The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-02-10
A SUCCESS
Was the Parents Meeting at
Pleasant Grove School.
A Large Attendance and Msny Questions
of Interest Discussed.

| The parents meeting at tine Pleas
ant Grove school house Friday
afternoon was largely attended, and
both teachers and parents agree that
il was - much mutual benefit. Toe
one hundred people present, the
10 'tbers being IN great maj rity,
entered freely and with spirit into
the discussion.
SIpt Vtrney called the meeting TO
order, aud Stated that it was the
unanimous OF sc Of the teachers hat
Mrs. Smith, he most enthuSIas site
aud mo active friend of the public
scnno : now on the board Of eouca-
tion, should act as conductor. Mrs.
S'nith accordingly ,topz the chair,
aud after few well cho-en remarks
tue large numb pr mt, called up
m Mrs. Merchant To open the pro-
ram II r subj CT ~aS ise half
no iday winch met with her approval
although IL seemed unfair that chill
dren VINO W. re regular ShUu d suffer
t-cause Of the care esSness Of o rs
,Ars w. Willard held inst tie re-
q IIremeDtS OF at eUdauce were too
tgld. The discussion deye'OnPd q
: neral eDdorse me r. Of the tid o.
lay pan, buO vided OPT 100 "a To
ne amount OF >tf - that ShOu be
yut upOU H..
Ms. JOhn Ray read pap, r o.
Prom 'tlOus," stating among 0 ner
nl1gs thab last Year, before r.,s LEV
ySG III was understood, Inc M q -year
X mutations and promotlrue caused
u icn anxiety for thuuxU tful parents
sno believed their cniturru were
eing pushed along doing year,
yrrk in half year, but uON a. IN
lerstand tn T. they are iak'ny WO
mort steps instead OF one o Z GA.
nat the SAM eight years Al o~en
Glow the niyh school. but tina h.
radi is closer and more eXAcr,
''ere being in reality sixrsen grades
OF One-half year each. She spoke
qHlte fu ly aud clearly Of the advan
ages or TINS system. r gard,rg tn,
question of IRE guar. i DIV dual rrn-
M tiOl, o bright pup Mrs Raw
| ok the OSitiOn that rs rutp it as
| INV Sc, ana that such bright grad
Jup S failed to hold their advantag e
IA he nigh school
Mrs Young on the 60 of Home
| Reading called for NOR 81 uctiv,
'eadiue Sne DID pnt fNer 0 much
air, stories, but thought hone al
ug nd correl lie W tn the bis DRY
aiug Olrap6y OF the school
| MS. Scherer, d S:us>ing IS re Ell
Conduct" held that pare ms alone
are responsIb e, that they saould
aoJ sc I'd children too early or allow
he III more than nec' Stry time be
tore rep rting after Scnool. she suk-
Sested 4 O'Clock lunch rs n drawing
| card. MS john Raw suggeS ed that
yue teachers might off r 9 PC ocE
unch. A mes inter ing aud S iri
| I'd diScuss'Gn followed. Mrs. Frank
| Hunts paper was on HONE T. SIS
| A Il agreed that home udyw SneceS
ry above fifth grade. buC The ma
rity cons derf that pupils in fri
nd below should have time for play
and home reading The mothers pu
| vi SUiOuR p'Fh wi ulOIO anu oCOVCl
reading aud spelling
Many bright remarks were made
and few hard hits taken pleasa ntly
by the teachers. Examinations were
voted an outrage entirely unneces
sary for the best advancement
The session lasted nearly twl hon'!
and vet after adjournment the peOpl'
God about in groups engages in ami
mated discussions for over thirty
minutes.
Another meeting will be held rex
term discussion OF music, DRAWING
and the aesthetic side OF education
Similar meetings will follow in thu
toher ward buildings.