The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-09-14
NEW SCHOOL BOARD.
Organizes by Re-eIecting Old
Officers.
Several Matters Discussed.-A New
Teacher For West Nankato.-High
School Matters Talked Over.

affairs Saturday night and organized
by rejecting the old officers There
is only one change in the board from
last year, W. L. Comstoek taking the
place of II. 1. Parry.
The officers for the coming year are !:
President-Geo. H Davis.
Vice PRESIDENT G. M. Fletcher.
Secretary-Geo H. Brewster
Treasurer Clark Keysor
DR.. Davis, in accepting the position
of president for another year, said he
hoped the relations of the board would
be as pleasant during the year to come
as they had been during the year just
closed.
The salary of the secretary was fixed
at 5000.
Mr.. Fletcher said in regard to the
salary of $25 for the treasurer. that he
did not think it adequate for the SER
vices Capt Keysor had given the dis
trrict AS chairman of the committee
on property and expense he had spent
much time. Few men would do what
he had done during the past year for
the, district, in looking after the re-
pairs that were made in the different
buildings. 1t was worth much to the
district, and he felt that man who
would take the time ought to receive
something in return for it. If Capt
Keysor was to act as chairman of the
committee another year he was in
favor of increasing the amount paid in
return for duties performed.
President Davis said he did not think
there would be much change in the
makeup of the committees, and that
if Capt. Keysor would serve, he should
again appoint him chairman.
After some further remarks as to the
manner in which the duties of the
chairman on property and expense had
been looked after, it was agreed to
pay the treasurer 800 per year.
The communication of Mr.. Huettl,
janitor of the Franklin building in
which he asks for an increase of sal
airy, was taken from the table, and
his request was granted.
The difficulties in the West Mankato
school growing out of the desire to
transfer some of the pupils to the
Pleasant Grove building so as to re-
lieve congested conditions of former
school, was then taken up and DR..
Webster moved that an extra teacher
be hired for that school
This caused quite an extended dis
cussion in which the entire matter
was gone over, Supt. Uline explaining
conditions as they are. Mr.. Fletcher
did not want to hire another teacher,
because he thought the trouble could
be settled satisfactorily if all would
work together He thought 1T ought
to be settled on the basis that the
had first recommended
or at least it ought to be allowed to
run along on that basis for while and
see whether the attendance increased
or decreased Last year there was a
slight decrease. IF there was this
year he thought the present teaching
force there ought take care of the
school
Stunt Uline said. that in the other
buildings there was always an increase
after the first few weeks. and 1t was
not fair to presume there would not be
in the West Mankato building. He saw
no reason why there should. -not.be
After some further discussion, the
board decided by vote o. five to one
to hire another. teacher for that. build
ing.
The condition existing in the. high
school was then brought up It seems
that there is shortage of one teacher
in that school and as a result work
cannot be done to allow certain of the
pupils to graduate next June. A letter
was read from the principal which
fully explained the situation, and an
order of exercises was also. given,
showing the work of the--teachers.
Some of the classes are toe. large and
pupils have to recite-- in other classes
to their detriment.
The situation was generally discuss
ed but nothing definite was agreed
upon, the matter being put .ssover. for
settlement until special injecting
which. will probably be held this week
to elect a..teacher for West Mankato.
President. Davis thought there ought
to be course of study prepared for
the school from--the lower grades TO
the high schools, and adopted and ad-
hered to, andvthe committee on schools
and the superintendent were authoriz-
ed to prepare such course. -