The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-02-15
SCHOOL AFFAIRS.
The Proposed Charter Revision.
, Examinations Partially Done
Away With.

vi The board Of education held an impor-
! tant meeting Monday night and received
: the report OF the committee appointed to
revise the school charter. The amend
: ments were discussed, and received the
t. unanimous approval of the board. How
. ever, a meeting is to be held next
r Tuesday night, Feb 10Th, to take final
action, and hear any complaints of citi-
zens. The following is the text of the
r proposed amendments: 3sba cabot
An Act TO amend he Law relative 20 the Public
Schools IN the CITY Of MGnLsato. Jto . t0q
BE IL enacted by the Legislature OF the State
OF Minnesota: That the act entitled ian act 10
change the law relative 10 the public schools
M n the cry Of Mankat9, approved Marca 9TH;
of Education of the City of Mankato be amen,i-
ed as hereinafter specified. that is 10 say: That
section four az OF said act be and the same Is
hereby amended so az to read as follows:
Section L. The Board Of Education shall con-
sist of two (2l members from each ward of
city and territory thereto attached, who shall
|, reside therein and be elected therefrom: and
the election shall be held by judges OF elec.
ton, three In number in each ward of said
city, 10 be chosen and designated by the Board
of Education of said city at q regular or Spec
ial meeting thereof prior TO such election
which election shall be held at such times ms
are hereinafter specified and at such places
not exceeding one voting place In each ward
of said city as shall by said Board of Education
be designated each year prior TO the notice of
| such election, of which election and the time
and place of holding the same and of the Of
hcers to be elected and all quest ons % be sub
mitted and voted upon thereat pablo notice
shall be given by publication in ut least two
separate newspapers OF said city for three
successive weeks, ut least once each week,
prior 10 said election and by posting said no
tice In some public place In each ward OF said
city at least ten III days prior to said election
all of which shall be done by order OF said
| Board OF Education, and which notices shall |
be signed by the President and Secretary of
the Board. Such elections shalIin all respects,
except as herein provided, be conducted in
the manner and under the same penslties us
provided for state and county elections. A |
| ballot box shall be kept at each voting place |
by the above named judges of election who
and be the judges of the qualification of the |
voters; shall take the usual oath or Affirmation
| as prescribed by the general laws OF the state |
| TO be taken by judges of elections and be /
clothek with like powers and duties as the |
judges of elections at the general ell, ctions of
Clerks and TO administer nj, p1w eess No. aPp9 h
They shall Immediately after the polls are |
closed proceed at once to count and canvass |
| the votes cast at such elections and when the /
number OF votes cast for each person voted
| FOR ana cast for or against any question voted |
| upon 1T such election shall have been counted |
and ascertained the said Judges shall make re-
| turns thereof to the Board of Education, stat
| Ing therein the number of votes for each per-
| son for each and every Office aud for ana
| H.,
sign and certify the same and deliver or cause
| to be delivered such returns to the Secretary
of the Board of Education, within three days
after such election and within five days there
after the Board of Education shall meet and
canvass said returns and declare the result as
| Ii appears from tn same. The Secretary of |
said Board shall forthwith notify the officer or
officers elected OF their election by written no.
tice served upon such officers In person or left
at the usual place of abode with some person
of suitable age and discretion. That annually
| there shall be elected in the same manner one
member of said Board IN each ward and ter
rtory attached thereto, who shall hold his Of
flee for two years and until his successor is
elected and qualified. That for the purpose of
putting this act into execution, the terms OF
memusrs expiring on the first day Of Juna 1859
be EXTENDED 70 the second Saturday in Septem-
her, 1859 and the teiSSes OF thC. members eNpir-
ing on the ilrst day OF june, $3.50, be extended
to the second Saturday in September, 1898 4-S-l
No mayor or alderman of the city shall, at /
tt same time be member OF said Board lind
no person who is a candidate at any election
shall be judge thereat and no member Of Ahe
Board of Education shall be entitled to RE-
ceive any compensation for his services ttx-
cept as hereinafter provided.
That the time of annual elections shall lbe
the third Saturday of july The polls shall be
open between the hours of nine ts) a. m. aud
five (5) p. IN. s |
Within a reasonable time approximatihg
the time of such elections the Board of EduCia
ton shall cause to be prepared under thdir
vote at each of the voting places at such eltc-
tions, which list when SO prepared shall Pe
signed py the HreSluent ana secretary or suf'0
Board and posted in some conspicuous place IN
the ward in which such voting place is situft-
ed at least for 10 days prior to such election.
The judges of elections hereinbefore provided
for shall sit at such voting place from pa an
to p. m. of the day preceding such election
for the purpose OF making corrections therie-
to; but the same shall not be construed 10 ek-
clude any person from voting on the day Of +
election il the said judges of election shall he
satisfied of his or her qualification as a VOTER
The said judges of election shall each be en-
titled to receive as compensation two (2) do
lars per dey for their services while sitting lbs
such judges and while sitting for The corred,-
ton of such poll list. ih i1'
If for any cause a vacancy occurs in Lhle
said number OF saS6 judges so chosen as herd
fails to fill said vacancy the remaining judges
NAV fill said vacancy. | IL
That section of said act be and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows, to-wit: ! /,
Section S In case of the removal of AMY
member of said Board from the ward or tefl
ritory for which he was elected, the board
and whenever vacancy shall occur by DEATH
removal, resignation or other cause, the board
shall I'LL said vacancy until the next annual
election, when member shall be elected by
the electors of the proper ward for the uni
expired term of such member; the term OF
office of each member OF the board hereafteA
elected shall commence on the second Satur1
day in September.
that sec. be and the same is hereby amendl
ed to read as follows:
Section g. The said Board of Education shait
meet on the second Saturday in September in
each year, and organize by the election of d
president and yice-president from their own
providing such organization shall not be com
pleted at that time it may be so completed at
u future meeting. al
That sec 9 be and the same is hereby amendJ
ed to read as follows, to WIT: IL
Section y. The Board Of Education shall meet
from time TO time at such place in said city asst
they may designate, and a majority of all the
members shall constitute quorum. Said
Board shall also meet on the Friday precedlnglI
49, Cat NaR.aa in SnDaa ohnK Of
year, and close up as T. as practicable all old
or unfinished business of said Board audit all
proper bills, and order the same paid, and doV
all such other business as may properly APP
pertain to said Board, but at said meeting no h
new business shall be transacted, and no per- N
son shall be nominated; chosen or elected to
That sec. Is be and the same Is hereby
amended to read as follows. to-wit: ~
Section 10. The Board of Education is hereby
authorized and empowered to assess and levy
a tax not to exceed eight (S) mills on the dol
lar i'm any one year on all taxable property in J
said district according to the assessment roll. |
for the support of the public schools, and such |
additional sum as may be necessary for re- A
pairing and erecting school buildings ana ac-
Quiring sites therefor and for the principal or
interest on any bonds or other indebtedness h
of said Board of Education and shall certify II
the same by its Secretary toithe county auditor
on or before the tenth day of October in each II
year. which tax shall be collected i'm the same Il
manner and by the same officers as other tax
es are collected ard when collected shall be
A
ton. II
That sec. 10 of said act be and the same is
hereby amended so as to read as follows, To-
wit: Il
Section l6. Whenever it shall become neces-
sary to incur any unusual Indebtedness the
said Board of Education, If authorized, by a II
vote of the electors of said school district at
any regular election for the choice OF officers
or any sDecial election called and held i'm the
manner hereinbefore provided for the holding
of regular elections may issue and negotiate
such an amount of the bonds OF the said board
for the purpose aforesaid. as may have oeen
ors at said election voting on such PROPOSE
ton.
with this act, in so far as they relate to the
Board of Education of the City of Mankato,
are hereby repealed and the general school
said School District, except as provided 10 said
act to change the law relative To the Public
Schools IN the City of Mankato, as hereby
That this act shall be deemed a public act.
and shall take effect and be In force from and
after Its passage.
Supt. Bechdolt submitted new set of
rules in regard to examinations. These
are modelled after the rules recently
adopted in one of the schools at st. Paul
as an experiment. The regular written
examinations are done away with, and
the system of marking on daily recita-
tons and reviews takes its place. This
plan is received with great favor by
manv able educators, as II eliminates
the worry and excitement of examine
tons, and is intended to give the pupils
fairer marking. The rules provide that
any pupil can at his request be given the
regular written examination, If he be-
lieves his markings to be unjust. The
rules were adopted, and are as follows: