The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-08-10
LAKE CRYSTAL.

Lake Crystal, Aug. 9.-The term of
office Of two members of the board of
education having expired on the last
day Of July, the recently elected mem
bers and those who hold over met last
Saturday evening for organization.
The officers and committees for the en-
suing year are as follows: President,
ID. A. Reed clerk, w. p Cobb; treas
urer, James Thomas; committee on
examinations, Prof. Britzins, D. A
| Reed and Jas. Thomas. on supplies,
! building and grounds, D. w. Radichel
and W. W. Noble on text books, S. G.
| Brooks and ". P Cobb. The wood
| work on the outside of the school
building is receiving coat of paint
under the brushes of Goodridge and
Strom, painters this week.
The legislative session of 1899 to en-
courage better condition of the pub
lie schools of this state (chapter 352,
Laws of 1897 divided the public
schools into four classes with state aid
for high schools at $500 per year. grad
ed schools at 5000 per year, semi grad
ed schools at 500 per year and rural
schools at $75 per year. An effort was
made last year to have our school
placed upon the high school list there
by emitting it to $500 state aid From
intelligence recently received it is
full, not because the conditions had not
been complied with, but because our
school did not meet with the favor of
the high school inspector and high
school board who have full discretion
airy power to consider and act upon
applications of schools for state aid. 1t
may have been because the official was
not banquetted at the time of his visit
to our school or because the superin-
tendent employed did not satisfy his
opinions. Each county is entitled to
five high schools receiving aid as soon
as that number have complied with
the law regulating the distribution
and so far there are only two, Manka-
to and Mapleton, receiving this aid in
this county. 1t would seem to be one
of the duties of the present board of
| education to investigate this matter
thoroughly and find out the real reason
why this school has not been promoted
from state graded school receiving
only 5000 aid, to a state high school
which is entitled to $500 aid, and, if
possible, to overcome the difficulties
in the way to place the school in the
class where it rightly belongs.
Peter Hanson is adding a wing tc
his residence on east Humphrey street
recently purchased from W. E. Will
liams.
Rev. Hoffmeister spent Sunday here
and preached at the union service il
the park. The service next Sunday
will be held at 40 p M at the same
place when Rev. Meyers will preach
upon the subject'A Man in Trouble.
Mrs. Mason and daughter, Myrta, Of
Washington. D. c., are here visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Rowland ant
Mrs. Mum who are relatives Miss
Mason has position in the public Ii
brary at Washington.
Mrs DR.. Williams left for Bangor
Wis, to visit friends and accompany
her daughter, Edna, home on Satur
day.
J. Simmons and family, of Mime
apolis, spent Sunday with Mr.. ant
Mrs. p. A. Larson.
Mrs. Tolliff, and daughter, Nellie
from Omaha, are visiting old tim,
friends this week.
The work of repairing Owen Prit
cha I'd store which was damaged b,
fire is going on and as soon as complet
ed and damaged stock belonging t.
Wagner & Weymouth will be place.
on sale at prices that will soon clean i
out
Geo. H. Clark, candidate for count,
treasurer, was around shaking hand
| with puparO,7c friandc on Tuocdav