The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1897-05-21
Hiss Cora FrankenfieId, of Hender-
son, and Misses Margaret Kelly
and Gertrude Durkee and rlr. Tres
ham Gregg Are the New Teachers
"A Two Room Addition to the
West Mankato Building Decided
Upon-Only One Change in Jani-
tors.

the work of electing teachers Wnere
it left off Wednesday night and filed
every place, except the one position
in the East Mankato building. Mr..
Cray was the only absent member.
Mr.. Fletcher said that before any
teachers were elected, there were two
knots that could be united, which
would simplify matters great deal,
To unite the first knot, he moved that
a young man who will act as his own
janitor be elected to teach the East
Mankato school. After Mr.. Parry
had amended the motion so that the
teacher would not be required to saw
the wood,it was carried.
To unite the second knot, Mr..
Fletcher said that $3.50 could be saved
by electing a new teacher to the
sixth grade in the Pleasant Grove
building at $40 a month, and promot-
ing one of the $50 teachers to the
eighth grade Of the high school.
There was much complaint as to the
high salaries being paid by the board,
DR.. Davis said that he, also, had
heard this complaint Of the high sal
aries paid. He moved that Miss Liz
zie Lewis be transferred from the
seventh grade of the Pleasant Grove
building to the eighth grade of the
high school at her present salary of
$50 month, and this was carried.
Mr.. Fletcher moved that Miss Belle
Dredge be advanced from the sixth
to the seventh grade and principal
ship of the building at the present
salary of $50 month, and this was
carried.
The election of new teachers was
then taken up.
Miss Cora Frankenfeld, of Hender-
son, was elected to the vacant sixth
grade of the Union building at SAL
airy Of $40 month. She graduated
from the Henderson high school two
years ago, and from the professional
course of the Normal school in this
city last spring. She has taught in
the Worthington schools during the
past year and has been reelected
there. She is highly recommended
by number of educators.
Mr.. Tresham Gregg was elected to
the vacant sixth grade of the Pleas
ant Grove building at salary of $40
a month. He is Mankato boy and
graduated from the high school two
years ago, taking the advanced conrse.
He has taught one year since then in
Cambria, and the past year at Indian
Lake, walking the four miles between
his home and the school house twice
every day. 1t is believed that he has
the true metal within him to make
successful teacher.
Miss Marguerite May Kelly, of this
city, was elected to the first grade of
the Pleasant Grove building at sal
airy of $35 month. She is sister of
Mrs. Hickey and graduated from the
Normal school three years ago. She
has taught at St. Clair, WaterVille
and Madison Lake very successfully.
Miss Gertrude Durkee was elected
to the sub-primary Of the Pleasant
Grove building at salary of S35 a
month. She graduated from the ad-
vanced course of the Normal school
last year. Last summer she was
elected to the Mapleton school, but
overwork made it impossible for her
to enter upon her duties there and
made it necessary for her to go south
last winter. She is now fully restor-
ed to her former good health and will
undoubtedly make strong teacher.
She is at present acting as deputy to
the city treasurer.
This left only the East Mankato
position vacant, and on motion of DR..
Davis this was left to the subsequent
action of the board.
The plans for the annex to the West
Mankato building, prepared by Ar
chitect Gerlach, were inspected. One
provides for two-story annex of one
room on each floor, to cost 81, 800; and
the other two-story annex of two
rooms on each floor, to cost $4,000.
Mr.. Fletcher moved that the COM
mittee on property and expense have
plans and specifications prepared for
a two room annex, the rooms being
about 26x34 feet, which is the size OF
the rooms IN the present building.
This was carried.
DR.. Davis reported that the opera
bouse had heen secured for the grad.