The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-06-07
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.
Teachers For Next Year Elected and Sal
aries Fixed.
A Site for New High School Build
ing Purchased--Other Business.

aries Fixed.
A Site for New High School Build
ing Purchased--Other Business.
An important meeting of the board of
education was held Wednesday, lasting
until midnight. The following corps OF
was elected for the ensuing
year, Prof. Bechdolt remaining as super
HIGH SCHOOL.
Prinoipal-Miss Alice W. Ayers, salary 81 900
per year.
list Ass't-Miss Lydia X. strohmeier, SIS per
month.
I'd Ass't-Miss Hattie N. Wood, 5000 per year.
FRANKLIN BUILDING.
Principal-y. 2. Reed, s55 per month.
Sd and 4th Grades--Miss Belle s. Beatty, $45
I'd Grade-Miss Minnie Bangerter. $45 per
month.
LIST Grade-Miss Maria Chapman, ss5 per
month.
sub-prImary-Miss Florence sanbon, $45
UNION BUILDING.
Grammar school-R. II. Hodges, Principal,
9TH and 9th Grades-Miss Martha MikkeIson,
$50 per month.
Sd and 4th Grades Sarah scovelI, S45
per month
"a Grade-Miss Anna e. Jones, $50 per
month.
LIST Grade-Miss Emma A. Stowe, $50 per
month.
sub-Primary-Miss Emma Stanton, $40 per
month
PLEASANT GROVE BUILDING.
Principal-samI W. Richardson, sos per
9th g rade-Miss Lizzie Lewis, $50 per month.
9Th Grade-Miss Justina Leavitt, $40 per
month.
4th Grade-Miss Allie Lewis, $S5 per month
Sd Grade-Miss Cora Haynes, $40 per month
2d Grade-Miss Gertrude Walker, Si5 per
LIST Grade-Miss Ada MoRett, si5 per month,
Sub-Primary-Miss Sue ID. Gleason, $50 per
month.
WEST MANKATo BUILDING.
Sd and 4th Grades-Miss May woleben, $50
per month.
I'd Grade-Miss Maude Whitfield, $50 per
month.
ist Grade-Miss Cora Noble, $45 per month.
Action upon filling the position of
special teacher of penmanshIp and draw
Ing was postponed until the next meet
partment of manual training. In accord
ance with the rules of the board the sal
aries of all the old teachers were adj
vanced S. month over last year.
A proposition was received from HI.
P. Christensen offering the board two
lots on the corner of Hickory and Fifth
streets, known as the Gen. Bishop prop
erty, for $500, subject to an incum-
brance of $500, due Nov. 10th next,
this offer remaining good for three days,
and terminating on the Sth instant. The
difference between $500 and interest
to date to be paid in cash. The board
accepted the offer, and instructed the
president and secretary to close the pur'
chase. The following resolution was
then adopted:
Resolred, That lots and 10, In block 81, il
the city of Msnkato, and lots and 10, in bloch
10, In Warren's addition 10 the city of MankatC
in the county of Blue Earth and state of Min
nesota, be and the same is hereby designated
and established as a site for building for
high school for said city and for such othel
school purposes as may by the board of educa
ton be deemed desirable.
Janitors were elected as follows:
Franklin--John Rising, salary $500 pei
year.
Union-Robert c. Boekler. $3.50 pei
year.
Pleasant Grove-Lucien Wilkin, $40t
per year.
The election of janitor at West Man
kato was postponed until another meet
| ing of the board.
The following resolution was alst
adopted concerning teachers salaries:
WHEREAS, Proper recognition of the servi
| ces of those teachers who have been connect
| ed with the schools of this city for more thar
| three years is justly due them, and in ordel
| that the salaries paid may be some incentiv,
| to the best teachers to remain ih the service o
| the board of education; therefore be it
Resolred, That fourth years scale of salar
les be added to the series now existing, ant
that all salaries for teachers who by service o.
action of the board of education are placed il
this series shall be five 1857 dollars per montl
| In advance OF salaries paid for the third year
| service.
This resolution will only effect tn,
teachers below the high school.
| Another meeting of the board will b.
held next Wednesday night, to elect ,
teacher of penmanship and drawing anS
a ianitor for the West Mankato building
There is no objection to Miss Forde, til,
present incumbent, for the former posi-
ton. The meeting is also to arrange TO
the coming election of members Of tn,
board, which takes place the third Sat
urday In July. Notice must be givel
three weeks before the election.
WHO THEY ARE.
Eight new teachers are added to tn,
| force.
Miss Lydia X. Strohmeier's home
in Minneapolis. She graduates from tn,
classical course of the State Universit,
this spring, and is unqualifiedly endors
ed bv President Northrup. She has ha,
some experience in teaching.
Miss Hattie M. Wood lives at Potts
dam, N. Y, and is graduate of tn,
Pottsdam Normal school, from the CLASH
i ool nd y,,,,ciooI oottroac Che hrnb :,
endorsed by teachers in the musical de
partment. She has taught two years.
Miss Maria Chapman resides in thi
city, and graduated from the high schoo
last year. She has often acted as sub
stitute in the schools and has been teach
ing In the country, and is a successful
teacher.
Prof. r. III. Hodges has resided il
this city for some time. He is gradu
ate of an Ohio Normal school and ha
taught in Iowa and elsewhere, and i
said to be an excellent instructor.
Miss Sarah Scovell has been teachin.
at Lake Crystal for the two years jus
past, but has taught elsewhere. Sh,
graduated from the Mankato Norma
school number of years ago and hal
the reputation of being good teacher
| Miss Emma Stanton has been teachin,
the primary school at jackson and Pipe
stone for several years. Her home is a
jackson.
Miss Justina Leavitt, of Hartford
Todd Co., is q graduate of the st. CLOUD
Normal school and taught last year il
the Minneapolis academy.
Miss Allie Lewis, of this city, is sis
ter of Miss Lizzie Lewis, one of the
teachers reelected. She has attended
the Normal, has acted as substitute in
the public schools, and has taught south
of here.
The superintendent had flood ofap.
plications for positions on the teaching
force and believes that he has made the
best selections possible
A number of changes are made in the
grades taught by the teachers who are
reelected. Among them none is more
motion OF Miss Alice w. Ayers to the
position of principal of the High school.
She has long had the reputation of being
one of the most competent teachers en-
ployed by the board.
The teachers who signified that they
did not care to be reelected are Prof.
Paul F. Ella and Misses Eta Hunt, Mar
garet Reid, Belle Levens, Mary Inger-
man, Flora Higgs, Ella NJ. Abbott and
Maud G. Stewart. The most of these
have positions elsewhere and several
were considered to be among the best
teachers on the force.
For Ladies' Only.
Ladies-why is it, that when your
husband or your children are i'll, you
consult the best physician at once, care
for them day and night, wear yourself
out with sleepless watching, and never
begrudge the heaviest doctors bill, If
only the dear ones are restored to
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