
kato and Austin, but tho friends on that
section vet have the nr0miRe and osanr-