The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-11-10

throughout the school, but have only
recommended it in cases of extreme
incapacity.
THE cure for this condition in the
high school must be sought in rigid
grading and stiff entrance requirement
and examination for all outside candi-
dates for admission. / wish, therefore,
to suggest the publication of short
circular which shall very briefly state
the present curriculum and entrance
requirements of Our high school, and
which shall be distributed before the
close of the winter, in order that all de-
string to enter here may prepare them
selves accordingly. Such circular
would aim to reach neighboring high
schools who wish to correlate their
courses with ours; county superintend-
ents of neighboring counties, who might
thereby bring up the grade of work of
the district so as to furnish reasonable
preparation for the high school; and to
the normal school, for the use of those
designing to enter our school from
the normal next September.
"While rumors and rumors of rumors
of epidemic are spreading throughout
the city, it is swell for the board of
education to know exactly the present
status of diphtheria as have received
it this morning from the health officer.
The disease has been placarded all told
in nine houses in the city. In five of
these houses the patients are either con-
valescent or quite recovered, though
all are still in quarantine. Five cases
have come from the Union school. three
of which have already been discussed
by the board. / have investigated
rumors to the effect that children from
infected houses have been freely at
| tending school and find such rumors to
be entirely unfounded. The rumors
have been of sufficient force to very
materially affect the attendance at the
Union building this week. On Monday
morning the number absnet but be-
longing to the building was Al. Up to
! this afternoon this number steadily in
| creased to II. Unless the scare sub
sides quickly the work of that school, at
| least, will be seriously affected. have
learned of no essential decrease of at
| tendance in other buildings,
Tuition questions continue to arise.
Those who are Directing to paying tut
ton nearly all belong to the following
class Child adopted though not for
mally or legally. the guardian being
usually relation in the city, who sup
ports and clothes and buys books for
the child twelve months in the year
The expressed intention in every case
is to keep the child until it is able to
support itself Six cases answering
| with slight modification to the above
condition have been excused from pay
ment pending the decision of the board.
SO have been received. Eleven are de-
linquent, but all will be asked to settle
before the end of another week, after
which l shall be ready to settle up the
tuition account with the board
Il am asked by the leader of the
high school orchestra to present their
needs to the board. This orchestra has
already appeared in public way at
our first rhetorical exercises, and is de-
serving of encouragement. If this board
is willing to recognize them with
slight appropriation for buying music
it will be much appreciated.
The report was ordered placed on file
and the recommendations were discuss
ed.
Mr.. Fletcher moved that the matter
of tuition be referred to the committee
on schools and the superintendent to re-
port at the next meeting, and this was
carried.
Capt Keysor moved that s. be ap-
propriated to purchase music for the or
chestra, and this went through.
Capt Keysor reported that he had
contracted for % cords of hard maple
wood to be delivered at the Franklin
building at 81, rs cord.
Mr. Parry reported that he had order
ed FIVE cords of soft wood for each the
West Mankato and Pleasant Grove
| buildings at 50 a cord and five cords of
maple for the West Mankato building
at SIS of Henry Kortz.
The finance committee reported that
it had failed to obt ain better rates on
insurance than had been offered, al
though they are lower than formerly
paid. A renewal of 50, 900 on the Pleas.
ant Grove building ain D. l.. Roses
agency, $3.50 on the Union building
in Theo Williams agency, and ST.,
on the Union building in G. A. Chap
mans agency.
A motion by Mr.. Parry was carried
instructing the committee to which the
matter of boundaries was referred to
to report in writing at the next meeting
The bills were taken up and allowed.
| Capt. Keysor reported that carpen-
| ter had estimated the cost of making