The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1900-10-05

not In ACCORDANCE Win rule ALf or
the rules and regulations of the board
1t will therefore be necessary either
to make a revision of this law or for
the teachers to abide by it in the ex-
aminations.
"The plan | now propose land it
seems to me the only just and feasible
one), is to strike out the final examin-
alton of each semester answer in its
stead. This would avoid cucumber
ing the children with two sets of ex-
aminations at the end of each semes-
ter for that is the way.sthe rule must
be interpreted since we have adopted
the semester as our time unit instead
of the whole year. 1 therefore pro-
pose the following reading as a revi-
sion of the rule:
Before passing from one grade to
another, pupils must sustain salts
factory examination in their previous
studies, under the dictation of the
superintendent and on passing such
examination each pupil will receive a
paper certificate. There shall be two
written examinations each semester.
the first occurring at or near the middle
of the semester, the second coming at
the close of the semester. The first
examination shall be for the sole pur-
pose of furnishing test for teachers
and scholars. A combination of the
grade received at the second examina-
ton with the daily recitation marks
for the semester at ratio of to 2 re-
spectively shall constitute the average
scholarship Of the pupil and shall de-
termine promotion.
1The telephones in the Franklin and
West Mankato buildings have not only
saved much running Of errands but
have enabled teachers to keep together
in their work and plans and have
made It possible for The superinten
dent to be in daily touch with those
buildings. This daily touch can not
be secured alone by visiting Of school
nor by teachers meetings, necessary
as they maybe. 1t now seems only
reasonable to extend the privilegesto
the Pleasant =, Grove and the Union
buildings, thus making immediate
communication possible throughout
our schools. - During the last year
much confusion arose in one particular
alone, through not. having quick com.
munication, namely in the matter Of
sickness where~~the Immediate supply
of "a substitute--was necessary. This
is only one of the many things to be
said for telephones which ought not to
bes.necessary here: Il respectfully ask
that telephones be placed in the build.
ipgs named. .r-..---- -
I'm supplying the needs of the school
for.the year find that it's not pos
sible in many respects 70 make a COM
plete statement at the first board meet
ing. It SO becomes necessary t.. pre-
sent here certain needs additional to
those already presented. - - :.
'AS-year. ago geographical readers
were supplied TO the 9th and 18th
grades in the Pleasant Grove building:
The experiment has been SO success
full, the. books..have. been so thoroughly
used, enjoyed and. talked about, that
the teachers of these grades in the other
buildings are now asking = for : them.
1 should like TO place about is such
books in each Of the grade buildings:
Theysswould..--be used as library books,
to be.taken.. home the children, not
TO- be studied as a task, sbutsbe read.
This''wiH require about..$4O ~ -.
. 20" An Appleton s. Cyclopedia of six
volumes..is also in the Pleasant Grove
building, while the other buildings
have none. No school man doubts the
value of such very brief books of gen
eraI reference in the seventh grade. Fl
ask for 8 sets-so provide each build
ing with one set. -
E1"Children from the fourth to seventh
grades inclusive are constantly en-
countering illusions in their readers to
the ancient myths. In fact child liter
allure today abounds in such. ITO this
ndyyteachers ask that a reference. book
Of mythology be- placed in each. build