The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1888-06-15

The new board of education held its
first meeting Thursday night, and organ
ICED by electing the following officers:
President-J. l.. Washburn.
Observation-Disclosures Keysor.
Secretary-Geo. II. Brewster.
Treasurer-Benj. Bangerter, Jr.
Standing committees were appointed
as follows:
Finanee-J. Flachsenhar, c. Keysor, B. Ban
Property and Expense Geo. t. Barr, A.
Soho, i and Text Books-W. w. p. McCon-
nell, G. Keysor, Geo. I. Barr.
Prof. Bechdolt was reelected superin-
tendent for two years.
The following teachers were elected
for the ensuing year.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Principal-Gary M. Jones.
LIST Assistant-Miss Alice w. Ayers.
UNION SCHOOL.
Sub. Primary-Miss Margaret Reid.
list Grade-Miss Belle Levens.
I'd Grade-Miss Anna Jones.
Sd and 4th Grade Miss Mary lngerman.
9th and 9th Grades Miss Martha Mikelson.
FRANKLIN SCHOOL.
Principal-J. p. Read.
Primary-Miss Emma Stowe.
I'd Grade-Miss Minnie Bangerter.
Sd and 4th Grades-Miss Belle Beatty.
PLEASANT GROVE SCHOOL.
Principal-Saml w. Richardson.
Sub. Primary-Miss Sue B. Gleason.
LIST Grade-Miss Minnie Lee.
I'd Crude Gertrude Walker.
Sd Grade-Miss Florence Higgs.
4th Grade-Miss Ella M. Abbott.
9th Grade-Miss Lizzie Lewis.
9th Grade-Miss Minnie vanBlarcum.
WEST MANKATo SCHOOL.
Primary-Miss Cora Noble.
I'd Grade-Miss Maud Whitfield.
and Arr Croa ao AtooM Man. wnln
Special teacher in Penmanship and Drawing
Miss Lillian b. Forde.
Miss Bertha Payne was also elected
Primary teacher for an additional school
which, on account OF the crowded con-
dition of the primary department In the
Pleasant Grove building, it was found
necessary to establish in that district.
The committee on schools and text
books was instructed to find a suitable
room for the school.
There are two positions yet untitled
that of Miss Robbins, and newly made
position of second assistant in the High
School.
The salaries of the old teachers were
advanced So per month, in accordance
wsth plan adopted several years ago.
The new teachers are Messrs. Gary M.
Jones, ]. P. Read and S. w. Richardson,
and Misses Florence Higgs and Bertha
Payne.
MIR. Jones is resident of Clinton, N.
Y, and is graduate of Hamilton col
lege. He has had two years experience
as a teacher, and is said to be very
able gentleman.
Mr.. Read is at present in Ames, Iowa.
He is Canadian, and has been connect
ed for short time with the Electric
Light works of this city.
Mr.. Richardson comes from Oronoco,
Mimi, and is very highly recommended
by Supt. Lord, formerly of st. Peter,
but now President of the Moorhead Nor
NAL school. He also has recommended
tons from President Sheppard, of the
Winona Normal school.
Miss Higgs is sister of the gentleman
who has just become superintendent OF
the tub factory. She lives at Portland,
Ind, and is very fine appearing young
lady, to judge from her photograph.
She has had four or five wears exper-
fence as a teacher.
Miss Payne is a resident of this city,
and graduated from the High school last
year. She is a daughter of ex-County
Supt. E. G. Payne, of this county. She
has been teaching in the county for the
past year.
The board thinks it has secured some
excellent teachers in the new appoint
ments.
John Riesing was elected janitor of the
Franklin school, Chas. l. Moulton of the
Pleasant Grove, and Peter Lund, of the
West Mankato school. The janitor of
the Union school will be elected at the
next meeting.
Mr.. P. B. Sparrow, who has for seven
years served as secretary of the boIrd OF
retiring from this position at
ms own request, MIR. Washburn offered
the following resolution, which was
adopted:
RESOLVED, That this board tender to Mr..
P. B. Sparrow, the retiring secretary, its
for the faithful and efficient man
ner in which he has always discharged
his duties as secretary of this board dur
ing bis long continuance in that Office.
The treasurer's bond was fixed at $751;
600, the same as last year.
The meeting was very lengthy one.
1t did not terminate until half past one
O'Clock this morning.